Leading life insurer Pru Life UK continues to provide its customers protection
from COVID-19, with the latest offering of its free PRUPersonal Accident
insurance with COVID-19 and vaccine cover valid for one year through Pulse, the
company’s all-in-one health and wealth app.
“With
the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the country, Pru Life UK would like to
provide peace of mind with exclusive insurance coverage at no cost to the
public that will help alleviate their financial worries in these uncertain
times. This is part of our continuing commitment for WeDO health, for the health
and wealth protection of more Filipinos, an initiative that started with our
free COVID-19 protection we offered in April last year, now further bolstered
with the inclusion of the COVID-19 vaccine coverage this year,” shares Antonio
G. De Rosas, Pru Life UK President and CEO.
The
free Personal Accident – Accidental Death and Disablement/Dismemberment
(PA-ADD) Benefit Plan with COVID-19 & COVID-19 Vaccine Protection Cover,
the first and most comprehensive coverage in the industry, provides for a death
benefit or lump sum amount for the bereaved family if the insured passes away
due to the following, subject to terms and conditions:
· Php 50,000 as a result of
COVID-19, or as a result of an adverse effect of a COVID-19 vaccine, or
· Php 25,000 if death is due
to accident
· Php 10,000 burial benefit
will be added if the death is due to illnesses or natural causes, and not due
to an accident
This
free limited-time offer is available until May 31, 2021 for the first 250,000
registrants in Pulse. Filipinos aged 18 to 64 and residing in the Philippines
are eligible for this offer. As a digital product available on Pulse, issuance
of policy to the policyowner, as well as submission of claims is simplified in
Pulse.
To
register for the offer, one must download the free Pulse app from Google
Play
and App Store. New Pulse registrants are
required to create an account, complete their user profiles, and register for
the free COVID-19 offer on the app. Existing Pulse registrants simply need to register
by clicking PRUShoppe on Pulse and clicking the free PA with COVID-19 and vaccine protection tile. A confirmation
email is sent to the covered person upon successful registration. The covered
person will also be able to name and update their beneficiaries through Pulse
within the coverage period.
The
free accident insurance with COVID-19 and vaccine coverage is one of several pioneering
initiatives of Pru Life UK in 2020 at the height of the pandemic to help
protect Filipinos to cope with public health emergency.
About Pru Life UK
Established in 1996, Pru Life UK is the pioneer of insuravest,
or investment-linked life insurance products, in the Philippines and is one of
the first life insurance companies approved to distribute US dollar-denominated
investment-linked life insurance policies in the country. Since its
establishment, Pru Life UK has expanded its reach to over 190 branches in the
Philippines, with the biggest life agency force of about 35,000 licensed
agents.
The company ranked first (1st) among the country’s life
insurers based on the Insurance Commission’s Q2 2020 rankings in terms of new
business annual premium equivalent. Pru Life UK is headquartered in Uptown
Bonifacio, Taguig City.
Pru Life UK and Prudential plc are not affiliated with
Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States, Prudential Assurance Company
(a subsidiary of M&G plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom),
Philippine Prudential Life Insurance Company, Prudentialife Plans, Inc. or
Prudential Guarantee and Assurance, Inc. (all Philippine-registered companies).
Pru Life UK is a life insurance company and is not engaged in the business of
selling pre-need plans.
For more information: www.prulifeuk.com.ph
About
Pulse
Pulse is an all-in-one
digital health app and the first of its kind in the region to offer holistic
health management to consumers. Using AI-powered self-help tools and real-time
information, the app serves as a 24/7 health and wellness partner to users, helping
them prevent, postpone, and protect against the onset of diseases. Pulse is
part of Prudential’s region-wide strategy to provide affordable and accessible
healthcare to everyone across Asia by leveraging digital technologies and
best-in-class partnerships.
Following the regional
launch of Pulse in Malaysia in August 2019, Pulse is now available in a total
of 11 markets in Asia and includes a growing suite of value-add services, such
as a symptom checker and health assessment, personal wellness services, and
video consultations with certified doctors and specialists.
Since its launch, Pulse has
been downloaded more than 20 million times* in Asia. Pulse is currently
available on the Apple/Google Play stores in Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia,
Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and
Vietnam.
For more information, and
to download Pulse, log onto www.wedopulse.com
