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Mainstream underwriters skeptical of micro insurance model

Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta Underwriters seem to be skeptical of acquiring micro insurance licences as the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) says majority of the applications it had received were from outside the mainstream Insurance providers. The Commissioner for Insurance, Mohammed Kari, who disclosed this at the […]

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NCRIB COMMISERATES WITH OGUN STATE GOVT OVER FLOODING

Tinubu The Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) has commiserated with the Government and people of Ogun State for the loss of lives and property due to recent flooding in Abeokuta, the State capital. According to a release issued by the Council, the President, Mr. Shola Tinubu lamented the […]

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Insurance industry fundamentals are sound, favourable, Babington-Ashaye tells NSE, stock brokers

k From left: Segun Omosehin, council member, Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria; Yeside Oyetayo, rector, College of Insurance; Abimbola Babalola, head, Market Surveillance and Investigation, Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Bola Adeeko, head, Corporate Services Division (NSE); Funmi Babington-Ashaye, president/chairman of Council, CIIN; Richard Borokini, director general, CIIN; Alatise, council member, […]

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SCIB Nigeria & Company at 40, eyes first position in Africa

Ogunlana Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta Nigeria’s leading insurance broking firm, Scib Nigeria & Company Limited, which is presently celebrating its 40th anniversary, is projecting to become number one broker in Africa. The firm which had produced top insurance professionals like, the Managing Director, Leadway Assurance Limited, […]

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Insurance is pivotal to tackling poverty – Jim Ovia

Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta Without insurance, the circle of poverty and ill-health will continue in Nigeria, the Chairman, Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia, has said. He disclosed this today at the ongoing 2018 National Insurance Conference, with the theme: Insurance Industry & Financial Inclusion, in Abuja, […]

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Kari tutors brokers on how to remain relevant

From left: Managing Director, AIICO Insurance, Mr Edwin Igbiti; Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB), Mr Fatai Adegbenro; NCRIB President, Mr Shola Tinubu; Commissioner for Insurance, Alhaji Mohammed Kari; Deputy President, Mrs Bola Onigbogi and Mr Rotimi Edu at the Evening with NCRIB President and Commissioner during […]

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NIID: Insurers get N153m from data uploads

Mrs Ilori Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta Proceeds from data uploads on the Nigerian Insurance Industry Database stood at N153.10 million in 2017, the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) has said. The association in its 2017 financial statements, said interest accrued on the NIID accounts was N3.06 million; […]

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Babington-Ashaye redefines role of women in corporate world

From left: Guest Speaker Oluwatoyin Sanni, Group MD, UBA Capital; Guest Speaker, Mojisola Bakare; Convener, Maureen Ada-Leonard; and chairperson Funmi Babington-Ashaye during Women Ignite the Power seminar in Lagos. * Calls for increased investment in girl-child education The 48th President and Chairman of Council, Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) […]