Already, three insurance underwriting firms have accepted to sponsor the event. They are – Anchor Insurance Company Limited, Sovereign Trust Insurance (STI) Plc, and Universal Insurance Plc.
It will be recalled that NAIPCO recently elected new executive officers to oversee the affairs of the Association in the next two years.
NAIPCO is the umbrella body for journalists covering insurance and pension sectors in Nigeria.
At the general election conducted recently, the following officers were elected: Nkechi Naeche-Esezobor, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Business Today (Chairman); Ngozi Onyeakusi, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Super News Online (Vice Chairman); Rosemary Iwunze, Insurance/Pension Editor, Vanguard Newspaper (General Secretary).
Others are – Edet Udoh, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, the Revealer Online (Assistant General Secretary); Adejoke Adeyemi, Insurance and Pension Editor, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) (Treasurer); Matthew Otoijagha, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Business Wrap Online (Financial Secretary); and Amaka Obiefuna, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, News Corner Online (Public Relations Officer).
Speaking on the sponsorship, Chairperson of NAIPCO, Nkechi Naeche-Esezobor said that the Association appreciates the efforts of the three companies to sponsor the inauguration of the new executives.
According to her, these companies have always been partners of the Association and have deemed it worthy to support every initiative of the Association.