KUALA LUMPUR: AXA Affin Life Insurance Bhd is offering an extended Covid-19 complimentary support fund to its customers, following the recent surge in Covid-19 cases in the country.
Initially introduced in February, the fund has doubled up its total size to RM200,000 exclusively for its customers with an AXA AFFIN medical policy.
AXA group said the fund would be dispersed at no additional cost to customers affected by Covid-19 or those with complications or side effects arising after their Covid-19 vaccination.
The fund is available from now until August 31 or when it is fully exhausted, whichever comes first.
"The key aim is to support the health and well-being of AXA AFFIN Life Insurance customers by providing immediate relief in the form of cash assistance," the insurer said today.
The complimentary support offers cash assistance including RM1,000 if quarantined in a government designated quarantine centre due to Covid-19, RM2,000 cash if quarantined in a government or private hospital due to Covid-19, and RM10,000 cash for customers' immediate family if death due to Covid-19.
Additionally, customers can get up to RM10,000 for ICU hospitalisation due to Covid-19, RM2,000 cash for stroke due to Covid-19 vaccination side effects and free Covid-19 PCR test worth RM190.
"We are pledging this fund as we know it will make a difference to our customers," said AXA Affin Life officer-in-charge Kelvin Wong.
"It is crucial to get these vital funds quickly into their hands to help ease some of the burden and anxiety should their health be affected by the Covid-19 infection or the vaccination," he added.