Institute seek underwriters support for insurance education
The new leadership of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) has sought the support and cooperation of underwriting Companies in promoting insurance education and awareness in the country.
This corporation, the Institute noted was critical in presenting a common front for the interest and growth of the entire insurance industry.
Isioma Chukwuma, president CIIN who made the observation during a courtesy visit to the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) said she was committed to pursuing the goals of her presidency which is hinged on the theme “Consolidating the Gains of the Industry for National Economic Growth”.
Among the goals she noted includes promotion of the ideals of the Insurance Industry Consultative Council (IICC) and the sustenance of the Annual Insurance Industry Mega Conference following a successful and far reaching maiden edition held earlier in the year in Abuja.
•Reinforcing the huge potentials of the Centre for Insurance and Financial Management Studies through sustained publicity geared at tapping fully into the opportunity for human capital development for the Insurance Industry.
• Situating the CIIN on the global stage through articulated efforts geared at enhancing the Institute’s certificate for global acceptability, especially by up-scaling the collaboration with the Chartered Insurance Institute (UK).
•Promoting Insurance Awareness by increasing the visibility of Insurance in national consciousness through publications in the print media and courtesy visits such as this will be made to key Newspaper houses to garner support for the awareness programme.
•Follow-up on the recognition of the CIIN Certificate by the Head of Service of the Federation by ensuring that all necessary approvals are obtained so that our certificate holders are appropriately placed in the Civil Service structure.
•Further work on achieving wider coverage in the presentation and distribution of the Institute’s sponsored Insurance Textbook for Senior Secondary Schools. Following the presentation of the books to the State Ministries of Education in Lagos, Ogun, Edo, Ondo, Kwara, Rivers and Imo States, the following states are already in focus; Osun, Delta, Enugu, Anambra, Abia, Niger, Kogi, Benue and Plateau. Publication of the book is a landmark achievement of the Institute and should therefore be given greater prominence in the teaching and study of Insurance as a subject in Secondary Schools in Nigeria. The proposed Launching/Presentation of the Book at the National Level will also be pursued to its logical conclusion.
•Renewed Pursuit of Training for Insurance Teachers on a National scale by focusing on States within the South-South, South-East and North-Central geo-political zones of the country. The Train-the-Trainer project is a veritable platform for upscaling insurance education and ensuring that insurance teachers possess the required skills for imparting the necessary knowledge to the future generation of insurance practitioners.
•Completion of the Institute’s Examinations Syllabus Review with a view to commencing its implementation. It is pertinent to state that the syllabus review exercise has provided the opportunity to widen the scope of the Institute’s examinations to include Insurance Broking and Loss Adjusting routes.
•Commencement of work on the Institute’s Victoria Island Property. Which my predecessors took firm charge of the outstanding issues which had militated against the resuscitation of the Victoria Island Building project.
•Pursuit with vigour, the expansion of the Institute’s examinations to countries in West, East and Central Africa sub-regions i.e. Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe etc. in order to extend the frontiers of our professional examinations.
•Promotion of CIIN members’ benefits by ensuring that CIIN members get more value for their membership. In particular, we will focus on delivering continuous education programmes as well as improving the platforms for engaging members on knowledge update deliberations on a more regular basis.
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