KUALA LUMPUR – The insurance and takaful industry is urging all recipients of Bantuan Prihatin Rakyat (BPR) 2021 under the household, unmarried and senior citizen categories to quickly redeem their Perlindungan Tenang vouchers (PTVs) valued at RM50 each before the redemption period ends on December 31.
The Life Insurance Association, Malaysian General Insurance Association and Malaysian Takaful Association in a joint statement yesterday called on BPR 2021 recipients to check their eligibility to receive the RM50 voucher via the special PTV portal.
According to the statement, those eligible for BPR are advised to visit the information page to view the features and benefits offered by Perlindungan Tenang under the websites of their insurance companies or takaful operators to purchase a protection plan according to their needs.
The PTV programme was launched on September 30 to enable BPR recipients to purchase or join insurance or takaful plans for the protection of themselves or their loved ones against risks such as death, accident, fire and other untoward incidents.
As an alternative, recipients can also visit any insurance company, takaful operator or valid Perlindungan Tenang distributor to check on their eligibility to buy or participate in any products.
According to the statement, so far, 888,000 vouchers have been redeemed by BPR recipients, with total protection exceeding RM44 million.
In this regard, the PTVs’ value will be raised and eligible BPR recipients would be given new vouchers worth RM75 to be used to renew their Perlindungan Tenang plan for one more year, or purchase new Perlindungan Tenang plans, insurance policies or comprehensive takaful plans for motorcycles 1500cc or below from January 1 next year.
Details on 2022 PTVs will be announced at a later date. – Bernama, December 16, 2021
