Namforce expands to greater heights

Namforce recently relaunched its brand identity and extended its products and services to the rest of the public such as life insurance, disability insurance, funeral insurance, credit life and savings and investments-related insurance.

The services will also be offered on a group scheme basis to corporations, therefore, business entities and other organisations that wish to offer insurance cover for their employees and members can approach Namforce in order to provide insurance cover.

Speaking at the relaunch at Hiton Hotel last week, Martin Shaanika, managing director of Namforce, thanked the defence ministry for entrusting its services since inception.

“We found it fitting to celebrate once more on this accomplishment to not only serve our main client which is the Ministry of Defence but to extend our service offerings to each and every Namibian. Without your ministry we would have not been able to make it this far and let alone, expand our services to the rest of the nation.”

Meanwhile, defence minister Frans Kapofi, congratulated Namforce for their long and excellent services in ensuring that a peace of mind for its members.

“Namforce is the brainchild of a very noble mission. During the early 1990’s, very soon after independence, there was a need for the Namibian government to help provide insurance cover for the brave and loyal members of the Namibian armed forces. It was on this basis that the Namibian government established a scheme to provide life, disability and funeral insurance cover for the members of the Namibian defence forces.

The scheme was from its inception administered by various insurance companies until the Government of the Republic of Namibia established a dedicated life insurance company, namely Namforce. Namforce was officially licensed by the regulator in 2017 and has dutifully providing insurance cover to members of the armed forces since then,” he said.

In attendance at the launch, Managing Director of August26 Manufacturing, Ndapewa Hangula, applauded Namforce for expanding into the Namibian market.

“I am profoundly proud of Namforce for achieving this new milestone. Not only for launching this extended initiative to our Namibians but allowing so much more growth within our own economy. Such milestones are not only celebrated isolation but has an overspill on our economy and allows us to keep our expertise, skills and money within our borders to further develop our nation,” she added.

Namforce Chairlady, Marilyn Maurihungirire, cautioned the public that a re-brand exercise should not be seen as a cosmetic change but it should be felt through customer experience. “A re-brand means nothing if the service does not live up to its core values. Customer centricity is what our brand revolves around and through our young, dynamic and professional team, I am sure that these values are instilled in the heart of Namforce.