Insurance firm channels RM20,000 to help in Sabah’s Covid-19 fight

KUALA LUMPUR: MSIG Insurance (Malaysia) Bhd is channelling RM20,000 to assist the Ministry of Health (MoH) renew its stocks of medical supplies and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for healthcare front liners in the hard-hit state of Sabah.

Chua Seck Guan, Chief Executive Officer, of MSIG Malaysia, said, “Sabah has been at the forefront of the latest Covid-19 spike in Malaysia and healthcare front liners in the state have been under a lot of pressure for many weeks now. As a corporate citizen of Malaysia, the wellbeing of Malaysians is our primary concern in good times and bad, which is why we felt that it was right to do our part to assist the courageous teams in Sabah who are risking their own health to keep everyone safe. The Ministry of Health has been working tirelessly to contain the virus, so we wanted to do something that could reduce some of the burden upon the ministry, particularly in Sabah where it currently faces its toughest Covid19 challenge.”

MSIG has a strong connection with Sabah, opening its first office in the state at Kota Kinabalu in 1965. The company has since opened additional branches at Tawau and Sandakan to support its long-standing relationship with Sabahan policyholders.