প্রকাশ: 01/03/2022
Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina today said the insurance sector would have to be brought under a
complete automation and digitized system to render hassle free services and
thus encourage the people about insurance.
"Now, we have made our country digitized ---I Think,
the insurance sector must be brought under a full automation and digital
system," she said.
She was addressing a function as the chief guest marking the
observance of the "National Insurance Day" at the Bangabandhu
International Conference Centre (BICC) here, joining virtually from her
official Ganabhaban residence in the city.
The finance ministry and the Insurance Development and
Regulatory Authority (IDRA) jointly organised the function.
The day is being observed with the theme "Bimay
Surokkito Thakle Agiye Jabo Sobai Mile" (If protected with insurance, we
will advance together".
The prime minister said that the masses would be encouraged
to take up insurance policies if the process of depositing the premium
alongside collecting the insurance claim can be made easier using the
technology.
She asked all concerned particularly the public and private
insurance companies to take effective measures to create awareness among the
people about doing insurance policy using the modern technologies.
"You have to make people understand what benefits they
will get if they have insurance policies or what losses they will face in case
of not doing the policies," she added.
The premier asked the insurance companies to take proper
measures as confidence of the people in insurance would increase through
rendering better services giving topmost priority to the clients.
Describing insurance as an amanat (deposit) of the people,
she directed the insurance businessmen to handover the insurance claim and
other benefits to the clients on time.
She continued: "A system has to be developed as the
clients can get their insurance claim in due time without any hassle."
The prime minister instructed the insurance companies to be
more alert about false claims of insurance referring to some fire incidents in
jute and RMG factories.
Sheikh Hasina called upon all concerned to have a wary eye
at fraudulence in the insurance sector terming the third party insurance as an
act of cheating.
"I have asked to shun third party insurance. Now, it
would have to be stopped as it is nothing but an act of fraudulence. I am also
a victim of it," she continued.
The premier greeted the insurance companies to introduce the
state-of-the-art technology Unified Messaging Platform (UMP) to protect the
interest of the customers along with opening "Bangabandhu Surokhya Bima''
policy for differently abled people from this year.
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal presided over the event
virtually while Secretary of Financial Institutions Division, Ministry of
Finance, Sheikh Mohammad Salim Ullah gave a welcome address.
Chairman of the IDRA Dr M Mosharraf Hossain and Bangladesh
Insurance Association (BIA) President Sheikh Kabir Hossain, also spoke on the
occasion.
On behalf of the prime minister, Sheikh Mohammad Salim Ullah
handed over the "Bima Padak" to five persons for their outstanding
contribution to the insurance sector and "Bangabandhu Surokhya Bima
Policy" to two differently abled children.
Former lawmakers and insurance personalities Mokbul Hossain
and Mostafizur Rahman have been awarded posthumously with lifetime achievement
for their significant contribution to the development of the insurance sector.
Insurance personalities, Sheikh Kabir Hossain and Nasir
Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury were awarded for their special role in the development of
the insurance sector while former secretary of the government Nazrul Islam Khan
was also awarded for his contribution to make a documentary on insurance sector
and Bangabandhu's contribution to development of the sector.
A video documentary on the insurance sector was screened at
the ceremony.
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