Intellicare and Avega to offer Group Insurance Package with Crisis Cover Benefit for Critical Illnesses
Intellicare, the country’s preeminent health maintenance organization (HMO); and Avega, the country’s leader in healthcare administration (collectively, the Group) entered into a quadripartite agreement with Pru Life UK, the leading life insurer; and AstraZeneca, the global biopharmaceutical developer, to offer a Group Insurance Package for the Group’s corporate clients and their employees.

Top Row (L-R): Pru Life UK
Chief Executive Officer and President Antonio Jumbing G. de Rosas
Executive Vice President & Chief Distributor Officer, Maria Divina H. Furagganan
Senior Vice President & Chief Customer Marketing Officer, Allan M. Tumbaga
2nd Row (L-R): Intellicare (Asalus Corporation)
Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Norman P. Amora
Chief Medical Director, Gerardo J. Jiao, M.D.
Senior Assistant Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Gerardo M. Dela Cruz
3rd Row (L-R): Avega Managed Care Inc.
Vice President / Chief Operating Officer, Finance, Jerico C. Dela Cruz
Medical Director, Michael John C. Encarnacion, M.D.
Head, Senior Manager, Business Development, Alan Richard T. Silos
4th Row (L-R): AstraZeneca Philippines
Country President, Lotis C. Ramin
Head of Medical Affairs, Cyril T. Tolosa, MD
The product will be available via Pulse, Pru Life UK’s all-in-one health and wellness app. Intellicare and Avega corporate clients who will avail of the Group Insurance Package will have their employees covered for critical illnesses and will have access to AstraZeneca’s patient and disease awareness content on Pulse.
“Greater demand for comprehensive life insurance products is more evident during these uncertain times. We are proud to partner with two of the country’s leading healthcare providers Intellicare and Avega to bring optimum products and services to our clients. With AstraZeneca, our users in Pulse are assured that we have reputable sources that keep them well-informed whenever and wherever,” says Pru Life UK Chief Customer Marketing Officer Allan Tumbaga. “This partnership is another milestone toward boosting Filipinos’ security and protection as part of our We DO Health commitment. We look forward to protecting our clients and their workforce who are key in helping our economy recover.”
“With this innovation to HMO, we are bringing clients holistic protection and prevention from the awareness initiatives of AstraZeneca, insurance protection of Pru Life UK, to the best treatment services through Intellicare and Avega,” says Intellicare Senior Vice President for Marketing & Sales Norman Amora. “This partnership creates a holistic ecosphere where we provide the best health and wellness programs for the Filipino workforce.”
Pru Life UK’s Group Insurance Package is designed to help Filipinos prevent, protect, and postpone the onset of diseases–especially with the pandemic. It provides HMO benefits, Life Benefit, the Accidental Death Disablement Long Scale Benefit, and Terminal Illness Benefit. It also includes the Crisis Cover Benefit which covers 15 pre-identified critical illnesses such as heart attack and stroke.
Full-time and active-at-work employees of corporate clients are entitled access to the package. Policyholders will be provided with an exclusive community for fitness enthusiasts and Pulse Fit benefits such as access to the meal planner, various health and wellness communities, exercise buddies, and online challenges. AstraZeneca’s relevant content on disease awareness, early cancer detection, and its AZ Cares Patient Program and LVNG with Lung Cancer platform will also be provided through the Pulse app.
For more information, please visit www.intellicare.com.ph and www.avega.com.ph.