Bangkok--Feb 27--SCNYL
In response to the government's policy and capitalize the growing health conscious demand of consumers, Siam Commercial New York Life Insurance Public Company Limited (SCNYL) launches special campaign to offer free 1 million baht protection coverage against death from Bird Flu for its policyholders who buy new policy which is enforced from today until December 31, 2004.
"Since Thailand has been attacked by Avian Influenza Virus or Bird Flu epidemic, Thai consumers feel unconfident and unsafe in their lives. SCNYL is really concerned and therefore, sets up special 20-million-baht fund to extend death protection coverage from Bird Flu for our policyholders and we become the pioneer in life insurance industry providing such protection to general consumers" said Donald Carden, company's president and CEO.
Any policyholders who buy life insurance policies from agents, bancassurace distribution or affinity marketing distribution, under the company's condition, from February 1 to May 31 this year, will be eligible to receive death protection coverage from Bird Flu for free of charge. The protection coverage period starts from February 18 or the policy's enforced date and ends on December 31, 2004.
If the policyholder died from Bird Flu during the protection period, the beneficiary will receive death claim benefit at the same amount of sum assured of basic policy but the amount would not exceed 1 million baht per case. If total amount of death claim from all cases were higher than 20 million baht, the beneficiary would receive claim in the portion of each case. In addition, the beneficiary has to make claim within February 28, 2005 and the death claim benefit would be only paid on March 31, 2005
However, this special offer would not cover insured dying from bird flu virus contact or intentionally contact, having medical history with the Bird Flu infection, or being treated, diagnosed as well as prescribed to cure from the virus before policy's enforced date.
Mr. Donald adds that the special bird flu protection coverage is part of our commitment to practice humanity and integrity as well as the tradition of community service in a time of need in countries represented by New York Life International. SCNYL is proud to allow health conscious consumers and those having potential risk to contact bird flu virus to have opportunity to have life protection and securities for themselves and their beloved ones.
More information on bird flu protection coverage can be obtained at Siam Commercial New York Life home office and all branches nationwide or Customer Service Center at toll free 1800-222-999.
For more information, please contact
Ms. Nantawan Kijthanacharoen
Corporate Communications Manager
Tel 0-2655-3000 ext 3839 Mobile 0-1835-6540
Email :
[email protected] www.scnyl.com End.
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