Membership
Join a 50-year legacy of leadership. We provide the platform, the community, and the professional resources to accelerate your journey to the boardroom and beyond.
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Professional Excellence
Join a 50-year legacy of leadership. We provide the platform, the community, and the professional resources to accelerate your journey to the boardroom and beyond.
Established in 1973, PILA Nigeria connects over 1,000+ influential women across the continent, fostering a breathtaking network of trust and professional growth.
Types of Membership
Members are categorized into two which are the full members and the
honorary members respectively.
Associate Members
Members that have passed all required professional examinations, but waiting to be inducted as an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria. Associate Members may participate in all activities of the Association except elections. No Associate member can vote or be voted for in the Association’s Elections
Full Members
Members by qualification that have paid necessary membership and subscription fees as determined by the General Meeting from time to time.
Senior Members
Professionals serving in an executive capacity at the level of Assistant General Manager and above, who hold professional qualifications in other disciplines but operate within the insurance industry. Membership of the Association shall cease upon their exit from the insurance industry.
Student Members
Females who are registered students or current members of the CIIN and/or the CIEM, and who are yet to be inducted as Associates of CIIN, as well as female students in higher institutions in Nigeria studying Insurance, Actuarial Science, Risk Management, or related disciplines, Student Members may participate in the Association’s learning and developmental activities, or such other activities as may be approved by the Executive from time to time, but shall not be eligible to vote or be voted for in the Association’s elections
Membership Qualifications
The primary qualifications for membership of the Associations are the feminine gender and the professional qualifications in insurance. These are: a) The Associateship of the Chartered Insurance Institute, London (ACII) or the Nigerian equivalent, the Associateship of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (AIIN); or b) The Fellowship of the London Institute (FCII).
Discipline / Suspension of Membership
PILA emphasizes discipline, with measures such as fines for code of conduct breaches and expulsion for dishonesty, including forgery, fraud, or professional misconduct.
- Membership of the Association shall be deemed to have been suspended if a member defaults in the payment of membership dues for three consecutive years provided that the Executive Council approves the suspension.
- The suspension of such member shall continue until the outstanding membership dues are paid.
Cessation / Loss of Membership
A member’s affiliation with the Association can end through two avenues: (a) By formally resigning their position; or (b) By being removed from the Association.
A person shall cease to be a member of the Association if she:
- voluntarily terminates her membership in writing,
- has been found guilty of professional misconduct by the CIIN and for the duration of the sanction so imposed,
- is no longer a member of the CIIN for whatever reason,
- has been declared insane or bankrupt by the appropriate authorities,
- has been found guilty by a tribunal or court of competent jurisdiction, whether in Nigeria or any other jurisdiction, of any serious criminal offence or any offence involving fraud or financial impropriety.
The Rights of a Member
The rights and duties of members to the Association can be implied from the express provision of the Constitution on membership related matters.
The following are both the expressed and implied rights of each member:
- The right to participate in all the programmes of the Association subject to meeting any stipulated term(s) and condition(s).
- The right to receive notice of meetings, attend and be heard at such gatherings;
- The right to seek elective posts subject to any stipulated term(s) and condition(s), vote and be voted for at the Annual General Meetings subject to the category of membership; and
- The right to receive annual reports and minutes of any meeting at which a member is eligible to participate.
- It is a rule of life to give and take, therefore every right accruing to a member has corresponding duties attached. Some of these shall be highlighted.
Duties of a Member
The following are the expressed and implied duties respectively of a member:
- Duty to abide by the Association’s code of conduct in her dealings with the Association.
- An implied duty to act, live and conduct her official duties professionally and private affairs in a responsible manner.
- To avoid any act that will bring the profession and/or the Association into disrepute or public ridicule.
- A duty to honor all financial obligations to the Association which includes but is not limited to the payment of annual subscription, levies, fees and so on.
The Association’s Code of Conduct
Every Association has moral guide known as Code of Conduct for its members, so does PILA. The Association has a five-item code which can be grouped into two as follows:
- Professionalism which demands that a member exhibits professionalism in the conduct of her affairs and duties.
- Decorum at meetings thereby prohibiting side talks or other forms of distraction at meetings.
- Comportment at meetings thereby forbidding members from the use of either indecent or abusive languages against each other at the Association’s meetings.
- Timely arrival at meetings as punctuality is the soul of business. Lateness at meetings without prior notice is frowned at thereby attracting appropriate sanctions.
- Regular attendance at meetings thereby disallowing absenteeism without prior notice because meetings do play a very important role in the affairs of Associations.
