Prudential Singapore has launched PRUHospital Care360, a hospital income insurance plan designed to provide financial support to individuals for their unexpected hospital stays and the subsequent recovery period. The plan provides a daily income if the life assured is hospitalised due to illness or injury, as well as lump sum benefits for post-hospitalisation recuperation and day surgery.
Dr Sidharth Kachroo, Chief Health Officer, Prudential Singapore, said, "Most people in Singapore have health insurance, but extended illnesses or injuries can result in periods of time where one cannot work, impacting your income. Unplanned hospitalisations entail additional expenses which are challenging for primary breadwinners with dependents, self-employed individuals and freelancers without fixed income. PRUHospital Care360 can provide individuals with the peace of mind knowing that they will have extra income to pay for unforeseen expenses."
Besides standard benefits like daily hospital income, PRUHospital Care360 is a unique plan that offers additional income for hospital stays due to an accident as well as infectious disease.
In addition, PRUHospital Care360 policyholders can access a range of value-added services with partner healthcare institutions to help them access quality healthcare more seamlessly. These include health screening and vaccination packages, chronic care management programmes, traditional Chinese medicine treatment and teleconsultations to manage their health better.
Highlights of PRUHospital Care360 include:
- Daily Hospital Income Benefit: Daily income for each day of hospitalisation due to an illness or injury, up to the maximum of 500 days for each illness or injury;
- Daily ICU Income Benefit: Daily income for each day of hospitalisation in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) due to an illness or injury, up to the maximum of 30 days for each illness or injury;
- Daily Accidental Hospital Income Benefit: Daily income for each day of hospitalisation due to an injury, provided that the life assured is hospitalised for at least three days. The benefit is payable up to the maximum of 30 days for each injury;
- Daily Infectious Disease Hospital Income Benefit: Daily income for each day of hospitalisation due to one of the 21 covered infectious diseases, up to the maximum of 30 days for each infectious disease that is diagnosed;
- Homecare Benefit: Lump sum payout to support post-hospitalisation care at home; and
- Day Surgery Benefit: Lump sum payout for eligible day surgery procedures.
Customers will only need to answer three health questions to apply for PRUHospital Care360 instead of undergoing the full underwriting process.