Mon, 25 Oct 2010

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The number of active participants of the workers social insurance company PT Jamsostek has up to September 2010 reached 9.12 million, an increase compared to last year`s 8 million, the company said a press release on Sunday.

It said that the number of its passive participants were recorded at 21.83 million. Active companies registering their workers with the insurance totaled 129,293 while the non-active ones numbered 89,394.

PT Jamsostek President Director Hotbonar Sinaga when contacted on Sunday said that his firm`s target in 2010 was to register 2,794,665 new participants. The realization up to September recorded 2,321,430 new participants, or about 83.07 percent of the target.

The target for company participants in 2010 was set at 23,166 but up to September realization was recorded at 18,102 companies or about 78.14 percent.

Up to September, it has paid a compensation of Rp294.045 billion for 70,853 accident cases, Rp178.249 billion for 11,331 deaths, and Rp4.492 trillion for 667,902 retirees.

In health insurance, the company has paid Rp515,724 billion for 8,895,501 cases. (*)