Finance, Insurance Firms Boost Services Sector Growth – CBN   The services sector recorded slight growth in the third quarter of 2021, buoyed by the improved performances of the finance and insurance sectors, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria. The CBN, in its 2021 third-quarter economic...

Insurance Firms’ Assets Hit N2.09trn Amidst Recapitalisation Suspension     The insurance sector’s total assets have risen by N228.24bn in 15 months despite the abrupt suspension of the National Insurance Commission’s segmented recapitalisation exercise. The second and final phases of the Nigerian insurance industry’s recapitalisation exercise which should...

Banks, Insurance Firms To Generate N22.6bn From MDAs   Deposit Money Banks and insurance companies are expected to rake in the sum of N22.6bn in bank charges and insurance premiums from Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government in 2022. This was according to an analysis...

Insurance Firms To Pay N20bn #EndSARS Claims   Insurance companies will eventually pay about N20 billion in compensations for losses recorded during the October 2020 #EndSARS protest. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday, the Chairman of the Nigeria Insurance Association (NIA),...

NAICOM, NIA Clash Over Recapitalisation Of Insurance Firms       The National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, and the Nigerian Insurance Association, NIA, have disagreed over the appropriate recapitalisation model for insurance firms. While NAICOM has stipulated the general capital requirements for the different categories of the insurance business and...

NAICOM To Sanction Insurance Firms Over N40bn Unpaid Claims       The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) said it is compiling the list of insurance companies for necessary regulatory sanctions over unsettled claims which industry experts have estimated to be over N40 billion. Commissioner for Insurance, Sunday Thomas, speaking...