CAPTION:

L –  former chairman Mr. Tope Smart, immediate past chairman Mr Ganiyu Musa, newly elected chairman Mr. Olusegun Omosehin, Director General/CEO Mrs Yetunde Ilori and past chairman Mr. Oye Hassan- Odukale immediately after the election of Mr. Olusegun Omosehin as 25th chairman of Nigerian Insurers Association during its 51st Annual General Meeting in Lagos.

Mr Olusegun Omosehin, managing director and CEO of Old Mutual Nigeria Life Assurance, has assumed office as the 25th chairman of the Nigerian Insurers Association.

He was elected along with other executives at the association’s 51st annual general meeting (AGM) in Lagos

In his acceptance speech, Mr Omosehin said, “Please remember that the change we seek must start with us as an industry. We must strengthen our capacity to self-regulate and be bold and courageous in enforcing our market conduct.

“This will enable us as an industry to take our rightful place among the pillars of economic growth and development in Nigeria. We must understand the importance of protecting our collective dreams and aspirations and positioning ourselves appropriately to earn the trust of our nation.”

Mr Omosehin pledged to work with the insurance industry regulator, the National Insurance Commission, to arrive at solutions that work for a developing country like Nigeria. He also said he would collaborate with other arms of the insurance industry such as the Nigeria Council of Registered Insurance Brokers; the Institute of Loss Adjusters of Nigeria; the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria; Association of Registered Insurance Agents of Nigeria, and others, to achieve a prosperous insurance industry