An Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute of London (www.cii.co.uk) since 1985, a pioneer student of the College of Insurance and Risk Management, West Africa Insurance Institute, Monrovia, Liberia (www.waii.org), where he obtained a Diploma with Distinction in Insurance and Risk Management in 1980. He is also an Associate of the Institute of Loss Adjusters of Nigeria-ILAN (www.nigeriailan.org) and Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria-CIIN (www.ciinigeria.com). He is also a Fellow of the International Federation of Adjusting Associations-IFAA (www.adjustersworldwide.org)

He has accumulated over 25 years of practical experience in the Insurance Industry, having exposures in all areas of Insurance Underwriting, Claims, Reinsurance, Survey and Risk Management. The experience were acquired by working with the major Underwriters in Nigeria and with training courses (including SwissRe and MunichRe), seminars, and educational conferences all over the world.

Mr. Sammy A. I. Sotomi has been very active in Nigeria Insurance Industry and at the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) through his participation at many levels of the Institute's such as the Chief Examiner in Marine & Aviation Insurance.

He had presented many lectures and papers at Seminars and written many articles such as Fraud and Loss Prevention in Marine Insurance. Cargo Loss Prevention Programmes, Technical Aspects of Property Insurance Underwriting and many lectures on Marine Cargo & Hull (Underwriting, Claims and Adjustments).   He was also an active member of the Marine Offices Committee under the auspices of the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA), in the 80s’.   

He is also a regular lecturer at both the NICON INSURANCE PLC.; NIGERIA INSURERS ASSOCIATION (NIA) and most of the leading Insurance Training Schools in Nigeria. He also lectures annually on Marine Hull (Underwriting, Claims and Adjustments) at the annual Marine Insurance Course organised by GLOBE REINSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED for Senior Managers from all over Africa.

He is an active Associate Member of the Institute of Loss Adjusters of Nigeria-ILAN (www.nigeriailan.org), who was at one time the Secretary to both the Examination Committee and the Legal/Constitution Committee and now the current President and Chairman of the Governing Council/Board of ILAN.
Mr Sammy Sotomi is also a member of the International Institute of Loss Adjusters Inc. – IILA (www.iila.com) of USA.

He had also represented the Insurance Industry as a lecturer in the Anti-fraud Training School for Senior Police, Customs and Immigration Officers on Insurance and Fraud relating to Insurance, a part-time lecturer of Insurance at Lagos State Polytechnic, and an Associate Member of the Faculty of Risk Management (FARIM).

Sammy A. I. Sotomi is the Executive Chairman/Chief Executive Officer: and specialist in Marine and Aviation Insurance (i.e. Marine Hull and Machinery Inspections, Surveys, Valuations and Adjusting).  Apart from the above areas of specialization, he is a seasoned Loss Adjuster in all classes of general insurance business with over fifteen (15) years of practical experience.

Sammy A.I. Sotomi

Sammy A. I. SOTOMI is married with children, has traveled widely around the world and plays squash.  He belongs to many Insurance and Non-Insurance Organisations including Sport and Social Clubs in Nigeria.  He also likes meeting people, swimming, reading novels, and writing.