The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), National Pension Commission (PenCom), Sanlam Nigeria, NEM Insurance, African Reinsurance Corporation, as well as AIICO Insurance will be attending the 2024 Annual Conference of the Nigerian Association of Insurance and Pension Editors.
This year’s national conference, 9th in the series will take place on October 8, 2024, at the Oriental Hotel, Lekki-Ajah Expressway, Victoria Island, Lagos, by 9 am.
Other sponsors of the conference are KBL Insurance, Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp), Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA), Alliance and General Insurance, Leadway Assurance, Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN), Access Pensions, Sovereign Trust Insurance, Linkage Assurance, Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers, as well as Premium Pensions.
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.
Former Commissioner for Insurance/CEO, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), also the 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 for the Conference are the Commissioner For Insurance/CEO, NAICOM, Mr. Olusegun Omosehin and acting Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Mrs Omolola Bridget I.
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 to be achieved by the year 2026.
Commenting on the theme of the conference, NAIPE Chairperson, Mrs. Nkechi Naeche-Esezobor, said the theme of the conference was chosen to draw the attention of the stakeholders to the realities on ground, and regarding how to remain relevant in Nigeria’s economic space.
Esezobor noted that not less than 250 participants from the insurance, pension, finance, organised private sector and trade Unions and Associations would attend the event.