MEDIA RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

24 March 2020

ETIQA CONTRIBUTES RM1MILLION TO EASE IMPENDING VENTILATOR SHORTAGE FACED BY HOSPITALS BATTLING
COVID-19

Kuala Lumpur – Etiqa is contributing RM1million for the purchase of ventilators through MERCY Malaysia to ease the impending shortage faced by designated hospitals tasked with responding to Covid-19 cases around the country. An additional RM1million is being donated to MERCY Malaysia’s Pandemic Fund to support strategic preparedness and response plan to the virus. This initiative will also help ensure all communities are well prepared, especially those with the weakest health systems, in addition to supporting the country’s formal health system through the Ministry of Health, as well as the Crisis Preparedness Response Centre (CPRC). Etiqa’s four entities, Etiqa General Insurance Berhad, Etiqa General Takaful Berhad, Etiqa Life Insurance Berhad and Etiqa Family Takaful Berhad have rallied together to make this possible.

Covid-19 is a disease that targets a person’s lungs and can cause complications such as pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome. In severe cases, patients will require the assistance of ventilators to bring enough oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. As the number of people infected with Covid-19 continues to increase in Malaysia, the number of ventilators available at designated hospitals will be insufficient to deal with the number of critical cases.

Kamaludin Ahmad, Group CEO of Etiqa Insurance & Takaful said, “As the largest insurance and takaful provider in Malaysia, we feel that it is our duty to help the country battle Covid-19. While the current situation is worrying, we sincerely hope that our contribution to MERCY Malaysia will mean that no patient will have to be denied lifesaving care due to ventilator shortage.”

During this difficult time, I would like to also call on everyone in this country to do their part in ensuring that the virus does not spread further. There’s no greater call for solidarity than now in fighting Covid-19,” he added.

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FAQ

Special Benefits for Customers Due to Covid-19
6/5/2020

Section 1 - Deferment of Payments

Eligible customers are allowed to defer having to pay their Premium for a period of 3 months, whilst continuing to enjoy protection during this 3-month period.

Etiqa is pleased to share that during this 3-month period, no administrative charges, late payment fees or interest costs will be applied, and the policy and coverage will remain intact.

  • You are able to demonstrate you are suffering from financial diffculty due to Covid-19.
  • Your payments are structured as Regular Premium payments for plans such as Life, Medical &
    Investment-linked Insurance that are underwritten by Etiqa Life Insurance Berhad (for individual customers only, group customers are excluded).
  • You must submit an ocial request and receive approval from Etiqa within the offer period of 1st April to 31st December 2020.
  • Your plan must be in-force, active and non-delinquent (i.e. no outstanding premiums that is unpaid) at the point of deferment submission.

You can demonstrate proof of financial diffculty due to Covid-19 with documents such as:

  • A medical report confirming diagnosis of Covid-19
  • Employer letter of termination or salary reduction
  • Letter of business closure
  • Financial statements demonstrating income loss

    For example: You may have been hospitalised for 14 days due to Covid-19 but have already exceeded the number of medical leave days provided by your employer, and thus will be taking no-pay leave during the 14 days. A medical report from the hospital together with your employer’s letter of salary reduction would be the relevant documentation required.

The offer period is from 1st April to 31st December 2020. However, Etiqa Life Insurance Berhad reserves the right to change, extend or withdraw this offer at anytime without notice.

The offer allows for a deferment of 3 months, only upon request and approval within the 1st April to 31st December 2020 ffer period. For example:

Step 1:  Request for deferment submitted on 14th April (which is within the 9 month offer period of 1st April to 31st December).

Step 2:  Deferment request approved and commences for a period of 3 months from 15th April to 14th July).

Step 3:  Premium payments to resume on 15th July.

Only a one-time deferment is allowable per policy. However, Etiqa is pleased to share that if you have multiple policies, you may submit offcial requests for deferments for all eligible policies.

During MCO period
All you have to do is reach out to us on Livechat at www.eti.qa/livechat; available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Post MCO period
We are unable to share this with you at this stage, as the Government has yet to announce the guiding principles of operations post MCO. However, once we get clarity from the Government, we will provide updates of our contact points post MCO via our FB & IG social media pages.

Section 2 - RM5,000 Cash Relief

Customers will qualify for this Cash Relief upon diagnosis of Covid-19.

  • You must be an individual customer of Etiqa Life Insurance Berhad (group customers are excluded).
  • Your plan must be in-force, active and non-delinquent (i.e. no outstanding premiums that is unpaid) at the point of diagnosis and claim submission.

The good news is that this relief is available for any and all individual customers (group customers are excluded), irrespective of what kind of plan you have with Etiqa Life Insurance Berhad.

Currently it’s planned to end on 30th June 2020. However, Etiqa Life Insurance Berhad reserves the right to change, extend or withdraw this offer at anytime without notice.

The cash relief is RM5,000 per diagnosed individual. In the unfortunate event of more insured members being diagnosed, those members will all receive RM5,000 each.

During MCO period
All you have to do is reach out to us on Livechat at www.eti.qa/livechat; and share any offcial documentation from the hospital of your Covid-19 diagnosis together with your IC & bank account details. We’d be happy to process the RM5,000 claims payout to you.

Post MCO period
We are unable to share this with you at this stage, as the Government has yet to announce the guiding principles of operations post MCO. However, once we get clarity from the Government, we will provide updates of our contact points post MCO via our FB & IG social media pages.

This cash relief is a special/extra benefit we provide to our Etiqa Life Insurance Berhad individual customers (group customers are excluded). Thus, the existing benefits of your plan will be unaffected and remain unchanged.

Section 3 - Covid-19 Hospitalization Coverage

As part of the contract of the plan, this would not normally be covered. However, Etiqa Life Insurance Berhad has made a special exception to cover this for all customers who own a Medical plan or Hospital Income plan with us.

  • You must be an individual or Group customer of Etiqa Life Insurance Berhad.
  • You must have a medical plan or Hospital Income plan with us.
  • Your plan must be in-force, active and non-delinquent (i.e. no outstanding premiums that is unpaid) at the point of claim submission.

The coverage amount follows your current terms of your plan. The only variation is that whilst you would not normally be covered for pandemics such as Covid-19, Etiqa Life Insurance Berhad has made an exception to provide coverage for a limited period.

Currently it’s planned to end on 30th June 2020. However, Etiqa Life Insurance Berhad reserves the right to change, extend or withdraw this offer at anytime without notice.

Etiqa is pleased to share that customers who own a Medical plan or Hospital Income plan will enjoy the benefits provided by the plan for hospitalisation due to Covid-19 at Government Hospitals.

Etiqa Life Insurance Berhad is pleased to share that we have waived the waiting period so that you can be entitled for hospitalization coverage due to Covid-19.

During MCO period
You can pay for the bill upon discharge from the government hospital and submit a reimbursement claim to Etiqa via Livechat at www.eti.qa/livechat. All you have to do is share the claim form (available via https://etiqa.com.my/v2/claims/medical), medical diagnosis report, the hospital bill & the hospital receipt (receipt to be marked with “For Etiqa only”).

Post MCO period
We are unable to share this with you at this stage, as the Government has yet to announce the guiding principles of operations post MCO. However, once we get clarity from the Government, we will provide updates of our contact points post MCO via our FB & IG social media pages.

This benefit to cover Covid-19 will utilize the allocations of your existing Etiqa Life Insurance Berhad plan.

Section 4 - RM300 subsidy for Covid-19 tests

Eligible Etiqa customers are allowed to claim a maximum RM300 reimbursement after the completion of their Covid-19 test.

  • You must be an individual or Group customer of Etiqa Life Insurance Berhad.
  • You must have a Medical or Health plan with us.
  • Your plan must be in-force, active and non-delinquent (i.e. no outstanding premiums/contributions that is unpaid) at the point of the test & claim submission.
  • You have come into contact with a person who has been confirmed to have contracted Covid-19, or deemed as a “Person under Investigation” under the Ministry of Health Annex 1 guideline.
  • You must have been referred to do a Covid-19 test by doctors who are registered under the Ministry of Health.
  • Your test must be conducted at recognized private labs listed on the offcial website of Ministry of Health.

All Etiqa plans which cover for Medical Expenses, Hospitalisation & Surgical, Hospital Income & Cash benefit and Critical Illness/Dread disease would be eligible.

Etiqa is pleased to share that the RM300 subsidy is applicable for both customers with positive & negative confirmation of a Covid-19 diagnosis.

Unfortunately, the test must be conducted at recognized private labs listed on the offcial website of Ministry of Health to be eligible to claim for the RM300 subsidy.

Unfortunately, you will not be eligible to claim for the RM300 subsidy as it is an elective surgery. In addition, you will also not be able to claim reimbursement from Etiqa for the test as it is not covered under the current terms of Etiqa Medical/Hospitalisation plans.

The offer has been made available from 27th March 2020 and will remain available until further notice. However, please note that Etiqa has collaborated with Industry bodies & companies in the Insurance & Takaful sector to establish a total pool of RM8 Million to cater for this RM300 subsidy. Thus, this offer is on a first-come-first-served basis, and will be concluded upon utilisation of the RM8 Million pool.

Only a one-time claim is allowable per Etiqa individual, irrespective of the number of plans you may have with Etiqa.

The RM300 subsidy oer is on a per individual basis. If the other members of your family meet the eligibility criteria, then each of them will also be eligible for the offer.

Only a one-time claim is allowable per individual, irrespective of the number of plans you may have with Etiqa and other Insurance/Takaful operators.

You can pay for the test and subsequently submit a reimbursement claim. Details of the contact point & ways to submit your claim is available on the websites of LIAM (www.liam.org.my), PIAM (www.piam.org.my) and MTA (www.malaysiantakaful.com.my).

This offer is a special/extra benefit we provide to our Etiqa Life Insurance Berhad Medical or Health customers. Thus, the existing benefits of your plan will be unaffected and remain unchanged.

As part of the contract of Etiqa plans, hospitalisation & treatment for a pandemic like Covid-19 would not normally be covered. However, Etiqa has made a special exception to cover this for all customers who own an Etiqa Medical or Health plan with us.