Pru Life UK announced that the life insurance company is giving free six-month infectious diseases coverage to newborn Filipinos.
In a statement, Eng Teng Wong, Pru Life UK president and chief executive officer, said the company will provide free PRUMedCare - Select Infectious Diseases coverage to 175,000 newborns with PRUBabies.
With PRUBabies, Wong said parents will receive cash assistance for diagnosis and death due to any of the four common types of infectious diseases, including dengue, typhoid, measles, and malaria.
“We celebrate life with Prudential plc in its 175 years of helping generations of families get the most out of life. And what better way to celebrate life than providing free six-month health protection,” Wong said.
“This initiative continues to fuel our passion to further drive-up financial inclusion for our Filipino babies who deserve to be protected right from birth,” he added.
The Department of Health (DOH) warned the public to watch out for dengue, typhoid, measles, and malaria, particularly during the summertime.
The DOH earlier reported that the number of dengue cases in the first quarter of the year rose 73 percent to 31,459. Likewise, typhoid cases increased by 89 percent during the same period.
Eligible customers can sign up for the PRUBabies free coverage plan by scanning the QR code voucher provided by their Pru Life UK agent. The code will direct the customer to the campaign website to complete the application form.
Pru Life UK’s PRUBabies program aims to make life insurance more accessible to many more Filipino families, especially the unserved and underserved communities.
The program will run until Sept. 30, or until all 175,000 free voucher codes have been given away.
Meanwhile, the free product offer may be redeemed anytime from the beginning of the registration until the end of the year.