Insurance fair begins in Khulna tomorrow

A two-day insurance fair will begin in Khulna tomorrow in order to raise people’s trust in insurers.

The Insurance Development & Regulatory Authority (IDRA) is organising the Insurance Fair-2019 on the premises of the Khulna Circuit House.

“The objective of the fair is to take insurance services to the people living in the remote areas,” said Shafiqur Rahman Patwari, chairman of the regulatory body, at a press conference at its headquarters in Dhaka yesterday.

He said they are emphasising on bringing back people’s confidence in the insurance sector, so they are stressing to meet insurance claims.

About Tk 611 crore worth insurance claims were settled in 2018, he added.

Visitors will be able to know about life, health, fire, accident and car insurance as well as pension schemes, according to the IDRA. At the same time, many claims will be settled in the fair. Some 78 insurance companies will participate in the show.

Begum Monnujan Sufian, state minister for labour and employment, is scheduled to inaugurate the fourth edition of the fair, which will be open to visitors from 10:00am to 8:00pm.

Gokul Chand Das, a member of the regulator, was present at the briefing.