Alhaji Abbas Owolabi has emerged the Chairman Nigeria Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) Abuja Chapter.
Based on his contributions to the body over the years, his experience cum dexterity in the profession, Alhaji Owolabi was unanimously elected as the head of the body, succeeding Mr. Lateef Omoladun whose tenure expired earlier in the year.
NCRIB was founded in 1962 and incorporated in 1967 as a non-profit making organization backed by Act 2003. Its aims and objectives is to maintain central organization for all insurance brokers in Nigeria, watch over legislation, afford means of arbitration on, or for settling disputes, collaborate with government and various institutions and professional bodies, organise conference, seminars and workshops for insurance brokers as well as formulate standard of practice and conduct of members.
The new chairman whose company – Hansworth M.A. Insurance Brokers Ltd., registered with NCRIB since 2001 had earlier served as the Vice Chairman for two consecutive terms.
Alhaji Owolabi promised to lift the body to greater heights and therefore solicit support from all and sundry to actualise the dream.
“My plan as the Chairman is to improve on the relationship with the insuring public by organising road walk to sensitize the public, radio and television shows. I also plan to improve on the I.T. skills of our members as well as improving the general welfare of our members by effecting certain policies on insurance,” Alhaji Owolabi noted.
Alhaji Owolabi is an active, dedicated, and responsible member of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at of Nigeria, Abuja Branch. He was formerly the Abuja President of the Branch.
