Mansard wins three prizes at Web Jurist Awards

From left: Deputy Director / Tax Controller, FIRS, Cyril Ekechi; Divisional Director, Claims & Risk Management, Mansard Insurance Plc, Henry Akwara and Executive Chairman, Phillips Consulting Group, Foluso Phillips at the Web Jurist Awards 2014 in Lagos.




Chuks Udo Okonta

It was a harvest of awards for Mansard Insurance Plc, as it won three of the top prizes on offer at the 2014 Web Jurists Awards held recently at the Eko Hotels & Suites, Lagos.

The renowned underwriting firm, won in ‘Best in Website Technical Aspects’, ‘Best in Website Content’, and also ‘Overall Winner’ in the Insurance Category.                                 

Director, Claims & Risk Management Division, Mansard Henry Akwara, on the achievements,  said: ‘’These awards have further underscored the fact that industry watchers are appreciative of the efforts we are deploying at Mansard, especially in this digital age to deliver superior service experience to our customers’’.

Tosin Runsewe -Chief Client Officer-Mansard

The Web Jurist Awards which commenced in May 2001 have over the past 12 years, contributed tremendously to raising the awareness of organizations to the functionality, effectiveness and efficiency of their websites. The six domains of analysis include aesthetics, technical aspects, site content, web transaction processing, customer experience and performance.

The Mansard website – www. _ HYPERLINK "http://mansardinsurance.com" _http://mansardinsurance.com_ - is aesthetically pleasing and easy to navigate, it is fully automated such that customers can get quotes, make purchase, chat or request to be called back on phone, lodge insurance claims, track claims processing, check statement of investment/savings policies all in real-time.

The underwriting firm has a market capitalisation in excess of N24 billion, making it the biggest insurance company on the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE).

The Company recently, emerged as the first underwriter to secure the permission of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) to underwriter microinsurance, and has also remained one of the first to secure approval for its yearly financial reports.  

Mansard Insurance Plc, was incorporated in 1989 as a private limited liability company and is registered as a composite company with the National Insurance Commission of Nigeria (NAICOM). The Company offers life and non-life insurance products and services to individuals and institutions across Nigeria whilst also offering Investment Management and Health Maintenance solutions through its two subsidiaries, Mansard Investments Limited and Mansard Health Limited respectively. The company also recently received NAICOM’s approval for Micro Insurance Operations.

The company was listed on the Nigeria Stock Exchange in November 2009 and has Market Capitalization in excess of N24 billion remaining the biggest insurance company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.