Almond Unveils Nominees For Insurance Industry Awards

 

Harboursandport.com: Lagos - Nominees for the Almond Insurance Industry Awards have been unveiled with nominees falling into ten different categories.

Unveiling the nominees at a press conference in Lagos, Chairman of the Awards Panel of Judges, Ms. Prisca Soares revealed the various categories as insurance CEO of the year; insurance woman of the year; life insurance company of the year; general insurance company of the year; insurance broker of the year;  insurance broking company of the year; takaful company of the year; micro insurance company of the year; most valuable insurance customer of the year; as well as insurance life achievers award.

Speaking at the event, Soares stated that she was thrilled by the industry’s enthusiastic response to this year’s Awards.

She said: “I am thrilled by the industry’s enthusiastic response to this year’s Awards. The meticulous nomination process which spanned over a month saw active participation from top management, corporate entities, and individual clients, all nominating based on the provided criteria.

“This year, we witnessed a significant increase in participation from Insurance Industry stakeholders. This is evident in the number of nominations we received this year (392) compared to last year’s 101. The 288.12% increase in participation in the nomination process is a testament to the growing recognition and prestige of the Almond Awards within and outside the insurance industry.

“Some of the nominations were not considered due to non-compliance with the criteria. I must say that overall it was well received. It is pertinent to inform you that nominees for the various categories went through the mill of due process and screening by the Judges before being shortlisted for the voting process.”

Nominees for voting in the various categories are as follows: Insurance CEO of the Year: Tunde Fajemirokun, MD/CEO, AIICO Insurance Plc;  Ebelechukwu Nwachukwu, MD/CEO, REX Insurance Ltd; Olufemi Asenuga, MD/CEO, Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc; Akinjide Orimolade, MD/CEO, Stanbic IBTC Insurance Limited; and Austin Osegha Ebose, MD/CEO, Anchor Insurance Company Limited.

For Insurance Woman of the Year, the nominees are: Ebelechukwu Nwachukwu, MD/CEO, REX Insurance Ltd; Funmi Omo, MD/CEO, Enterprise Life Assurance Company (Nigeria) Limited; Margaret Nkechi Moore, MD/CEO, Mega Trust Insurance Brokers Ltd; and Ekeoma Ezeibe, MD/CEO, Crystal Trust Insurance Brokers Ltd.

For Life Insurance Company of the Year, the nominees are: AIICO Insurance Plc; Coronation Life Assurance; Sanlam Life Insurance Nigeria Limited; Custodian Life Assurance Limited; as well as Capital Express Assurance Limited.

For General Insurance Company of the Year, the nominees are: Leadway Assurance Company Ltd; Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Plc; NEM Insurance Plc; Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc; as well as International Energy Insurance Plc.

For Insurance Broker of the Year, the nominees are: Kayode Awogboro, MD/CEO, ARK Insurance Brokers; Adeyinka Falade, MD/CEO, ATIAT Insurance Brokers, Funmi Babington – Ashaye, MD/CEO, Risk Analyst Insurance Brokers; as well as Enitan Solarin, MD/CEO, YOA Insurance Brokers Ltd.

For Insurance Broking Company of the Year, the nominees are: SCIB Nigeria & Co. Ltd; Hogg Robinson Nigeria Limited; ARK Insurance Brokers Limited; YOA Insurance Brokers Limited; as well as Insurance Brokers of Nigeria (IBN).

For Takaful Company of the Year, the nominees are: Noor Takaful Insurance Limited; Jaiz Takaful Insurance Ltd; Salam Takaful Insurance Company Ltd; as well as Hilal Takaful Nigeria Limited.

For Micro Insurance Company of the Year, the nominees are: CHI Microinsurance Limited; Goxi Microinsurance Co. Ltd; Casava Microinsurance Limited; Lifeguard Microinsurance Ltd; as well as Prudent Choice Microinsurance Ltd.

For Most Valuable Insurance Customer of the Year, the nominees are: Dangote Group; NNPC Limited; Oando Plc; Air Peace Limited; Office of Head of Service of the Federation (OHCSF); as well as BUA Group.

For Insurance Life Achievers Award, the nominees are: Sir Ogala Osoka; Valentine Ojumah; as well as Prof. Ahmed Salawudeen.