China
Waterdrop Launches Industry's First Customized Critical Illness Insurance Product with Waiver on Health Declarations. PR Newswire, Thursday, 21 July 2022.
Waterdrop Blue Ocean" is a series of customized and cost-effective critical illness products with a waiver on health declarations available to customers with pre-existing medical conditions.
Hong Kong
Manulife Hong Kong launches new ManuPrimo Care critical illness plans offering multiple protection and market-first cancer flexible payout option . Press release, August 1, 2022.
Manulife announce the launch of two Critical Illness plans: ManuPrimo Care and ManuPrimo Care (BestStart). The plans cover up to 121 critical illnesses up to the age of 100. ManuPrimo Care offers continuous care for cancer, heart attack and stroke as well as dementia and Parkinsons disease. The Plans offer 1) first-in-market3 late-stage cancer flexi option for people with stage 3 or 4 cancer; 2) continuous care benefit for newly diagnosed, recurrent, metastatic, and persistent cancer; and 3) continuous cancer income option for patients continuously receiving active treatment or end-of-life care.
Thailand
AIA Thailand launched AIA Multi-Pay CI a new phenomenon of critical illness insurance, giving Thais more peace of mind if unforeseen circumstances occur. Press release, July 1, 2022.
"AIA Multi-Pay CI" with the concept of "Critical Illness, Meet, Pay, End" designed to provide customers with more cost-effective benefits by paying benefits in case of serious illnesses that have been covered multiple times. Up to 11 times in total, pay up to 800% of the sum assured. It can be repeatedly claimed on up to 3 common severe serious diseases.
United States
Voya Financial Offers Enhanced Critical Illness Insurance, Spurred by the Pandemic. Press release, July 27, 2022.
New optional rider offers flexibility and additive benefits to help employees diagnosed and/or hospitalized with a severe infectious disease, such as COVID-19.
United States
Securian Financial Critical Illness Insurance Helps Protect Minnesota Firefighters. Press Release, July 18, 2022.
Under a key provision of the Hometown Heroes Assistance Program, all active firefighters in the state—full-time, part-time, and volunteer—are automatically enrolled in a critical illness insurance policy underwritten by the Securian Life Insurance Company. The insurance, available free of charge to firefighters, provides up to $20,000 in benefits upon the diagnosis of cancer, cardiac disease, or other critical illnesses, as defined in the policy.
United States
Citizens National Expands Critical Illness Product to Texas. MarketWatch, July 14, 2022.
The product directly pays benefits to policyholders with qualifying critical illnesses to assist with added expenses.
The critical Illness coverage is unique in that a policyholder is directly paid benefits and decides where to spend the money.