Safra offers members 12 months of free insurance for SG60

Free insurance for a year is among the slew of SG60 goodies for national servicemen and their families, as the nation celebrates its 60th year.

Underwritten by Singlife, the 12-month personal accident insurance plan will provide $50,000 in coverage for Safra members, their spouses and children.

This was announced by Senior Minister of State for Defence and president of Safra Zaqy Mohamad on March 16 at the Safra Family Day Out held at Rainforest Wild Asia. The event was attended by more than 1,500 Safra members and their families, who visited the newly opened attraction at a discounted rate.

"For over 60 years…. NSmen have been a very important pillar of Singapore's Total Defence," Mr Zaqy said.

"This is one way Safra looks to enhance their offerings to recognise our NSmen for their efforts, and certainly to their families, for supporting their efforts on the ground as they serve the country."

Named Safra Family Care, the free 12-month insurance plan is a collaboration between Safra and Professional Investment Advisory Services, a subsidiary of Singlife.

Under the plan, Safra members, their spouses and children are entitled to a lump sum payout of $50,000 each upon accidental death or accidental total and permanent disability.

They will also have coverage of up to $200 for medical reimbursement due to accidents, and up to $1,000 coverage for a simple fracture, ambulance fee and other medical expenses.

Safra members can register their interest for the plan at safra.sg/our-services/safra-insurance/safra-family-care by the end of 2026.

The Safra Family Day Out event kicked off Safra's series of SG60 celebratory activities.

Safra's SG60 Food Galore from June to August will feature food tasting and cooking, while the Safra Fitness Festival from July to October will feature a team relay competition, where groups of five will compete in swimming, running, climbing, laser shooting and strength challenges.

As part of Safra's renewed partnership with Mandai Wildlife Group, Safra members can enjoy quarterly special promotions, as well as 30 per cent off admission tickets when they visit Singapore Zoo, Bird Paradise, River Wonders and Night Safari, from Mondays to Thursdays, throughout the year.

Safra members can also look forward to special discounts on admission tickets to Rainforest Wild Asia later in the year.

Among the promotions are also $60 discounts for some Royal Caribbean cruise trips and National Service Resort and Country Club stays, as well as special deals at food and beverage joints such as Sushiro and KFC.

Safra members, who comprise more than 420,000 Singapore Armed Forces servicemen and their families, will benefit from the SG60 perks.

One of them is project manager Avier Ling, who attended Safra Family Day Out with his wife Joreen Koh and their three-year-old daughter Annette Ling.

"We saw the promotion on the website, and decided to come because my daughter always wants to see animals. She's very excited and looking forward to taking more pictures - she brought her camera along."

The family paid a promotional rate of $60 to enter Rainforest Wild Asia, which has a usual entry fee of $117.

Mr Ling has made use of Safra membership discounts to buy his prescription glasses, and to take Annette to the swimming pool at Safra Punggol near their home.

Mr Zaqy - an MP for Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC, along with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, North West District Mayor Alex Yam and Ms Hany Soh - was asked by media about the next general election, which must take place by Nov 23.

Asked if he will continue running in Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC in the election, he said: "That's something for the Prime Minister to decide. We will wait for Nomination Day and find out more. But our work plans are coming up, something that we look forward to upgrading with our residents for the next five-year town masterplan, so look out for that."

On whether he feels pressure running alongside PM Wong, he said: "As always, with anyone with such a stellar track record and credentials, I think there's certainly a lot to learn from. The benefit of being on the sidelines with PM is that we can see how to manage the ground better.

"We look forward to collaborating and working and supporting him as we make Marsiling-Yew Tee a great place to stay, and one that we can always just look forward to."