As of this afternoon (July 22), Manulife has identified two more customers as victims of the capsized tourist boat Blue Bay 58 in Ha Long Bay (Quang Ninh) and has decided to pay insurance benefits to the families with the amounts of 3 billion VND and 1.7 billion VND respectively.
The Green Bay tourist boat capsized, causing heavy loss of life.
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Previously, on the evening of July 21, this insurance company decided to pay a customer case with the amount of 1.32 billion VND. It is known that the above customers participated in insurance since 2020. The total amount paid for 3 cases is more than 6 billion VND.
A Manulife representative said the company will guide the family through the necessary procedures to receive payment immediately after completing the funeral, and at the same time, continue to review the list of victims to promptly pay compensation if any.
The Green Bay 58 tourist boat carrying 49 tourists set sail at noon on July 19 when it suddenly encountered a large storm while traveling near Dau Go Cave, causing the boat to capsize in just a few seconds. To date, 10 people have been rescued and 37 people have died. Quang Ninh provincial authorities are continuing to search for the missing victims, while also supporting families in arranging funeral arrangements and stabilizing their spirits after the incident.
Regarding compensation and insurance payment, the Department of Insurance Management and Supervision ( Ministry of Finance ) informed: on July 21, the Department issued an official dispatch requesting insurance companies to proactively coordinate with relevant agencies, organizations and individuals to determine damage to people and property of organizations and individuals participating in insurance; immediately make advance compensation, timely and full compensation and insurance payment to insurance buyers and beneficiaries according to the agreement in the insurance contract and legal regulations...
According to quick reports from insurance companies, as of July 21, the total amount of compensation and insurance payments is expected to be 14.27 billion VND. In particular, in the non-life insurance sector, the total amount of insurance compensation is expected to be 4.2 billion VND.
Another body found in the boat capsize in Ha Long Bay
In the serious fires that occurred in Hanoi in 2024, Manulife also promptly paid insurance benefits to customers who were unfortunately involved in the accident. In the first 6 months of 2025, Manulife Vietnam paid more than 3,700 billion VND in insurance benefits to customers.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/vu-lat-tau-vinh-xanh-them-3-gia-dinh-nan-nhan-nhan-bao-hiem-hon-6-ti-185250722191622172.htm
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