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UK raises insurance premium tax to 12 pct

Britain will raise insurance premium tax by two percentage points to 12 percent from June 2017, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Wednesday in his first Autumn Statement address to Parliament. The move represents a doubling in the tax rate on home and motor insurance premiums within the past two […]

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World’s largest insurer Allianz opens Kenya office

Cabinet Secretary, The National Treasury Hon. Henry Rotich with Allianz Kenya CEO, DembaSy officially open the Allianz new premises, Allianz Plaza, where the company will be conducting its business operations. Global insurance leader Allianz has opened its fifteenth Africa office in Kenya. The insurer, which has been setting up operations […]

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Police Need N20bn to clear 3,000 late officials’ claims

The Nigerian police say it needs over 20 billion Naira to cover the insurance claims of over 3,000 police officers who died in active service. The force insurance officer, Mr Isyaiku Mohammed, gave the figure when he appeared before the ad-hoc Committee of the House of Representatives investigating alleged illegalities […]

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NAICOM disowns BPE insurance transactions

By Clement Nwoji The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), the industry regulator, dissociates self from any complicity with the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), which is currently facing investigations over shady insurance transactions by it. BPE is responsible for implementing the Federal Government’s policy on privatisation and commercialisation. But the agency […]

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Insurance industry rate template underway

Efekoha …As market-conduct guideline in the pipeline Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta Against the backdrop of inappropriate pricing coupled with desperation for big risks, a rate template for insurance companies and brokers to work with is underway, according to the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA), NIA chairman, Eddie […]

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Ten leading insurance companies in Nigeria

NIA Chairman, Eddie Efekoha Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta At a time many insurance companies are struggling to remain afloat, ten firms have continued to distinguished themselves through hard work and proper planning, which had positioned them as market leaders in the industry. The ten leading firms […]

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ARIAN doubts success of N300m insurance rebranding project

Gbadebo .Decries exclusion from project Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta The Association of Registered Insurance Agents of Nigeria (ARIAN) has called on proponents of the N300 million insurance rebranding project to first tackle key issues that led to public disdain on insurance business, before embarking on a […]