Our Commitment

Commitment

Service Level

We will strive to help customers find the right product to suit their needs.

1. Knowledgeable and ethical employees and intermediaries are available to serve customers.

2. Training:

• Ensure employees and intermediaries are properly trained on products and services offered.

• Training must be provided any time a new product is launched and regularly as refresher courses on existing products.
  
  

3. Understanding Customers’ Needs

• In order to understand our customers’ profile adequately, we including our intermediaries shall:-

- Listen attentively to customers.

-  Acknowledge and properly understand the customers’ needs and preferences.

- Ask for requisite information and documents to advise the customers accordingly and in accordance with the Industry’s Code of Practice on the Personal Data Protection Act 2010.

- Offer options of suitable products and services to meet the customers’ needs and wants.

4. Any options provided to customers shall be explained and on an “opt-in-basis”, e.g. riders, sharing/using customer information for marketing and research purposes.

Note: Handling of customer information is governed by Bank Negara Malaysia’s Certificate Document on Management of Customer Information and Permitted Disclosures and insurers shall operate accordingly.

Expected Outcome

Build Trust

 Commitment

Service Level

Service Level Target

80% of customers are being served within the expected service level and timelines.

 We will set clear responsibilities towards customers and uphold it.

A standard commitment on clear responsibilities to be a mandatory write up on all client charters should cover the following guiding principles:-

1. A clear and concise objective of the Charter

2. Values to be provided to the customer, e.g. fairness, transparency, integrity, ethics, professionalism, timeliness.

3. Efficient/effective communication channels.

 We will set clear expectation on time taken for various services.

1. Delivery of Services:

• Information on turnaround time on delivery of services is made through various channels

- (Head office/branches/brochures/call centre/corporate website).

2. Standards to be adopted:

• Serve Walk-in Customer promptly:

- Customer Waiting Time: Within 10 minutes

We will ensure efficient certificate servicing and providing relevant documentation in a timely manner

• Customers shall be informed of each step and documentation required to alter, renew, surrender or cancel a certificate, e.g. what happens when there are changes to the certificate, notice on renewal, etc. as well as consequence arising from any of these actions.

• Customers are to be reminded in the renewal notice to inform the takaful operator of any changes in the risk before renewal.

• The standard operating procedure on dealings with customers must be clearly complied with.

 We will ensure efficient certificate servicing and provide relevant documentation in a timely manner Family Takaful

Family Takaful

• Certificate Processing Turnaround Time (from receipt of full documentation, information and payment of contribution):-

- New Certificate Issuance (upon acceptance in the certificate system)

1. Standard cases – within 5 working days.

2. Additional information required / pre-existing medical condition / complex cases – within 10 working days

• Change of Certificate Details (Endorsement):

- Certificate Changes (Non-financial): within 10 working days

- Certificate Changes (Financial):

1. Standard cases - within 5 working days

2. Non-Standard cases – within 10 working days

3. Revival: within 10 working days (with payment & complete documentation)

• Renewal notice issuance:

• Cancellation / Surrendering of certificate: 10 working days upon receipt of full documents (include processing of refund of contribution).
• Issuance of medical / hospitalization card for individuals - Within same business day of certificate issuance.(exclude Group Takaful / Corporate customers.)

Note: The timelines above do not take into account on boarding process – Takaful Operator have their own on-boarding process/introduction to its products and services.

 We will be open and transparent in our dealings.

The following information shall be easily accessible and made available through the various channels of communication such as branch/brochures/call centre/corporate website:

• Product related details (i.e. product features, product disclosure sheets, terms and conditions, key facts, exclusions) will be shared at the point of sale.

• Fees, charges (i.e. any fees and charges other than the contribution) and interest (if any) as well as obligations in the use of a product or service (e.g. when contribution needs to be paid and explaining payment before cover warranty).

• Anti-fraud statement and key points to remember, i.e. confidentiality of customer information, free look period of 15 days and our right to reject or accept applications.

• All the above information shall be explained and stated using simple words and in an easy to understand manner.

 We will follow through and provide the requisite answers / updates to customers’ queries and complaints promptly.

Phone:

• Where no follow up is required – Immediate, such as first call resolution.

• Where follow up is required – Within 3 working days from date of first call.

Written (email, fax, written letter and social media):

• For Email/Social media:

  
  1. Provide acknowledgement response within 1 calendar day (if the email is addressed to Customer@prubsn.com.my

  2. Acknowledgement to include expected timeline and any other relevant information.

  3. Non-complex enquiry – respond within 3 days working days from date of receipt.

• For Letter or Fax:

  
  1. Enquiries will be replied within 3 working days from the date of receipt on non-complex enquiries

Counter/Branches:

• Where no follow up is required, we will endeavour to provide first contact resolution.

• Where follow up is required – within 3 working days from date of first visit.

Note: Where the enquiry is complex, we will provide a reasonable timeframe and keep customers updated accordingly.

We will ensure consistent and thorough complaints handling.

• Customers shall be informed of the various options for submitting a complaint through available channels, depending on channel presence and whichever applicable i.e. provide complaints unit contact details (telephone number, email and address), website, etc.

• A verification process has to be performed on the certificate holder.

• Communicate clearly on the issue and gather adequate information for an informed resolution.

• Address the issue in an equitable, objective and timely manner by informing the complainant on our decision no later than 14 calendar days from the date of the receipt of

• If the case is complicated or requires further investigation, we shall inform the customer of this and send a progress update in 14 calendar days. If not resolved, update in another 14 calendar days; thereafter, every 30 calendar days.

• Keep customers updated if unable to address issues within the stipulated timeframe.

• Provide information on escalation to higher alternative avenues if the resolved complaint is not to the customer’s satisfaction. 
  
  

Note: Complaints management and timeline is governed by the guidelines spelt out by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and takaful operators will operate accordingly.

Expected Outcome

Customer Satisfaction

Commitment

Service Level

We will set clear timeline for claims settlement process and strive to settle claims within these prescribed timeline and in a transparent manner.

To set clear timeline for claims settlement process and strive to settle claims within these prescribed timelines and in a transparent manner by adopting the following procedures:

• To state key claims procedures and assign timelines to it, i.e. appointment of investigator, claims assessment, etc.

• Customers shall be informed on the acknowledgment of their claim within 7 working days from receipt of claims submission.

• Customers will be informed of the estimated time taken for claims settlement process and expected service standard. This information shall be made available through various channels (i.e. branches/brochures/ call centre/website).

• If documentation/information is incomplete, customers shall be informed within 14 working days from acknowledgement of the claim by the Claims Department.

• We will update you on the progress of the claim every 14 working days. If we need more time, customer will be advised on the expected date for claims progress update or decision. We will inform you once the decision is finalized.

• In the event of a catastrophe / disaster, e.g. large number of claims may be received, as such meeting timelines stipulated may not be possible, the insurers will strive to update every 20 working days on the progress.

We will inform customer of the next level of escalation if the claims settlement / rejection is not to his/her satisfaction.

To keep the customer informed of the next level of escalation if the claims settlement /repudiation is not to his / her satisfaction.

• Customers shall be provided with available channels to appeal on a decision / raise disputes (i.e. branches/brochures/call centre/website).

• Any letter of rejection/repudiation of any element of a claim and dispute on quantum which is within the purview of the Financial Ombudsman Scheme must contain the following statement prominently:

  
  If you are not satisfied with our response or decision, and if your complaint involves a sum of up to RM250,000, you may lodge your dispute to the Ombudsman for Financial Services (OFS), within 6 months from the date of our final decision or after 60 calendar days from the date of your dispute was first referred to us of which no response has been received from us, at the following address:

Ombudsman for Financial Services

(Formerly known as Financial Mediation Bureau)

Level 14, Main Block, Menara Takaful Malaysia

No. 4 Jalan Sultan Sulaiman

50000 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: +603 2272 2811

Fax: 03-2272 1577

Email: enquiry@ofs.org.my

Website: www.ofs.org.my

Or

If your complaint does not fall within the purview of the OFS, you may refer your complaint to the Laman Informasi Nasihat dan Khidmat (LINK) of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) at the following address:

BNMTELELINK, Jabatan LINK & Pejabat Wilayah Bank Negara Malaysia,
P.O. Box 10922, 50929 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 1-300-88-5465 (Overseas: +603 2174 1717)

Fax: 03-2174 1515

E-mail: bnmtelelink@bnm.gov.my

Expected Outcome

Provide Peace of Mind to Customer