Opadokun Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta FBN General Insurance Limited has announced the appointment of Olabode Opadokun as its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. The firm in a statement said Opadokun is a consummate financial services professional with over 27 years’ experience spanning underwriting, risk assessment, operations and […]
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Proposed Divestment of IEI Plc’s 81% Equity Shareholding in IEI-Anchor Pension Managers Limited
We refer to Section 1. 10 (b) (v) of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) Operational Guidelines (Insurers & Reinsurers) prohibiting insurance companies in Nigeria from investing more than 25% of the proceeds of public offers and private placements of shares in non-insurance related companies or ventures. Incompliance with the guidelines […]
Research and Markets – Global Micro Insurance Market 2016-2020 with Alternative Insurance Company, Bajaj Allianz, IFFCO Tokio General Insurance, Mapfre & Pioneer Life Dominating
PRNewswire Dublin – Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Micro Insurance Market 2016-2020” report to their offering. The global microinsurance market to grow at a CAGR of 8.2% during the period 2016-2020. Global Microinsurance Market 2016-2020, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with […]
Small SUVs do poorly in insurance industry headlight tests
DETROIT (AP) — Small SUVs did poorly in new headlight tests performed by the insurance industry. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says none of the 21 small SUVs tested earned its highest ranking. The Ford Escape, Honda CR-V, Hyundai Tucson and Mazda CX-3 performed best, but more than half […]
A.M. Best Special Report: Africa’s Insurance Market Prospects Threatened by Low Commodity Prices and Political Uncertainty
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–For almost two decades, growth in the insurance markets of Sub-Saharan Africa have been buoyed by the continent’s economic boom. With average growth in gross domestic product (GDP) across the region far outpacing much of the developed world, the African continent has presented an extremely attractive environment for domestic, […]
African Risk Capacity Insurance Company Limited appoints former IFC Director Dolika Banda as CEO
She will take the reins from Dr Simon Young, who was appointed CEO in 2014 after playing a leading role in the development of the ARC programme The African Risk Capacity Insurance Company Limited (ARC Ltd) (http://ltd.ARC.int) has announced the appointment of former IFC Director Ms Dolika Banda as Chief […]
Less than 23 insurance firms advertise products – Adeosun
From left: Chairman Nigerian Insurers Assocation (NIA), Eddie Efekoha, Chairman Insurance Industry Consultative Council (IICC) and President Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) Lady Isioma Chukwuma, Deputy Chairman House Committee on Insurance and Actuarial Matters National Assembly, Olufemi Fakeye, Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, Commissioner for Insurance, Mohammed Kari, […]
NCRIB boss wins national award
The President, Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB), Kayode Okunoren receiving National Outstanding Leadership Award 2016 from the Vice President, National Association of Nigerian Student (NANS), Comrade Lawal A’Pounds at the NCRIB Secretariat recently. National Association of Nigerian Student (NANS) has conferred on the President, Nigerian Council of Registered […]
French insurance lobbies merge
The two lobby groups of French mutual and traditional insurers officially merged on Friday into the French Insurance Federation (FFA), as the sector faces a wave of consolidation and new regulations. The newly created association covers 280 insurance companies, or 99 percent of the market. “Insurers will benefit from an […]
Three African states to join pan-African trade insurer
Zimbabwe, Ethiopia and Ivory Coast are expected to join the Africa Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) by the end of September, officials said on Wednesday. ATI CEO George Otieno told a media briefing in the Kenyan capital Nairobi that Zimbabwe, Ethiopia and Ivory Coast were all at advanced stages of joining […]
