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The Philam Plans Inc. has reported total 2006 sales or pre-need products equivalent to P2.74 million, thus cornering a market share of over 17 percent.


"We are pleased that, despite the numerous challenges Philam Plans and the pre-need industry faced in 2006, we still prevailed," Philam Plans president and chief executive officer Jack I. Howell said in a statement. 


The pre-need arm of the Philippine American Life and General Insurance Corp. (Philamlife) group sells pension, education and life/memorial plans.


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                    [Title] => 1st commercial microinsurance only worth P10 each
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The Philippine American Life and General Insurance Corp. (Philamlife) launched the country’s first-ever SMS-based, pre-paid and inexpensive microinsurance policy.


For a mere P10 per card or policy, Philamlife insures the policyholder for up to P10,000 renewable every 15 days.


Lizanne C. Uychauco, Philamlife chief marketing officer and senior vice president said that the microinsurance product, known as AKSItext, was ideal for accident-prone jobs such as drivers, construction workers, vendors, and commuters.


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                    [Title] => Sun Life, Philam launch new packages
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Two of the leading insurance companies in the Philippines – Philamlife and Sun Life – have launched innovative insurance packages aimed at specific markets: mediamen and risk-prone workers.


Sun Life Financial, the local unit of the Canadian insurance giant, will introduce this week a unique personal accident insurance product that will specifically cover mediamen in the Philippines.


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                    [Title] => Philamlife starts first-ever commercial microinsurance
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The Philippine American Life and General Insurance Corp. (Philamlife) will be launching this week the first-ever commercial microinsurance product in the country in response to calls by the Insurance Commission (IC) to increase the insured population to over 20 percent of the population.


Philamlife official said that the new product product is affordable, accessible and specifically tailored for the broad market, which accounts for over 80 percent of the population. 


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                    [Title] => Philamlife gets award
                    [Summary] => Avid followers of Readers Digest voted the Philippine American Life and General Insurance Corp. (Philamlife) as among Asia’s SuperBrands.


Philamlife not only emerged as the top choice in the insurance category, it also received the unique distinction of being a Platinum SuperBrand.


Philamlife thus joins an elite group of 15 Platinum SuperBrands in the Philippines including Coca Cola Bottlers, Sony Ericsson, San Miguel Corp., and Nokia.


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                    [Title] => Philamlife greets Green Monkey
                    [Summary] => In eastern philosophy, the monkey is seen as a symbol of opportunities.


The Philippine American Life and General Insurance Corp. (Philamlife) wishes the Filipino-Chinese community a wealth of opportunities in this Year of the Green Monkey with its portfolio of tailor-fitted financial solutions such as dollar products to answer different investment, education, retirement and protection needs.


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                    [Title] => SSS in talks for possible joint venture with AMCs
                    [Summary] => The Social Security System (SSS) is holding exploratory talks  for a possible joint venture with any among several asset management companies (AMCs), both local and foreign, as well as several multilateral agencies.


The Philam Asset Management Inc. (Pami) is  one of the local groups while several Hong Kong-based institutions  have also been cited as among the entities making a bid to form a joint venture company. The new company is envisioned to stop the hemorrhaging of the pension fund in the short term and make it into an economically viable activity in the long term.


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Pami president and chief executive officer Rex Mendoza said that this could provide a better approach in getting rid of the banking system’s bad assets without having to shoulder  losses from the huge discounts.


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"We are pleased that, despite the numerous challenges Philam Plans and the pre-need industry faced in 2006, we still prevailed," Philam Plans president and chief executive officer Jack I. Howell said in a statement. 


The pre-need arm of the Philippine American Life and General Insurance Corp. (Philamlife) group sells pension, education and life/memorial plans.


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For a mere P10 per card or policy, Philamlife insures the policyholder for up to P10,000 renewable every 15 days.


Lizanne C. Uychauco, Philamlife chief marketing officer and senior vice president said that the microinsurance product, known as AKSItext, was ideal for accident-prone jobs such as drivers, construction workers, vendors, and commuters.


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Two of the leading insurance companies in the Philippines – Philamlife and Sun Life – have launched innovative insurance packages aimed at specific markets: mediamen and risk-prone workers.


Sun Life Financial, the local unit of the Canadian insurance giant, will introduce this week a unique personal accident insurance product that will specifically cover mediamen in the Philippines.


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Philamlife official said that the new product product is affordable, accessible and specifically tailored for the broad market, which accounts for over 80 percent of the population. 


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Philamlife not only emerged as the top choice in the insurance category, it also received the unique distinction of being a Platinum SuperBrand.


Philamlife thus joins an elite group of 15 Platinum SuperBrands in the Philippines including Coca Cola Bottlers, Sony Ericsson, San Miguel Corp., and Nokia.


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The Philam Asset Management Inc. (Pami) is  one of the local groups while several Hong Kong-based institutions  have also been cited as among the entities making a bid to form a joint venture company. The new company is envisioned to stop the hemorrhaging of the pension fund in the short term and make it into an economically viable activity in the long term.


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Pami president and chief executive officer Rex Mendoza said that this could provide a better approach in getting rid of the banking system’s bad assets without having to shoulder  losses from the huge discounts.


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