JAKARTA - The Ministry of BUMN continues to strive to carry out many initiatives in the context of tackling the spread of COVID-19. Since the beginning, the Ministry of BUMN and all levels of BUMN have worked hand in hand to actively prepare various things for the benefit of the community.

This time, one of the state-owned banks, PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk, has prepared insurance coverage with a total sum insured of up to IDR 1 trillion for health workers. This insurance is provided through the subsidiary company AXA Mandiri Financial Services.

The process of providing the policy will be carried out by the Bank Mandiri team in each area where the hospital is located. The implementation will be adjusted to the number of health workers whose data will be jointly verified by the hospital and the Bank Mandiri team.

The symbolic provision of insurance was carried out by the President Director of Bank Mandiri Royke Tumilaar to the Chairman of the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI), Dr. Daeng M Faqih and witnessed by BUMN Minister Erick Thohir and AXA Mandiri Compliance Director Rudy Kamdani in Jakarta, Wednesday 1 April.

Insurance provided to medical personnel for corona patients is the Mandiri Corporate Life Plan Insurance, with a validity period until March 31, 2021. Customers can do the claim process by directly contacting AXA Mandiri through customer care.

According to Erick Thohir, the provision of insurance protection is part of BUMN support for all health workers in Indonesia. Where, said Erick, medical personnel are currently struggling to treat and heal people exposed to the COVID-19 virus.

"To deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, mutual cooperation from all parties is needed. Providing insurance is a form of BUMN assistance to health workers on duty, besides we are also trying to help with other needs needed for handling this COVID-19, "said Erick.

President Director of Bank Mandiri Royke Tumilaar said that for Bank Mandiri, the provision of life insurance is the company's appreciation for health workers who have struggled to serve and deal with people exposed to the COVID-19 virus.

"We hope that this initiative can also be an encouragement to health workers, including doctors and nurses, in providing healing to patients," said Royke.

Data from the Ministry of Health stated that as of March 31, 2020 there were 1,528 positive cases of Corona in Indonesia with 81 patients of whom had been declared cured and 1,311 patients were still undergoing treatment.

The provision of this insurance, added Royke, is also proof of Bank Mandiri's commitment as a state-owned company (BUMN) in supporting efforts to combat the corona pandemic outbreak in the country.

Regarding this commitment, Bank Mandiri previously handed over 20 units of disinfectant chamber booths to 17 hospitals in East Java, including 12 Referral Hospitals on March 21, 2020. Not only that, Bank Mandiri has also handed over one body vehicle to help treat corona patients at the hospital. Emergency Wisma Atlet Kemayoran on March 25, 2020 and prepare 6,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which will be immediately distributed to referral hospitals.

As for the prevention of corona, Bank Mandiri has distributed more than 25,000 masks to the people of Depok, including users of Depok Lama Station, Depok Baru, Citayam, University of Indonesia, and Senen Station users, as well as people in Jatinegara Market, Sunday Market and Jembatan Lima Market.

In Hong Kong, Bank Mandiri together also distributed 30,000 masks with Indonesian migrant workers to Indonesian citizens in Hong Kong on February 13, 2020.


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