Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) signed
Pact with New India Assurance Company on 21
February 2014.
The pact aims to deliver three unique innovative health
insurance policies for women account holders of the bank. The policies named as
BMB-Sakhee, BMB-Nirbhaya and BMB-Parivar
Suraksha. The policies will provide customised health insurance package for
women. This was the first launch of women centric insurance policies.
The policies are:
•The BMB-Sakhee aimed at rural women and
those in the unorganised sector. It will offer a cover up to 50000 rupees a
year.
•The Nirbhaya scheme aimed particularly for
working women. It offer cover limit up to 5 lakh rupees. It will include
insurance for accidental situations unique to women.
•The BMB-Parivar Suraksha aimed to cover the
family of the woman account holder of the bank.
All the three policies cover all women
whether in the unorganised sector with no maternity benefits, or working and
even their families. All the three products would be available soon on the
portals of the branches of the bank and mobile applications as part of the
women empowerment process.
