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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Charles Owiredu said the government was delighted with the celebration of the day of the Ecowas Brown Card.
He also congratulated the Ghana Ecowas Brown Card Insurance System for celebrating the day when Ghana intends to host the secretariat of the Free Trade Agreement for the United States. African continent (AFCFTA) in Accra.
The Deputy Minister made the statement when he delivered an opening address on behalf of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchway at the Ecowas Brown Card Day celebration. held at the M-Plaza Hotel in Accra on Wednesday, May 29, 2019.
"Let me take this opportunity to congratulate the National Insurance System Office of Brown Card Ecowas Brown National Office of Ghana under the able leadership of Mr. Patrick Agyekum for the organization of this very event. important. The theme of the occasion: "The ECOWAS brown card insurance scheme: a catalyst for trade facilitation and regional integration" could not have been more appropriate at this relevant time, especially when our country, Ghana, is seriously considering hosting the Secretariat. of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement in Accra ", Hon. Owiredu hinted.
In his welcome address, Mr. Victor Obeng-Adiyiah, chairman of the Board of Directors of Ghana's Insurance Board of the Brown Card Ecowas, explained that the Executive Committee of the system of Brown card insurance of ECOWAS had declared on May 29 of each year: "Brown Card" to be celebrated in each Member State.
The protocol relating to the insurance regime for the brown map of ECOWAS was signed on 29 May 1982 in Cotonou (Benin) by the ECOWAS Heads of State.
The program's president, Emmanuel Baba Mahama, a seasoned insurer, said many Ecowas protocols had been signed, but their implementation was insufficient.
He called for collective efforts to make the Ecowas brown card insurance plan a great success, as one of the main goals of his establishment is to rescue the victims of accidents. the cross-border road caused by motorists from Ecowas member states.
The Secretary General of the Council of Offices of the ECOWAS Brown Card Insurance Scheme in Togo, Mr. Winfred Dodzih, for his part explained the impact of the Regime on the lives of victims of violence. road accidents in our subregion as well as in economic terms. the development of Member States such as Ghana can not be overemphasized.
He called on stakeholders to use the brown card celebration as a good platform for education and awareness of the importance of the brown card insurance scheme Ecowas for the public of the motorists in the sub-region.
The Insurance Judge, Judge Yaw Ofori, said that until the establishment of the insurance scheme of the brown card Ecowas, motorists crossing their national borders had to ask their local companies to do business. Automobile insurance an extension of the geographical coverage of their auto insurance policies to include the country visited. This problem was further aggravated by the cumbersome means used to process and process claims because of the lack of harmonization of claims procedures and requirements between countries. The insurance scheme of the Ecowas brown card has therefore been established in accordance with the protocol on the free movement of persons, goods and services between the national borders of the Member States of Ecowas.
Ms. Aretha Duku, President of the Ghana Underwriters Association (GIA), said the GIA and the Ghana National Office had close collaborations and partnerships over the years and recalled that they were operating as a single entity until the separation in 2009. She badured that the two would continue to work together to quickly achieve a common goal of settlement of legitimate automobile claims, which is the hallmark of any good insurance policy. insurance.
Fraternal messages were delivered by the Borderless Alliance National President – Ziad Hamoui, Secretary General / Director General of the West African Insurance Companies Association (WAICA) – Mr. William Coker, Executive Director of the Ghana Shippers Authority – by Ms. Benonita Bismarck and other stakeholders.
Mr. Patrick K. Agyekum, CEO / General Secretary of the Ghana Ecowas brown card insurance scheme, presented a sample of the insurance coverage of the Ecowas brown card and explained its features. at the rally. Mr. Agyekum took the opportunity to launch the website of the Ghana Insurance Board of the Ecowas Brown Card.
Seated (from the right): The President of the Council, Mr. Victor Obeng-Adiyiah, the Hon. Charles Owiredu, Emmanuel Baba Mahama, Judge Ofori and Winfred Dodzih. With them, some of the dignitaries of the insurance industry
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