Keeping The Promise, Jiwasraya Begins To Pay Rp470 Billion Refunds For First Session Customers

JAKARTA - PT Asuransi Jiwasraya (Persero) has finally begun to pay installments of funds to its customers in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak. In this first stage, the number of customers to be paid is 15,000 people.

In this first stage of payment, the state-owned insurance company will prioritize payments to customers who hold traditional insurance policies.

Jiwasraya Managing Director Hexana Tri Sasongko said that the first phase of payment was specifically for traditional policy holders who had matured and had been verified. This is because Jiwasraya has limited funds.

"Approximately (the funds) are around Rp470 billion and it comes from the liquidation of financial assets which we can still liquidate," he said in a video conference with journalists, in Jakarta, Tuesday, March 31.

The payment of funds in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, said Hexana, proves that the government is committed to completing Jiwasraya's obligations.

"The company has good faith and is committed to making payment obligations," he said.

As is known, the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) has completed an audit regarding losses due to the Jiwasraya corruption case. Losses reached IDR 16.81 trillion. This exceeds the initial estimate of Rp. 13.7 trillion.

In this case, the Attorney General's Office has named six suspects. They are the former Jiwasraya President Director, Hendrisman Rahim and the former Jiwasraya Finance Director, Hary Prasetyo.

Then the former Head of Jiwasraya's Investment and Finance Division, Syahmirwan; Commissioner of PT Hanson Internasional Tbk, Benny Tjokro; President Commissioner of PT Trada Alam Minera (TRAM) Tbk, Heru Hidayat; as well as the Director of PT Maxima Integra, Joko Hartomo Tirto.