FWD NEWS

19/12/2018
FWD Insurance taps Globe for secure, reliable, cost-effective plug-and-play connection among branches Pan-Asian insurer FWD Life Insurance, one of the country’s fastest-growing insurance companies, has tapped Globe Business, the enterprise information and communications technology (ICT) arm of Globe Telecom, to set up a secure, reliable, and cost-effective plug-and-play connection among their offices–even those located in remote areas using Globe Software Defined-Wide Area Network (SD-WAN).

10/12/2018
FWD unveils mobile app for customers PAN-ASIAN insurer FWD Life Insurance has unveiled the latest in its digital customer innovations—the Tapp mobile app.

9/1/2019
Steps to a Better Tomorrow Yearend festivities often inspire thoughts about the past, present, and future. Have you made the most of the past 12 months? Are you deserving of the triumphs (and/or woes) that you enjoy today? What’s in store for you in the coming year? But what’s past is past and it’s best to focus on the promise of tomorrow than mull over the mistakes of the past. 

8/12/2018
FWD life insurance taps digital technology with Tapp Pan-Asian insurer FWD Life Insurance, one of the country’s fastest-growing insurance companies, has unveiled the latest in its digital customer innovations—the Tapp mobile app. 

6/12/2018
One-tap insurer app Pan-Asian insurer FWD Life Insurance, one of the country’s fastest-growing insurance companies, has unveiled the latest in its digital customer innovation — the Tapp mobile app.

16/11/2018
FWD Life partners with TrueMoney for affordable insurance foray FWD Life Insurance and financial services firm TrueMoney Philippines signed a partnership deal to sell basic life insurance.

15/11/2018
FWD Life partners with TrueMoney for affordable insurance foray MANILA -- FWD Life Insurance said Thursday it was expanding to the affordable space, with the products to be offered in TrueMoney centers.

27/10/2018
FWD pursues pan-Asia ambitions with Indonesia insurance unit buy

FWD Group, led by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, will buy control of an Indonesian life insurance venture from Commonwealth Bank of Australia for $426 million ($300 million) as it seeks to expand across Asia.

20/10/2018
Insurance firm, group to help PWDs find jobs

FWD Life Insurance has partnered with Humanity and Inclusion for a project to help young persons with disabilities (PWDs) find employment in the country and beyond.

18/10/2018
Palm Reading Humanity and Inclusion logo printed on palms 

17/9/2018
5 Ways to Protect the Future You’ve Built for Your Family

The future is made of the small, everyday decisions that shape the kind of life you’ve envisioned for the people you love.

13/8/2018
Insurer crafts affordable life plans FWD Life Philippines, one of the country’s fastest-growing life insurers, has introduced new protection plans tailor fitted to meet individual customer needs.

13/8/2018
FWD Life supports Save the Children

Pan-Asian insurer FWD Life Insurance donated P100,000 to Save the Children Philippines, Inc. (SCP), in support of the organization’s advocacy to provide opportunities for children to live a better life.

13/8/2018
All set for tomorrow: New protection plans unveiled FWD Life Philippines, one of the country’s fastest-growing life insurers, has introduced a series of new protection plans that can be tailored to meet individual customer needs.

25/6/2018
Former PEZA chief De Lima named to FWD Life PH board

MANILA - Insurance firm FWD Life Philippines on Monday said it appointed former Philippine Economic Authority director general Lilia De Lima to its board.

10/6/2018
More insurance firms now using telemarketing channel–IC

THERE are already 13 insurance companies and one insurance broker engaged in selling their insurance products through telemarketing, the Insurance Commission (IC) has reported.

26/4/2018
FWD Life books higher premium income in 2017 FWD Life Insurance Corp. (FWD) saw its total premium income jump in 2017, outperforming the industry’s growth.

26/4/2018
Insurer’s income up 50% Insurance company FWD Life Insurance’s premium income in 2017 jumped by almost 50 percent, outpacing the industry’s growth last year.

26/4/2018
FWD reported P4.55-billion premium income in 2017 Hong Kong-based FWD Life Insurance Corp. (FWD Life) reported a 50-percent increase in premium income from P3.04 billion in 2016 to P4.55 billion in 2017 on the back of expanding distribution channels and stronger sales force.

25/4/2018
Insurer FWD Life books P4.55B in premium income in 2017, up 50% FWD Life Insurance Corp., the local unit of Hong Kong-based insurer FWD Group Ltd., posted a double-digit growth in total premiums in 2017 as it continues to expand presence in the Philippines.

25/4/2018
FWD Life Insurance outpaces industry growth MANILA - FWD Life Insurance said Wednesday its total premium income grew 50 percent in 2017, outpacing the industry.

25/4/2018
FWD Life Insurance backs Special Olympics PAN-ASIAN insurer FWD Life Insurance believes there is a champion in all of us and that anybody can make a difference no matter the challenges they face. 

24/4/2018
FWD Life Insurance and Special Olympics championing ‘inclusion’ in partnership POWERED by their common belief that “anybody can make a difference no matter the challenges they face,” Pan-Asian insurer FWD Life Insurance and the Special Olympics recently inked a partnership aimed at pushing their vision for an inclusive environment to provide equal opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities.

24/4/2018
FWD seals long-term noble pact with Special Olympics Pan-Asian insurer FWD Life Insurance sealed a global partnership with the Special Olympics that puts premium on people with intellectual disabilities.

21/4/2018
Filipino cancer survivor conquers FWD North Pole marathon MANILA, Philippines — On April 16, Louie Sangalang became the first Filipino cancer survivor to finish the FWD North Pole Marathon, a race which Pan-Asian insurer and industry gamechanger FWD Life Insurance title-sponsored this year.

18/4/2018
Arctic achievement, as Pinoy cancer survivor finishes North Pole marathon Louie Sangalang has faced great adversity before and won, and he brought the same winning mentality in a race like no other.

27/3/2018
Sangalang off to the North Pole MULTI-SPORT athlete and cancer survivor Luisito “Louie” Sangalang was brimming with confidence when he flew to the northernmost point on Earth to as a sponsored athlete from the Philippines in the 2018 FWD North Pole Marathon.

22/3/2018
Philippines' Louie Sangalang won't try to conquer the FWD North Pole marathon alone MANILA, Philippines — Other than being the “World’s Coolest Marathon” and one of the most challenging races on the planet, what makes FWD North Pole Marathon truly unique is it does not put runner against runner. It tries to unite them. 

15/3/2018
Chasing the northern lights: Here’s the best destination to check it off your bucket list The northern lights or the aurora borealis is one of the most dazzling spectacles the human eyes can ever witness.

15/3/2018
FWD opens Malolos hub Pan-Asian insurer FWD Life Insurance opens a business hub in Malolos City, its ninth in the country and the first in Central Luzon. 

27/2/2018
FWD Life PH backs Louie Sangalang’s ‘Blaze a Trail in the Arctic’ sub-zero campaign Multi-sport athlete Louie Sangalang will represent the Philippines for this year’s edition of the North Pole Marathon, on Apr. 9, when he runs on the tracks of one of the world’s coolest regions.

27/2/2018
FWD Life PH backs Louie Sangalang’s ‘Blaze a Trail in the Arctic’ sub-zero campaign Multi-sport athlete Louie Sangalang will represent the Philippines for this year’s edition of the North Pole Marathon, on Apr. 9, when he runs on the tracks of one of the world’s coolest regions.

20/2/2018
Sangalang dons PHL colors in North Pole Marathon INSURANCE provider FWD Life Philippines launched the “Blaze a Trail in the Arctic” campaign on Tuesday and will sponsor 10 runners from six countries across Asia who will vie in the grueling North Pole Marathon in April.

20/2/2018
FWD Insurance blazes a trail in the Arctic with the ‘coolest marathon’ As if finishing a full marathon isn’t difficult enough, there is one in the world that challenges marathon enthusiasts to run 42 kilometers on floating ice, in extreme sub-zero weather conditions, and literally on top of the world — the North Pole!

15/2/2018
Cuisia named chairman of FWD Life INSURANCE firm FWD Life Philippines has appointed Jose Cuisia Jr., former Philippine ambassador to the United States and former central bank governor, as chairman of its board of directors.

10/2/2018
Culinary Bucket List—Achieved! FWD Life Philippines unveiled on Friday a dollar-denominated single-payment insurance protection and investment plan which allows planholders to tap into a portfolio of global equities.

10/2/2018
Former Ambassador Jose Cuisia new FWD Life Chair FWD Life Philippines, one of the fastest-growing insurance companies in the country, has named former Ambassador to the United States of America (USA), Jose L. Cuisia Jr, as its Chairman of the Board.

10/2/2018
Cuisia is new chair of FWD Life Philippines MANILA, Philippines — Former Philippine ambassador to the US, Jose L. Cuisia Jr, has been appointed chairman of the board of FWD Life Philippines

8/2/2018
Insurer FWD Life names Jose Cuisia as chairman Former Ambassador to the United States, Jose L. Cuisia Jr., has been appointed as chairman of the board of FWD Life Philippines, the insurer said Thursday.

2/2/2018
Is scuba diving on your bucket list? Start with Anilao MANILA -- Along with skydiving and bungee jumping, scuba diving is at the top of many people’s bucket lists as it opens up a whole new world of stunning marine life and otherworldly underwater landscapes.

28/6/2017
FitFil National Weight Loss Challenge FWD Life Philippines, the country’s most exciting insurance brand, proudly supports the Fit Filipino (FitFil) Movement’s National Weight Loss Challenge.

5/5/2017
FWD PH posts strong premium income growth FWD Life Philippines reported that its premium income grew by more than a third last year despite the industry’s overall downturn.

4/5/2017
FWD Life books higher premium income in 2016 THE LOCAL unit of Hong Kong-based insurer FWD Life Insurance Corp. (FWD Life) booked double-digit growth in its total premiums last year on the back of robust sales and expansion, with the firm to continue increasing its presence nationwide this year.

4/5/2017
FWD makes inroads in PH Insurance newcomer FWD, the insurance arm of Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li, has made inroads into the Philippine market barely three years after setting up shop here.

3/5/2017
Insurance firm to expand reach in PH FWD Life Philippines said it plans to continue expanding its network this year by opening new business hubs in key locations and provinces around the country.

3/5/2017
Digital thrust pushed FWD Life premium higher fiscal year 2016

Hong Kong-based FWD Life Insurance Corp. (FWD Life) reported 35 percent more premium income in 2016 to P3.04 billion, from only P2.26 billion in 2015, owing to efforts to improve its digital platforms in servicing client needs.

17/3/2017
New insurance plan launched

FWD Life Philippines has set out to address the issue of critical illness which continues to be the biggest cause of early death and disability in the Philippines.

27/3/2017
FWD Life bares new health plan vs critical illness

FWD Life Philippines plans to address the issue of critical illness, which continues to be the biggest cause of early death and disability in the Philippines. 

5/12/2017
No sweat? No way! – FWD Insurance and FitFil lead the way to a healthier Philippines We got to attend Live to Move – The FitFil National Weight Loss Challenge Closing Party last December 3, 2017 at the SM by The Bay in Pasay City.

4/12/2017
FWD launches 24/7 hotline MANILA, Philippines — Insurance firm FWD Life Insurance Corp. will make available its Customer Connect Hotline 24 hours a day, seven days a week, starting today.

14/11/2017
FWD Philippines exec feted as one of the “Outstanding Leaders in Asia” FWD Life Insurance Philippines President and Chief Executive Officer Peter Grimes was lauded as an “Outstanding Leader in Asia” by the Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability (ACES) Awards.

6/10/2017
FWD Life offers dollar-denominated insurance, investment MANILA - Insurance provider FWD Life Philippines said Friday it launched a dollar-denominated insurance and investment plan.

6/10/2017
FWD rolls out US dollar-denominated investment-linked insurance FWD Life Philippines has rolled out a new US dollar-denominated insurance protection plan linked to an international equities portfolio that gives investors a piece of top global corporations such as Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, Alibaba, Samsung and Toyota.

6/10/2017
FWD Life unveils dollar-denominated insurance, investment FWD Life Philippines unveiled on Friday a dollar-denominated single-payment insurance protection and investment plan which allows planholders to tap into a portfolio of global equities.

20/9/2017
Going Forward with FWD FWD Life Insurance Philippines has been featured in the September issue of Business Review Asia magazine.

24/8/2017
Terrorism insurance coverage urged The Insurance Commission urged insurance companies to develop products that will afford protection against losses and damages as a result of acts of terrorism. 

23/8/2017
Insurance Commission cites need for coverage against terrorism The Insurance Commission (IC) on Wednesday renewed its call on the need for insurance against acts of terrorism, following the Marawi seize and the recent attack in Spain by terrorists.

23/8/2017
Insurance coverage urged vs terrorism The Insurance Commission on Wednesday urged the public to secure insurance against terrorist attacks following the carnage in Barcelona, Spain.

1/7/2017
FWD Life Philippines Supports Fit Filipino (FitFil) Movement’s National Weight Loss Challenge! I am going to share you another ventures from FWD Life Philippines. I am talking about their annual support and participation to Fit Filipino (FitFil) Movement’s National Weight Loss Challenge.

28/6/2017
FitFil National Weight Loss Challenge FWD Life Philippines, the country’s most exciting insurance brand, proudly supports the Fit Filipino (FitFil) Movement’s National Weight Loss Challenge.

5/5/2017
FWD PH posts strong premium income growth FWD Life Philippines reported that its premium income grew by more than a third last year despite the industry’s overall downturn.

4/5/2017
FWD Life books higher premium income in 2016 THE LOCAL unit of Hong Kong-based insurer FWD Life Insurance Corp. (FWD Life) booked double-digit growth in its total premiums last year on the back of robust sales and expansion, with the firm to continue increasing its presence nationwide this year.

4/5/2017
FWD makes inroads in PH Insurance newcomer FWD, the insurance arm of Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li, has made inroads into the Philippine market barely three years after setting up shop here.

3/5/2017
Insurance firm to expand reach in PH FWD Life Philippines said it plans to continue expanding its network this year by opening new business hubs in key locations and provinces around the country.

3/5/2017
Digital thrust pushed FWD Life premium higher fiscal year 2016

Hong Kong-based FWD Life Insurance Corp. (FWD Life) reported 35 percent more premium income in 2016 to P3.04 billion, from only P2.26 billion in 2015, owing to efforts to improve its digital platforms in servicing client needs.

17/3/2017
New insurance plan launched

FWD Life Philippines has set out to address the issue of critical illness which continues to be the biggest cause of early death and disability in the Philippines.

27/3/2017
FWD Life bares new health plan vs critical illness

FWD Life Philippines plans to address the issue of critical illness, which continues to be the biggest cause of early death and disability in the Philippines. 

22/12/2016
FWD Life expands in Baguio, Davao

13/12/2016
FWD Life Philippines Infuses Financial Education To Pinoy Millennials Via PISO TALES Stories On Wattpad

13/12/2016
FWD Life Insurance: Ensuring life from Terrorism

10/12/2016
FWD Philippines offers novel anti-terrorism insurance plan

1/12/2016
Insurer offers anti-terror coverage

30/11/2016
MiG Ayesa rocks…about insurance

24/11/2016
MiG Ayesa celebrates zest for life with soaring rocker

22/11/2016
Insurance company launches product vs acts of terrorism

21/11/2016
FWD launches anti terrorism insurance

19/8/2016
FWD Life Philippines Launches Orange World App

9/8/2016
DOH gains important ally in its campaign for safer births

9/8/2016
Ready To Parent, app for Filipino parents, launches with DOH blessing Parents in need of support in rearing their families can now link up with other parents through an app endorsed by the Department of Health at a health consortium in Makati on Tuesday.

9/8/2016
‘Ready to Parent’ app launched to ‘save’ moms

1/8/2016
FWD launches #BurningPassion Promo

15/6/2016
PBA, FWD sign new partnership

The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) has signed a new three-year partnership with FWD Life Philippines

26/5/2016
Discover surfer-chef’s twin passions in new TV show

Acclaimed chef JP Anglo, one of the judges of MasterChef Philippines and the owner of restaurants Sarsa and Kafe Batwan, truly knows how to live life to the fullest—most especially outside the kitchen.

23/5/2016
Surf and Turf Takes on New Meaning with Hungry with Chef JP

Focus on Pinoy Food: “Hungry with Chef JP” TV Show

14/5/2016
Live To Move: A Wellness Party In Baguio City

The conveniences that are brought about by technology may be beneficial and detrimental at the same time.

6/5/2016
FWD Life focuses on Baguio, North Luzon as growth corridor

FWD Life Philippines (FWD), the fastest growing life insurance company in the Philippines today, will open its new business hub and Customer Connect Center in the City of Pines by the second quarter of 2016 in Session Road.

15/4/2016
Q and A with FWD Life Insurance Corp. President and CEO Peter Grimes

Peter Karl Grimes shares how FWD is rolling out its plan to change the way Filipinos feel about insurance

18/3/2016
Insurance firm offers cancer ‘Fight Plan’

WITH the increasing number of cancer patients diagnosed in Baguio City, consumers are being urged to be insured.

5/1/2016
Firm urges millenials to get insurance plans

WITH less than 50 percent of the population having no insurance policy, a major life-insurance firm is quite confident the millennial market can be a very good driver for them. “They are an interesting group. I think it is fair to say they are…

23/12/2015
FWD Life expects to end year with P2.5B premium income

FWD Life is targeting to be among the top five of the country’s life insurers when its local operations reaches five years. Data from the Insurance Commission (IC) showed that as of the first semester of 2015, the top five life insurance...

17/12/2015
FWD Life supports Tanging Tanglaw’s Solar Lolas

FWD Life, in partnership with Diwata Women in Resource Development, Philippine Mine Safety and Environment Association, and Land Rover Club of the Philippines, are thrilled to have been part of an initiative to fly Lola Cita and…

9/12/2015
Pacific Century Group Chairman and CEO Richard Li, visits President Aquino in Malacanang Palace

President Benigno S. Aquino III received Mr. Richard Li, Chairman and CEO of the Pacific Century Group, in a courtesy call at Malacañang Palace. Mr. Li was accompanied by FWD Group Chairman Ronald Arculli, FWD Group CEO Huynh Thanh Phong…

10/12/2015
Growth plans for young life operation

Peter Grimes, President and CEO of FWD Life Philippines, shares with AM Best TV his views on the growth of the insurance market in the Philippines, the challenges and opportunities of FWD being a new player in the country, and the company’s…

3/12/2015
Ready, jet set, go promo

Living life to the fullest just got three notches higher this holiday season. Because we’re giving away three Cebu Pacific passengers the chance to fly to adventure trips in 2016 for free with The Ready, jet set, go…