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AXA Mansard Insurance focuses on mental health at recent human capital development webinar

AXA Mansard Insurance focuses on mental health at recent human capital development webinar

AXA Mansard Insurance PLC, a member of the AXA Group and a global leader in insurance and asset management fostered their commitment to brokers by hosting a webinar themed “Transformational leadership in the Evolving Business Environment.”

The focus was on salient topics like transformational leadership, emotional intelligence, mental health awareness and its impact in the industry currently.

Speaking at the webinar, the Head of Energy and Emerging Corporates, Akinlolu Akinyele, explained that the event was geared towards improving collaboration with partners in the broking community and thus creating an avenue for the deepening of technical excellence and overall growth of the industry.

Speaking at the forum was Edeigbini Omokhudu, Head Preventives and Wellness unit, AXA Mansard Health and Victor Tamunokuro Briggs, Principal Consultant and C.E.O, VTB Consulting Limited.

Speaking on mental wellness at the webinar, Edeigbini Omokhudu said “It is a state of being that appreciates his or her own abilities and can cope with the normal stresses of life; thus, making him or her productive to themselves and to the society. He also explained that with every state in life, there can also be a state of disequilibrium or imbalance. This was referred to as a Mental Illness.

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AXA Mansard is registered as a composite company with the National Insurance Commission of Nigeria (NAICOM).

The Company offers life and non-life insurance products and services to individuals and institutions across Nigeria whilst also offering asset/investment management services, health insurance solutions and pension fund administration through its three subsidiaries – AXA Mansard Investments Limited, AXA Mansard Health Limited and AXA Mansard Pensions Limited respectively.

The parent company was listed on the Nigeria Stock Exchange in November 2009.

In closing, it was concluded that for proper transformation to continue in a business environment, one must possess the capacity in emotional intelligence with the right mental balance.

This encompasses staying positive, limiting exposure to so many news and social media, seeking and developing a support system, family, friends, exercise, physical and mental exercise e.g. Writing, Fear setting and realistic goal setting, Diet (Rich in nuts) and also reaching out to a psychotherapist.