Compensation claims for flight MH370 officially begins   

中國保險企業啟動馬航MH370理賠 杜絕借名商業炒作

昨晚，保監會發文《中國保監會辦公廳關于做好馬航MH370航班乘客理賠服務工作的通知》，標志著馬航MH370航班正式進入理賠程序。保監會表示，各保險公司應根據特事特辦、急事先辦的原則，簡化理賠流程和辦理手續，縮短理賠處理時間，迅速調集并下撥充足資金，做好預付賠款工作。 [查看全文]

(ECNS) - The necessary proceedings to claim compensation for victims of Flight MH370 has officially started, according to a notification released by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission.

The commission ordered that insurance companies should prioritize and simplify the insurance claim process for all personal accident compensation claimants, and that the claims would be paid quickly, the Beijing Times reported on Thursday.

An official in charge of the commission said that each insurance company should ensure that news reports will focus on the facts of the insurance claim process and any form of sensationalist reporting for commercial purposes should be prohibited.

Flight MH370, carrying 239 people, disappeared from radar screens while flying over the sea on March 8 after taking off from KL International Airport at 12:41am.

Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, the director-general of the Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia, declared on January 29 that the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 was an accident and that all passengers and crew members onboard were dead.