KUALA LUMPUR: The Bar Council and Jardine Lloyd Thompson Sdn Bhd co–hosted an appreciation hi–tea for members of the Joint Claims Committee (JCC) members on 7 July 2006 at the Bar Council Auditorium.
30 people attended the function, including members of the PII Committee, the CEO of JLT, Alex Low and his team, our President Yeo Yang Poh and officers at the PII & Risk Management Department. The function commenced with an opening speech by the PII Committee Chairman, Ragunath Kesavan, who highlighted the improvements thus far to the Scheme in the last few years and re–emphasised the need to work harder to overcome the many existing shortcomings in the Scheme.
The JCC was set up in 2005 to address problems and queries raised by members who were dissatisfied with the Scheme. The Bar Council acknowledges the hard work and effort put in by the JCC members in hearing the appeals and also for their recommendations for improvement of the Scheme.
The JCC members for 2005 and 2006 are as follows:
- Puan Hendon Mohamed
- Ms. Chew Swee Yoke
- Mr. Lawrence Pereira
- Mr. S Radhakrishnan
- Mr. R R Chelvarajah
- Encik Shahul Hameed Amiruddin
- Mr. Iruthaya Raj
- Mr. K Anantham
- Mr. P R Manecksha
- Mr. Ng Seng Kiok
- Mr. P Navaratnam
- Encik Aznam Mansor
- Mr. Nitin Nadkarni
- Mr. Hon Kai Ping
- Mr. Lee Swee Seng
- Mr. N Subramaniyan
- Mr. G Balakrishnan Nair
- Mr. Dhinesh Bhaskaran
- Mr. Arthur Wang
The sessions provided a fruitful forum for the members not only to voice their dissatisfaction against the premiums imposed or the handling of their claims; but also to obtain clarification and a better understanding of their coverage under the mandatory Scheme, and the relevant terms and rating structure applied.
Problems pertaining to the Scheme faced by members from their perspective were highlighted in the JCC's recommendations. Further, suggestions towards making the Scheme a more equitable one were also raised at these sessions. These provided the PII Committee useful feedback and advice to negotiate with the Insurers for better terms; in fact some of the JCC's recommendations have already brought about favourable changes to some aspects of the rating structure for 2006.
The PII Committee is currently looking into reviewing the terms of reference of the JCC to increase their involvement and influence in matters of the PII Scheme.
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