The Nigerian Association of Insurance and Pension Editors (NAIPE) is set to prime its eagle eye on “Post-Recapitalisation and Market Dynamics in Insurance & Pension Sectors” at its 11th edition annual confab scheduled for Thursday, October 8, 2026, at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.
At the talkshop there will be focus on the emerging market dynamics in Nigeria’s insurance and pension sectors. This coming on the heels of the just concluded recapitalisation in insurance industry while same is ongoing in the pension sector to be concluded next year.
The Chief Executive Officer of United Capital Asset Management Limited, Dr. Odiri Oginni, will deliver the keynote address, while the Group Managing Director of Custodian Investment Plc, Mr. Wole Oshin, will chair the event.
According to NAIPE, the conference is coming at a critical period for the two sectors and the high calibre resource persons assembled will examine how funds raised through recapitalisation can be strategically invested and deployed to generate stronger returns, deepen market confidence and improve service delivery to shareholders and policyholders.
Expected participants include the Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Mr. Olusegun Omosehin; Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Ms. Omolola Oloworaran; chief executives of insurance companies, broking firms, investment and securities companies and Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs), as well as regulators, labour unions, students and other stakeholders.
Speaking ahead of the conference, Chairperson of NAIPE, Mrs. Ebere Nwoji said, the annual gathering provides a platform for insurance and pension journalists to contribute to the development of both sectors by promoting greater public understanding of insurance and pension as instruments for financial security and protection against old-age poverty.
She expressed appreciation to operators and regulators in the two sectors for their continued support for the conference, stressing that, the benefits derived from the annual event outweigh the resources committed to organising it.
Nwoji described this year’s theme as timely, given the significant structural changes taking place in the insurance and pension industries through recapitalisation.
The conference is expected to attract major stakeholders across the financial services industry and provide a platform for robust discussions on the future direction of Nigeria’s insurance and pension markets in the post-recapitalisation era.
