Having won two awards at the just concluded World Pension Summit-African Special, the Managing Director, Premium Pension Limited (PPL), Wilson Ideva, in this interview with Chuks Udo Okonta, spoke on this feat and where the pension industry will be in the next five years. Ideva Double awards like these come […]
Interviews
My vision is to create new insurance markets – Opadokun
Opadokun Determined to take insurance practice in the country to lofty heights, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, FBN General Insurance Limited, Olabode Opadokun, in this interview with Chuks Udo Okonta, said he would leverage the enormous economic opportunities to widen insurance space. Now that a new MD has come on […]
‘Green fields’ of insurance growth
By Mark Anderson Africa’s insurance markets are expanding more slowly than other emerging regions’, but major groups are looking to enter new markets, which could speed things along. African insurers are still waiting for rising incomes to transform their bottom lines. The growth of insurance premiums in sub-Saharan Africa slowed […]
Consolidation is inevitable under risk-based supervision – Kari
Alhaji Mohammed Kari was, last year, announced by President Muhammadu Buhari, as the Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM). From then till now, he has embarked on series of initiatives aimed at deepening and repositioning the insurance sector for the better. In this […]
PFAs are ready for 20m anticipated subscribers – Longe
The Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) remains the best initiative the pension industry has ever had, as it is able to tackle corruption and also ensure better life for workers at retirement, a characteristic that was lacking in the old pension scheme. In this interview with Chuks Udo Okonta, the President, […]
Any insurance company in Nigeria worth its salt should pay claims – Akinboye
Akinboye Codewit.com What is your vision for Standard Alliance Insurance following your return to the insurance industry? Having worked in the insurance industry for thirteen years, I needed to take a break and reappraise my carrier. While away, I also tried one or two things and went back to school […]
Voluntary pension contributions still very low – Oranye
Punch Susan Oranye is the Executive Secretary of Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria. She speaks about the challenges, achievements and future of Nigeria’s pension industry in this interview with SIMON EJEMBI How would you rate the Nigerian pension industry in comparison to other developing nations? Unfortunately, when it comes […]