L-R: Executive Director (Technical), Continental Reinsurance Plc, Chukwuemeka Akwiwu; Group Head of Human Resources Continental Re, Diana Ussher-Eke; Chairman, Nigerian Insurers Association, Mr Kunle Ahmed; Group Chief Finance officer Continental Re, Ms. Jane Mberia; Pioneering Managing Director, Continental Re & Past President, Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria, Sir Ogala Osoka; Deputy Commissioner, Technical, National Insurance Commission, Dr. Usman Jankara; Managing Director of Continental Reinsurance Plc, Dr. Fatai Lawal; Partner/West Africa People Consulting Leader EY, Mrs. Lola Esan; Regional Director, Anglophone, Ogadi Onwuaduegbo ; and Company Secretary/Group Head, Legal Services & Compliance, Continental Re, Ms. Patricia Ngozi Ifewulu, at the 2025 CEO Roundtable organised by Continental Reinsurance in Lagos on Wednesday
NAICOM Hails Continental Re for 2025 CEO Roundtable on Insurance Recapitalisation
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has praised Continental Reinsurance Plc for hosting the 2025 CEO Roundtable, describing the forum themed “Recapitalization & Beyond: Rethinking Risk, Capacity and Collaboration for a Resilient Insurance Sector” as timely and critical to transforming the Nigerian insurance industry.
The high-level event, held in Lagos, brought together chief executives of major insurance companies across the country to deliberate on the future of the sector amid the ongoing recapitalisation exercise.
Delivering a goodwill message on behalf of the Commissioner for Insurance, Mr. Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, the Deputy Commissioner (Technical), Dr. Usman Jankara, said recapitalisation would reposition Nigerian insurers for stronger competitiveness, particularly under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
According to him, recapitalisation is the bedrock for sustainable growth, as it will strengthen solvency, enhance underwriting capacity, enable insurers to retain more risks locally, build investor confidence, attract capital, stimulate mergers and acquisitions, and drive regional expansion.
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Jankara noted that Continental Re’s initiative aligns with NAICOM’s reform agenda, which prioritises improved capacity, stronger financial resilience and innovation across the sector.
Reiterating the new minimum capital requirements—₦10bn for life insurers, ₦15bn for non-life companies, and ₦35bn for reinsurers—he stressed that the thresholds were designed to build institutions capable of underwriting large transactions and competing across African markets.
In his lead presentation, the Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Mr. Bismark Rewane, described recapitalisation as a transformative lever for driving economic growth, strengthening climate resilience, boosting capital market development, and improving claims-paying capacity. He added that it would enable underwriting of complex risks, promote consolidation, enhance investor confidence and support innovation and technology adoption.
Managing Director of Continental Reinsurance Plc, Dr. Fatai Lawal, said the theme of the roundtable captures both the challenges and opportunities ahead for the industry. He noted that the forum was convened to help industry leaders assess progress, exchange insights and develop strategies for building a stronger, more resilient sector.
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