A(H1N1) 保险索赔

Great Eastern Covers H1N1 Hospitalization Claims

Kuala Lumpur, 19 August 2009 – Great Eastern Life Assurance (Malaysia) Berhad’s Director and Chief Executive Officer Mr Koh Yaw Hui informed that as a good corporate citizen with a hundred and one years’ presence in Malaysia, Great Eastern will cover hospitalization claims made by its policyholders, who have been hospitalized due to influenza A (H1N1).

“This pandemic disease is distressing for our community. We would like to dispel alluncertainties on hospitalization claims by affirming that Great Eastern will compensate our policyholders who have been hospitalized for treatment of influenza A (H1N1),”assured Mr Koh.

Similarly, Mr. Koh in his capacity as a Director of Overseas Assurance Corporation(Malaysia) Berhad (“OACM”), would also like to take the opportunity to assure the policyholders of OACM who have been hospitalized due to influenza A (H1N1), that they will be accorded similar treatment.

Mr Koh urged the public to adhere to the authorities’ request to take precautionary measures to prevent further spread of this disease by practising isolation should one feel ill or show symptoms of influenza A (H1N1), to curb further spread of this deadlydisease.

Mr.Koh added, “Great Eastern and OACM have constantly briefed our employees oninfluenza A (H1N1) in relation to insurance claims. We have also taken the initiative tocommunicate regularly with our employees and our agency force on this pandemic sothat we are able to serve our policyholders on a timely basis."

About Great Eastern

Great Eastern began its operations in 1908 as a branch office of The Great Eastern LifeAssurance Company Limited. The Malaysian operations were subsequently transferredto a locally incorporated public company, Great Eastern Life Assurance (Malaysia)Berhad under the Scheme of Transfer of Business. The Company was certified by TheMalaysia Book of Records in 1998 as “The Oldest and Largest Life Insurer” in Malaysia.With more than a century of experience and solid financial foundation, Great Easternhas assets in excess of RM37 billion, over 2.8 million policies in force, 24 Branch officesand a network of 17,000 agents nationwide as at 31 December 2008. Its productsinclude life insurance plans, investment-linked plans, mortgage protection, businessprotection, employee benefits, medical insurance and group health benefits schemes.Great Eastern Life Assurance (Malaysia) Berhad is a wholly owned subsidiary of GreatEastern Holdings Limited (GEH) and its ultimate holding company is Oversea-ChineseBanking Corporation Limited (OCBC).

捐血

身边很多朋友都不捐血，对捐血存在着错误的观念。当你到医院看到有病人很急着要血救命时，你就会发现你身上流着的血是很神圣的，也许你的一滴血可以救活他的生命。

其实定期适量捐血，是为自身的健康进行了很好“投资”。从朋友的口中获知，由于骨髓造血系统不断受到激发，新鲜的血细胞的比例明显高于未捐过血的人。捐血后会降低血液粘稠度，加快血液流速后，脑血流量提高，使人感到身体轻松、头脑清醒，精力充沛。除此之外，铁质是人体不可缺少的元素之一，但铁质过高超过正常值的10％，患癌症的机会就会增加，惟一的方法是通过流血排除过多的铁质。

捐血者用自己的献血延续、挽救了他人的生命，使心灵得到慰藉，使人生更加充实。

8月10日

自从出来工作后，可以感觉时间的飞逝，静心下来好像都能听到时光溜走的声音。2009年8月10日，时间过的真快，26年前的今天是一个新生命诞生。

看着朋友们发来的祝福，我很感谢。这么多年了，身边的朋友，有亲近的，有疏远的，可是无论亲近疏远，我都能感受到他们对我的关爱。今天，让我想起了曾经和你们在一起时的点点滴滴，感谢这么多年一直支持着我的朋友们。

我常想，人活在世上离不开友情，朋友间的互相支持和理解，会让我们的人生旅程丰富而精彩。祝福每一个朋友，愿我们都能幸福、快乐、健康每一天！

在我生日的这一天，面对你们的祝福，我只有诚心的两个字：谢谢！

中秋节要到了？

盂兰节还未开始，马来同胞年货都还没摆卖，中秋节月饼却在上个月尾开始出现在各著名百货商场，宣传海报已在醒目位置张贴出来，部分摊位还摆上了新款月饼。今年的月饼市场也似乎太早了一些吧！

据了解每年一度的中秋月饼是一些饼家最重要的盈利产品，其销售利润能够占到公司年销售利润的半壁江山。大多数公司都希望摆脱在上半年的经济低迷，从中秋节中大捞一笔，这使到除了一些老字号的饼家外，蛋糕店，自销公司，雪糕公司，茶叶行等都加入战位。市场竞争越来越激烈，和食品企业有关的商家想抢占市场这块大蛋糕。

不少企业还在月饼的包装上煞费苦心，品牌战略将显得更加重要。月饼包装将趋于时尚、绿色、环保和实用。一般在夜市集都可用RM5-6买到的月饼经过包装后价格可去到RM13-15。

一年一度的中秋佳节，是很多食品企业十分看重的盈利时期，然而，一个看似赚钱的黄金商机，是否人人都是赢家呢？今年的消费者又会抱着怎样的态度？让我们来一起观察，两个月后分晓答案。

备注：中秋节是10月3日