Preparations for the 2024 annual national conference of the Nigerian Association of Insurance and Pension Editors (NAIPE) gathers at the top flat bed with the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), National Pension Commission (PenCom), Sanlam Nigeria, NEM Insurance, African Reinsurance Corporation, as well as AIICO Insurance all set on sure footing for the event.
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.
This year’s national conference which is 9th in the series will take place on October 8, 2024, at the Oriental Hotel, Lekki-Ajah Expressway, Victoria Island, Lagos with the theme, “Towards A $1 Trillion Economy: Roles of Insurance And Pension Sectors,” to be delivered by the Managing Director/Chief Economist, Analysts Data Services and Resources, Dr. Afolabi Olowookere.
The former Commissioner for Insurance/CEO, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), and former Managing Director/CEO, FBS Reinsurance Limited, Mr. Fola Daniel, will chair the conference. Special Guests of Honour for the Conference are Commissioner For Insurance/CEO, NAICOM, Mr. Olusegun Omosehin and acting Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Mrs Omolola Bridget Oloworaran.
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).
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 for achievement by 2026.
Commenting on the theme of the conference, NAIPE Chairperson, Mrs. Nkechi Naeche-Esezobor, said the theme of the conference was carefully chosen to draw the attention of the operators in the two sectors to the realities on the ground, what they need to do to remain relevant in the unfolding economic situation in Nigeria.
No less than 250 stakeholders from the insurance, pension, finance, organised private sector and trade Unions and Associations would attend the conference.