Continental Re opens Pan African re/insurance journalism awards

Leading Pan African reinsurance firm, Continental Reinsurance Plc has announced the opening of its fourth edition of the Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards. The 2019 awards are open to all business journalists from Anglophone and Francophone countries in Africa. Submissions will be received from September 4th to November 30th 2018.

“This year’s awards will give opportunity to both traditional and online journalists to participate and compete with their print counterparts who have been entering the highest number of entries over the past 3 editions,’’ noted Femi Oyetunji, group managing director, Continental Reinsurance Plc.

The categories in the 2019 awards are: Pan-African Re/Insurance Journalist of the Year; Best Re/Insurance Print Article; Best Re/Insurance Broadcast (TV/Radio) Article; and Best Re/Insurance Online Article

“The new category (online) will accommodate articles and blogs written exclusively for internet audiences. These categories were recommended by the 2018 judging panel,” he added.

An independent panel of judges will assess the entries and select winners of the Pan African Re/Insurance Journalism Awards 2019 who will be announced during the Continental Re’s annual CEO Summit to be held in April 2019 in Mauritius.

The journalism awards were initiated in 2015 by Continental Reinsurance was to recognise and acknowledge the good work of media on the continent, which expects Journalists to demonstrate how their articles raised awareness and understanding of the re/insurance sector in Africa.

Continental Reinsurance is a composite reinsurer, writing business in more than 50 countries across the African continent. Established in 1985, and listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in 2007, Continental Reinsurance provides support to over 200 insurance companies in Africa with its main offices in Nigeria, Cameroon, Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire, Tunisia and Botswana.  It also has a specialist subsidiary – Continental Property and Engineering Risk Services (CPERS) – registered in South Africa.

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