BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI

The President/Chairman of the governing council, Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN),  Mrs Yetunde Ilori yesterday announced the commencement of Insurance Week, which kicks off June 27th till July 4th 2025.

Briefing the media and other stakeholders on the event, Ilori said the Insurance week is an initiative of the Institute designed to promote insurance awareness, stakeholder engagement and industry collaboration.

According to her  the maiden Insurance Week, which will be running in three other locations,  Ibadan, Port Harcourt and Kanu simultaneously is going to be a week-long event that will feature various activities geared towards enhancing the visibility of the insurance industry, educating the public on the benefits of insurance, and fostering professional growth within the sector.

She further said that the week-long event will be the beginning of another positive turning point for the insurance industry in the country as all the lined-out activities have been planned to create an enduring and lasting memory in the minds of the insuring public, the practitioners of the business and the general public at large.

Speaking on the activities lined up for the event, the Chairman of the Organizing Committee and former Past President of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria, CIIN, Mr Eddie Efekoha, said a lot of rigour and deliberateness has gone into the planning of the Insurance Week and everyone involved is looking forward to having an event that will create the needed engagement and stimulate patronage for the insurance industry in the days ahead.

Insurance Week  with the theme; ‘Insurance for All: Securing Nigeria’s future’ is a pivotal platform aimed at showcasing  importance of insurance to  everyday life of every Nigerian.

The insurance Week will provide the various brands in the Nigerian insurance industry to put on display their various offerings and the value they can create for their customers in any part of the country. It is an opportunity to flaunt their brands in a very unique, competitive and cooperative manner while engendering the growth of the insurance industry in the country and beyond.