Officials of Milife and GNAT (right) presenting the dummy cheque of GH¢21,500 to the family of the deceased
MILIFE INSURANCE says it has so far paid a total of GH¢1,191,820
as death claims to the beneficiaries of some 59 deceased members of the
Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT).
The company has also paid a total of GH¢132,536 as exit and
retirement benefits to 337 exited and retired members of GNAT.
This came to light when Milife paid its 60th death
claim of GH¢21,500 to the beneficiaries of a deceased GNAT member, Samuel
Agyeman of Diabene Senior High School, who contributed for three months towards
a life insurance policy before his demise.
At the presentation ceremony, Kwabena Nketsia, Assistant General
Manager in charge of Business Development at MiLife Insurance, explained that
GNAT and MiLife had been in partnership since 2017 providing life insurance
solution to cover permanent disability and death.
“Under the life policy, GH¢21,500 is paid to the beneficiaries of
a covered GNAT member upon their death with disability benefit to members
upon permanent disability from accident or illness,” he noted.
Noting that the life insurance policy for GNAT members was open to
all teaching and non-teaching staff of the association, he urged all members to
register with MiLife since insurance helped in any unforeseen
circumstance.
Mr. Nketsia further explained that “insurance is about trust and
we want people to believe that the reason why they did the policy was for their
claims to be paid. We pay claims within five days. We do not let people go
through struggle; mostly, we go to their doorstep for claims payment.”
Nicholas Taylor, Western Regional Secretary of the Ghana National
Association of Teachers (GNAT), noted that although there had been
misconceptions about insurance companies when it came to payment of claims,
GNAT’s partnership with MiLife had been smooth so far.
Elizabeth Akuoko, Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Director of the
Ghana Education Service (GES), praised MiLife Insurance for the prompt payment
of claims.
“I am impressed and I will encourage every GNAT member to register
with insurance policy that will yield fruitful result,” she indicated.
She entreated the beneficiaries not to use the money for funeral
celebrations but invest it in the education of children of the deceased.
From Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi
