The managing director/CEO, Crystal Trust Insurance Brokers Limited, Ekeoma Ezeibe, is set to become the next president of the Nigeria Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB), becoming the third female president of the council in its 63 years.
Ezeibe, a consummate insurance lawyer and distinguished insurance broker, will be sworn in this Friday in Victoria Island, Lagos.
Ezeibe, who had previously held responsible positions on the Council’s governing board, including vice president and deputy president, would bring her rich knowledge of insurance law, integrity, and solid social capital to bear in further consolidating the Council’s position in the front row of the professions in Nigeria.
She would also be cresting on her wide industry acceptance and contributions to all constituent arms, where she had been adding significant value in past years.
Born a princess, Ekeoma attended Holy Rosary Secondary School, Umuahia, Abia State, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel College, Emekuku, Owerri, Imo State, where she obtained her West African School Certificate. She then went on to the old Imo State University, now Abia State University, 43 years ago, where she studied Law.
She obtained her Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree 39 years ago and proceeded to the Nigerian Law School, Lagos, where she obtained her Barrister at Law (B.L) and was called to the Nigerian Bar 38 years ago. She obtained her Master of Laws (LL.M) degree from the University of Lagos.Ekeoma Ezeibe started her insurance career with the Legal Department of the Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation (Nigeria Re) during her National Youth Service Corps in 1987/1988. She was retained in Nigeria Re after her Youth Service under the distinguished Professor Joe Irukwu , SAN who made a lot of impact in her young life, whilst proof reading most of his published works in insurance. This marked the beginning of a blossoming career in insurance for her.
In 1991, she started working as Company Secretary/Legal Adviser and Head of the Claims Department in Liberty Assurance Company Limited before moving on to Industrial & General Insurance Company Limited in 1992 as its pioneer company secretary/legal adviser. She co-founded, with her husband, Crystal Trust Insurance Brokers Limited and became its managing director/CEO, a position she occupies to this day.
Ekeoma Ezeibe obtained her insurance professional qualifications: Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute (ACII) from the Chartered Insurance Institute, London with Distinctions in Claims Practice and Advances in Strategic Risk Management, Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (AIIN) and a Fellow, Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (FCIB).
Over the years, she has given more than 40 Pro Bono lectures on diverse topics in law, regulation, compliance and insurance on not just the platform of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) but also those of the Insurance Industry Consultative Council (IICC), Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN), College of Insurance & Financial Management (CIFM), Institute of Loss Adjusters of Nigeria (ILAN), African Insurance Brokers Association (AIBA), Africa Insurance Women Association (AIWA) and other non-industry platforms.
Ekeoma’s influence spans all professional bodies in the industry, namely the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN), the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA), and the Professional Insurance Ladies Association (PILA).
At the continental level and at the African Insurance Brokers’ Association (AIBA), she served as Secretary from 2022 to 2024, Treasurer from 2024 to 2025, and currently, its Vice Chairman, where she made history as the first female to occupy this position.
She was a member of the Constitution Drafting Committee that established the Africa Insurance Women Association (AIWA), of which she is a member, and equally conducted the passing of the resolution that legally set up the body, including having the privilege to swear in its first President, the unforgettable Lady Margaret Nkechi Moore, of blessed memory, on 31 May 2023 in Algiers, Algeria.
