BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI

The 2025 Almond Insurance Industry Awards #Recharged Edition was held
on Friday 7th November, at the Stable Event Center Lagos amidst pomp and
pageantry. The event which featured top rated Nigerian Entertainers in Comedy,
Music and Dance-Drama was well attended by Insurance Operators. In
attendance also were Industry Leaders from across critical sectors of the nation’s
economy. Amongst them were the Former Governor of Rivers State H.E Hon.
Rotimi Chibuke Amaechi, Mr. Bolaji Sumonla Chairman Nigerian Ports
Consultative Council, Hon. Mayor Emilagba Jubril Kolawole Chairman Lagos
Mainland Local Government and a host of others.
At the end of the Suspense Filled Night, NEM Insurance Plc emerged Winner
in the General Insurance Company of the Year Category. AXA Mansard
clinched Life Insurance Company of the year. Casava Micro Insurance emerged
winner and SCIB Nig & Co won Insurance Broking Company of the year.
On the individual category, Mrs. Ebelechukwu Nwachukwu MD/CEO of REX
Insurance won the Insurance Woman of the Year, while Mrs. Enitan Solarin
MD/CEO YOA Insurance Brokers was crowned Insurance Broker of the
Year. The most Coveted Award of the Nite, Insurance CEO of the Year went to
Mr. Kunle Ahmed MD/CEO of Axa Mansard Insurance Plc. Mr. Kunle Ahmed
who is also the Chairman of the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) has brought
a lot of dynamism to Axa Mansard Insurance Plc.
The keenly contested Awards this year recorded over Seventeen Thousand
Votes from stakeholders within and outside the Insurance Industry.
Some of the criteria used to judge winners this year were Financial Strength of
Companies (Assets & Shareholders Fund), Gross Premium Income, Claims
Payment/Speed, Corporate Social Responsibility as well as Brand Visibility
amongst others for the Companies. For the Individual Categories, Length of
Service and Contributions to the Industry, Performance of the Company they

WINNER LIST
(1) INSURANCE CEO OF THE YEAR
ï‚· MR KUNLE AHMED MD/CEO AXA MANSARD INSURANCE PLC
(2) GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE YEAR
ï‚· NEM INSURANCE PLC
(3) LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE YEAR
ï‚· AXA MANSARD INSURANCE PLC
(4) INSURANCE WOMAN OF THE YEAR
ï‚· MRS. EBELECHUKWU NWACHUKWU MD/CEO REX INSURANCE LTD.
(5) INSURANCE BROKING COMPANY OF THE YEAR
ï‚· SCIB NIG. & CO LTD.
(6) INSURANCE BROKER OF THE YEAR
ï‚· MRS. ENITAN SOLARIN MD/CEO YOA INSURANCE BROKERS LTD
(7) TAKAFUL INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE YEAR
ï‚· JAIZ TAKAFUL INSURANCE LIMITED
(8) MICRO INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE YEAR
ï‚· CASAVA MICRO INSURANCE LIMITED
(9) MOST VALUABLE INSURANCE CUSTOMER OF THE YEAR
ï‚· DANGOTE GR