By Dipo Olowookere
On Wednesday, September 15, 2021, critical stakeholders in the insurance industry in the country will gather in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to discuss ways to deepen the sector and make it more attractive to Nigerians, especially in terms of purchasing insurance products.
The insurance sector is one that is largely untapped in this part of the world and this is mainly due to several factors, including superstitions, religion, amongst others.
But next Wednesday, these issues and others would be looked into at an event to be hosted by African Alliance Insurance Plc, an underwriting firm doing well to make insurance available to the retail end of the market.
The programme is for the South-South Area Committee of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB). This comes on the heels of the successful hosting of the Lagos and Abuja Area Committees earlier in the year.
Business Post gathered that the meeting will have a veteran insurance practitioner, Dr Ayodeji Johnson, deliver a special lecture titled Catalyst for High Performance.
Speaking about the forthcoming meeting, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of African Alliance, Mrs Joyce Ojemudia, reiterated the importance of partnerships and collaborations between the insurer and the registered brokers.
“The Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) is an integral part of the Insurance business in Nigeria. Therefore, their place in driving and increasing penetration in the market cannot be over-emphasized.
“For us as a business, we have made it a priority to continue to improve our business relationship and collaborating with them so as to give our stakeholders at all levels the best value as far as life insurance offerings are concerned.
“We believe this meeting with the South-South Area Committee will cement what has been a valuable and mutually beneficial relationship,” the insurance expert disclosed in a statement signed by the company’s Brand, Media and Communications Manager, Mr Bankole Banjo.
Incorporated in 1960 to transact life businesses in Nigeria, African Alliance Insurance PLC has grown in leaps and bounds providing succour for individuals and aiding businesses across the country for over six decades.
Recently, the firm deepened its retail footprints with the opening of an Abeokuta branch in Ogun State to complement the Lagos offices while bringing insurance closer to the people of the ancient city.
