Erick Thohir Waiting For OJK Approval And Ministry Of Finance To Return Jiwasraya Customer Funds

Minister of BUMN, Erick Thohir. (Mery Handayani / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) is preparing to pay claims for Jiwasraya Insurance customers, which will start in March. However, BUMN Minister Erick Thohir is still waiting for approval from the Financial Services Authority (OJK) and the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) regarding the source of funding to pay claims.

"One thing we are focusing on is how to settle (payments) to customers. We will complete the payment this March, although there are three things that need support from OJK and the Ministry of Finance to be completed," he said, at the DPR Building, Parliament Complex, Senayan, Thursday February 20.

Erick said, there are regulations that must get support from the two institutions. From the OJK there is one regulation and the Ministry of Finance as many as two regulations which are currently still being processed.

However, Erick revealed, the BUMN Ministry had already received approval from President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). Even so, Erick did not explain in detail what the rules were for.

Yang Erick emphasized that the Ministry of BUMN continues to make efforts to settle the payment of claims for Jiwasraya Insurance customers, which is expected to be made in March. According to him, what is currently being done is part of a policy recovery scheme and settlement of debt claims to Jiwasraya customers.

"God willing, (pay) in March after we finish the Jiwasraya step which is included in this road map," he said.

Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of BUMN Kartiko Wirjoatmodjo said there were two options for paying the claim, starting from the sale of Jiwasraya's subsidiary, Jiwasraya Putra, to investors. Furthermore, the optimization of Jiwasraya's fixed assets, such as property.

However, he is not sure which option will be used to pay claims to customers next month. It is estimated that the payment will see from which option is ready first.

In addition, the Ministry must also coordinate with the Financial Services Authority (OJK), Commission VI and XI of the House of Representatives (DPR) regarding who used to be the customer whose claims would be paid.

"Discuss the criteria for who we pay. Whether from the traditional insurance policy holder or the Jiwasraya Saving Plan. Up to what size (the payment)," he said.

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) investigators will soon finalize the case files for the suspected corruption cases of PT Asuransi Jiwasraya. The case files are likely to be submitted to the corruption court in the near future.

"On average (the suspect's case files) have been completed 85 percent," said Director of Investigation at the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus), Febrie Adriansyah, at the AGO Complex, as quoted by Medcom.id.

As is known, regarding the failed policy case of PT Asuransi Jiwasraya, the Attorney General's Office has named six suspects. They are, Benny Tjokrosaputro (President Director of PT Hanson Internasional Tbk); Heru Hidayat (Commissioner of PT Trada Alam Minera Tbk); Hendrisman Rahim (President Director of Jiwasraya for the period 2008-2018); Hary Prasetyo (Jiwasraya's Finance Director for the period 2013-2018); Syahmirwan (former Head of the Jiwasraya Investment and Finance Division); and Joko Hartono Tirto (Director of PT Maxima Integra).