How NCRIB is fighting charlantans - Osijo

Chuks Udo Okonta

The President Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) Mrs Laide Osijo, has said the council has mobilised brokers at all level in the fight against the activities of charlantans in the brokering business.

She told Inspen that the measures adopted are yeilding results as many fake brokers have been weeded out of the sector.

She said: "We have a mechanising on how to curb the activities of charlantans. In my inaugural speech, I told brokers fraternity that I would empower the Area Chapters. And I have really done that. I have empowered them through qualitative service. I went a step further by touring the six geographical area chapters, to make them work in line with the secretariat.

"I told them to ensure that all brokers in their region are known and that they are registered members of that chapter. With that at the back of their mind, they would pay their subscription and attend members activities which carry Mandatory Continuous Professional Development (MCPD) points. With these, they would be able to discover genuine brokers.

"We have told those at the Area Chapters to enter any office with sign of a brokering practice and ask for the particulars of the person. We have mandated brokers to glaze their licenses in their offices and to put NCRIB logo on their letter head papers. All these we have put in place to disabilised charlantans. So far, some brokers have been reporting brokers that are not registered and we have been educating them on what to do to be our members. NAICOM efforts have really helped to stop those who want to operate without our approval."

She noted that the step taken by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) in ensuring that all brokers register with the NCRIB has helped to have a harmonised data base of brokers. She said before, if NAICOM has 600 brokers, the NCRIB would have 400, adding that the developments entrenched by the council in recent time has really helped curb the activities of charlantans.