Ben Ujaotuonu, Universal Insurance MD, Bags Honorary Doctorate Degree
Dr Ben Ujoatuonu, MD/CEO, Universal Insurance
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Universal Insurance Plc., Dr Ben Ujoatuonu, has been conferred with an Honorary Doctorate Degree (D. Sc. Hons) in General Risk Management & Corporate Governance by the European-American University.
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Mr. Benedict U. Ujoatuonu is a seasoned Insurance and Risk Management practitioner. He is a HND graduate of Insurance from the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT) Enugu and a holder of a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Calabar.
He is an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (ACIIN), Institute of Certified Cost Management (ACCM) and Fellow – Chartered Institute of Public Diplomacy & Management (CIPDM).
He started his Insurance career with Regency Insurance Co Ltd as one of the key underwriting staff, from where he joined Kapital Insurance Co Ltd. He headed the Technical department of Coral International Insurance Co Ltd and later moved to Global Commerce and General Assurance Ltd as Group Head, Technical and later rose to the position of Deputy General Manager (Technical Operations). After the recent consolidation in the insurance industry, he joined Crown Insurance Brokers Limited and Nobel and Lesley Consulting Limited as The Group General Manager from where he joined Universal Insurance Plc as Head Technical Operations and later Managing Director/CEO.
He has been involved in preparing students for the insurance professional examinations organized by the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN). He is also involved in training and facilitation. He is the author of a life-changing book titled “Success Secrets of the Rich now Exposed” and is a recipient of the awards of the Education Developer of the year 2015 by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and West African Students Union (WASU) and award of The Distinguished Fellowship of PEFON (DFPEFON) (Professional Excellence Foundation of Nigeria).
Ben has attended many local and international courses on insurance and management. He is happily married with children
