The Guardian (Nigeria)

CIIN sets agenda for insurance awareness campaign

- By Bankole Orimisan

THE Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria ( CIIN) has rolled out a new agenda to increase the insurance industry’s a wareness nationwide.

At a media parley , the incoming 52nd President of the Institute, Y etunde Ilori, said t he new plan would be anchored on a four- point agenda – EPIC, which stands for education, profession­alism, institutio­nal recognitio­n and capacity building. She noted that the institute would focus on enhancing educationa­l programmes, innovation ing the insurance ethical and practices industry. fostering promot- in According council will also to her, strength- the en collaborat­ions with regulators, other profession­al bodies and relevant stakeholde­rs. “Steps will also be taken to sustain success recorded by the previous presidents as well as completing projects. after at our previously taking industry, EPIC a critical was assessing initiated chosen look where we are and where we should be. This acronym encapsulat­es our commitment to Education , Profession­alism , Institutio­nal Recognitio­n, and Capacity Building within and outside the insurance industry.

“Evolving education through technology ( eeducation), she said the world is undergoing a digital revolution, and the insurance industry is no exception. There is a critical need to bridge the knowledge gap about insurance. We must move beyond simple awareness campaigns and empower the public with real education. Technology is our key to reaching new audiences,” he said.

She said a business school model, she said, would be created to ensure a tiered training programme modelled after business schools. She also pledged to promote the highest standards of profession­alism, adding that profession­alism is the bedrock of the institute.

 ?? ?? Former Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Ed Balls ( left); Executive Director, Business Developmen­t, Firstbank UK, Olalekan Adelekan; Executive Director, Corporate Banking Directorat­e, Firstbank, Oluwatosin Adewuyi; Chief Executive Officer, Firstbank UK, Olukorede Adenowo and Editor, Euromoney, Louise Bowman at the dinner and award ceremony, where Firstbank was named Nigeria’s Best Bank for Corporates 2024. and Nigeria’s Best Bank for ESG 2024 by Euromoney held recently at The Peninsula, London.
Former Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Ed Balls ( left); Executive Director, Business Developmen­t, Firstbank UK, Olalekan Adelekan; Executive Director, Corporate Banking Directorat­e, Firstbank, Oluwatosin Adewuyi; Chief Executive Officer, Firstbank UK, Olukorede Adenowo and Editor, Euromoney, Louise Bowman at the dinner and award ceremony, where Firstbank was named Nigeria’s Best Bank for Corporates 2024. and Nigeria’s Best Bank for ESG 2024 by Euromoney held recently at The Peninsula, London.

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