Wednesday, 25 December 2013

NAICOM approves eight companies’ accounts in one week


Chuks Udo Okonta

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has with one week approved the 2012 accounts of eight underwriters; thereby bringing the number of firms that have scaled the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) hurdles to 38.

The firms that struggled to the last minute approval are Oceanic Insurance Company Limited; Lasaco Assurance Plc; Crystal Life Insurance; Mutual Benefits Life Assurance Limited; Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc; Nem Insurance Plc; Linkage Assurance Plc and Union Assurance Limited.

The commission said as at Thursday, December 20, Industrial & General Insurance Plc; International Energy Insurance Plc and NICON Insurance lead the category of eight that are yet to submit their accounts. Others in that category are the five firms under NAICOM’s management - Alliance & General; Alliance & General Life Assurance Plc; Goldlink Insurance Plc; Spring Life Assurance Plc and Investment & Allied Assurance Company Limited.

Those approved are Mansard Insurnace Plc; ADIC Insurance Ltd; WAPIC Insurance Plc; Consolidated Hallmark Insurance; Oasis Insurance Plc; FBN Life Assurance Ltd; Continental Reinsurance Company Plc; AIICO Insurance Plc; Leadway Assurance Company Ltd; Crusader General Insurance Ltd; Crusader Life Insurance Ltd; UBA Metropolitan Life Ins. Company; Zenith Insurance Company Ltd and Unitrust Insurance Company Ltd.

 Others are Unity Kapital Assurance Plc; Standard Allied Life Assurance; Custodian & Allied Ins. Plc; Regency Alliance Company; Royal Exchange Assurance Plc; Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc; Zenith Life Insurance Ltd; Royal Prudential Life Assurance Plc; Sterling Assurance Nigeria Ltd; Law Union & Rock Insurance Company Plc; Cornerstone Insurance Plc; Oceanic Life Assurance Plc (Old Mutual); Prestige Assurance Plc; FIN Insurance Ltd; Niger Insurance Plc and Equity Assurance Plc.

Those whose accounts are placed under review are PHB Insurance Plc; Great Nigeria Insurance and Wapic Life Assurance Ltd.

The accounts of Lasaco Life Assurance; Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation; The Universal Insurance Company Ltd; Capital Express; Staco Insurance Plc; African Alliance Insurance;  Anchor Insurance and Standard Alliance Insurance Plc were queried and the commission is awaiting their responses.

Those of Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation; Unic Insurance Plc and Guinea Insurance Plc are being reviewed.

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