As a pioneer of Islamic insurance in the archipelago, Indonesia has Takaful insurance services to serve the public in accordance with Islamic principles, for more than a decade, through two operating companies: PT Asuransi Takaful Family (Islamic Insurance) and General Takaful Insurance (General Insurance Sharia ). PT Sarekat Takaful Indonesia (Company) was established on February 24, 1994 on the initiative of the Development Team Takaful Indonesia (Keep) led by the Association of Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals (ICMI) by Abdi Nations Foundation, Bank Muamalat Indonesia Tbk., PT Tugu Mandiri Life Insurance, the Department of Financial Affairs, as well as some Indonesian Muslim businessmen. Through its two subsidiaries namely PT Asuransi Takaful Family and General Takaful Insurance Company, the Company has provided insurance protection services that apply the principles of pure first sharia in Indonesia.
Family Takaful Insurance Company that engages in Shariah insurance established on August 4, 1994 and commenced operations on August 25, 1994, marked the inauguration by the Minister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad. Followed by the establishment of a subsidiary that engages in general insurance such as PT Asuransi Takaful Shariah General, which was inaugurated by the Minister of Research / Head of BPPT Prof. Dr. B.J. Habibie on June 2, 1995.
Sarekat shareholdings of Takaful Indonesia is currently dominated by Sarekat Takaful Malaysia Berhad (56.00%) and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB, 26.39%), whereas the rest by Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM) and Bank Muamalat Indonesia and Abdi Karya Nation and others.
In 2004, the Company successfully restructured its marketing functions to unite the Family Takaful and General Takaful insurance so that more efficient and more effective in penetrating the market, followed by the inauguration of the headquarters, Takaful Indonesia Graha in Mampang Prapatan, Jakarta in December 2004. In addition, we also performed the revitalization of corporate identity including spatial planning branches throughout Indonesia, to strengthen its corporate image.
To improve the quality of services provided by the Company and to maintain consistency, the Company obtained the ISO 9001:2000 certification from SGS JAS-ANZ, New Zealand for the General Takaful and Family Takaful Insurance obtained ISO 9001:2000 certification from Det Norske from Veritas (DNV), Netherlands in April 2004. In addition, the strong efforts throughout the company, won the Family Takaful Insurance MUI Insurance Award 2004 as Best Sharia in Indonesia, and General Takaful insurance was awarded with the title of Excellent Described in a row in 2004 and 2005.
With the support of the Government and professionals who are committed to developing Islamic insurance, Takaful Sarekat Indonesia aims to become a leading Islamic insurance company in Indonesia.
Source : http://www.takaful.com
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