2014 Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Tertiary Institutions Essay Competition

Consolidated Hallmark Insurance (CHI) Plc is a General Business and Special Risks Insurance underwriting firm fully capitalized in line with statutory requirements of the industry regulatory body - the National Insurance Commission.

Tertiary Institutions Essay Competition 2014

Consolidated Hallmark Insurance, in line with its Corporate Social Responsibility policy of encouraging research especially in the study of insurance at tertiary level, hereby invites entries for the 2014 Edition of the company's Annual Essay Competition. The competition which commenced in 2011 is currently in its 4th Year.

Essay Topic
Impact of Micro Insurance on the Socio-Economic Development of Nigeria.

Eligibility

• Students from 300L/HND1 and above, of Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria studying Insurance.
• Length of Essay About 1000 words
• Assessment Process The assessment shall be in two levels. First level shall be the students' departmental assessment panel to be constituted by the HODs which shall forward the best three entries to the company
• Second level of assessment shall be by an independent panel of distinguished insurance practitioners to be constituted by the company, who shall grade the best entries received from the various Institutions.

Criteria:

• Essay must be original works of the student, with clearly acknowledged references.
• Must be type-written in double line spacing.
• The students would be judged on content, organization and mechanical accuracy.
• The decision of the judges is final.

Prize

• 1ST Prize - N250,000 and automatic employment in the company
• 2ND Prize - N 150,000
• 3RD Prize - N100,000

Award Ceremony

• The Top Three Finalists shall be announced at an Awards Ceremony to be graced by Parents/Guardians of winners and a representative of their institutions who shall be sponsored to attend.
• The event will be publicised in the print media.

Application Closing Date
5th November, 2014.

Method of Application
Essay should be submitted to the Head of Insurance department of the student. The respective HODs or their representative shall forward the best three entries from their Institutions in PDF format, with contact details of the students (including phone numbers) to: [email protected] while hard copies should be posted to:

The Chairman
Awards committee
Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Plc,
266 Ikorodu Road,
Obanikoro,
Lagos.