By Dipo Olowookere
African Alliance Insurance Plc has joined forces with the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) COVID-19 support fund to offer N1 million free life insurance cover to healthcare professionals taking care of those infected with coronavirus.
The contribution, according to the Nigeria’s foremost life insurance specialist, is to serve as morale booster for the frontline ‘soldiers,’ who are risking it all to save infected persons.
The Brand, Media and Communications Manager of African Alliance, Mr Bankole Banjo, in a statement, stated that, “We believe the government cannot do it alone, therefore it is our corporate responsibility to offer support and provide for the needs of those around us in these trying times.
“After all, we promised to be with them for life and that means through thick and thin,”
Recall that African Alliance had earlier supported a food outreach to residents of Ikoyi-Obalende LCDA, its immediate community, in conjunction with Megalectrics Ltd, a media company based in Ikoyi and the LCDA.
It was disclosed that funds raised by the NIA COVID-19 support fund would be used to acquire and distribute protective gear to the public as well as to the healthcare workers who are at the frontline fighting against the COVID-19.
The virus has infected over 4 million people globally and has claimed lives of over 200,000 persons.
In Nigeria, more than 4,000 people have been infected with the virus, which originated from the Wuhan city in China.
African Alliance Insurance, incorporated in 1960, is a publicly quoted life insurance company operating out of Lagos as well as in 18 branches nationwide.
In March 2020, the firm, which is one of the trusted insurers in the country, activated its business continuity plan which implemented specific health measures to curb the spread of the Coronavirus.
This was done to ensure the safety of its customers, as well as its employees who are now working remotely.
