By Ngozi Onyeakusi—Over 26 insurance and pension companies as well as regulatory bodies have partnered with the Nigerian Association of Insurance and Pension Editors (NAIPE) for the 2024 annual national conference of the Association.
The regulators that have partnered with NAIPE are National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), and National Pension Commission (PenCom), while self regulatory bodies are Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA), Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp), as well as Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB).
The top sponsors are Sanlam Nigeria, NEM Insurance, African Reinsurance Corporation, Linkage Assurance, KBL Insurance, Stanbic IBTC Pensions, as well as Veritas Kapital.
Other sponsors are AIICO Insurance, Alliance and General Insurance, Leadway Assurance, Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN), Access Pensions, Sovereign Trust Insurance, Axa Mansard Insurance, Premium Pensions, Cornerstone Insurance, Lagos State Pension Commission, Heirs Insurance, Parthian Partners, as well as Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation.
This year’s national conference which is 9th in the series will take place on October 8, 2024, at the Oriental Hotel, Lekki-Ajah Expressway, Victoria Island, Lagos, by 9 am.
The theme of the Conference “Towards A $1 Trillion Economy: Roles of Insurance And Pension Sectors,” will be delivered by the Managing Director/Chief Economist, Analysts Data Services and Resources, Dr. Afolabi Olowookere.
The former Commissioner for Insurance/CEO, National Insurance Commissioner (NAICOM), who is also former Managing Director/CEO, FBS Reinsurance Limited, Mr. Fola Daniel, will chair the conference.
The panelists include Mr. Tunde Mimiko, Managing Director/CEO, Sanlam Life Insurance Limited; Mr Adeyemi Mayadenu, Executive Director, Technical, NEM Insurance Plc (General); Mr. Wale Okunrinboye, Chief Investment Officer, Access Pensions; Mr. Oluseye Olusoga, Managing Director/CEO, Parthian Partners Limited and Mr. Oguche Agudah, CEO, Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp).
Special Guests of Honour are Commissioner For Insurance/CEO, NAICOM, Mr. Olusegun Omosehin and Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Mrs Omolola Bridget Oloworaran.
The event will bring together stakeholders in the insurance and pension sectors to discuss the importance of the sectors’ contribution to the $1 Trillion Economy projected by the present administration for achievement by 2026.
Commenting on the theme of the conference, NAIPE Chairperson, Mrs. Nkechi Naeche-Esezobor, said the theme of the conference was carefully chosen to draw the attention of the operators of the two sectors to the realities on the ground, especially regarding what they need to do to remain relevant in the unfolding economic situation in Nigeria.