Life and personal accident insurance coverage for both full-time and operationally ready national servicemen by Mindef and MHA

This applies to Servicemen in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), Singapore Police Force (SPF) and
Singapore Civil Defence Force

It will take effect on July 1.

Mindef and MHA will fully pay for $150,000 group term life and $150,000 group personal accident insurance coverage during the servicemen's full-time national service or reservist duties.

Senior Minister of State for Defence Ong Ye Kung announced this in Parliament in April.

The same insurance coverage will also be extended to regulars in Mindef/SAF and the Home Team (Uniformed Officer) during their period of employment.

National Service (NS) volunteers from the SAF Volunteer Corps, SPF Voluntary Special Constabulary and Civil Defence Auxiliary Unit will also be granted the same insurance coverage during their official duties.

Those under the scheme who wish to further insure themselves outside these periods or insure their dependants can purchase additional coverage on a voluntary basis at "competitive premiums", the authorities said.

MHA director of NS Affairs Directorate Colonel (Ret) Rupert Gwee said: "This group insurance is one of the many ways in which we look after the well-being of our officers, whether they are regulars, national servicemen or volunteers, as they go about their duties to keep Singapore safe and secure."