The insurance firm, had, in October, renewed the Group
Personal Accident Insurance cover worth N24 million Sum Assured given for free
to insurance journalists in the country.
The said member was crossing the road when a motorcycle
riding against traffic hit her from behind which led to her being hospitalised.
However, covered under the free group personal accident
cover issued to NAIPCO, CHI stepped in to pay the hospital bills of the member
while the victim has been discharged from the hospital and she now in good
health.
This gesture,
according to the company, is part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
project, to ensure that journalists who are exposed to danger and hazard in the
discharge of their civic duties are adequately protected.
Reacting to this development, the group managing
director/CEO, CHI, Mr. Eddie Efekoha, said, this gesture is to show the kind of
values and respect his insurance firm has for journalism, believing,
journalists, who are the shaper of the society, and by extension, the insurance
industry, must be protected.
Journalism, he said, is a risky profession, hence, the need
to adequately provide insurance for those covering the insurance industry.
Applauding the initiative, the chairman, National
Association of Insurance and Pension Correspondents(NAIPCO), Mr. Chuks Udo
Okonta, thanked the insurance firm on the claims it paid, stating that, this is
a testimony that insurance works and that insurers are actually paying genuine
claims.
He applauded the insurer for its prompt response to the
claim request, pointing out that, the company was cooperative through out the
claim processing.
Okonta also noted that similar claim was paid to a member
who was involved in an accident in the past.
The Group Personal Accident Insurance covers death,
permanent disability and medical expenses.
The policy, now in its 10th years, has been running since
2012, and is renewed annually by the company. The cover, was renewed on the 1st
of October, 2021 and it is due to expire on 30th of September, 2022.
The policy cover all members of the National Association of
Insurance and Pension Correspondents(NAIPCO) across the country while the
company has promised to continue to renew the coverage for the journalists
every year.
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