By National Pension Commission At the one-day Seminar organised by the Office of Head of Service of the Federation for Permanent Secretaries and Director General of Government Agencies 23-Jul-09 1
Jan 17, 2016
By
National Pension CommissionAt the one-day Seminar organised by the Office of Head of Service of the
Federation for Permanent Secretaries and Director General of Government Agencies
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Statutory Requirement Features of life insurance policy Implementation efforts Role of Supervisory Authorities or Agencies Role and Responsibilities of MDAs Conclusion
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Section 9 (3) of Pension Reform Act 2004 makes Life Insurance policy compulsory for every employee
To be purchased by the employer on behalf of and for the benefit of employee
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To cover a minimum of three (3) times the Annual Total Emolument (ATE) of employees◦ ATE is defined as basic and all allowances i.e.
gross emolument
To cover death in service and support beneficiaries of the deceased employee◦ “Death” includes missing persons as provided in
Section 6 of PRA 2004
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Efforts are in progress for policy to cover employee disability while in service
To be renewed after every twelve (12) calendar months
To be provided by an eligible licensed Insurance company
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PenCom and National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) jointly issued the Guidelines for Life Insurance Policy for Employees in June 2006
Guidelines stipulate modalities for implementation of the scheme
Policy is deemed to have commenced on 1 July, 2004 with the commencement of the Act
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Effective take-off in the public sector was delayed due to◦Consolidation in the insurance industry◦Need for implementation
framework/structure
Actual take – off was January 2008
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PenCom processed 1,650 death cases with life insurance proceeds worth N2,554,347,190.70◦ 232 cases with RSAs already credited with
N396,609,134.37 life insurance proceeds◦ 513 cases with RSAs (N990.79million) yet to be paid◦ 905 deceased cases without RSAs (N1,166.95million)
awaiting the opening of Death Benefit Accounts (DBAs) by beneficiaries to facilitate payment
690 cases were not processed due to incomplete documentation, thus forwarded to OHOSF
PenCom ceased to process such cases effective 1 January 2009 while OHOSF took over the processing/coordination
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Separate Life Insurance policy arrangement required for◦ Core Civil Service under the OHOSF◦ Political appointees under the Secretary to the
Government of the Federation◦ The Armed Forces, Police, Paramilitary under their
respective Supervising Agencies◦ Treasury Funded Agencies ◦ Self Funded Agencies
Funding of the scheme in the public sector had been grossly inadequate as Police and Armed Forces are yet to be funded
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Agencies are required to send certificate of compliance annually to PenCom
Private Sector compliance has been on the increase/deepening
Evidence of compliance being submitted to PenCom
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Appointment of Insurance Company Confirm eligibility of insurance companies from
NAICOM & PenCom
Appoint insurance companies and/or brokers or consortium of insurance companies/brokers
Appoint lead underwriter/broker as main liaison parties/for ease of coordination where necessary
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Compile employee details from MDAs (names, Grade Level/Steps, Annual Total Emolument, PFAs, PIN Nos e.t.c)
Present employee details & insurable benefits (cover) to underwriter(s)
Invite underwriters to quote for premium and agree premium amounts with underwriters
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Make budgetary provisions for annual premium and arrears of claims before take-off of scheme
Facilitate payment of premium to underwriters
Obtain Insurance certificate from underwriter(s)
Forward copies of Life Insurance certificate to employees’ PFAs and PenCom
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Facilitate Payment of life insurance proceeds
Notify underwriters of death of any employee/missing staff
Provide deceased employees’ PIN, PFA & other details to Insurance companies for remittance of insurance proceeds
Request underwriters to pay the proceeds into RSAs
It is an offence to pay directly to Next of Kin/beneficiaries
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To liaise with units of the MDA to collate employee related information for brokers/insurance companies
To liaise with brokers/insurance companies on policy renewal, claims processing and other matters
To liaise with BOF for payments of premium
To liaise with PenCom/PFAs of employees on cases of death/missing persons e. t .c
To advise NOK/beneficiaries of deceased/missing employees on documentations/processes
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Pension Desk Officer (PDO) to liaise with Next of Kin of deceased /missing employees and obtain applicable documents for PFAs and/ Supervisory Authority or Agency◦ Medical Certificate of Death/Cause of Death;◦ Certificate of Registration of Death (if
available);◦ Police Report (if death is by accident);◦ Letter of Administration or Will admitted to
Probate;
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◦ Declaration of Wish/Evidence of Nomination of NOK by deceased staff
◦ Police report (that a person has been missing over 12 months)
◦ Employer’s confirmation of employee’s disappearance (for missing person)
◦ To identify NOKs of deceased/missing employees
◦ PFAs & PIN Nos e.t.c PDO to report and submit the documents
to the Supervisory Authority or Agency
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FGN is the largest single employer of labour
The success of the life insurance policy is critical to the continued success of the Pension Reform
Need for compliance to ensure a successful implementation in the Public Sector
PenCom is always available to provide the necessary assistance
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National Pension CommissionPlot 174, Adetokunbo Ademola
Crescent,Wuse II, Abuja
09 – 4138736 – [email protected]
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