AROPE Brokers Event in Collaboration with Munich Re launching EXPAND, the New International Healthcare Plan

AROPE Insurance S.A.L. – Zalka, Lebanon: In collaboration with the global reinsurer Munich Re, AROPE Insurance hosted, a special gathering for Insurance Brokers to officially launch EXPAND AROPE’s latest international healthcare solution.

Following a warm welcoming speech, Mr. Fateh Bekdache, Chairman and CEO of AROPE Insurance, shed the light on the history of Munich Re and AROPE business relations going back to 1981, the year of signature of the first treaty between the two companies and the first treaty with Munich Re in the Middle East & North Africa. He also presented AROPE’s latest innovative services, key consolidated results and performance for the year 2018.

Moreover, Munich Re’s Business Development and Client Relations Manager for Middle East and Africa, Mr. Kenneth Bollhardt, conducted a comprehensive presentation about EXPAND, explaining its main features, benefits and claims processing. He showed as well a brief simulation of premiums, which grabbed the Brokers’ interest given the attractive and affordable yearly premium starting at only 100 US Dollars.

Bollhardt’s speech highlighted EXPAND’s key features being a comprehensive international medical insurance plan covering all medical treatment costs for five critical illnesses outside the country of residence in the most prestigious and renowned medical centers and hospitals around the world:

1. Cancer Treatment
2. Heart Valve Replacement Surgery
3. Major Organ and Bone Marrow Transplant
4. Neurosurgery
5. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Insured selects the preferred geographical zone of coverage and benefits from an annual cover limit of US$1,000,000 (One Million US Dollars) per person, and a total lifetime limit of US$ 2,000,000 (Two Million US Dollars) per person, including travel and accommodation costs up to US$12,000 for the insured and one accompanying partner, and repatriation expenses in case of death up to US$10,000. EXPAND can be acquired in combination with an existing medical insurance policy or as a separate stand-alone policy.

Moreover, patients insured with EXPAND, can benefit from the privilege of consulting a second medical opinion by leading experts in the field resulting in a more accurate assessment of the case and the selection of the most appropriate treatment destination, while AROPE Insurance assists insured with travel arrangement for a hassle-free experience.

EXPAND includes a selection of elite hospitals and medical centers in Europe, Asia, USA, Canada and other parts of the world. To name a few: John Hopkins Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, UPMC New York, Hôpitaux Universitaires Pitié Salpêtrière in France, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, and other leading healthcare destinations.

This international medical coverage is the ultimate peace of mind expanding the patient’s options for critical illnesses’ treatment to increase the healing chances. It is a specialized plan that is highly flexible at an affordable yearly premium.