Coronation Insurance seeks growth support for SMEs -

Coronation Insurance Plc is seeking for ways to help Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) manage their risks for growth and sustainability.

Coronation Insurance Plc will be hosting a webinar on Tuesday November 1 with the theme: “Importance of Insurance for SMEs: Insurance Requirements for a Growing Business”.

The session will focus on the importance of Insurance for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, Insurance requirements for growing businesses and outline the risks and challenges faced by SMEs and how to mitigate these risks.

The first segment of the webinar will be a presentation delivered by Gbenga Ismail, vice president of The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This will be followed by a panel discussion with other leading professionals; Ayo Olojede, head of Emerging Business, Africa Access Bank Plc; Louis Alozie, country manager, Nigeria, West Africa Wordpay Inc., and Adebowale Adesona, executive director, Technical, Coronation Life Assurance Limited, and will be moderated by Wole Famurewa.

“Coronation Webinars is part of the Company’s thought leadership initiatives which is designed to provide relevant insights for both Corporate and Individual clients across various sectors of the economy,” according to the CEO, Olamide Olajolo.

It will be a lively discussion with experienced professionals sharing their point of view, drawing on many years of their knowledge of SMEs and growing businesses; It will demonstrate the different types of risks and challenges faced by SMEs; offer an understanding of how to mitigate the insurance risks and different types of insurance offerings for this segment; and will provide an understanding of why Small and Medium sized Enterprises need to ensure their businesses are protected, including assets, employees and against client lawsuits.

The proposed audience will be composed of the of business owners with Micro, Small and Medium sized businesses across various segments and sectors of the Nigerian economy.

Modestus Anaesoronye

Modestus Anaesoronye is a leading Nigerian financial journalist with over two decades of experience reporting on the insurance and pension sectors across Nigeria and West Africa. He has held key editorial positions at major national media outlets, including The Comet, The Nation, and Financial Standard, and currently serves as a Senior Financial Analyst at BusinessDay Media Ltd. A widely travelled reporter, he has covered industry developments in more than 14 countries across Africa and Asia. Anaesoronye is a multiple award-winning journalist, honoured several times as Insurance Journalist of the Year and Pension Journalist of the Year by recognised industry bodies, including PensionScope and the Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp), among others.