AIICO Deepens Bonds with Retirees, Holds Annuity Discussion board in Lagos, Extends to Port Harcourt

AIICO Insurance coverage Plc, Nigeria’s main composite insurer, right now hosted one other profitable version of its Annuity Discussion board, a yearly engagement platform designed to strengthen ties with its annuity clients, hearken to their suggestions, and create alternatives for significant interplay.

This 12 months marks a big enlargement of the Discussion board. For the primary time since its inception, the occasion, historically held solely in Lagos, is spreading its attain to different areas of the nation. The Lagos version units the tempo, with one other scheduled to carry in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, concentrating on annuity clients within the South-South area.

The ambiance on the Lagos occasion was vigorous and refreshing, with clients handled to a mixture of enterprise and leisure – together with well being checks, leisure, quizzes, and refreshments, alongside constructive conversations on enhancing buyer expertise.

Talking on the occasion, glad annuitants expressed their gratitude to AIICO for making a platform that fosters connection and belief.

His Royal Majesty Oba Ogungbayi Akanni Wasiu, the Onitetiku & Oluowode of Ota, Ogun State, and a retired officer from the Ministry of Training, is considered one of AIICO’s delighted annuity clients who attended the occasion. Sharing his expertise, he mentioned: “I retired 15 years in the past and began my annuity instantly after retirement. I’ve no regrets as a result of AIICO has paid me each month with out fail. I strongly suggest AIICO to anybody getting ready for retirement as a result of the corporate has been very constant.

Mrs. Judith Chibuogwu, who retired as a Director of Nursing from Lagos College Instructing Hospital, started her annuity with AIICO earlier this 12 months in March. Sharing her expertise, she mentioned: “It’s been fantastic. I took the recommendation to tackle annuity with AIICO, and it has been an incredible expertise with the regular, fixed funds. At present’s occasion has additionally been very enlightening, particularly the conversations round retirement life, well being, and wellbeing. The truth is, I’ve already began speaking to my former colleagues who’re nonetheless in service about AIICO’s annuity.”

The MD/CEO of AIICO Insurance coverage Plc, Mr. Babatunde Fajemirokun, whereas welcoming the annuitants said “This annual gathering is not only a gathering – it’s a celebration of your achievements, resilience and the belief you have got positioned in us as your companion on life’s journey. You aren’t simply purchasers – you’re household. This discussion board is a chance to strengthen our bond, share updates on our trade and re-affirm the guarantees we now have made to you.”

He addressed head-on the damaging claims circulating on-line concerning the alleged mismanagement of annuity funds, stating “AIICO Insurance coverage ensures that your funds are stored with pension fund custodians – meaning there’s no particular person inside the AIICO crew that has entry to your funds. That is the case with all insurance coverage firms within the annuity enterprise. – the funds are professionally managed in step with strict regulatory tips which were offered”.

Mr. Gbenga Ilori, Government Director, Retail Enterprise Division, echoed the sentiment:

“Our enterprise exists due to our clients, and we consider it is very important create avenues for bodily interplay and engagement. These boards give us the chance to pay attention, reply to their questions, and listen to their concepts on how we will serve them higher. They’ve entrusted their pensions to us, and we take into account it a sacred obligation to all the time keep linked to them.

Increasingly more individuals are inserting their belief in AIICO for his or her annuity wants — right now, we serve over 25,000 annuitants throughout the nation, and the quantity retains rising. Because of this we’re taking the discussion board past Lagos, with the South-South area as our subsequent cease in a couple of weeks.”

With a big and rising variety of annuitants nationwide and month-to-month disbursements of over N1.7 billion, AIICO Insurance coverage has constructed a popularity as a number one participant in Nigeria’s annuity market. The corporate continues to again this management place with unmatched customer support, robust monetary efficiency, and modern engagement platforms just like the Annuity Discussion board.

The journey continues in Port Harcourt, the place AIICO will carry the Annuity Discussion board expertise to annuitants within the South-South. This marks the start of a broader mission to take the Discussion board throughout Nigeria’s geopolitical zones over time, making certain that retirees in every single place can share within the heat, interplay, and assurance that outline our dedication. For AIICO, each retiree deserves not simply well timed earnings, but in addition a group that celebrates and helps them all through their retirement journey.

About AIICO Insurance coverage Plc

AIICO Insurance coverage is a number one composite insurer in Nigeria, with a 60-year report of accomplishment in delivering high quality service to its purchasers. Based in 1963, AIICO supplies life and normal insurance coverage, medical insurance, and funding administration providers to create and shield wealth for people, households, and company clients.