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Tears as Enechi's widow sings

By JACOB AJOM

It was supposed to be a solemn occasion; a time to reflect on the sweet memory of one of the most flamboyant sports journalists of his time who was felled by the cold hands of death at his prime. Yet Emeka Enechi who passed on in August 2010 achieved a personality that dwarfed most of his forerunners’.

He rose to become a young sports editor while working with Thisday Newspapers. As a young adventurous reporter, Enechi left Thisday to become one of the founding directors of Sportsday, a sports daily based in Lagos. Until his unfortunate death about two weeks after a minor auto crash, Enechi was the director of marketing with the publishing company.

He left behind a young wife, Uju and two little daughters. This prompted the late Emeka’s friends and professional colleagues to set up what is today known as the Emeka Enechi Trust Fund, run by the Emeka Enechi Foundation.

Exactly one year after. The foundation organised the First Emeka Enechi Memorial Lecture with the theme: Beyond Sports Journalism.

The lecture which had a former sports writer, Davies Iyasere who is now head of Corporate Communications, Nigeria Insurers Association and Olumide Onitan of First Securities Trusties Limited as resource persons was chaired by veteran journalist and chairman of the Editorial Board, Vanguard Newspapers, Ikeddy Isiguzo.

Predictably, Iyasere handled the first session which delved on the necessity of insurance in the life of a career professional who at some point in his life, will bow out of his normal routine and go into retirement. Aside peaceful retirement, even while in active service, the unexpected – death – could intervene and terminate one’s life. There could also be injury that could cause partial or permanent disability.

As he rose from his chair to speak, he started by asking a question. “How many of you hold life insurance policies?” It was intriguing to find a solitary finger raised in the far corner of the hall – predominantly made up of sports writers.

Workmens Auto Insurance Overview - Speed Racer

Was founded in 1949 and is owned by the Shammas family, which also has auto dealerships and real estate holdings in the Los Angeles area. The company specializes in private passenger automobile coverage for higher risk drivers. Both auto liability and physical damage coverage’s are offered. The majority of policies are issued at the state minimum coverage amounts. A small amount of homeowner’s insurance, condo owner’s and renter’s insurance is also written in California. The company is licensed in 23 states, but is active in 11. About 38% of Workmen’s business in 2005 came from California, 24% from Florida and most of the remaining premiums are from Arkansas, Nebraska, Washington and Oregon.

company also provides a special product called private passenger automobile insurance. This product is designed for drivers with unique driving records, while also insuring drivers with good driving history, typically at the state required minimum liability limits. This product accommodates: SR22 filings, DUI’S are acceptable, multiple driving violation points and multiple accidents. There’s also CHOICE automobile insurance which this product is designed for drivers that have prior insurance and want higher liability limits with additional benefits. This product includes features such as: new automobile replacement cost coverage, 24 hour emergency roadside assistance, rental reimbursement and special equipment coverage.

There are also some critics against the company, some of the customers think that the service is poor compared to the price, also there’s charges penalty 10% of the policy for canceling early, though it states otherwise on the policy. Few people think that Workmens had a shady business practices including horrible billing. Some even thought that the company just make up numbers and add charges and can’t explain why when you call them.

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