Jakarta – To meet the customers’ needs for sharia products, on Thursday, November 8th, 2007, PermataBank Syariah together with Asuransi Allianz Life Indonesia launch SafeSaving AlliSya, a product that offers investment as well as protection . “By investing funds in the AlliSya Fixed Income Fund and the AlliSya Balanced Fund, managed according to Sharia principles, the SafeSaving AlliSya becomes an investment alternative for the customer. It also completes the various bancassurance products offered by PermataBank,” said Shalini Warrier, Director of Retail Banking from PermataBank jointly with Jens Reisch, President Director of PT Asuransi Allianz Life Indonesia.
Shalini added, “We see that the market has great interest in various investment products that are offered. In the case of SafeSaving AlliSya, we see that there are not too many Sharia products such as this, based on principles adopted by the majority of the Indonesian population. Also, because of the product flexibility, we hope that SafeSaving AlliSya will be the answer to the customers’ needs as an investment product with the additional benefit of protection.”
“The objective of developing SafeSaving AlliSya, is to position PermataBank as a one stop shopping bank, which will be able to meet the increasing diversified needs of the customers. Knowing the customers’ needs and offering quality products and services with additional values is our commitment to the customers,” Shalini stated.
“Through the strategic partnership between PermataBank and Allianz Life Indonesia, we are able to offer a complete range of bancassurance products to the customers,” said Jens Reisch. “Taking into account the dominant Muslim population in Indonesia and the far-reaching impact on the country’s society, we aim to fulfill the unique needs of our customers in each country where Allianz operates. The burgeoning Sharia market will surely help improve insurance penetration in Indonesia. We are pleased to work together with PermataBank, our trusted partner, in marketing SafeSaving Allisya,” added Jens Reisch.
The SafeSaving AlliSya is packaged to bring security combining a banking product with insurance intended for all PermataBank customers, not only the Muslim customers but those of other faiths, for this Sharia product has the characteristic of being universal. The main objective of this launching is to meet the needs of customers in financial planning to be able to prepare funds for children’s education, the Haj pilgrimage, retirement, etc. SafeSaving AlliSya offers several benefits, including an affordable premium of IDR 1,450,000 for every three months, a flexible mode of payment ( yearly, half-yearly, or quarterly) which would be in accordance with the customers’ needs. An additional benefit of this product is the coverage of 38 critical illnesses such as heart attacks, strokes, cancer, etc. Also, coverage is offered for total permanent disability, and waiver of premium.
This product will be available in all PermataBank branches including the PermataBank Syariah branches pertaining to the Office Channeling network.