Thomas named Commissioner of Insurance

Sunday Thomas has been appointed Commissioner for Insurance of the National Insurance Commission by President, Major General, Muhammadu Buhari.

Thomas replaces Mallam Mohammed Kari, who was appointed as Acting Commissioner for insurance/CEO of the National Insurance Commission in July 2019.

He has over three decades of experience in the industry as an operator and regulator. He was appointed Deputy Commissioner in charge of technical matters by President Buhari in April 2017.

He was formerly Director-General of the Nigerian Insurers Association in 2010.

A statement from the Federal Ministry of Finance by Yunusa Tanko Abdullahi, Special Adviser, Media and Communications to the Minister of Finance, also disclosed that President Buhari has also approved the appointments of two board members for Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation.

They are Mrs Ya’ana Talib Yaro as the Non-Executive Director representing the North East, and Mrs Diana O. Okonta as Non-Executive Director to fill the slot for the South-South.

The appointments take immediate effect.