AN APPRAISAL OF THE NIGERIAN INSURANCE COMPANIES APPROACH TO CLAIM SETTLEMENT

ABSTRACT
The objective of this research work is to look into the performance of the Nigerian insurance industry viz a viz the procedure and approach to claim settlement. Individuals hold diverse opinion about this industry and the general impression is that the insurance industry has failed to win the confidence of the insuring public. Often times, people make remark such as "unwilling to settle claim but always willing to collect premium and use its small prints in the policy to decline its liability". It is the belief about the industry is allowed to continue and not corrected that the industry will totally collapse and the after effect will be over bearing on the economy. When we consider the importance of insurance in the economic development of any nation, it is therefore the intention of the researcher to find out if this allegation is true or otherwise, proffer solution and make recommendation that will help to solve these problems.