Thomas Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta Stakeholders in the insurance industry have reiterated that the N11 billion insurance benefit provided for frontline health workers fighting COVID-19 as part of their support is a complimentary to existing insurance policies of the workers. This is to clearify the concerns […]
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Real secret of Thomas’ confirmation as CFI
Thomas Leave a comment and share Tope Adaramola Mr. Sunday Olorundare Thomas is surely not a new fry in the insurance industry. He stands as one of the sparkling lights in the firmament of an industry that many Nigerians are yet to come to grasp with its relevance to their […]
Dedicated insurance for infectious diseases launched amidst pandemic
By Ranamita Chakraborty Personal finance comparison site SingSaver has collaborated with online insurer FWD to introduce the ‘FWD Personal Accident and Infectious Disease Coverage’ insurance policy in Singapore which will cover policyholders for infectious diseases including COVID-19, dengue and Zika virus. According to SingSaver head of insurance Cassandra Wee, the […]
COVID-19 losses could surpass 9/11 claims
By Anoop Khanna General insurance industry losses due to COVID-19 could surpass the claims from the World Trade Center attacks in 2001. A report by Willis Towers Watson (WTW) released on 1 May 2020 estimates the general insurance losses due to COVID-19 in the US and UK alone to be […]
Shareholders, operators welcome appointment of Thomas as Commissioner for Insurance
Thomas Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta Shareholders, insurance practitioners and other stakeholders have welcomed the appointment of Sunday Thomas as the Commissioner for Insurance. They lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for giving the insurance industry a commissioner who understands the feeling of all stakeholders and is determined to […]
Mutual Benefits Assurance pays over N399m claims amid COVID-19 lockdown
* Resumes operations May 4th, deploys mobile app for efficient service delivery to customers Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc said in spite the COVID-19 lockdown, it paid claims in excess of N399 million to various customers across her businesses. The firm in a […]
Buhari appoints Thomas Commissioner for Insurance,CEO of NAICOM
Thomas Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Sunday Thomas as the substantive Commissioner for Insurance/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Insurance Commission (NAICOM). Thomas appointment was disclosed in a statement dated May 2, 2020 and signed by the Special Adviser, Media […]
COVID-19:Sanwo-Olu doubles life insurance for Lagos health workers
Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, today said the State Government had procured additional life and health insurance for all frontline health workers to cater for the hazard they face in the ongoing battle against coronavirus, bringing it to two-level protection. […]
COVID-19: Unaccredited health workers not covered in insurance sector N11bn palliative – NAICOM
Thomas Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta Health workers that are not accredited by the Government in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic are not cover in the N11 billion free life cover offered by the insurance industry, the Acting Commissioner for Insurance, Sunday Thomas, has said. Thomas said […]
AIICO to feed over 130 people daily for 14 days amid COVID-19 lockdown
Some of the beneficiaries Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta AIICO Insurance Plc. has embarked on a relief programme that entails the daily feeding of over 130 people that are within underprivileged communities in Lagos amidst the COVID-19 lockdown. A statement by the firm’s Head, Strategic Marketing & […]
