Continental Re gets judges for 2019 Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards

Leading Pan African Reinsurance firm, Continental Reinsurance Plc has announced the panel of judges for the 2019 Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards.

The independent judging panel will be chaired by Michael Wilson, a seasoned freelance Business and Finance journalist. Wilson joined Sky TV at its inception in 1989 and for over 20 years he was a main anchor for Sky’s coverage of major business events. Since leaving Sky, he has broadcast for the BBC, ITV, Fox News, Al-Jazeera and Arise Networks, a global television service aimed at Africa.

Other judges include: Nadia Mensah-Acogny, a Forbes Afrique journalist who was the chair of the 2018 Awards 2018 Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards and Kenneth Igbomor, market news editor, CNBC West Africa. The 2019 edition will see entry of new judges namely Gareth Stokes, a professional freelance Finance journalist, who won the Pan African Journalist of the Year award in 2017 Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards and Special Award in 2018, Jared Obuya, an experienced journalist who has worked with several Kenyan and International news organizations and currently a Communications Lecturer at Moi University and Shiamdass Appannah, an African insurance market expert. Shiamdass is the Founding Partner and Director/Consultant, former CEO and former Chairman of Reinsurance Solutions Group companies in Mauritius, Kenya, Cote D’Ivoire and London, UK.

“This year, we bring together a highly experienced panel of judges to adjudicate the submissions. We hope that their expertise will inspire more journalists to improve their writing in matters insurance in Africa to ensure accurate reporting of insurance topics,” said Femi Oyetunji, group managing director, Continental Reinsurance Plc.

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