From left: Segun Aina, Banker and Technology expert; Funmi Babington-Ashaye, president, Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria(CIIN); Remi Babalola, chairman, Law Union and Rock Plc; Isioma Chukwuma, past president, CIIN; and Wale Tinubu, managing director/CEO, SCIB Insurance Brokers during the Quarterly Breakfast Meeting of the CIIN held in Lagos. Leave a […]
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Lloyd’s of London insurers face claims bill of $4.5bn resulting from recent hurricanes as half-year profits slip
.Firm said it had already shelled out ‘significant amounts’ for hurricane losses .The group’s half-year pre-tax profits fell from £1.46bn to £1.22bn By Jane Denton Lloyd’s of London confirmed it had already paid out ‘significant amounts’ to cover claims following the recent hurricanes which hit Florida, Texas and the Caribbean. […]
NAIPCO insurance, pension confab berths Oct 25
Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta The National Association of Insurance and Pension Correspondents (NAIPCO) is set to hold its second edition of national conference to discuss burning issues in insurance and pension sectors, while proffering solutions to challenges facing the two industries. The conference, billed to hold […]
Kenwiz and Gold Consult to organise training on risk management
Leave a comment and share Kenwiz and Gold Consult Nigeria, a training partner of Professional Evaluation and Certification Board Canada (PECB) is set to organise ISO 31000 Lead Risk Manager Training in Lagos, Nigeria. The ISO 31000 Lead Risk Manager training will enable participants to acquire the expertise to support […]
Consolidated Hallmark Insurance to raise N500m capital
From Left : Chief Andrew Odigie, Vice Chairman, Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Plc; Eddie Efekoha, Managing Director; Obinna Ekezie, Chairman and Efe Akhigbe,Managing Director Planet Capital, the Issuing House @ the signing ceremony in Lagos. Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Plc is set to raise […]
Kari eyes over N80bn gross written premium from insurers in 2017
Kari Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta The Commissioner for Insurance, Mohammed Kari, says there are indications that the insurance industry’s gross written premium for this year could climb over N400 billion as against the N320 billion recorded in 2016. He told NAIPCO Trumpet that there is improved […]
Conduct of some insurance professionals is appalling – Kari
Kari Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta The conduct of some of our professionals in the market is; to say the least; appalling, the Commissioner for Insurance, Mohammed Kari, has said. He disclosed this at a forum in Abeokuta, Ogun State, adding that stakeholders in the industry look […]
Sovereign Trust Insurance grows balance sheet to N9.5bn
Chairman , Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, Mr. Oluseun O. Ajayi, MD/CEO, Olaotan Soyinka and Executive Director, Marketing and Business Development, Ugochi Odemelam at the 22nd Annual General Meeting of Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc held in Lagos. Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc has grown […]
General business insurers face dwindling gross premium income
Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta Insurance companies underwriting general business are presently contending with dwindling Gross Premium Income (GPI), Inspen can report. According to a report obtained from the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA), operators underwriting general business, wrote a gross premium income of N187.42 billion in 2013, […]
NAICOM experiments RBS with 10 insurance companies
From left: Chairman, Nigerian Insurers Assocition and Deputy President, Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria, Eddie Efekoha; Commissioner for Insurance Mohammed Kari and Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosu at the event. Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) would soon begin the experimentation of […]