Lagos trains LG Staff on Document Processing for Claims
Lagos State Government, on Thursday, trained Pension Desk Officers (PDOs) and Human Resource Officers (HROs) across the 57 Councils on proper documentation of information for beneficiaries of insurance death claims of deceased employees in LGAs and LCDAs.
The one-day training which is geared towards equipping PDOs and HROs on improved ways to ensure that beneficiaries of Insurance Death Claims receive the funds due to them was organised by the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Rural Development and held at the Secretariat, Alausa-Ikeja.
In his opening remark, the Honourable Commissioner, Mr. Bolaji Kayode Robert, who was represented at the programme by the Director, Local Government Administration, Mr. Razak Amodu applauded the efforts of Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu for his concern and support for the welfare of the Lagos State Workforce.
He charged the PDOs and HROs to seize the opportunity to learn from seasoned facilitators and professionals regarding better ways to ensure that insurance claims for beneficiaries of deceased LG and SUBEB employees are not delayed and are disbursed as at when due to beneficiaries.
Similarly, the Managing Director, Haggai Insurance, Mr. Segun Amure urged participants to be sensitive with dealing with family members of the deceased, as it is their responsibility to ensure that insurance benefits are delivered into the hands of approved and confirmed beneficiaries, hence the need to ensure that details of deceased staff are meticulously handled.
He added that the State Government made provision for insurance benefits to ensure that the welfare of members of staff is covered whether they are alive or dead.
The Council Manager for Ejigbo LCDA, Mr. Segun Ajaguna added that PDOs and HROs must bear in mind that until the approved beneficiaries for the Insurance Benefits receive what is due to them, the work of PDOs and HROs is not complete. He implored them to ensure that Insurance Claims should be treated as if it was theirs.
On her part, Director, Legal Services in the Ministry, Barrister Tola Sanusi explained that the least of Insurance Claims that any organisation should ever disburse to the beneficiaries of deceased staff is 300% of the annual income of the staff. She added that it is a provision of the Insurance Act 2004 Cap 117, which any organisation that has at least five members of staff must provide for their staff, reiterating that Lagos State Government adheres to this and gives priority to the welfare of its staff as it concerns Insurance Benefits.
The Director, Pensions, LASACO, Mrs. Tiamiyu Fatimah, while giving her lecture on Procedures and Documentations for PDO on Staff Demise in Service, enjoined participants to work with their Insurance Companies and Brokers to create a synergy that would make documentation of details of the deceased staff and disbursing of insurance claims, seamless for the beneficiaries.
She also appealed that PDOs and HROs must always ensure due diligence is given to the processing of the documents so that payment vouchers can be prepared without a hitch.
The Director, Finance and Accounts, Mrs. Opemipo Alli-Balogun reiterated that one of the ways to ensure seamless disbursement of insurance claims is for PDOs to ensure that all requirements mandated by the State Government and the Insurance Companies are dutifully followed as these are the parameters the Accounts Office uses to disburse Insurance Claims.
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