Press release
Pan-Asian insurer FWD Life Insurance supports Save the Children
25 July 2018, Manila, Philippines – Pan-Asian insurer FWD Life Insurance donated PhP100,000 to Save the Children Philippines, Inc. (SCP), in support of the organization’s advocacy to provide opportunities for children to live a better life.
25 July 2018, Manila, Philippines – Pan-Asian insurer FWD Life Insurance donated PhP100,000 to Save the Children Philippines, Inc. (SCP), in support of the organization’s advocacy to provide opportunities for children to live a better life. The proceeds came from campaign initiatives led by the insurer’s Bancassurance sales team. The said donation is the second tranche of financial grant from the insurer which earlier backed the foundation’s Lahat Santa Christmas campaign through its corporate office employees’ initiative.
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent children’s organization that promotes children’s rights to quality education, health services, and protection in developing countries. In the Philippines, SCP has been working on creating better lives for Filipino children for over three decades.1
“FWD Life Insurance empowers people to live fulfilled lives while advocating equal opportunities for all through our Community Care program,” said FWD Life Insurance Philippines’ Head of Marketing Roche Vandenberghe. “In supporting Save the Children, we hope to help advance opportunities to more Filipino children so they can have a better future.”
The check turnover ceremony was held on July 16, 2018 at FWD’s corporate office in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. Shown in the photo are: (from left to right) Irene Andas (Head of Bancassurance, FWD Life Insurance Philippines), Aia Tabal (Corporate Partnerships Manager, Save the Children Philippines, Inc.), Celine Santillan (Fundraising and Marketing Director, Save the Children Philippines, Inc.), and Roche Vandenberghe (Head of Marketing, FWD Life Insurance Philippines).
About FWD Philippines
FWD Life Insurance Corporation (“FWD Life”) is the first life insurance company licensed by the Insurance Commission of the Philippines under the new Insurance Code. FWD launched its commercial operations in September 2014. By March 2017, FWD Life is the highest-capitalized life insurer in the Philippines with PhP 2.3 billion in paid-up capitalization.1 Based on premium income data published by the Insurance Commission2, FWD Life now ranks 10th in the insurance industry in terms of weighted new business premiums.3FWD Group spans Hong Kong & Macau, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, and Japan, offering life and medical insurance, general insurance, and employee benefits across a number of its markets. Established in Asia in 2013, FWD is the insurance business arm of investment group, Pacific Century Group. In the Philippines, FWD has nine business hubs located in key cities nationwide with its headquarters in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.
FWD is focused on creating fresh customer experiences, with easy-to-understand products, supported by digital technology. Through this customer-led approach, FWD aims to become a leading pan-Asian insurer that changes the way people feel about insurance.
For more information please visit fwd.com.ph.
1 www.insurance.gov.ph > Statistics > 2017 > Based on Paid-Up Capital
2 www.insurance.gov.ph > Statistics > 2017 > Based on Premium Income
3 Weighted New Business Premium Income: 100% of first-year premium on regular-pay plans + 10% of single-pay premiums
Media Inquiries:
FWD Life Insurance Corporation
Rochelle R. Vandenberghe
Head of Marketing
FWD Life Philippines
(E) rochelle.vandenberghe@fwd.com
(T) +63 2 5587306
