Bangkok--Mar 4--CenCar
Muang Thai Insurance coordinates with Carrefour, who is the leader of the discount stores, to open the new channel of service “to sell Compulsory Motor Insurance at the Customer Service Centre” 6 branches initially, with the target more than 36,000 policies by the end of 2005, which is the first cooperation of its kind in Thailand.
Mrs. Nualphan Phanchet, President of Muang Thai Insurance, reveals the cooperation between Muang Thai Insurance Co., Ltd. and Zencar Co., Ltd., in the name of Carrefour, which jointly creates the new channel of distribution for Compulsory Motor Insurance at the Customer Service Centre of Carrefour. This is considered to be the first general insurance companies in Thailand to provide such service which has begun since January of this year by pilot in the following six branches — Carrefour Lad Prao, Chang Wattana, Bang Yai, Petch Kasem, Pattaya and Chiangmai.
Mr. Francis Wagner, Regional Director, CenCar Ltd. Said that “ To have the compulsory motor insurance service available in Customer Service Counter at Carrefour stores is to reinforce our intention to provide the most convenience for our customers. Carrefour gained a huge success after launching this Customer Service in the first 6 stores of Carrefour within a year, we can increase the customer transaction more than 150,000 transaction of customers. We can ensure that the customers will enjoy this service from Muang Thai Insurance Co.,Ltd . In this year, our customers can come and employ this service at another 7 stores of Carrefour, Bangpakok-Bangbon-Ramindra-Sukhapiban 3-Rangsit-Rattanathibet and Suwintawong.
However, this new channel of distribution will primarily focus the service for Compulsory Motor Insurance with the sales target for this project of 36,000 policies. This will increase the sales volume for this class of business of Muang Thai Insurance to be more than 200,000 policies. Carrefour plans to increase to 13 branches nationwide to sell this insurance within this year. Muang Thai Insurance plans to sell Voluntary Motor Insurance for 1st, 2nd and 3rd class at Carrefour as the next step.
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