MANILA, PHILIPPINES; 18 FEBRUARY 2022 – AIA Philippines, the country’s premier life insurance company, committed a PHP10 million donation to The Medical City (TMC), in support of a two-year program which aims to give underserved and indigent individuals access to cancer screening and basic treatment facilities for free. Through this program, AIA Philippines brings to life its Purpose of helping more Filipinos live healthier, longer, better lives.
The program will be operationalized by a mobile diagnostic clinic fitted with state-of-the-art digital mammography and ultrasound equipment, primarily for breast cancer screening, and will also serve as diagnostic clinic for other types of cancer.
The mobile clinic will be used to conduct cancer education, screening, and diagnosis, as well as offer supplies and medicines to diagnosed patients in targeted local government units (LGUs), to be kicked off in the Pasig City and San Juan City LGUs.
The exclusive partnership with TMC will accommodate over a thousand procedures free of charge, including the use of the digital mammogram machine, histopathologic (biopsies) and surgical procedures to diagnosed patients. The partnership will also bring in professional services by TMC doctors, nurses, medical allied staff and other personnel, free of charge as part of their corporate social responsibility initiative.
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About AIA Philam Life
AIA Philippines (AIA Philippines Life and General Insurance Company), formerly AIA Philam Life (The Philippine American Life and General Insurance Company), is the country’s premier life insurance company. Originally established on 21 June 1947 as Philam Life, AIA Philippines has earned the trust of customers for its financial strength, strong brand name, and ability to deliver on its promises.
AIA Philippines has PHP291.63 billion in total assets and PHP80.20 billion in net worth as of 31 December 2020, while serving over 800,000 individual policyholders and almost 1,000,000 insured group members.
AIA Philippines understands the needs of its customers and provides holistic solutions that include life protection, health insurance, savings, education, retirement, investment, group, and credit life insurance. It also offers bancassurance and fund management products and services through its subsidiaries—BPI-Philam Life Assurance Company (BPLAC) and Philam Asset Management Inc. (PAMI).
Based on the Insurance Commission results as of 31 December 2020, the combined total premium income of AIA Philippines and BPLAC was at PHP33.06 billion.
AIA Philippines is a member of AIA Group Limited, the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group.
About AIA
AIA Group Limited and its subsidiaries (collectively “AIA” or the “Group”) comprise the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group. It has a presence in 18 markets in Asia-Pacific – wholly-owned branches and subsidiaries in Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR(1), Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan (China), Vietnam, Brunei, Macau SAR(2), New Zealand, a 99 per cent subsidiary in Sri Lanka, and a 49 per cent joint venture in India.
The business that is now AIA was first established in Shanghai more than a century ago in 1919. It is a market leader in the Asia-Pacific region (ex-Japan) based on life insurance premiums and holds leading positions across the majority of its markets. It had total assets of US$291 billion as of 30 June 2020.
AIA meets the long-term savings and protection needs of individuals by offering a range of products and services including life insurance, accident and health insurance and savings plans. The Group also provides employee benefits, credit life and pension services to corporate clients. Through an extensive network of agents, partners and employees across Asia-Pacific, AIA serves the holders of more than 36 million individual policies and over 16 million participating members of group insurance schemes.
AIA Group Limited is listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited under the stock code “1299” with American Depositary Receipts (Level 1) traded on the over-the-counter market (ticker symbol: “AAGIY”).
Media Contact:
Abbie L. Remo
Corporate Communications and PR Lead
AIA Philippines
Email: Abbie-D.Remo@aia.com
