Friday, February 03, 2012

BRUNEI - TAKAFUL - Two Takaful products launched

www.bt.com.bn - TWO Takaful (Islamic insurance) products were launched yesterday by Takaful Brunei Keluarga Sdn Bhd as part of its ongoing commitment to encourage savings culture among Bruneians.

At its headquarters Takaful Brunei Darussalam Sdn Bhd in the capital yesterday, the subsidiary introduced the two new products; the Takaful Nur Savings and the Takaful Employee Package. (source)


Hjh Mahana Hj Ajak, the Deputy General Manager of Takaful Brunei Keluarga, said that the syariah-compliant products are geared for all saving-concious customers in the Sultanate.

"These two products provide protection and financial benefits in order to ease any financial burden sustained by the participants," she said in an interview with The Brunei Times yesterday.

The Takaful Nur Savings scheme is a short-term savings plan that ensures the protection of the participant and their investments.

According to Hjh Mahana, the scheme was designed to fulfill His Majesty The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam's vision to encourage a savings culture among Bruneians.

With a minimum saving period of one year and a maximum of five years, Takaful Nur Savings provides 24 hours worldwide coverage protection against death and/or total permanent disability worth $10,000.

"This scheme is highly suitable for every individuals' financial needs from education costs to retirement savings," she said.

In addition, the applicant may opt for additional coverage for personal accidents and/or critical illnesses, such as Alzheimer's Disease, Aorta Graft Surgery, Blindness, Cancer and etc, worth $50,000 and $15,000 respectively.

The Takaful Employee Package scheme, on the other hand, focuses on employee benefits, solutions and provides comprehensive Takaful protection on death and/or total permanent disability.

The basic coverage also covers the expenses incurred by the employer such as medical expenses and repatriation expenses worth $3,000 and $8,000 respectively.

Also included is the provision of Common Law coverage as well as 24 hours worldwide protection.

HJh Mahana said that the Takaful Employee Package fulfills the Workmen's Compensation Act (Revised Edition 1984).

The products were launched by the Minister of Home Affairs, Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Badaruddin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Othman.

Takaful Brunei Keluarga will be participating at various events and roadshows to promote their products as part of its marketing campaign.

"We have been promoting these new products to members of the public through roadshows and talks since we first introduced them last September. We want to emphasise further the importance of savings by incorporating emotional elements in our marketing and advertising strategy," said Hjh Mahana.

The first screening of the TV commercials of respective products were also held following the launch.

"These are our first products for the new year, and there will be more products from us in the future. We're really excited with our plans for the year following our recent successful merger," she said.

Also present at the ceremony was the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Dewa Major General (Rtd) Dato Seri Pahlawan Hj Mohammad Hj Daud, the Board of Directors and members of the Syariah Advisory Body, as well as officers and staffs of Syarikat Takaful Brunei Darussalam Sdn Bhd and its subsidiaries.The Brunei Times

Source:  http://www.bt.com.bn/business-national/2012/02/03/two-takaful-products-launched - Feb 3, 2012

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