The Board is Chaired by Dr. Fatai Kayode Lawal; Dr. Fatai Kayode Lawal holds B.Sc. (Hons) Insurance and MBA from the University of Lagos, He earned a Doctor in Management with specialization in Organizational Leadership from the University of Phoenix in 2015.  Dr. Lawal qualified as an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute, London in 1984 and Fellow in 1990. He is also a Fellow of Insurance Institute of Nigeria, Fellow of Institute of Directors of Nigeria, Member Nigerian Institute of Management and Member, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria. He is an alumnus of the prestigious Lagos Business School (CEP 13).

With over thirty years post qualification experience spanning across Insurance Broking, Direct Insurance, and Reinsurance, Dr. Lawal worked for Glanvill Enthoven and Continental Reinsurance, before assuming the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer’s  position of Universe Reinsurance Company Limited from 1999 to 2007. He is presently the Managing Director/CEO of Sterling Assurance Nigeria Limited, which is a product of a successful merger of Universe Re, Sterling Assurance and Newline Insurance, from 2007 to date.