By Bisi Bamishe
Twenty-eight organisations including insurance companies, insurance institutions, broking firm, pension regulatory authority, pension fund operators among others, have thrown their weights behind the 10th edition of the national conference of the Nigerian Association of Insurance and Pension Editors (NAIPE).
The conference which is themed “Strengthening Insurance and Pension Frameworks For Better Economy,” and scheduled to hold on Tuesday, September 16, at the Oriental Hotel, Lekki Road, has attracted the support and sponsorship of reputable organisations and institutions in the country’s Insurance and Pension sectors.
They are African Reinsurance Corporation; SanlamAllianz Insurance Nigeria; NEM Insurance Plc; Rex Insurance Limited; Linkage Assurance Plc; Parthian Partners; NEM Insurance Plc; Unitrust Insurance Nig. Limited; Arm Access Pension; Veritas Kapital Assurance; National Insurance Commission (NAICOM); National Pension Commission (PenCom); Stanbic IBTC Insurance Limited; Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp); and Leadway Assurance Company Limited.
Others are Anchor Insurance Company Limited; Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc; SUNU Assurances Nig.Plc; emPLE Insurance; Scib Insurance Brokers; Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIIN); Heirs Insurance Group; Staco Insurance Plc; NSIA Insurance Company Limited; Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc; Guinea Insurance Plc; Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA); and Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB).
Commenting on the support and sponsorship for the conference, the Chairperson of NAIPE and Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Businesstodayng.com, Mrs Nkechi Naeche-Esezobor, expressed excitement on the level of support received so far for the conference.
She noted that the support and sponsorship is as a result of the consistency of the conference and the impact it has made, not only on the insurance and pension sectors but also on the nation’s economy as a whole.
”Every year the conference keeps getting better, attracting more support and sponsorship, not only from Insurance and Pension sectors, but also from other sectors of the nation’s economy. This increased support and sponsorship for the conference underscores the general acceptance of the conference because of its consistency and impact it has created,” Mrs Naeche-Esezobor said.
The conference will be chaired by the former Commissioner for Insurance/CEO, NAICOM, Mr. Olorundare Sunday Thomas; while the Keynote speaker is Mr Olatunde Amolegbe, MD/CEO, Arthur Stevens Asset Management Limited.
Special Guests of Honour are the Commissioner for Insurance/CEO, NAICOM, Mr Olusegun Ayo Omosehin and the Director-General, PenCom, Ms. Omolara Oloworaran.
Panelists to discuss the conference theme include Mrs. Bola Odukale, Director-General, NIA; Mr. Oguche Agudah, CEO, PenOp; Mr. Adetunbi Ashaye, Head of Operations, Parthian Pensions Ltd; Mr. Makanjuola Tubi, ED, Business Development, emPLE Life Assurance and Dr. Talmis Usman, Director, Legal, Enforcement and Market Development, NAICOM.
