Now Health International and Minan Property and
Casualty Insurance Company have agreed to co-operate on sales and distribution
of international medical insurance to China-based consumers.
The partnership will launch one of China’s most
benefit-rich international healthcare products, with a pan-China license.
Customers will gain access to much sought-after private clinics and private
hospital wards in China, as well as access to treatment anywhere in the world,
fast customer service and a quick, simple claims process.
Wang Xin Li of Minan Property and Casualty
Insurance Company says, “As an established and leading provider of property and
casualty insurance products with nationwide distribution to individuals,
families, businesses and groups in China, Minan is well placed to roll out new
and innovative products such as the Now Health’s WorldCare to China-based
customers. Minan is striving to become the premier international medical
insurance provider in China.“
Martin Garcia of Now Health International adds,
“Medical costs in China and Hong Kong are the highest in the world after the
United States. Yet international medical insurance is hugely lacking in China,
where local general medical policies do not cover treatment outside the
Mainland, making them unappealing to both Chinese customers who travel
internationally and expatriates stationed in China. We will collaborate with
Minan to deliver high-end benefit-rich product and innovative customer
experience in China via a set of six service promises and a state-of-the-art
website which provides instant access to plan documents and claims tracking
information for customers.”
The WorldCare product – issued by Minan, fully
managed and backed by Now Health and a leading global reinsurer – is expected
to launch in the first quarter of 2012 in China. Customised to reflect local
market requirements, the policy will target expatriates, high net worth
individuals and frequent business travellers in China, starting in Shanghai,
Beijing and Guangzhou and targeting further cities and regions thereafter.
International health insurance news: 20 November 2011
