NHIS: What’s going on?
Francis Ewherido
October 30, 2018
Expectations were high when the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) came into being in 2004. Among other objectives, the NHIS was set up to: ensure that every Nigerian has access to good health care services; protect families from the financial hardship of huge medical bills; limit the rise in the cost of health care services; […]
Echoes of farm insurance at brokers’ conference
Francis EwheridoOctober 22, 2018
Insurance brokers in the country had their national conference on Thursday, October 18. As usual the conference brought to fore sundry issues facing the industry. But let me start with a piece of information from a member of the panel of discussants. Some rice farmers insured their farms. During the currency of the insurance policy, […]
Compulsory insurances and elections campaigns
Francis EwheridoOctober 16, 2018
P olitical party primaries have been concluded. Now we know the candidates, especially candidates of the two major political parties, the People’s Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress. We are now waiting for electioneering campaigns to commence. In other climes, this period offers pressure groups, professional groups and trade groups another opportunity to engage […]
Farm insurance
Francis EwheridoOctober 9, 2018
Sometime ago, an insurance broker advised a retiree, who just got into farming to insure his fish pond and poultry. The retiree saw sense in the broker’s proposal. The broker had asked him a simple question: “Sir, if you lose everything in this farm, do you have the resources to replace them?” The retiree answered […]
The principle of CONTRIBUTION in insurance
Francis EwheridoOctober 1, 2018
For those who watch the American television programme, Crime and Investigation, you would have seen that some spouses take multiple life insurances on the lives of their other halves. After a while the spouses die mysteriously and they are now entitled to the benefits of the various life policies as next of kin or beneficiary. […]
Some salient insurance clauses
Francis EwheridoSeptember 10, 2018
There are some clauses which are ubiquitous and salient in most insurance policies. Incidentally these clauses have been the source of much suspicion of insurance professionals and dispute between the insurance industry professionals and the insuring public. Usually, an insurance professional should draw the attention of his clients to clauses that can lead to dispute […]
Common mistakes policy holders make
Francis EwheridoSeptember 3, 2018
History has a way of repeating itself. Consequently, it is imperative to reiterate certain facts, situations and issues to remind people of what to do and what they ought not to do. I was woken up early in the morning, a few days ago (a businessman’s phone has to be on 24/7 nah!) by a […]
Motor third party +
Francis EwheridoAugust 20, 2018
One of the complaints against the insurance industry is that it is not innovative. That is not totally correct, in my opinion. I believe the industry is innovative; maybe not as fluid and dynamic as expected, but it is moving slowly within the regulatory framework it operates in. We should also not forget that the […]
Random thoughts on insurance broking and IT
Francis EwheridoAugust 13, 2018
Thursday, August 2, 2018, was time for the mid-year workshop of members of the Lagos Area Committee (LAC) of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers. Technology is changing faster than many people are changing their clothes. So it was no surprise that information technology featured prominently during the workshop with the theme, “Insurance Broking: […]
Salary protection insurance
Francis EwheridoAugust 6, 2018
This insurance product is comparatively new in the market and it is meant for certain people in paid employment in selected sectors of the economy, especially breadwinners. Hopefully, workers in other sectors will enjoy the benefits as the policy gets older and more data are gathered. Salary Protection Insurance protects employees who may lose their […]