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Tope Smart, Eddie Efekoha, Wole Oshin, AIICO, Others Win At 2023 Almond Insurance Industry Night

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From left: General Manager, Corporate Services, NEM Insurance Plc, Mrs Moji Teluwo; Managing Director/CEO, NEM Insurance Plc, Mr. Andrew Ikekhua; Assistant General Manager, Underwriting, NEM Insurance Plc, Mrs Bolanle Baruwa; Managing Director, Megalectrics Limited, Christopher Ubosi, and PA to Chairman, NEM Insurance, Mrs Stella Ugwu, during the presentation of CEO of the Year Award to (Mr Tope Smart, now Chairman, NEM Insurance), represented at the 2023 Almond Insurance Industry Awards, held in Lagos.
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Tope Smart, former Group Managing Director of NEM Insurance Plc, (now Chairman )of the company, has won the CEO of the Year award at the just concluded 2023 Almond Insurance Industry Awards and Consumers’ Nite tagged #Rewarding Excellence, held over the weekend, in Victoria Island Lagos.

President of West African Insurance Companies Association (WAICA) and Group Managing Director of Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Plc, Eddie Efekoh; Chairman of Custodian Insurance, Wole Oshin and former Managing Director of Leadway Insurance Ltd, Oye Odukale were all honored with insurance Life Achievers Awards for their contributions to the companies and the industry in general.

From left: Assistant General Manager, AIICO Insurance, Mr. Kunle Oluwabiyi receiving award of Life insurance Company of the Year from Yinka Davies at the 2023 Almond Insurance Industry Awards, held in Lagos on Friday 3/11/2023.

Also, AIICO Insurance clinched the Life Insurance Company of the Year while Scib Nigeria & Co won Insurance Broking Company of the Year followed by AXA Mansard emerged General Insurance company of the year while Shola Tinubu won Insurance Broker of the Year.

Other winners are Lawrence Nazare of Continental Reinsurance Plc, who won Reinsurance CEO of the Year, followed by Noor Takaful emerged as Takaful Company of the Year, Dangote Group of Companies won Most Valuable Insurance Customer of the Year.

Read Also: 2022 Insurance Industry Awards And Consumers’s Nite Holds November 4

On the broking side Mr. Shola Tinubu, Mr. Amos Adeyeye and Chief Babajide Agbeja were honoured for their contributions to the growth and development of the broking profession.

The Almond Awards which was conducted via online voting over a period of six months started with calls for nomination from operators and the insuring public all the way to selection by the Award Panel of Judges before the final voting process and short listing of eventual winners.

Speaking at the Award Ceremony, the Chairman of the 2023 Award Panel of Judges Ms. Prisca Soares said that their duty was to ensure fairness and integrity of the process and she and her members did their best.

According to her, the response from the general public and the industry was encouraging as over 1,797 people voted for nominees in the Seven Categories.

Six individuals selected and voted by the Awards Panel of Judges based on their understanding of the Nigerian market were also honoured for their excellent contribution to their companies and the insurance industry in general.

The event featured comedy and musical performances from Harry Songs, Skales, Mr Real and Ill Bliss, while the likes of Mr. Paul, Brain-Jotter, Short Family and others also cracked up guest at the event.

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