ETIQA SUPPORTS HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL IN SINGAPORE WITH FREE COVID-19 BENEFIT

SINGAPORE, Aug 6  – Etiqa Insurance Singapore is offering a complimentary three-month Special COVID-19 Benefit of up to S$52,000 in case of diagnosis of the coronavirus and Personal Accident cover to all staff working in the local healthcare sector. 

"Healthcare staff and support workers face a higher risk as they stay at the forefront to help others at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

“With this Special COVID-19 Benefit with Personal Accident cover, we hope to reduce any anxiety or mental stress that our healthcare personnel or their families may feel as our nation continues in our fight against the coronavirus," said its interim chief executive officer Yip Kim Chee in a statement here.

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According to Etiqa Insurance Singapore, with more activities resumed in Phase Two, the republic faces the risk of a second COVID-19 wave.

Besides the Financial Assistance Benefit, the complimentary Personal Accident cover offers S$50,000 in case of accidental death and permanent disability and a cash payout of S$100 per day of hospitalisation, up to 10 days in Singapore.

Interested healthcare personnel can easily apply for the Special COVID-19 Benefit with Personal Accident cover at Etiqa Singapore's website or via the Lions of Healthcare initiative. 

Etiqa Singapore is owned by Maybank Ageas Holdings Bhd, a joint venture company that combines local market knowledge with international insurance expertise.

The company is 69 per cent owned by Maybank, the fourth largest banking group in Southeast Asia and 31 per cent by Ageas, an international insurance group with footprints across 16 countries.

-- BERNAMA