Peruvian firefighters wait 145 years for life insurance!
The General Body of Voluntary Firemen in Peru (CGBVP) has recently announced that the Peruvian firefighters will finally be receiving life and disability insurance. The number of firefighters or ‘bomberos’ as they are generally referred to as is quite small, still it has taken so much time for life insurance to come their way. To be exact, the number of these brave firefighters today stands at 8,331.
These firefighters provide their services solely on a voluntary basis and truly carry out a humanitarian act that needs to be really appreciated. It may be noted that quality preparation and training ahs ensured that the death index amongst the firemen is minimum.
This insurance cover will be issued by ‘Essalud’ and endorsed by ‘Positiva Seguros y Reaseguros’ and will compensate firefighters in the age bracket of 15 to 70 years. The life insurance cover will be applicable for accidental death and total or partial permanent disability.
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July 24th, 2006 at 6:32 am
This kind of effort should be taken a long time ago. But better late than never. The firefighters are doing humanitarian acts .How can they not be treated with humanity? Other countries where there is no such rule should follow Peru.