President of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance
Brokers, NCRIB, Mr. Kayode Okunoren in this interview speaks on efforts of the
Council to avoid sanctions from the regulator...
It has been
difficult for so many brokers to avoid the National Insurance Commission,
NAICOM, sanctions. How are you combating this trend? One of the focus of the
Governing Board of NCRIB is to continually give value to members and enhance
their compliance with the regulatory requirements expected of them. The Board
has just approved the proposal for a shared service agreement where software is
designed to assist members comply with NAICOM requirements and avoid penalties.
Circulars explaining the full details of this initiative will be circularized
to members. Kayode Okunoren Under your tenure, brokers have embarked on some
international trips, how has that improved on your profession? I have openly
expressed that one of my cardinal focus is to devote my attention, passion and
experience towards making the broking profession and the NCRIB a source of envy
to other professionals.This has been evidenced in all our activities since the
last two years. All our activities were geared towards adding value. All our
international trips were very successful and very rewarding, as they provided
opportunity to fraternize with other insurance practitioners across the globe.
Ideas were exchanged to re-sharpen our business acumen and I believe that these
ideas and knowledge are not going to be wasted. How has the journey as the
president been so far? I appreciate various supports that I have enjoyed since
my emergence as the 18th President of the Council. I must place on record that
the task of leading our Council, sustaining the legacy of our founding fathers,
making our profession worth the while and leaving good legacy behind for
upcoming professionals have been so enormous. It is almost two years now that
this administration came on board, I must confess that it has been two years of
assiduous work and I like to appreciate the staunch support that I got from the
Board and all members, without which, these modest achievements would not have
been possible. I am persuaded beyond reasonable doubts that the herculean tasks
of ensuring that our vocation becomes an enviable profession has been
sustained, even though, we are not yet there, but we are no more where we used
to be.
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