Egypt Announces First-Ever Insurance Coverage for Egyptians Abroad

Minister of Emigration and Expatriate Affairs Nabila Makram announced Egypt’s first-ever international insurance policy in a press conference on Monday 27 December. “The Egyptian citizen, at home and abroad, tops the list of priorities of the Egyptian state in the new republic,” she stated in the presence of a number of members of the House of Representatives and media outlets. The mechanism will be active by 1 January 2022, granting insurance to Egyptians abroad. The national project is geared towards protecting Egypt’s expatriates, claimed the Egyptian Ministry of Emigration, and will be implemented via the Egyptian Travel Insurance Association. The Ministry also announced its cooperation with the Financial Supervisory Authority and the Federation of Insurance Companies, in order to simplify the application process. With a maximum age limit of 65, the insurance policy will cover accidental and unnatural deaths. Any incident should be reported to the Egyptian Pool for Travel Insurance within seven days, with necessary documentation accompanying the claim. Dr. Mohamed Orman, Chairman of Financial Supervisory Authority, commented that “extending the insurance umbrella to provide protection for Egyptians working and residing outside the country – for the first time…

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