NBS BANK INTRODUCES MEDICAL INSURANCE AT ALL ITS BRANCHES  

NBS bank has entered into an agreement with Medical Aid Society of Malawi (MASM) aimed at making medical insurance accessible to people even in remote parts of the country through their agencies and branches.

This new arrangement is called MASM @ Ur Door Step.

Speaking during the signing ceremony at Ryalls Hotel in Blantyre, NBS Bank Chief Executive Officer John Biziwick said they have agreed to work with MASM on this arrangement, MASM @ Ur Door Step, considering their customers in the remote parts of the country who normally have to travel to cities just to fill declaration forms for MASM membership. He said the advantage of the product is that it would be accessed even by non customers of NBS Bank across the country.

“ We are not only for business, we also consider health welfare of our customers. Instead of our  clients travelling  long distances just to register for membership at MASM for medical insurance, we decided to make this available in all our Agencies and Branches country wide,” said Biziwick.

NBS Bank has 27 branches nationwide which would act as MASM membership pay points.  And again both MASM and NBS Bank seek to see even non members accessing the provision.

“People who are not our clients can also patronize the services by making inquiries and accessing registration forms in our Branches. In short this service is not limited to NBS bank clients only, we would welcome everybody at our Branches everywhere and seek these services. They will be assisted by our well trained personnel.

MASM General Manager, Sydney Chikoti stressed that MASM appreciates the need to make medical insurance services accessible to people without geographical boundaries. He said the choice of NBS Bank was arrived at after being convinced that the bank is the only one which does have Branches and Agencies everywhere in the country.

“We are looking at a teacher in Chitipa, we are looking at a business man in Karonga, everybody needs medical insurance services and having grown in capacity over the years, we are taking positive steps to make ourselves available at everyone’s door step,” said Chikoti during the signing ceremony.
Chikoti said MASM is equipped to accommodate and serve members scattered across the country without them feeling frustrated.

“We have capacity to accommodate members spread across the country, we do appreciate how our medical insurance services are desired by even people who are operating in non urban centers such that making no efforts to reach out to them is equal to denying them a right to proper medical care,” he said.

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