INSURANCE
Paul Chitale - FSAIB Managing Director
Charles Muyela - Doctors Union Secretary
Doctors Union and First Sun Insurance ink partnership
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first-of-its-kind working partnership between The Botswana Doctor’s Union and First Sun Alliance, an insurance broker has been formulated. This is after the Botswana Doctors Union (BDU) and the First Sun Alliance Insurance Brokers agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding and in the case of FSI, chose to give financial advice to the men and women at the forefront of our health. “First Sun Alliance Insurance Brokers is delighted and wish to express heartfelt gratitude to the Executive Committee of the Botswana Doctors` Union (BDU) for this opportunity to provide
a proposal for insurance broking services business engagement,” said Paul Chitate, The First Sun Alliance founder and CEO. During a press conference, the two entities agreed to work hand in glove after discovering their common purpose in the lives of people that is to help people improve their wellbeing, financially and medically. In a statement, FSA said “In pursuit of the above agreement, the FSA’s mandate is to Identify and propose relevant insurance covers to be packaged and identified as BDU umbrella schemes, benefits may only be enjoyed where one is a member of the Union. With numbers, discounted premiums, terms and conditions can be achieved,”
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explained Chitate. The BDU President Dr. Shingirai Muzondiwa said it was the overall objective of the BDU executive to come up with relevant support incentives and benefits to encourage and show benefit to membership. “A well-structured insurance program, with reasonable group premiums and best service can add value towards this objective.” The BDU was constituted to represent the interests of Medical Practitioners and related support service staff on various areas including employment conditions and benefits. Insurance benefits forms part of the overall offering. Similarly, First Sun Alliance has
