L-R: Director, SAHAM Unitrust Insurance Nigeria Limited, Merrick Oeschger; President, Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB), Mr. Kayode Okunoren; Executive Director, Technical, Saham Insurance, Mrs Yetunde Adenuga; Non-Executive Director, Saham Insurance, Mr. Adebayo Adeleke and NCRIB Vice President, Mrs Bola Onigbogi at the June edition of NCRIB Members’ Evening held in Lagos

 

SAHAM Unitrust Insurance Company Limited has settled claims worth N318 million in the second quarter of 2017 compared to N315.9 million paid last year.

The Managing Director/CEO of the company, John Ijerheme while playing host to the June 2017 Edition of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) Members’ Evening held in Lagos assured the firm’s commitment to prompt claims settlement and efficient service delivery, “we take claims payment as a key priority, we assure our customers that claims are paid promptly and we will continue to put smile on the faces of our numerous customers through prompt claims and efficient service delivery.

Ijerheme, who was represented by an Executive Director, Technical, SAHAM Unitrust, Yetunde Adenuga stated that the new management of the company was poised to reposition the firm to play a leadership role in the industry adding that in the last two years a lot of structure ps have been put in place to strengthen the firm’s internal process with focus on service to customers, prompt claims settlement among others.

He noted SAHAM Unitrust Insurance Limited was established and licensed in 1986 as Unitrust Insurance Company Limited to operate as an insurer and carries out all forms of general and non – life insurance transaction including Oil & Gas adding that its name was recently changed to SAHAM Unitrust Insurance Nigeria Limited after the investment of SAHAM Finances in the company.

According Ijerheme, the company, from a modest beginning in 1986, with a share capital of N1 million has grown an authorized share capital of N5 billion, out of which N3.3 billion was fully paid up, and with shareholders’ funds standing at N7.17.

Commending SAHAM Unitrust for hosting the event, the President, NCRIB, Kayode Okunoren expressed, ” I thank our host, SAHAM Unitrust Insurance for accepting to host this event and assure that with this gesture, the company has registered itself in the mind of all Brokers here present with the estimated positive effects on the company’s business fortune in due course”.