The Namibia Special Risks Insurance Association (NASRIA) handed over N$17 million in dividends to the government following another profitable financial year.

The Police Inspector General suggested amending the Benevolent Fund to alleviate the financial strain on police officers and their families.

He was speaking at a two-day Annual General Meeting of the Police Benevolent Fund underway at Swakopmund.

The Police in the Zambezi Region has cautioned residents against staging house breakings to claim insurance.

The NamPol Unit Commander for Community Affairs in the Zambezi Region, Inspector Kisco Sitali said house breakings top the list of offenses.