Qtel selects Al Koot and AXA to provide comprehensive insurance services and QR1m coverage for staff

The new scheme, developed in partnership with Al Koot and AXA, replaces the pre-existing Health Insurance programme offered to all Qtel employees, and extends the range of benefits provided to include all family members.

Offering a total coverage of approximately QR1m for each person, the health insurance programme covers general healthcare, optical, maternity and dental coverage, among other key benefits.

It has also been designed to ensure that the health insurance programme reflects Qtel's growing global profile, providing insurance coverage in countries around the world to ensure that employees are covered wherever they are. Under the terms of the policy, Qtel will have access to a network of clinics and hospitals for direct settlement in Qatar and globally, supported by Al Koot and AXA's international expertise.

Qtel selected this highly-comprehensive program and partnership to ensure that it is positioned to support the needs of its employees, as the company looks to build on its position as Qatar's preferred provider of world-class communication services.

Sheikh Saud Bin Nasser Al Thani, Executive Director, Group Human Resources, said:

"This alliance between Qtel, Al Koot Insurance and AXA brings together the best international and local resources to ensure that Qtel employees enjoy full peace of mind regarding their health insurance. We care for our employees as part of the Qtel family, and we believe that this investment in this far-reaching insurance programme is an essential part of our support for them."

Mr. Ahmed Rafee Al Emadi, CEO, Al Koot Insurance and Reinsurance, expressed his pride in completing the medical insurance agreement for Qtel's employees and their families. Al Emadi stressed Al Koot's eagerness to enhance the quality of health insurance in Qatar to match the level in developed countries through partnership with international entities like AXA. This comes with full encouragement of H.E. Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah Second Deputy Premier Minister of Energy and industry.

Al Emadi added that Al Koot presents its services to more than 70,000 subscribers in the State of Qatar, providing them with health benefits inside Qatar and throughout the whole world.

"We thank Qtel for its faith and trust in Al Koot Insurance and Reinsurance, and vowed to fulfil at terms and conditions agreed upon in the agreement, to ensure that everyone has the peace of mind that quality health insurance provides," he said.

For AXA, the agreement marks another step forward in an ongoing series of successes that have seen the company become one of the fastest-growing insurance companies in the region.

"We are delighted to play our part in providing a fully comprehensive insurance plan for Qtel, which sets the standard for employee benefits and support in the region. Our International Healthcare scheme provides a range of unique benefits and dedicated support areas for Qtel, to ensure that - even as the company continues to grow and develop - their people are fully provided for," said Kamal Halabi, Country Manager, AXA Insurance (Gulf).