Chuks Udo Okonta
The Commissioner for Insurance Fola Daniel, has called on workers to demand
from their employers group life insurance cover which will provide succour for
them and their families in times of need.
Daniel who disclosed this at a media parley in Lagos, said employers with
four employees were mandated under the Pension Reform Act of 2004, to provide
insurance cover for their workers, adding that it behooves on workers to ask employers
who are subverting the law to comply.
He noted that the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) recent visit to
the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) was to provoke its officers to challenge workers
to demand their rights from their employers.
He said the government is showing leadership by ensuring that its workers are
catered for by the group life policy, and that private employers should do
same.
“I want to assure the public that any insurance company that provides group
life must pay claims. The company will not just pay when it wants to, but paid
promptly,” he said.
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