Muang Thai Life Assurance PCL. ( th, บริษัท เมืองไทยประกันชีวิต จำกัด (มหาชน)) is a Thai
life insurance company based in
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...
. The company’s headquarters is at street no. 250,
Ratchadaphisek Road
Ratchadaphisek Road ( th, ถนนรัชดาภิเษก, ) is a major road in Bangkok, Thailand. Conceived in 1971 and opened in 1976, it connects earlier portions including Asok Montri, Wong Sawang and Charan Sanitwong Roads to for ...
,
Huai Khwang.
History
The company was officially founded on 6 April 1951. The first headquarters of the company was on Suapa Road, Bangkok. One of the founders was
Chulind Lamsam, Managing Director, along with business associates and high-ranking officers in the government sector. The company served as a source of fund for the government sector. Also the company offered long-term savings. This helped in the efforts to develop economic, trade and industrial sectors of the country.
The company was the first life insurance company to be appointed under the
royal patronage of King
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...
, which entitled the company to bear on all company’s documents the royal
Garuda
Garuda (Sanskrit: ; Pāli: ; Vedic Sanskrit: गरुळ Garuḷa) is a Hindu demigod and divine creature mentioned in the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain faiths. He is primarily depicted as the mount (''vahana'') of the Hindu god Vishnu. Garuda ...
emblem. Muang Thai Life Assurance was also the first life insurance company that attained the International Standard Certification
ISO 9001:2000.
The company continued to grow and in the year 2010 had a countrywide network of more than 250 branches, including agency offices. The chairman was
Photipong Lamsam, Sara Lamsam was Director- President and Chief Executive Officer.
References
External links
Homepage of Muang Thai Life Assurance
Companies based in Bangkok
Thai Royal Warrant holders
Financial services companies established in 1951
1951 establishments in Thailand
Life insurance companies
Insurance companies of Thailand
Thai brands
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