Director
Mr. Fola Daniel is a veteran insurance practitioner and administrator per excellence. He has experience spanning over 40 years at the Managerial, Senior and Executive Management Level including 13 years as Managing Director of two frontline insurance institutions and 8 years as the Commissioner for Insurance/Chief Executive of the apex Nigerian insurance regulatory authority (NAICOM).
The Former Commissioner for Insurance studied in Nigeria and the United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute, London, Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria as well as Fellow of the British Institute of Management.
He started his insurance career in Great Nigeria Insurance Co. Ltd in 1978, rising to the position of Northern Area Manager, Kano. In 1989, he joined Globe Reinsurance Plc as Underwriting Manager and rose to the position of Assistant General Manager (Technical) from where he was appointed by the Federal Government as Executive Director (Operations) of Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation, June 1994, and later appointed the Managing Director/CEO of the Corporation in November, 1994, and held the position for 10 years.
He returned to Globe Reinsurance Plc as Managing Director/CEO in August, 2004, a position he occupied till 2007 when he was appointed by the Federal Government of Nigeria as Commissioner for Insurance/Chief Executive. He left office end of July,2015 after successfully completing the maximum statutory two terms of eight years.
In 2016, he worked with other Promoters to establish FBS Reinsurance Limited and became the pioneer CEO upon it’s licensing by NAICOM in November, 2020.
Notable Highlights as Commissioner for Insurance:
- The establishment of Financial Inclusion programs of action, AML/CFT and Oil & Gas Insurance Guidelines.
- First financial services regulatory authority in Nigeria to transit from NGAAP to IFRS.
- Inception of the first Code of Corporate Governance for the Nigeria Insurance Industry.
- Highest growth rate of 35% in the history of Nigeria insurance industry sector, for the period 2007-2010.
- Visiting lecturer and a Member of the Governing Board of the West African Insurance Institute, Banjul, the Gambia,
Membership of the following highbrow boards:
- Islamic Financial Stability Board (IFSB), Malaysia representing Nigeria.
- Africa Reinsurance Corporation
- Nigeria Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC)
- Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB)
- Pension Commission (PENCOM)
- Economic & Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)