Insurance reminders to be sent via SMS

November 2nd, 2005

Bahrain residents could soon be getting insurance policy reminders via text messages direct to their mobile phones.

It follows a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Bahrain-based Binser Software Technologies and ARIMA Insurance Software.

Insurance companies using the systems of ARIMA, which is the software subsidiary of the Arab Insurance Group (Arig), will be able to get policy expiry reminders, renewal reminders and other claim related information direct to their handset.

"The introduction of this feature integrated with the insurance software will obviously enhance companies' client relations as they will be able to advise them on renewals as well as new products," said ARIMA acting general manager Simon Cox.

ARIMA, also based in Bahrain, is described as a leading insurance and reinsurance software provider in the Middle East and Africa.

It has installations in Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Nigeria, Kenya and Bahrain and is said to be holding discussions with other insurance companies in the region.

Binser's SMS product Messengex is now being used at over 160 organisations in the Gulf with installations in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Jordan, India, Nigeria and South Africa.