Senate Passes Bill to Increase Minimum Capital for Insurance Companies in Nigeria

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The Nigerian Senate has approved a bill that significantly raises the minimum capital requirement for insurance companies operating in the country. The bill, sponsored by Senator Adetokunbo Abiru, increases the minimum capital from ₦2 billion to ₦10 billion, representing a 400% hike. It also elevates reinsurance requirements and adjusts non-life insurance minimums.

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It was sponsored by Adetokunbo Abiru , the chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions. “They do not resonate with the current dynamics and evolving needs of Nigeria’s insurance industry. All these legislations have surpassed the three-decade mark and the lack of issues that can adequately address contemporary challenges and support growth and innovation in this leading industry.

“Another objective is that it will ensure that the insurance sector contributes positively to the principal objectives of the financial system in order to make Nigeria Africa’s financial hub and one of the 20 largest economies in the world,” the senator said.Ondo South Senator Jimoh Ibrahim expressed concerns that the increment of insurance capital will lead to the extinction of insurance companies in the country.

With the passage, the bill will now be transmitted to the House of Representatives for concurrence. If the lower House concurs with the provisions, it will then be transmitted to the country’s president for assent. If not, both chambers will set up a committee to harmonise their positions before transmitting it to the president.

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