Chuks Udo Okonta
The Managing Director Leadway Assurance Limited, Oye-Hassan Odukale, has identified the nation's large population as reason for influx of foreign underwriters into the country.
Odukale in an interview with a daily newspaper, said the foreign firms are not coming into the country to insure the likes of the NIgerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) but individuals.
He noted that where local underwriters consider retire insurance as tough, foreign underwriters see it as great opportunity to increase their fortune.
"Nigeria has a population of over 175 million people so where we look at it that the market is tough, people outside Nigeria see it as opportunity because they look at the number of people we have and if you can sell products to them you know you have penetrated the market.
"Now when you see some foreign companies coming to Nigeria, that is what is attracting them.They are not coming to Nigeria to insure NNPC, no they are not interested there , they are coming to Nigeria to insure people like you.That is what is attracting them. They deal with so many people with low insurance density they know it is going to be expensive initially but when you overcome it you will just be cruising but to reach that critical mass," he said.
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