By Nike Popoola
Insurance Consumers Association of Nigeria has expressed its commitment to building trust and confidence in the insurance industry.
A statement from the association on Friday said it would soon inaugurate its public enlightenment and consumer protection programmes on insurance in Lagos.
It stated that it would be a public led initiative established to protect the interest of insurance consumers in Nigeria and to expose the immense benefits of insurance protection to the Nigerian society.
The association is an incorporated trustee registered by the Corporate Affairs Commission with four major objectives which are to protect the general interest of the insurance consumers in Nigeria and to create awareness to the public on the importance of insurance and the implication of not having it.
Others are to stand in the middle between the insurance companies and the insured whenever there is dispute for amicable resolution through compensation, as well as to foster unity and progress between the insurance industry and the general public.
INSCAN said that at the inauguration of its enlightenment campaign, the Commissioner for Insurance, Mr. Fola Daniel, would be the special guest of honour while the President, Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria, Mr. Bola Temowo, would be the chief launcher.
It said the Director-General, Consumer Protection Council, Mrs. Dupe Atoki, would be the chairperson of the day.
The National Secretary General, INSCAN, Mr. Julius Bruce, said the association serves as a trusted and respected avenue for aggrieved insurance consumers in the country to secure redress.
He stated that it was also leading and collaborating with other stakeholders on mass moblisation, policy advocacy, information dissemination and consumer right protection in relation to insurance consumption in Nigeria.
According to the statement, INSCAN also ensures that every Nigerian has access to the appropriate, affordable, relevant and problem-solving insurance protection.
"INSCAN wants to make the Nigerian insurance operators earn the consumer confidence, trust, patronage and premium through good service, relevant products and genuine respect," the statement added.
Source: Punch
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