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NAICOM: ‘No Insurance Firm Forced to Donate to Fight Against COVID-19’

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has refuted an online report that it forced insurance companies in the country to make donations towards the fight against Coronavirus in the country.

The report had stated that NAICOM in a letter to registered insurance companies compelled the companies to make donations of not less than N10 million to the fight against Coronavirus.

NAICOM spokesman and Deputy Director, Mr. Rasaaq Salami expressed the Commission’s disappointment over the news, describing it as not only false and misleading, but mischievous.

He explained that the commission only called on insurance companies to join in providing support to government at all levels in the fight against Coronavirus in the country.

He said: “This report is not only false and misleading but mischievous. It is a deliberate attempt to embarrass the Commission.

“No insurance company is being compelled or forced to contribute to the COVID 19 fund. NAICOM only requested the support of insurance companies further to the agreement between her, the Nigeria Insurers Association (NIA) and the Nigerian Council for Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) for a coordinated effort towards making a consolidated contribution to the fund as an industry”. He noted.

He urged the public to disregard the report as false.

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