The Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) is set to inaugurate Mr. Edwin Igbiti as its president/chairman of the council after the successful completion of Sir Muftau Oyegunle’s two years tenure at the helm of affairs.
The investiture ceremony which is scheduled to hold on Friday, July 15 2022, will bring Mr. Edwin Igbiti on board as the 51st president/ of the council.
Igbiti is one of Nigeria’s most prominent business executives. With an outstanding educational background and many years of professional experience, he has written his name in the sands of history as one of the strongest and renowned voices in the insurance industry and the corporate business environment in Nigeria.
Edwin showed much interest in the insurance business from a very early age and little wonder that he became an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute of London in 1990.
In his quest for knowledge, he obtained an Advanced Diploma in Management from the Department of Business Administration, University of Lagos in 1996 and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Ado Ekiti, in 2005.
Similarly, the astute insurer has garnered outstanding professional certifications both within and outside Nigeria such as Executive Leadership Programme of Howard University School of Business and Chief Executive and Directors Programme from the Management School in London.
Igbiti is a Certified Insurance practitioner with the Chartered Insurance Institute of London (CII), a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (FIIN), a Fellow of the Risk Managers Society of Nigeria (RIMSON), Associate of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) and a Fellow of the Risk Surveyors Association of Nigeria (RISAN).
He is a seasoned professional with depth and wealth of technical expertise having worked in various capacities, including underwriting, sales and claims management in the insurance industry.
He started his professional sojourn at Phoenix Insurance Company as an Underwriting Trainee before moving to AIICO Insurance Plc where he worked for several years and provided managerial, strategic and operational leadership in uniquely challenging situations with verifiable evidence of achieving revenue, profit and business growth objectives.
He served as the General Manager, Non-Life Underwriting at AIICO Insurance Plc between January 2010 to September 2013. During this period, he was responsible for the overall performance of the General Insurance Division. He rose to the position of the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, AIICO Insurance Plc in Year 2013 where he was responsible for running and supervising the affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries (AIICO Pension, AIICO Capital and AIICO Multishield).
Mr. Igbiti also served briefly as the Managing Director of Niger Insurance Plc before moving to Quicklink Insurance Brokers Limited as a top management staff where he is active till date.
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