INSPENONLINE: Goldlink Insurance sponsors G31000 first training in Nigeria

Friday 15 May 2015

Goldlink Insurance sponsors G31000 first training in Nigeria

Chuks Udo Okonta

Goldlink Insurance Plc has scored another first with the sponsorship of Certification Training and Examination in ISO 31000 Risk Management by the Global Institute of Risk Management Standard (G31000) which held in Lagos between Wednesday, May 13th and Friday 15th, 2015 at the Westown Hotel, Opebi Link Road, making it the first in Nigeria and the whole of Sub-Sahara Africa excluding South Africa.

The President of Global Institute of Risk Management Standard headquartered in France, which is the global platform for ISO 31000, Alex Dali, was at the event to oversee the 3-day master class that had participants from Goldlink Insurance, Leadway Assurance Company, Renaissance Capital, First Bank of Nigeria, Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, International Energy Insurance Plc and Calabar Microfinance Bank Limited in attendance.

According to the report released by the Corporate Affairs Unit of the underwriting company, the Chief Risk Officer Goldlink Insurance Plc, Olawole Awosina, a certified ISO 31000 Risk ManagementProfessional and Lead Trainer initiated the move of the training programme to Nigeria. It was disclosed that the ISO 31000 training has been conducted in over 21 countries in the world since its inception; and this is the first time it would be conducted in the whole of Sub-Sahara Africa (South Africa excluded).

The three-day professional training programme was facilitated by Alex Dali, the President of G31000, Joseph Iyofor, a Lead Risk Consultant at Greenland Specialist Consulting Services and OlawaleAwosina, Chief Risk Officer of Goldlink Insurance Plc.

Chief Executive Officer Goldlink Gbolahan Olutayo, stated that the company put its weight behind the Risk Management Standard training because of its understanding of the need for proper risk assessment and management in its daily operational activities as a risk-taker and its relevance in every facet of business world.

To reaffirm its commitment to proper risk underwriting, Olutayo revealed that the company sponsored five employees to the training so as to circulate the knowledge among the rest of its workforce.

It is noteworthy to recall that Goldlink Insurance won Conrad Clark’s 2013 Risk Management Award in the first runner-up category in November, 2014.

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Lawal is Inspen 2014 insurance man of the year

The former President Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) Fatai Lawal has emerged the 2014 Inspenonline Insurance Man of the year.

Fatai who is the the Managing Director Sterling Assurance Nigeria Limited was named today, at the Nigerian Insurance and Pension Award organised by Inspenonline.

Chief Executive Officer Inspenonline Media, Chuks Udo Okonta, said Lawal was picked from the votes casted by the public and other considerations made by the award's panel of assessors.

He noted that the winner raised the bar at the the Institute and the industry by opting to serve a tenure which was eventful and impactful. He added that amongst the legacies left by the winner was the printing and donation of Insurance books to secondary and tertiary institutions aimed at deepening insurance awareness.

Okonta noted that the award, which started two years ago with the recognition of two distinguished individuals and an underwriting company, has now come to stay.

"This year, we decided to raise the bar by setting high standards to judge the operations of companies and impacts made by individuals in moving insurance and pension business forward.

"To achieve this, we gave the public the opportunity to select those to be celebrated by calling for votes. Having harmonised the votes which came from different parts of the country, we benchmarked the scores with the set standard to arrive at the winners we are celebrating today," he said.

Others winners are AIICO Insurance Plc, Insurance company of the year; FUG Pensions Limited, Pension Fund Administrator of the Year; YOA Insurance Brokers Limited and Glanvill Enthoven Insurance Brokers Limited, Insurance Broker of the year.

Professional Excellence Award went to Professor Joe Irukwu; Best Professional Group went to the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria and Association of Registered Insurance Agents of Nigeria; Corporate Brand went to Mansard Insurance Plc and Leadway Assurance Limited while Corporate Social Responsibility Award was won by Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc.

The organisers also recognised organisations that distinguished themselves, with Excellence Award. Organisations in this category include the National Pension Commission, Lagos State Pension Commission, Goldlink Insurance Plc and Pension Transition Administration Directorate.

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