Jasindo Settles Claims to 4985 Workers

05 November 2008

PT. Asuransi Jasa Indonesia confirmed to have paid up IDR 14.9 billion in settlement of 4985 out of 5000 claims already filed by Indonesian migrant workers up to May 2007.

Jasindo Retail Operation Director, Herman Moenir said that his side has complied with the normal procedures in settling claims which usually takes 7 days at the longest provided all the required documents are complete. The remaining claims out of 5000 filed are now being processed. The delay in claims payment is usually due to incomplete documents. To deal with this problem Jasindo has taken a proactive action by approaching the workers to collect their data, Herman explained to the press in Jakarta yesterday. Herman’s statement contradicts the statement made by the Head of BNP2TKI Jumhur Hidayat on the poor performance of Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Insurance Consortium, due to which the government may consider discontinuing the Consortium’s activities since it hasn’t complied with regulations. According to Jumhur the performances of both Jasindo Consortium and PT. Asuransi Bangun Krida Consortium were so bad that they made it difficult for claims settlement. Additionally, the Consortium didn’t have sales offices/counters in several training centers or workers destination countries. Herman revealed that the delay in claims payment is mainly due to the fact that the workers are unable to provide complete documents. Up to May 2007 the number of workers participating in Jasindo’s workers insurance reached 495,780. Herman declined that Jasindo has no service network. He commented that Jasindo has opened up representative offices that provide insurance service in Bandung, West Java, Banjar Baru, South Kalimantan, and Nunukan, East Kalimantan.

The data provided by the Department of Manpower and Transportation may not be complete. We have got three workers service centers in the above mentioned areas, while the Evaluation Team of the Department stated we have not. As to broker fees, Herman continued to say that his company pays only 40 % of the premium based on the agreement already put in writing.

www.jasindo.co.id @ 13/06/2007