NAICOM tasks NIA to expand insurance access to 100m Nigerians

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From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja
The Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Olusegun Omosehin, has charged the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) to expand insurance penetration by reaching more than 100 million Nigerians who have never owned an insurance policy.
Omosehin gave the charge on Friday during the investiture ceremony of Mrs. Ebelechukwu Nwachukwu as the 27th Chairman and the first female chairman of the NIA.
He described Nwachukwu’s emergence as both historic and timely, noting that her appointment comes at a defining moment in the ongoing transformatio...