Guardian Life Insurance Limited will provide comprehensive life and medical insurance coverage for employees of Plan International Bangladesh and their family members under a new group insurance arrangement, said in a press release.
The agreement was signed at Plan International Bangladesh’s head office in Dhaka between Sheikh Rakibul Karim FCA, Chief Executive Officer of Guardian Life Insurance Limited, and Jolly Nur Haque, Director of Business, Partnership and Impact of Plan International Bangladesh.
Under the arrangement, Guardian Life will extend group insurance services to support employee welfare and family protection, strengthening corporate insurance coverage across the development sector.
Senior officials from Guardian Life present at the signing included Saniyat Rahman, Assistant Managing Director and Chief Enterprise Business Officer; Ghazi Rafi Ahmed Shams, Senior Vice President and Head of Group Business; Iftakher Ahmed, Senior Vice President and Deputy Head of Group Business; Jinat Ferdousi, Senior Assistant Vice President and Head of Group Service; and Abdullah Al Mehdi, Key Account Manager – Group Business.
From Plan International Bangladesh, attendees included Sabrina Khan, Director of People and Culture; Mohammad Omar Faruk, Head of Finance; Shanta Dey, Manager, Talent Acquisition and Rewards; and Sikder Umma Kulsum (Ayrin), Specialist – People and Culture.
Sheikh Rakibul Karim said Guardian Life believes protecting people is its core purpose, adding that the partnership extends protection to those driving social impact at Plan International Bangladesh.
Guardian Life said the deal strengthens its corporate portfolio, which now includes more than 500 corporate clients, with insurance coverage reaching over 1.3 crore lives nationwide and access to healthcare services through more than 500 partner hospitals across Bangladesh.
