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Ghana to host
African Insurance Organization conference
Accra, Nov. 8, Ghanadot/GNA - The Ghana Insurers
Association (GIA) is to play host to the African Insurance
Organization (AIO) 2009 Life Conference in Accra.
The event which takes place at the La Palm Royal beach Hotel
from November 11 through the 14 is under the theme: "Gateway to
Africa".
A statement issued by the GIA on Sunday in Accra said the
conference would deliberate on topical issues affecting life
insurance in Africa.
It said that authorities in the business environment who would
be addressing the three-day conference include Mr Ken Ofori Atta,
Execuitve Chairman, Data Bank Financial services, Mr Leonard
Diop Frimpong, Chief Executive Officer of Metlife Insurance
Company and Professor Stephen Adei, immediate past rector of the
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration.
Other speakers from Nigeria, South Africa, Mauritius and
Zimbabwe will feature prominently at the conference.
Established in 1972 with its headquarters in Cameroon, the AIO
currently has member in more than 46 countries in Africa and
associate international members from five countries outside
Africa.
Its main objectives are the promotion of inter Africa
co-operation and development of a healthy insurance and
re-insurance industry in Africa.
The 2008 edition of the conference was held in Livingstone,
Zambia. Nigeria would host that of 2010.
GNA
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