Articles from the ‘Insurance’ category

Ghana to host African Insurance Organization conference

Posted by on November 9, 2009 at 9:59 am in Business, Insurance

GNA – The Ghana Insurers Association (GIA) is to play host to the African Insurance Organization (AIO) 2009 Life Conference in Accra     The event which takes place at the La Palm Royal beach Hotel from November 11 through the 14 is under the theme: "Gateway to Africa".     A statement issued by the GIA [...]

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SIC calls for business partnership with Power Project

Posted by on October 12, 2009 at 11:47 am in Insurance

GNA – Management of the State Insurance Company (SIC) has appealed the Management of the Sunon-Asogli Gas cum Thermal Power project to insure the second phase of the project with the SIC as it did the first. Mr Ben Acolatse, Managing Director of the SIC, appealed to Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of Ho Asogli, the [...]

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NEM Insurance Opens

Posted by on October 9, 2009 at 10:56 am in Business, Insurance

NEM Insurance Ghana Limited yesterday commenced business in Ghana with a promise to provide quality and speedy services to the public and as well become the insurer of choice for most Ghanaians. NEM Insurance Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of NEM Insurance Plc of Nigeria, which has been in existence since 1948, thus becomes the 21st [...]

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GIA public awareness lecture on insurance

Posted by on October 8, 2009 at 1:31 pm in Business, Insurance

GNA – Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, the Western Regional Minister, has appealed to insurance companies to make their policies flexible, affordable and appealing.     He said this in an address read for him at a public lecture on "Insurance, an industry of opportunity for national development" organised by the Ghana Insurance Association (GIA) as part [...]

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GIA public awareness lecture on insurance

Posted by on at 1:25 pm in Business, Insurance

GNA – Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, the Western Regional Minister, has appealed to insurance companies to make their policies flexible, affordable and appealing.     He said this in an address read for him at a public lecture on "Insurance, an industry of opportunity for national development" organised by the Ghana Insurance Association (GIA) as part [...]

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Ghana Insurers Association holds awareness walk

Posted by on October 4, 2009 at 4:09 pm in Insurance, Sports

GNA — Mr Gilbert Glover, Executive Secretary of the Ghana Insurers Association (GIA) has called on Ghanaians to take insurance premium to secure their future security. He was speaking at the end of a walk as part of activities marking this year’s Insurance Month celebrations in Accra on Saturday. It was on the theme: “Insurance [...]

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Improving Ghana’s Insurance Industry for national development

Posted by on September 29, 2009 at 5:00 pm in Feature Articles, Insurance

  A GNA Feature by Andy Fosu  The proliferation of insurance companies in Ghana recently, seems to be an opportunity for provident individuals and groups to contribute moneys to various schemes towards a planned and secured future.      No wonder some of these companies manage to woo their clients to even contribute towards their burial [...]

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The New Insurance Act 2006-A move towards proper regulatory system in the Insurance industry?

Posted by on September 18, 2009 at 8:48 pm in Business, Insurance

(A GNA Feature by Andy Fosu) Some Insurance experts have observed that low patronage, limited knowledge, as well as the lack of confidence in the Insurance business are negative factors that stifle the growth of the Ghanaian industry. Others, according to them, include apparent past weak regulatory framework governing insurance practice, delays in claim payments, [...]

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