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Chuks Udo Okonta
The Nigerian Insurance industry is about to witness a great transformation as the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) London and Risk Analyst Consultants (UK) have announced plans to organise Oil & Gas, Energy Insurance Programme aimed at enhancing knowledge of practitioners and accelerating economic and social developments.
The programme which will take place from May 19-21, 2025 at the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) Building, located at 42, Saka Tinubu Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, will be facilitated by Alan Jarvis, a chartered insurer, energy and liability insurance expert.
According to the organisers, the programme was designed after extensive engagements with practitioners, over the past few months and it is conducted to assist insurance leaders in making positive contributions locally and globally.
“We believe that the creation of a globally recognized high calibre insurance profession in Africa is vital for the continent’s accelerating economy and social development. We trust this programme will be widely welcomed by insurance leaders,” they posited.
They said the programme will be delivered by both local and CII’s network of subject matter experts, adding that the tutors are highly qualified, with decades of practical experience.
Alan Jervis is a Marine, Energy and Liability Insurance Expert and Consultant.
He was elected as a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute in 1985 and has over 40 years insurance experience, having worked as an underwriter and claims adjuster in the London, Canadian, American and French insurance markets.
His areas of expertise include marine, energy and liability insurance. In the late 1990s, he served as President of the Canadian operations of Maritime Insurance Company and later, established his own underwriting agency, underwriting business on behalf of Lloyds.
Alan has been retained as an insurance expert in over 40 cases and has testified at trial and arbitration. He was elected as a Member of the Academy of Experts in 2021 and elected as an Expert Determiner in 2002.
