Both full-time and operationally-ready national
servicemen will be provided life and personal insurance coverage by
the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) and Ministry of Home Affairs
(MHA).
This applies to servicemen in the Singapore Armed
Forces (SAF), Singapore Police Force (SPF) and Singapore Civil
Defence Force and it will take effect on July 1. It was one of the
recommendations by the Committee to Strengthen National Service to
better recognise the contributions of national servicemen.
Mindef and MHA will provide $150,000 group term life
and $150,000 group personal accident insurance coverage during the
servicemen's full-time national service or reservist duties. The
appointed insurance company for this scheme is Aviva Ltd.
The same insurance coverage will also be extended to
regulars in Mindef/SAF and the Home Team (Uniformed Officer) during
their period of employment. National Service (NS) volunteers from
the SAF Volunteer Corps, SPF Voluntary Special Constabulary and
Civil Defence Auxiliary Unit will also be granted the same
insurance coverage during their official duties.
National servicemen, regulars and NS volunteers who
want to further insure themselves outside these periods, or insure
their dependants, can purchase additional coverage. This scheme
will be available on July 1 for MHA personnel and Oct 1 for Mindef
personnel.
"The provision of this group term life and group
personal accident insurance, which is on top of our current welfare
and compensation frameworks, is our way to thank [our national
servicemen] for their contributions to national defence," said
Mindef's director for National Service Affairs Colonel (NS) Simon
Lim.
MHA director of NS Affairs Directorate Colonel (Ret)
Rupert Gwee said: "This group insurance is one of the many ways in
which we look after the well-being of our officers, whether they
are regulars, national servicemen or volunteers, as they go about
their duties to keep Singapore safe and secure."
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