Wednesday 15 October 2014

CIIN gets kudos over examination conducts


The Director Exams CIIN, Ayeni Ebun, supervising the students at the examination centre
  • Eyes over 5000 student membership yearly

Chuks Udo Okonta

Students taking the October professional examinations of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) which started Monday, October 13, have lauded the professionalism and maturity being displayed by the institute in the conducts of its examinations.

The General Manager, Capital Alliance Services Insurance Brokers Limited, Arjun Markanda, who is one of the foreign students taking the examinations, told Inspen today, at the College of Insurance and Financial Management Asese Village, Ogun State, which is the Lagos Centre for the Institute’s October examination, that the standard of CIIN’s examinations is at par with its counterparts across the globe.

He noted that the institute has continued to make significant improvements in each examination, adding that he is highly satisfied with the way and manner the examinations are conducted.

Ojomo
The Company Secretary, Woodbrass Petroleum Limited, Ojomo Tolulope, who is from the legal discipline, and is at the final stage of the professional examinations, also poured encomium on the institute over the level of organisation and conduct of the yearly examinations.

She noted that the institute has continued to introduce unique features at the different levels of the examinations, adding that with the standard of the examinations, students are spurred to work hard so as to pass their papers.

She urged people from other disciplines to participate and acquire the institute’s certificates, stressing that insurance being a means to mitigate risks should be esteemed to foster economic growth and development.

Meanwhile, the depth of professionals in the insurance industry will soon be over as the Institute said it is working assiduously to attract and train over 5000 student members through its examinations yearly.

The Director Exams CIIN, Ayeni Ebun, who disclosed this at the venue of the examinations, said CIIN has continued to attract people from different disciplines into taking the exams.

He noted that over 1900 students are presently taking the examinations, adding that the level of enrolment has continued to improve yearly.

Markanda (Right)
He called on the public especially insurers to retool and improve on their skills by enrolling in the institute’s trainings, stressing that knowledge acquired five years ago may not be suitable for today’s business. Therefore, there is need for continuous development and acquisition of new trends.    

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