Royal Exchange General Insurance appoints Agili as CEO

The Board of Directors of Royal Exchange Plc, has announced the appointment of Mr. Benjamin Agili as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of Royal Exchange General Insurance Company (REGIC), following the confirmation of his appointment by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM). Announcing the appointment recently, the chairman, Board of Directors, Royal Exchange Plc, Mr. […]

The Board of Directors of Royal Exchange Plc, has announced the appointment of Mr. Benjamin Agili as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of Royal Exchange General Insurance Company (REGIC), following the confirmation of his appointment by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM).
Announcing the appointment recently, the chairman, Board of Directors, Royal Exchange Plc, Mr. Kenneth E. Odogwu, said Mr. Agili, with his extensive experience and knowledge of the insurance industry, would seek to drive the continuous growth and profitability of Royal Exchange General and make the company a market leader in general insurance business in Nigeria. 
Mr. Agili holds a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Building Technology from Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA, Financial Management) from Lagos State University, Ojo.
Following the completion of his mandatory youth service programme, he worked briefly as a project manager with Savannah Enterprises Limited before he joined the insurance industry as a superintendent with UNIC Insurance Plc. He was appointed the Area Manager, Eastern Operations in 2000.
Mr. Agili joined Royal Exchange Assurance Nigeria Plc, (as it was then known) in 2003 as AGM Eastern Operations and was later elevated to Regional Director, East in 2007. He then left Royal Exchange to join Insurance PHB as General Manager, Branch Marketing in 2008 and rejoined the company in 2010, following a stint as the managing director of an insurance services firm.
At Royal Exchange General Insurance Company (REGIC), Mr. Agili was appointed Deputy General Manager/Head, Business Development with direct responsibility for generating new business for the company, nationwide, before he was appointed the Director, Southern Directorate and later, Director, Lagos & Western Directorate in January, 2015.
He has garnered over 25 years of insurance experience cutting across vital areas of insurance practice such as underwriting, claims, risk management, marketing and branch operations.
Agili, is well exposed and trained, having attended several courses, seminars and workshops within and outside Nigeria. He is an alumnus of the famous Swiss – Re Insurance Training Centre, Zurich, Switzerland. He is a Fellow, Chartered Insurance Institute of London (FCII), and the Insurance Institute of Nigeria (FIIN).