Universal Insurance bags leadership excellence in general business underwriting

L- R: Ben Ujoatuonu receiving the award on behalf of the Company. He is flanked on the right by the Executive Director, Technical Operations, Paulinus Offorzor during the award ceremony in Lagos

Universal Insurance Plc has been conferred with the prestigious award of leadership excellence in General Insurance for the year 2022 at the annual Excellence in Corporate Enterprise and Leadership Awards held in Lagos.

The insurer has been bestowed the Excellence in General Insurance Leadership Company of the year 2022 for its operational excellence, branch network, the effectiveness of the network, quality service delivery and customer relations and service.

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The Excel Africa Awards is an initiative of the African Leadership Review Media and the African Institute for Leadership Excellence and is designed to celebrate selected African Corporate Organizations who have made outstanding contribution to the development of the continent, the economic aspirations of its citizenry and the transformation of Africa’s image in the global arena.

Ben Ujoatuonu, managing director/CEO who received the award on behalf of Universal Insurance expressed his gratitude to the organisers, noted that the insurer has been positioned to provide excellent general insurance service to the public.

He also noted that the Company is ranked among the top performers in the industry in terms of service delivery and prompt claims settlement.

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.