Kuala Lumpur, 19 July 2010  – Takaful Ikhlas Sdn Bhd was awarded the prestigious Best Takaful Product award at the International Takaful Award 2010 held in conjunction with the Fourth International Takaful Summit 2010 in London recently.  The award was presented to Takaful Ikhlas Sdn Bhd by a member of the House of Lords, Lord Mohamed Shiekh who is also the Head of the Muslim Conservative Forum.

The award received through its IKHLAS Medic Assist Takaful (IMAT), a unique medical plan designed to relieve participants of major hospital bills. IMAT provides comprehensive coverage for hospitalization and surgery, where the policy charges for necessary treatment is based on reasonable and customary charges at the locality where treatment is received.

 “The prestigious recognition which we received shows that we are committed in achieving our mission to be the preferred provider of financial protection services guided by Islamic principles and values by offering innovative and quality products to customers at all times. This proves that our products, especially IMAT is getting good reviews and attention from the international community,” said Dato’ Syed Moheeb bin Syed Kamarulzaman, Takaful IKHLAS, President and Chief Executive Office.

Dato Syed Moheeb further commented, “Another special feature of IMAT is, its low contribution level compared to other products in the insurance and Takaful industry. Takaful IKHLAS is one of the first few companies to offer this type of card.  From as little as 80 cents a day, participants will be able to receive a comprehensive medical Takaful coverage with benefits and higher limits. Everyone can own this coverage including the lower income public.”

“The Company was honored to be given such a prestigious recognition. The accomplishment ultimately has elevated IMAT to a higher position even though the product is barely three years in the market. The development of IMAT started in August 2007 and was launched in December 2007, taking only approximately 4 months to complete and rolled out. The total number of certificates issued for the first 6 months alone was 1,557. Todate, IMAT has almost 16,000 certificates issued,”

“This triumph must be shared with our customers who have been supporting us from day one of our operations. In addition, this recognition is a mandate for Takaful IKHLAS dedicated team to strive harder to deliver quality, professional service in line with their commitment to ensure that Takaful IKHLAS will always be the preferred provider of financial protection services guided by Islamic principles and values.”  Dato' Syed Moheeb added.

Takaful IKHLAS strives to provide more quality products and services to its customers.  The Company believes that customers are its main priority.  Syed Moheeb said, "With solid support given to us by our customers, will allow us to stand strong and tall in the takaful industry.  We will keep our momentum rolling and aggressively introduce and provide more innovative and quality products to our customers.  We pledge to continue in spreading the Islamic muamalat and provide the live of our customers with greater peace of mind.”

The International Takaful Awards was first introduced during the second International Takaful Summit in 2008. Organized by Afkar Consulting and Middle East Business Forum the International Takaful Summit 2010 received great response from all over the world.

“We would like to congratulate Takaful IKHLAS on this award in a very competitive category. We received numerous nominations from all over the world and we had little hesitation in bestowing the IMAT product this year’s honour” said Mohaned Abdullah, the Director of the Middle East Business Forum.

Takaful IKHLAS started its operation in July 2003. A subsidiary company of MNRB Holdings Berhad, an investment holding company listed in the main board of Bursa Malaysia of which the major share holder is Permodalan Nasional Berhad through Skim Amanah  Saham Bumiputera.

Takaful IKHLAS has a service center at its Corporate Head office in Bangsar South, Kuala Lumpur and  also regional offices in Klang, Terengganu, Kota Bharu, Johor Bahru, Sungai Petani, Kedah, Kuching, Melaka, Kota Kinabalu, Kuantan, Ipoh and Putrajaya. 

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