Insurance Growth: NIA Gets National Assembly’s Support

Ebere Nwoji

The Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA), said it has gained positive support from the 10th National Assembly in is drive to grow insurance in NIgeria.

The association stated this when its leadership team visited the Chairman of House Committee on Insurance and Actuarial Matters of the House of Representatives, honourable Ahmed Jaha, in Abuja.

The Chairman of NIA, Olusegun Omosehin, who led the delegation, used the avenue to appreciate Jaha for his commitments towards the growth and development of insurance industry.

Omosehin, congratulated Jaha for his appointment as Chairman of House Committee on Insurance and Actuarial Matters and craved more supports especially in ensuring that the Consolidated Insurance Industry Bill, received the needed attention that would lead to its passage into an Act.

In his reply, Jaha, while commending the NIA executive for the visit, assured them of his support towards making insurance take its rightful place in the country.

He promised to ensure that all federal assets were consolidated for easy insurance coverage and that he would work assiduously to see that adequate budgetary provisions were made for insurances of all government’s assets.