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Mater and Bupa Partner to Expand Healthcare Options in Queensland. Press release, June 6, 2022.

Mater Health and Bupa today announced an expanded partnership that will provide patients with new virtual and in home care services, reducing the need to go to hospital.

MetLife Expands Its Innovative 360Health Solution into Fourth Asian Market. Business Wire, February 8, 2022.

MetLife’s 360Health solution is now available in Bangladesh. Customers can use the new app-based solution to perform a range of simple at-home health assessments and to order medicines. Customers have access to free virtual medical consultations with both general practitioners and specialists.

Health+App and Wallet to Enhance Accessibility to High-quality Healthcare . BIMA, April 13, 2022.

Milvi has launched the Milvik Health+ App to enhance accessibility to high-quality healthcare. Customers will be able to enjoy more benefits from their Milvik health subscriptions through the Health Wallet feature.

MetLife and Banco Mercantil Partner to Offer Dental Plans. Apolice, June 10, 2022.

The partnership allows for the distribution of dental plans in more than 300 service points and in digital channels such as the application and WhatsApp. The dental plans will be offered to the Bank’s customers. The plans cover more than 190 procedures, including cleaning, dental extraction, canal treatments, filling, gluing, or maintenance of prostheses. (Text in Portuguese)

Azos Offers New Version of Insurance for Serious Diseases. Apolice, June 10, 2022.

DG10 is a serious illness insurance which extends coverage from five to 10 diseases. The product can be purchased by people up to 65 years old with policies from R$5 and independently. (Text in Portuguese)

Dialogue Unveils New Mental Wellness Initiative. Wealth Professional, April 25, 2022.

Mental Health+ consolidates Dialogue's existing mental health solutions, building on the success of its Stress Management and Well-Being and internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy programs.

Trip.com and AXA Partners Strengthen Partnership with the Launch of Cancellation and Medical Insurance Solutions in Germany, France, and the U.K. Coverager, May 9, 2022.

AXA Partners have launched cancellation and medical insurance solutions in Germany, France, and the U.K. The solutions offer a range of benefits including medical, cancellation, and baggage coverage, which can be selected when booking a flight on Trip.com.

AXA launched “WiseProtect Pro Medical Insurance Plan.” Media Outreach, May 23, 2022.

WiseProtect Pro plan offers medical coverage up to MOP40 million annual benefit limit with a no lifetime benefit limit. The plan provides global medical coverage. WiseProtect Pro provides immediate and all-inclusive protection after the policy is effective, with no waiting period.

AIA Hong Kong Joins Hands with Leading Pharmaceutical Companies AstraZeneca Hong Kong, Lilly, Novartis, and Pfizer to Launch “Health Plus Partnership Programme.” Press release, May 4, 2022.

The Health Plus Partnership programme will offer new customers of selected group medical tailor-made policies to receive additional reimbursement benefits on cancer medications. With six types of medication mainly for breast cancer currently on the medication list, the programme helps to alleviate the financial burden of long-term treatment for cancer posed on unfortunate members who are diagnosed with the disease.

AXA launches “SmartProtect Plus” Market-first Accident Insurance Covering 3 Generations with Shared Coverage in a Single Policy. Yahoo Finance, May 3, 2022.

SmartProtect Plus is the first in Hong Kong accident insurance plan, providing collective protection for a family across generations in a single policy. The premium can be as low as HKD2.4 per day. SmartProtect Plus offers an innovative shared coverage option which allows a family of up to 10 members across 3 generations to share one limit by all insured person.

Manulife Hong Kong Partners with Christian Family Service Centre to Support Health Recovery of Elderly and Build Resilience. PR Asia, April 28, 2022.

The healthcare program provides flexible end-to-end services. The Manulife Health Resilience Program aims to provide 1,000 online medical consultations for targeted seniors in phase one.

Bajaj Allianz Takes its Health Insurance Cover Abroad. Financial Express, June 29, 2022.

The Global Health Care product provides cover to the policyholder for planned as well as emergency treatment outside India. The product is available as the Imperial Plan and the Imperial Plus Plan. Some of the benefits include in-patient hospitalisation, day care procedures, palliative care, medical repatriation, air ambulance, and living donor medical costs.

ManipalCigna launches health policy covering OPD expenses up to ₹50,000. Elic.in, June 28, 2022.

The ManipalCigna ProHealth Prime plan offers coverage for day-to-day healthcare expenses such as consultation fees, prescribed diagnostic tests, and pharmacy expenses. The plan will give policy holders ₹20,000, ₹30,000 or ₹50,000 per policy year to cover outpatient expenses, including dental, vision, physical doctor consultation fees, prescribed medicines, etc.

PNB MetLife launches Dental Care Plan with OPD benefits. Mint, May 16, 2022.

The PNB MetLife dental plan covers fixed-benefit outpatient expenses and provides financial assistance with costs related to overall dental health. PNB MetLife has relationships with 340+ dental clinics.

StepSetGo Partners with Symbo to Launch One of a Kind Health Insurance. Sakshi, April 29, 2022.

SSG has launched a unique, budget-friendly health insurance coverage on its app that offers users an opportunity to receive cashback based on their fitness activities. Users can choose between two insurance coverages, INR 3 lakhs and INR 5 lakhs, and they can earn back their premium by completing monthly step-based challenges.

Prudential’s Medical Riders Hope to Help Malaysians Manage Rising Medical Cost . Press release, June 19, 2022.

Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad (PAMB) introduces medical riders that offer better protection to manage rising medical costs. The riders include unlimited room and board and ICU stays, as well as an increased number of pre-hospitalisation coverage by 90 days.

AIA Malaysia Introduces Total Wealth Solution to Enable Financial Stability for Malaysians. Press release, June 1, 2022.

The Total Wealth Solution ecosystem is designed to support Malaysians at every stage of their lives, through the pillars of Plan Well, Live Well, and Protect Well. This is to empower them to incorporate healthy financial habits and make sound financial investments that will fulfil their long-term savings goals.

Allianz Life Provides Better, Smarter and #TheExtraOK Protection with HealthInsured. Press release, April 26, 2022.

HealthInsured is a guaranteed renewable, unit-deducting, Hospitalisation and Surgical (H&S) rider plan that provides high overall annual limits up to RM5 million for comprehensive medical coverage including cancer, emergency accident, as well as COVID-19. The policy consists of four plans which offer different levels of benefits, namely Plan 150, Plan 200, Plan 300, and Plan 500.

Manulife Malaysia Launches Protection Plan for Mother and Baby. Press release, March 31, 2022.

Manulife Precious Gift is a unit-deducting rider that offers comprehensive maternity and childcare benefits This plan supports empowering health and wellbeing for mothers and their babies. The rider helps protect against pregnancy related complications and provides hospitalization cash and lump sum payment in the event of unexpected health issues such as cancer.

BIMA Partners with Rozee.Pk to Launch BHealthy. The Nation, April 14, 2022.

BIMA has partnered with ROZEE.PK to launch its first direct-to-consumer product, BHealthy. The four types of pans are Single, Joint, Family, and Family Plus. The BHealthy Family Plus Plan is the first of its kind in Pakistan to provide unlimited telehealth services and coverage for an entire family – the policy holder, spouse, children, parents, and parents-in-law. BHealthy includes telehealth services along with specialist care, personalized health programs, and health screenings.

Pru Life UK launches Free Personal Accident Coverage to Make Life Protection More Accessible to Filipino Families. Press release, April 28, 2022.

Pru Life UK recently launched its Free Personal Accident Insurance coverage with the aim to make financial security more accessible to everyone. It is available through the Pulse app. This limited-time offer provides an accidental death and disablement/dismemberment benefit of PHP 50,000, in the unfortunate event of the registered user’s death or injury due to an accident.

Prudential Singapore and NTUC Income in Partnership to Ensure Better Preparedness for Long-term Care Amongst Singaporeans. Press release, May 1, 2022.

Care Secure is a CareShield Life supplement plan by NUTC Income and it is now available through Prudential’s extensive network of financial consultants. CareShield Life is a long-term care insurance scheme introduced by the government in October 2020 to provide basic financial support to help Singaporeans cover their personal and medical care expenses should they become severely disabled, especially during old age.

Discovery Vitality Launches HealthyBaby, to Give Members 10% to 50% Back on Baby, Toddler, and Children’s Products. Press release, May 26, 2022.

HealthyBaby is the benefit that rewards members by making shopping for baby, toddler, and children’s essentials more affordable. Vitality members will get up to 25% back on day-to-day essential items like nappies, barrier cream and wet wipes, as well as premium items like prams, cots, booster seats and more. The HealthyBaby benefit is now available to all Discovery Vitality members and Discovery Bank clients at Baby City.

BBVA Launches Health Insurance for People Over 75. Press release, June 17, 2022.

BBVA Salud Senior has an issue age of 76 to 85 years old. It offers out-of-hospital coverage with access to the Sanitas medical staff and specific services for prevention, advice, sociability, as well as qualified assistance at home. Policyholders can carry out video consultations with specialists and emergencies 24 hours. (Text in Spanish)

Thailand's no. 1 Tourist SIM Card "dtac Happy" Welcomes Tourists Back to Thailand with Free Doubling of SIM Card Validities. PrnAsia, April 6, 2022.

dtac Happy Tourist SIM provides superior services to meet the needs of tourists to make their experience more special. dtac is also offering its users free travel insurance from Falcon Insurance, which provides coverage for up to 30 days throughout the use of the SIM, covering accident and illness, including COVID-19. The card also offers discounts at popular retail stores such as Family Mart, andall Dean & DeLuca crafted food and gourmet coffee shopsin Thailand, as well as with Grabservices.

Prudential, Stanbic Bank Launch Affordable Medical Insurance. Market Screener, June 23, 2022.

Stanbic Bank and Prudential Uganda have launched a joint medical insurance dubbed "MediProtect" where Ugandans will be able to acquire annual medical insurance cover. The MediProtect policy can be acquired for as low as shs 600,000 annually.

Bupa and HCA Healthcare UK Launch Specialist Centres for Bowel Cancer. Press release, June 23, 2022.

The partnership offers initial cancer tests under one roof within four days of calling Bupa. If needed, treatment is available within 31 days – twice the speed of national targets.

National Friendly Raises the Bar with the Launch of its New Extensive Private Medical Policy. Press release, April 19, 2022.

The “Extensive” policy offers policyholders unlimited cover and excellent service. The policy also includes a complete range of cancer cover, with no limits on out-patient treatments, scans, diagnostics, and operations.

Tommy’s Pregnancy and Parenting at Work. Press release, March 31, 2022.

The new partnership offers Bupa Global & U.K. employees access to Tommy’s helpline. The helpline is run by midwives to give advice to the pregnant person and partner. They provide pregnancy and baby loss support and guidance.

Anthem, Inc. Aims to Enhance Maternal Health with New Digital-First Solution. Stockwatch, June 7, 2022.

The collaboration between Anthem and Happify Health helps bridge the gap between the unique physical and mental health concerns women face. Sequences are digital experiences configured to support specific medical conditions. They are developing a Sequence for maternal health. This will enable customers to have access to Happify Health's online pregnancy community, where they can connect with mental health experts, obstetrics, and gynaecology experts, dietitians, and other healthcare professionals.

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Expands My Health Novel to Include Mental Health and Musculoskeletal Services.
Press release, May 19, 2022.

My Health Novel, a personalized health and wellness program, is expanding to include mental health and musculoskeletal offerings. Its new services include eMindful, Headspace® and Ginger for mental and behavioural health. Digital therapy solutions are offered by top providers Hinge Health, Kaia Health, and Sworkit for musculoskeletal conditions.

Guardian Life Launches Innovative Dental Offerings. PRNewswire, May 10, 2022.

New features include Diminishing Deductible, which reduces each year the member is on the plan until it's $0 after three years. Early Smiles, providing 100% network coverage for preventative, basic, and major care for children through age 12. Customers have access to a local network of deeply discounted dentists to help members save.

Cigna Launches Provider Consult Service to Drive Better Outcomes for Cancer Patients, Powered by Evernorth. Press release, May 5, 2022.

The service, powered by Cigna's health services business Evernorth, connects patients and their community oncologists with cancer subspecialty experts at National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated centers. This integrated offering of behavioral, medical, and pharmacy solutions support patients and their families throughout the cancer journey, from pre-diagnosis to treatment and post-cancer care and survivorship.

Mutual of Omaha Launches New Hospital Indemnity Product. Press release, May 2, 2022.

Key features of the hospital indemnity insurance include Benefits for hospital and ICU admission and confinement, no benefit/pregnancy waiting periods, Alternative maternity care benefits and Mental health and substance abuse benefits. Optional benefits include a telemedicine benefit, childs sports injury benefit and workplace health benefit amongst others.

Walmart Launches Virtual Diabetes Care Program. Press release, April 28, 2022.

The Walmart Health Virtual Care Diabetes Program is available as a standalone or as part of a comprehensive medical and behavioral telehealth program. It was developed for employers and payors to help their employees and members close gaps in diabetes management. This integrated telehealth solution merges personalized diabetes education with behavioral health awareness and counselling.

Blue Shield of California and Walgreens Health Unveil New Health Advisory Service Offering Personalized, Affordable Care. Press release, April 6, 2022.

Walgreens Health Corner locations offer individuals an integrated health care experience with access to Health Advisors, qualified personnel with clinical backgrounds such as pharmacists and registered nurses. Support and services are also offered on the Walgreens Health Corner app.

Hi! We’re Papa. Product brochure, April 2022.

Papa is a service that helps folks provide their loved ones with the support and companionship they need, all through the touch of an app. Through Papa’s app, loved ones can access one of 40,000 nationwide Papa Pals. Papa Pals receive training through “Papa Pal University” so they can offer to transport elderly parents to doctor appointments or take care of grocery shopping.

Hero and Assure Health have entered a partnership to offer Remote Therapeutic Monitoring enabled by Hero's medication management solution to eligible Medicare enrolees. PR Web. March 31, 2022.

The partnership combines Assure Health's Remote Therapeutic Monitoring ("RTM"), which virtually monitors and provides care to patients, with Hero's medication management platform. It will be offered to eligible Medicare beneficiaries.

FWD partners with Traveloka in Vietnam. Press release, April 2022.

FWD Cancer Care is a 100% digital insurance product covering cancer diagnoses at any stage. Premiums start from 99 thousand Dong per year. It is now available on the Traveloka app. There is a choice of five affordable plans to offer cover at any stage of cancer.