Buhari Appoints New Commissioner Of Insurance

President Muhammadu Buhari has
appointed Alhaji Mohammed Kari as the
Commissioner for Insurance and Chief
Executive of the National Insurance
Commission.

Alhaji Mohammed Kari’s appointment
which is for a term of four years in the
first instance, takes effect from Friday,
July 31, 2015.

The new Commissioner for Insurance
started his career with Royal Exchange
Assurance in 1979. He later worked with
Yankari Insurance Company until 1989,
when he was appointed Executive
Director in Niger Insurance Plc.

In January 1992, he was appointed
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer
of Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation, a
position he held until March 1993 when
he was appointed Managing Director of
NICON Insurance Corporation. He served
in that capacity until January 2000 when
he resigned.

He returned to insurance management in
2007 as the Managing Director/Chief
Executive of Unity Kapital Assurance Plc,
were he served for four years.

A Chartered Insurer and Professional IT
Consultant, Alhaji Mohammed Kari was
until his new appointment, the Deputy
Commissioner (Technical) in the National
Insurance Commission.

President Buhari has also renewed the
appointment of Mr. Joshua Okpo as the
Rector of the Maritime Academy, Oron for
a second and final term of four years.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
July 31, 2015