Friday, May 18 2012 18:02
RESO insurance company has already insured more than 34,000 state employees
ArmInfo. RESO insurance company has already insured more than 34,000 employees of various state departments under the social package program, the marketing service of the company told ArmInfo. The source says that the insurees mostly give their preference to the package proposals, which include not only the compulsory basic package, but also extra medical services.
As of May 17 2012, the company received 1023 applications, of which 110 applications worth 7.5 mln AMD have been handled, and nearly 60 mln AMD are still to be paid for the rest. The source says that 40% of the total number of applications imply inpatient treatment of the insurees.
To recall, the state budget of 2012 envisages a social package worth a total of 18 bln AMD (47 mln USD) for the state officials (over 110 thsd officials). Under the given program, the employees of the state structures will be able to use the "non-cash" financial assistance of the state in four directions: medical insurance, redemption of mortgage interest, payment for education, and payment for a vacation in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. Medical insurance is a compulsory component of the program, and the basic package of medical insurance is 52 thsd AMD.
When acquiring the basic package of medical insurance at RESO company, the insuree is provided the service "My medical center", which, in its turn, includes a number of free services. In particular, the insuree can independently choose the medical establishment, to undergo a planned medical examination, to receive treatment and other services.
RESO insurance company was founded by RESO-Guarantee, one of the largest insurance companies in Russia. The Armenian subsidiary of the Russian insurer entered the market in November 2008. According to the Ranking of Insurance Companies of Armenia by the Agency of Rating Marketing Information (ArmInfo), over Q1 2012 RESO collected premiums worth 1.9 bln AMD (3rd position in the market), the volume of insurance indemnities made up 291.4 mln AMD (4th position). By late Q1 2012 the assets of the company totaled 4.1 bln AMD (44.2% growth over the quarter).