By Ngozi Onyeakusi—The stage is now set for the 2024 Almond Insurance Industry Awards as voting in the various categories closed on the 20th of September with over ten thousand votes cut-across all arms of the Insurance Industry, Insurance Customers and the Insuring Public.

 

The unprecedented number of votes that came in has again affirmed the growing recognition and prestige of the Almond Awards within and outside the Insurance Industry.

 

In a press release signed by the CEO of Almond Productions Limited Ms. Faith Ughwode, the Award Panel of Judges headed by Ms. Prisca Soares now have the onerous task of sieving through all votes to ensure that all provided criteria for the different categories were complied with in the voting process.

 

The Annual Almond Insurance Industry Awards was instituted to reward the “Can Do Spirit” of the men and women in the various arms of the Insurance Industry who strive daily to sell Insurance Products and Services despite the myriad of the challenges in the business environment and the low acceptability of Insurance and Purchasing Power of the Average Nigerian.

 

While Insurance awareness and penetration is still low, Insurance Practitioners are putting in the work. This is evident in the Gross Premium Income of the Industry which crossed a Trillion Naira in 2023.

 

The 2024 Awards tagged #Reinvent Edition is scheduled to hold on Friday, 1st November, 2024 at the Queens Park Events Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos. A night of glitz, glamour and high-octane performances from top rated Musicians and Comedians will once again put the Nigerian Insurance Industry on a pedestal.

 

The event this year will have top government functionaries and critical stakeholders from other sectors of the economy in attendance as well as Insurance heavy weights from other Countries in the West African Sub-region.

 

The shortlisted categories this year are:

  • Insurance CEO of the Year
  • Insurance Woman of the Year (Insurer or Broker)
  • Life Insurance Company of the Year
  • General Insurance Company of the Year
  • Insurance Broker of the Year
  • Insurance Broking Company of the Year
  • Takaful Company of the Year
  • Micro Insurance Company of the Year
  • Most Valuable Insurance Customer of the Year

 

(Non-Voting Categories)

  • Insurance Life Achievers Award (Insurer or Broker)
  • Special Recognition Award 2024 (Within and Outside the Industry)