LIAM launches first intake of students under internship programme

KUALA LUMPUR: The Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM) has launched its first intake of students under the LIAM Structured Internship Programme(LIAMSIP)withsome 30 undergraduates/ graduates from universities in Malaysia.

In a statement yesterday, LIAM said this initiative was in collaboration with Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) and the Malaysian Insurance Institute.

LIAM chairman of Industry Promotion Committee, Ramzi Toubassy, said the programme, which commenced in September this year, targeted young talents to join the industry, which has wide spectrums of job opportunities and prospects in tandem with the dynamic growth and transformation of the life insurance industry.

“The LIAM SIP is part of the industry’s contribution towards human capital development under the Insurans Hayat Cares’ community platform.

“We a re p ro v i d i n g opportunities to young undergraduates to gain real-life work experience and put theories they learnt in universities into practice,” he said.

The three-month internship experience will also open the doors for students to gain insight on the life insurance industry as a global and progressive industry which provides vast career opportunities in the various divisions of the life insurance c o m p a n i e s / re i n s u r a n c e companies in Malaysia.

“Through this initiative, we encourage students to develop good leadership skills through the training process and hope to produceinternswhoareconfident, creative and innovative,” said Ramzi.

He said with the support from MOHE, LIAM was able to reach out to students from various universities across Malaysia to get their participation in this internship programme.

“We see this collaboration as an ideal platform as we share the same vision and objectives in contributing towards nation building,” said Ramzi.

Currently, the life insurance industry employs over 20,000 employees and hires over 85,000 agents in Malaysia.

For young undergraduates looking for a rewarding career in the insurance industry, are invited to submit their resumes to talent@liam.org.my. — Bernama