KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Bernama) — For the very first time, the blind or visually-impaired can purchase personal accident insurance policy with premiums ranging from as low as RM12.15, to RM56.30.
The Wise Help Insurance Package for that Blind was released Friday by Axa Affin Common Insurance policy Berhad, in collaboration with the Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB).
The package deal offers a choice of 3 premiums of RM12.15, RM24.thirty and RM56.thirty, with long term disablement or death insurance of RM10,000, RM20,000 and RM50,000, accordingly.
MAB acting president Datuk S. Kulasegaran mentioned this was the first individual car accident insurance for that blind, with no discriminative additional premium.
“Smart Aid covers long term disablement, accidental medical expenditures and funeral expenses,” he mentioned.
He mentioned using the safety, the blind could move around with greater self-assurance.
“In the exact same way as the sighted, the blind are just as exposed to risks every day or a lot more so…the blind are no various from your rest of society,” he mentioned.
Social Welfare Department deputy director-general (Planning) Lai Poh Guat, who was also present at the launch, welcomed the initiative, saying it would assist the blind be a lot more independent and feel a lot more secure.
Posted on Friday, 21 May 2010
