Covid-19 _ Employee Benefits
You’re focused on health and well-being – for your customers, your employees and yourselves. So are we. We want you to know that we’re here for you and operationally prepared to handle all customer questions and service all claims in a timely manner.
Information about your Policy
We are currently covering the treatment associated with Coronavirus (COVID-19). We are currently covering diagnostic testing based on medical necessity, healthcare services, and admission leading up to the diagnosis of COVID-19 and for care following the diagnosis of COVID-19 per the policy terms, conditions, and limits. Noting that preventive diagnostic testing and normal checkups are not covered. Should there be any change to our current position or based on regulator guidance or otherwise, we will update you at that time.
With regards to the declaration of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), we want to inform you that our group life, accident, and disability policies do not contain exclusions for pandemic events and therefore death and or disabilities as a result of Coronavirus are covered under the general terms and conditions of the policy.
FAQs
As per the World Health Organization (WHO), coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that may cause illness in animals or humans. In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The most recently discovered coronavirus causes the disease COVID-19.
As per the WHO COVID-19 is the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered Coronavirus. This new virus and disease were unknown before the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
The most common symptoms of Coronavirus (COVID-19) are:
- Fever
- Tiredness
- Dry cough
- Shortness of breath and difficulty breathing (in severe cases)
People with fever, cough, and difficulty breathing should seek medical attention.
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) believes at this time that symptoms of Coronavirus (COVID-19) may appear in as few as two days or as long as 14 days after exposure.
Useful information links:
Members with symptoms should visit an authorized medical facility or contact the local health authorities. The Doctor will assess and decide if the member needs to be tested for COVID-19 as per protocols established by the local regulator. As the situation is continuously changing, we advise you to check regularly information from the local government.
While the NSSF offices are closed, coverage is still granted as per the memo shared in the email. As such, MetLife will still be covering the Co-NSSF per regular guidelines.
Kindly ensure you rely upon our medical network for online direct approval. In extreme cases whereby you must refer to outside network medical providers please send us a scanned copy of the related documents to lebclaims@metlife.com and provide original hard copies later on in the future.
If you are covered Co-NSSF, coverage will remain the same as per NSSF memorandum(Download here). If you are covered Co-Nil, there is no impact on your coverage.
- Claims Department:
Email ID: lebclaims@metlife.com
Hotlines: 70-88 80 89 or 81-99 02 91
- For Claims Support:
Mrs. Lina Chami: Leading Claims Expert – Medical
- Email ID: lina.chami@metlife.com
- Phone number: T. +961 1 753111 ext. 1625
- For Urgent assistance: Mobile: 70-88 80 89
- For Claims Reimbursements:
Mrs. Maha Houmani: Leading Claims Reimbursements
- Email ID: maha.houmani@metlife.com
For further details to make a claim.
- For Portfolio Management:
Mrs. Eline Abi Frem: E.B. Portfolio executive
- Email ID: eline.abi-frem@metlife.com
- Mobile: 70- 80 90 89
- For Providers Network:
Please refer to the attached excel file in the email.
- To contact National Social Security Fund (NSSF)
Hotline : #2424
WhatsApp: 71-72 42 44
- For new business or quotation enquiries
Mr. Bahaa Berjawi- EB Sales Manager
- Email ID: Bahaa.berjawi@metlife.com
- Mobile: 81-76 92 92
MetLife has launched a comprehensive approach to assess business readiness across all critical functions, and this includes operational readiness, employee mobility, infrastructure resiliency, and information security. We remain committed to ensuring our customers get the service they expect and the timely handling of claims.
To achieve this, we are:
- Activating our business continuity planning to assess readiness throughout the enterprise
- Conducting a review of end to end plans and interdependencies
- Stress testing critical processes and systems including information technology and security
- Determining alternate solutions for all critical processes, including resources and technology
- Testing employee mobility and connectivity by enacting elements of our business continuity plan in a controlled environment
- Scenario planning for a high number of resources being out due to illness and countermeasures and supplemental staffing should this situation arise
Additionally, MetLife is prepared to handle a shift to a remote workforce, with the majority of our team already equipped to work remotely and securely.