Linkage Assurance appoints new MD

Linkage Assurance Plc, has announced to its shareholders and the general public the appointment of a new Managing Director/ CEO in the person of Dr Pius Apere.
The insurance firm said Dr. Apere’s appointment has been confirmed by National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and is effective from Friday 3 February, 2017.
Apere holds a B.Sc from the University of Lagos, M.Sc and PhD in Actuarial Science from CASS Business School, City University in London.
He is a Fellow of Institute of Insurance, London and Fellow Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria.
He worked at Ajibola Ogunshola & Co (Actuarial & Financial Consultants) in Nigeria from 1986-1989.
He was the Life Manager at Unity Life & Insurance Company in Nigeria from 1989-1991. He was Consulting Partner at Chike Oyeka & Co (Actuarial Consultants) Nigeria from 1991-1992 and worked as the Head of Life Insurance Department at Cornerstone Insurance Company in Nigeria in 1992.
He worked as an Actuarial analyst for Lloyds Banking Group (HBOs), in Bristol, United Kingdom from 2008-2010 and with Ernst & Young in London from 2010-2011. In 2011 he assumed position of Managing Director of Achor Actuarial Services Limited in London before joining Linkage Assurance Plc as Deputy Managing Director.
A self-motivated and ambitious professional with experience in life insurance, general insurance, pensions, actuarial consultancy, knowledge in life office pricing, asset-liability modelling and computer skills, Apere has published a number of articles and journals.