KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 (Bernama) --  Takaful Ikhlas  Berhad today announced the conversion of its composite takaful licence into two entities to manage its family and general takaful businesses separately.

This conversion is in accordance with the legislative requirement under the Islamic Financial Services Act, 2013 (IFSA).

 Takaful Ikhlas  Berhad will be renamed as  Takaful Ikhlas  Family Bhd (Takaful IKHLAS Family) and manage the family takaful business while the general takaful business will be managed by a new entity,  Takaful Ikhlas  General Bhd (Takaful IKHLAS General).

This exercise is set to bring about a more focused effort to serve its customers better, said Takaful in a statement, adding that the new structure also reflected Takaful IKHLAS’ commitment to the respective businesses to ensure efficient management of capital and resources to create opportunities for continuous growth.

To lead the new corporate structure, MNRB Holdings Bhd President and Group Chief Executive Officer Mohd Din Merican would take on the additional role of President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Takaful IKHLAS Family,

Eddy Azly Abidin, previously the Takaful IKHLAS Senior Vice-President & Chief Business Operations Officer General, has been appointed as the Takaful IKHLAS General President & CEO. 

“Even though we are now running as two separate entities, we will continue to uphold the “Takaful IKHLAS” brand name and are committed to provide the best to our customers and drive long-term shareholder value.

“All the terms and conditions of the existing takaful certificates issued by Takaful IKHLAS remain unchanged. All our contact details as well as our branch offices will be maintained to ease customers’ dealings with us”, he added.

For more information about Takaful IKHLAS Family and Takaful IKHLAS General, customers may visit www.takaful-ikhlas.com.my or contact Takaful IKHLAS Customer Service at 03-2723 9696 for more details.

-- BERNAMA