Consolidated Hallmark Insurance committed to grooming talents – MD
The Group Managing Director, Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Plc, Eddie Efekoha, has restated the commitment of the organisation towards grooming of talents for the insurance industry through its annual essay awards for tertiary institutions.
Efekoha made this known recently during the presentation of awards to winners of the 10th edition of the competition in Lagos.
He expressed delight that a decade-long competition is making an expected and significant impact in the insurance industry. He said, “We have continued to execute the programme for the entire industry as some of the previous winners have been employed in the industry and creating value for their respective organisations.”
The Group Managing Director was quoted in a statement to have commended the assessors for adhering to the high standards that have ensured the very best emerged winners over the years.
Olatunji Rebecca of Joseph Ayo Babalola University emerged the overall best and first prize winner of the 2020 edition. The first runner-up is Obikwere Victor of Imo State University while a Lagos State Polytechnic student, Oyefejo Olaseni, emerged the second runner-up.
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony that had in attendance insurance industry egg heads such as the Director General , Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA), Mrs. Yetunde Ilori; Director -General, Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria, (CIIN), Mrs. Abimbola Tiamiyu; the Rector, College of Insurance & Financial Management (CIFM) Dr. (Mrs.) Yeside Oyetayo.
Speaking, the Director General of NIA, who expressed appreciation to the management and staff of the organisers, Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Plc for being a source of inspiration and creating the platform for students to embark on research and express themselves through the competition, urged the winners to make the achievement the least of all they will attain in life.
The Chairperson of the Essay Awards Committee, Mrs. Oladotun Adeogun, stated that the competition received a total number of 24 entries from students of tertiary institutions in 300 level or HND 1 and above studying Insurance or Actuarial Science.
The research topic was titled, “Financial technology disruption in the banking sector and lessons for the insurance industry: A case study of ‘Opay’ (Mobile Bank)”.
She said the entries were thought provoking and very insightful and expressed gratitude to the independent panel of assessors for their immense contribution towards selecting the various winners based on the set standards. “Meanwhile, the 11th edition of the essay competition is currently receiving entries from various institutions of higher learning across the country for year 2021,” the statement disclosed.
