IslamicFinance.de

Fola Daniel, head of the National Insurance Commission (NIC), said the Nigerian insurance market has the capacity to become the biggest in Africa and one of the largest globally. However, a recent study shows that penetration rates of products and services offered by insurance companies are low. In order to achieve a higher coverage, the acceptance of insurance among the wider public needs to be increased. The rising purchasing power of many Nigerians may allow the industry to deepen its penetration and lift earnings.

It seems that the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) set an agreement with a German agency, GIZ, to conduct a study of micro and Takaful (Islamic) insurance products in Nigeria. The statement came from Mr. Fola Daniel, NAICOM Commissioner for Insurance.
He added that the gesture is part of NAICOM’s drive to open up and expand insurance market at the grassroots and that this was also a way to increase the sector’s contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).