People all over in the world are at risk each year to Dengue Fever. It is by far the most important mosquito-borne viral disease affecting humans worldwide; tens of millions of cases occur each year resulting in approximately 20,000-25,000 deaths mainly in children. There is currently no vaccine available for dengue. This mosquito-borne viral disea…
Collectively Fighting GBV – The Future of CIG & PNGTF Partnership
Companies can play an important role to tackle Gender-Based Violence. Whether you are from an organization taking your first steps in trying to understand how gender-based violence (GBV) affects your business, right through to those who have been expertly working on this topic for some time, insights and experiences shared could help to shape your&…
Lets Protect Ourselves from Malaria! – Part III
The Mosquito carrying Malaria bites at dawn and dusk – either early hours of the morning or when sun sets from 4pm onwards. Therefore it wise to keep your body covered and protected from getting mosquito bites at these times. As advised, Malaria is endemic. Living in places like PNG and especially in Port Moresby…
The Mutation of Malaria and Its Complications – Part II
Malaria infections are fatal. They can affect everyone from unborn babies, children, men and women. Malaria and Pregnancy The risk of Malaria affecting pregnancy and pregnant mothers are high and can lead to aborting of pregnancy, still birth or even early or premature delivery if the mother is in late stages of pregnancy. That is…
The Tropical Curse of Malaria – Part I
Malaria, an infectious disease, that thrives in the tropics is one of the major causes of admissions and deaths in Papua New Guinea. The disease transmitted from one mosquito to another is endemic in PNG and the neighboring countries in the Pacific. Due to the region’s proximity to the equator, the transmission of the disease…
Phishing Scam Alert
Capital Insurance Group (CIG) have become aware of e-mails, text messages and phone calls claiming to be from employees of Capital Life Insurance Company (CLIC). They claim that the recipients have won cash prizes as a promotional incentives from the company. They illegally request personal information including bank account details, or to pay a ce…
COVID 19 – Testing & Treatment
Capital Insurance Group wishes to advice all our stakeholders and clients that testing and treatment of Covid is not covered under the existing insurance policy with CIG. Testing and related costs will be the local governments arrangement and specific instruction will be issued by the local government on quarantine measures. Please contact your bro…
PNG Office Closure for 2 Weeks
Capital Insurance Group wishes to advice all our stakeholders and clients that for the well-being and health of all our staff we have made a decision to close our PNG office, located at TISA Haus Waigani for the next 2 weeks starting Friday 19th of March. We will reoccupy the office on Tuesday the 6th…
CIG launches Client Service Centre
CIG has passed another milestone launching its first ever fully operation Client Service Centre in PNG. The establishment of the Centre was led by our local inhouse IT, Marketing and Business Operations team. Allowing CIG the advantage to have a tailored system that will not only act as the primary point of communication for services…
ANZIIF Studies 2021
Having a trained workforce means your employees are learning new skills that can improve the way they work, reduce necessary costs and mistakes, build confidence, and create a better working environment. CIG continues to invest in their employees ANZIIF education for 2021. Across the group, we currently has 26 qualified senior associates and associ…