{
  "id": 6085575,
  "title": "NIA Inaugurates Agricultural Insurance and Reinsurance Technical Committees",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/nia-inaugurates-agricultural-insurance-and-reinsurance-technical",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T01:57:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/09/07/nia-inaugurates-agricultural-insurance-and-reinsurance-technical-committees/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) recently held an inauguration ceremony to establish two new Technical Committees aimed at enhancing the industry's technical expertise, promoting best practices, and building capacity in specialized areas of insurance. These committees bring the total number of NIA's committees to 16. Mrs. Bola Odukale, the Director-General of the NIA, emphasized the importance of these technical committees as a platform for advancing the industry and addressing emerging issues. The Agricultural Insurance Technical Committee will focus on promoting best practices in agricultural insurance and strengthening members' capabilities in underwriting and claims management for this business segment. Meanwhile, the Reinsurance Technical Committee will concentrate on reinsurance matters and practices, while enhancing member companies' capacity in reinsurance underwriting and claims management. During the inauguration, committee members were briefed on their roles, responsibilities, and expected contributions to industry growth, followed by elections to determine the leadership structures of both committees.",
  "summary": "Ebere Nwoji The Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA), has inaugurated two new Technical Committees; the Agricultural Insurance Technical Committee and the Reinsurance Technical Committee, as part of efforts to strengthen technical",
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}