The panel set up to scrutinize nominations for the 2023 Almond Insurance Award, has dropped some nominations over non compliance with set criteria.
Speaking at a press conference to herald unveiling of the exercise in Lagos, Chairman Awards Panel of Judges Ms. Prisca Soares, applauded the media for the wide publicity for the award and the response of the Industry to the Awards which she said went through thorough process.
According to Soares, the exercise lasted for more than six weeks, and had top management staff of both Insurance and Broking Firms, Corporate and Individual Clients nominating based on the criteria provided.
“Some of the Nominations were disallowed due to non-compliance with the criteria. We have also dropped some categories due to insufficient Nominations.” she disclosed and listed the categories dropped to include Loss Adjusting Company of the Year, Trade Association of the Year and Reinsurance Company of the Year.
She said those that scaled through were selected at the end of a rigorous fine tuning exercise by the Judges.
At the end of the rigorous fine-tuning exercise by the Judges, the following companies and individuals have emerged as nominees in some of the categories.
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Mutual Benefits Life Assurance Ltd
Coronation Life Insurance Company Ltd
AIICO Insurance Plc
Sanlam Life Insurance Nigeria Ltd
African Alliance Insurance Plc
Capital Express Assurance Co. Ltd
Old Mutual Nig. Life Insurance Company Ltd
Custodian Life Assurance Limited
Zenith Prudential Life Insurance Co Ltd
LASACO Assurance Plc
GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE YEAR
NEM Insurance Plc
Coronation General Insurance Plc
AXA Mansard Insurance Plc
Custodian & Allied Insurance Plc
Anchor Insurance Company Limited
Leadway Assurance Co. Ltd
Cornerstone Insurance Plc
MICRO/TAKAFUL INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Goxi Microinsurance Limited
Noor Takaful Insurance Limited
Hilal Takaful Nigeria Limited
Salam Takaful Insurance Company Ltd
INSURANCE CEO OF THE YEAR
Mr. Kunle Ahmed – (CEO) AXA Mansard Insurance Plc
Mr. Tope Smart (MD/CEO) NEM Insurance Plc
Mr. Tunde Hassan Odukale (MD/CEO) Leadway Assurance Co. Ltd
Mr. Augustine Osegha Ebose (MD/CEO) Anchor Insurance Company Limited
INSURANCE BROKING COMPANY OF THE YEAR
BOFF & Co. Ins. Brokers Ltd.
Y.O.A Insurance Brokers Ltd
Scib Nigeria & Co Ltd
Golan Heights Ins. Brokers Ltd.
HOGG Robinson Nigeria Ltd
FSL Insurance Brokers Ltd
ATIAT Insurance Brokers Ltd
INSURANCE BROKER OF THE YEAR
Mr. Oreoluwa Ebuoluwa Olarinmoye – (CEO BOFF & Co. Ins. Brokers Ltd)
Mr. Shola Tinubu. – (CEO Scib Nigeria & Co Ltd)
Mrs. Enitan Solarin – (CEO Y.O.A Insurance Brokers Ltd)
REINSURANCE CEO OF THE YEAR
Fola Daniel – (CEO – FBS Reinsurance Ltd)
Lawrence Nazare – (CEO – Continental Reinsurance Plc)
Speaking at a Press Conference in Lagos, the Chairman of the Awards Panel of Judges Ms. Soares, said that Winners in the various categories will be based on the decision of voters who forms 60 per cent of the judging process while collated Data from NAICOM will balance it up.
She implore nominees to encourage their clients and the general public to visit the Awards Website:
(www.almondinsuranceindustryawards.com) to cast their votes. Although voting is FREE companies as well as individual clients can vote just once in each of the categories.
The voting process will be closed on the 20th of October to allow for final processing by the Awards Panel of Judges before the Awards Nite on the 3rd of November at the Queens Park Events Center where WINNERS will be announced.
The Annual Almond Insurance Industry Awards and Consumers’ Nite was instituted to reward the “Can Do Spirit”, of the men and women in the various arms of the insurance industry who strive daily to sell insurance products and services in Nigeria despite the myriad of challenges in the business environment and the low acceptability of insurance in Nigeria.
The Awards which started in 2018 has grown to become the biggest night for insurance practitioners, policy makers, entertainers and the general public to have fun in a relaxed atmosphere.
The epoch-making event will feature top rated Nigerian Comedians like Brain-jotter, Mr. Paul, AB Jokes, Akpan Okon, Cartoon Boy, MC Monica and a host of others. Music headliners this year are HarrySong, Skales, Terry G and a host of other new acts and Dancers.
DJ KENTALKY will be on the wheels of steel and show hosts is Godwin Aruwayo (Firstvoice)
VOTE NOW because Voting ends on the 20th of October
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