American International Assu-rance (Thailand) has denied claims that it discriminated against gays and insisted that several well-known gay men have been policyholders for years.
Sutti Rajitrangson, AIA senior vice-president for administration, said he could not name the famous gay policyholders for reasons of confidentiality.
AIA came under the spotlight this week when gay rights activist Natee Teerarojja-napongs claimed the company had refused to let him apply for a life assurance policy because he is a gay.
“I insist that AIA considers every application. We don’t exclude any groups of people. We consider each person’s application individually,” said Sutti.
“The company never received Natee’s application. Therefore, it is impossible that the company has denied him without considering his application. If anybody wants to buy insurance, they have to send us their application for consideration.
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