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Chubb Life Hong Kong Launches Serene Care Critical Illness Protector – The Market’s Only Pure Critical Illness Basic Plan with Limited Premium Payment Terms
Flexible Premium Payment Solutions for Critical Illness Protection Across Life Stages
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 March 2025 – Chubb Life Hong Kong has launched “Serene Care Critical Illness Protector” (“Serene Care”), becoming Hong Kong’s first1 pure critical illness basic plan offering customers a choice of limited premium payment terms. The plan not only provides comprehensive coverage for 144 illnesses to meet customers’ wide-ranging protection needs, but also offers four premium payment options.
Customers purchasing the critical illness protection plan for the first time can choose from a range of premium payment terms to suit their financial circumstances, allowing for the early lock in of premiums and avoiding the burden of significant premium increases in later years. For customers seeking to top up their critical illness coverage, protection can be obtained at affordable premiums based on their financial circumstances, to supplement existing coverage shortcomings.
Key features and benefits of Serene Care Critical Illness Protector:
- Offers 4 options of limited premium payment term – 8, 12, 18 and 22 years, as well as a yearly renewable term option up to age 100 of the Insured, with policies offering a Conversion Option2 that adapts flexibly to your financial needs.
- Hong Kong’s First Pure Critical Illness Insurance with Limited Payment Terms for Lifetime Peace of Mind: The market’s only1 pure protection critical illness basic plan offering limited premium payment terms, allowing customers to prepare for future protection while they have stable income.
- Comprehensive protection up to age 100: Provides coverage for 144 illnesses at different stages, including major illnesses, minor illnesses (such as Carcinoma-In-Situ), and serious conditions requiring Intensive Care Unit (ICU) stays3. A Protection Revival Benefit4 ensures that protection can be restored to 100% after Minor Illness claims, providing peace of mind against future uncertainties.
Wenyu Ji, Chief Customer Proposition Officer, Chubb Life Hong Kong, said: “Through Serene Care Critical Illness Protector, we enable customers to prepare for future protection needs while they have a stable income, without worrying about long-term premium burdens. Serene Care not only expands our product portfolio but also provides customers with more flexible protection options.”
From now until March 31, 2025, customers successfully enrolling in the Serene Care Critical Illness Protector, can enjoy up to a total of 50% premium discounts over the first 3 policy years. If the total annualized premium of Serene Care Critical Illness Protector reaches USD 1,500 or above, you will also receive a complimentary cancer screening. Terms and conditions apply. For details, please refer to: https://www.chubb.com/content/dam/chubb-sites/chubb/hk-en/pdf/cie_offer_agy_en.pdf
Remarks:
- Based on a comparison with other critical illness protection plans for new Composite and Long-Term Businesses as identified in the Register of Authorized Insurers by Insurance Authority as of 1 January 2025.
- The Conversion Option is only applicable to Policies with YRT option and is subject to specific conditions in the product brochure and its policy documents. Please note that the Insured of the Policy and the New Policy should be the same and the existing policy will be terminated after conversion. The conversion is irrevocable upon taking effect. For the avoidance of doubt, the Waiting Period and the relevant periods in relation to incontestability and suicide exclusion shall be recounted from the date of last reinstatement of the New Policy. Please refer to the product brochure and its policy documents for details.
- The stays in ICU must be confirmed as “Qualified ICU Stay”, which means a stay in an ICU where all of the specific criteria must be met. Please refer to the product brochure and its policy documents for the specific criteria and other details.
- Protection Revival Benefit, Major Illness Benefit, Minor Illness Benefit and Death Benefit are subject to relevant terms and conditions, please refer to the product brochure and its policy documents for details.
This article is intended for general reference only and should not be regarded as professional advice, recommendation and does not form part of the policy. This article should be read along with other materials which cover more product information. Such materials include, but not limited to, product brochures setting out key product risks, policy provisions that contain the detailed terms and conditions, benefit illustrations (if any), policy documents and other relevant promotional or marketing materials, which are all available upon request. You might also consider seeking independent professional advice if needed. This article is intended to be displayed in Hong Kong only and does not construe as an offer to sell or solicitation to buy or provision of any insurance products outside Hong Kong. The above plan is a standalone policy and may be purchased independently without bundling with other insurance products.
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About Chubb
Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries and territories, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. As an underwriting company, we assess, assume and manage risk with insight and discipline. We service and pay our claims fairly and promptly. The company is also defined by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength and local operations globally. Parent company Chubb Limited is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CB) and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Chubb maintains executive offices in Zurich, New York, London, Paris and other locations, and employs approximately 43,000 people worldwide. Additional information can be found at: 
www.chubb.com.
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Woodfibre LNG Marks 2025 as a Year of Construction Progress, Environmental Stewardship and Community Partnership
Over the past year, the project advanced from planning into visible, on-the-ground execution. Major construction milestones included the pouring of foundations for key modules, continued progress on marine piling, and further implementation of modular construction techniques designed to reduce on-site footprint while accelerating delivery timelines.
These advancements were achieved through close collaboration with project partners, suppliers and contractors, and in partnership with the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation).
In 2025, Woodfibre LNG, a member of the RGE group of companies founded by Sukanto Tanoto, continued to operate its floatel workforce accommodation solution, designed to minimise pressure on local housing and community services. As of November, two floatels were in active operation, providing high-quality, safe and comfortable living conditions for the project workforce while supporting construction efficiency.
Environmental protection remained a central focus throughout the year. The project’s Marine Mammal Monitoring Programme, which includes hydroacoustic monitoring, exclusion zones and shore-based observation posts, delivered measurable outcomes by enabling real-time operational decisions, including pauses to marine activities when marine mammals entered exclusion areas.
In parallel, remediation of legacy materials from the former pulp mill site continued, with hundreds of thousands of tonnes of historical waste removed. These efforts have contributed to improving site conditions for both local communities and marine and terrestrial ecosystems in Howe Sound.
Woodfibre LNG’s Operator Training Programme, delivered in partnership with the Squamish Nation Training and Trades Centre and the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), progressed throughout the year. The programme’s first cohort of graduates transitioned into full-time roles, supporting the development of long-term, skilled local employment opportunities linked to the project.
Through its Community Partnership Programme (CPP), Woodfibre LNG continued to invest in local communities across the Sea-to-Sky corridor. In 2025, the programme surpassed $1 million in total grants since its inception, supporting initiatives in sports, healthcare, emergency services, arts and culture, and youth development.
Luke Schauerte, CEO of Woodfibre LNG, said, “2025 has been a year of significant progress for Woodfibre LNG. We are proud of what our team and partners have accomplished together and look forward to building on this momentum in the year ahead.”
With more than half of the project’s development now complete, Woodfibre LNG remains focused on advancing construction safely and responsibly, while maintaining strong partnerships with Indigenous communities, local stakeholders and regulators.
As the project looks ahead to 2026, Woodfibre LNG continues its work toward delivering lower-carbon, responsibly produced Canadian energy to international markets.
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About Woodfibre LNG
The Woodfibre LNG Project is owned by Woodfibre LNG Limited Partnership, owned 70 per cent by Pacific Energy Corporation (Canada) Limited and 30 per cent by Enbridge Inc. The Woodfibre LNG facility is being built on the site of the former Woodfibre pulp mill site, which is located about seven kilometres southwest of Squamish, B.C. Woodfibre LNG will source its natural gas from Pacific Canbriam Energy, a Canadian company with operations in Northeastern British Columbia. Pacific Canbriam is an industry leader in sustainable natural gas production. Woodfibre LNG and Pacific Canbriam Energy are subsidiaries of Pacific Energy Corporation Limited. Woodfibre LNG is the first industrial project in Canada to recognise a non-treaty Indigenous government, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), as a full environmental regulator.
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New Opportunities in Southeast Asia’s Digital Shift: Thailand Emerges as the New ASEAN’s AI Hub
The expansion of AI and data centers (DCs) in Thailand is driving several transformative trends:
- Changing data traffic patterns. As DCs multiply in Bangkok, Chonburi, and beyond, Thailand is evolving from a traditional data “transit point” into a regional “convergence hub.” East-west digital traffic is accelerating, with Thai DC clusters increasingly meeting the computing demands of Southeast Asia and the broader Asia-Pacific.
- Optimized data routing. Data flows that once relied on submarine cables via Hong Kong and Singapore are gradually shifting to land-based digital corridors linking China, Laos, and Thailand. This route reduces data transmission latency from southwestern China to Southeast Asia.
- Elevated business expectations. Demand is shifting beyond “sufficient bandwidth” toward “high-quality experience.” Thailand sits in a “latency sweet spot” for key Asia-Pacific markets, with latencies to Singapore, Vietnam, and Malaysia falling within an optimal range—a crucial advantage for latency-sensitive sectors like autonomous driving, telemedicine, and fintech.
New opportunities inevitably bring new challenges, and Thailand also addresses the following three challenges:
1. Massive traffic impacting existing networks: Compared with mature hubs like Singapore, Thailand has insufficient international submarine cables. A large volume of cross-border data still needs to be transmitted through detours. Meanwhile, as DC investments continue to accelerate, traffic will keep rising. Analysis shows that by 2029, Thailand’s DC capacity may reach 2000 MW, with cross-region traffic surging to 630 Tbps. The current network architecture is no longer capable of supporting such heavy traffic.
2. Latency advantages not fully realized: Despite its geographic advantages, Thailand’s network latency performance has yet to reach its full potential. Routes to key markets, like China, still require third-party transit. What’s more, traditional network scheduling lacks intelligent route selection capabilities, making it difficult to provide deterministic assurance for latency-sensitive services like financial transactions and real-time AI interactions.
3. Potential risks in network reliability: Thailand’s network reliability faces structural challenges. Single points of failure have previously caused hours-long interruptions to critical services, directly undermining enterprise users’ confidence.
To overcome these challenges, Thailand can take a systematic approach to upgrading its digital infrastructure, aiming to build next-generation AI-ready networks.
1. Building ultra-high-bandwidth “sea-land” connectivity. By actively introducing new submarine cables, Thailand can significantly enhance its connectivity with the Asia-Pacific region and the world. Meanwhile, accelerating the construction and expansion of key terrestrial cable routes—such as China-Laos-Thailand and Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore—will transform Thailand’s geographic advantage into a tangible connectivity advantage.
2. Optimizing network routes to create a regional low-latency core. Strengthening the Kunming-Laos-Thailand terrestrial cable route will continuously reduce transmission latency between China and Thailand, meeting the needs of real-time applications. In addition, the introduction of autonomous networks will enable automatic selection of the optimal, shortest route, shifting from “best effort” to “deterministic low latency.”
3. Designing a “never-interrupted” high-resilience architecture. Deploying active-active DC networks with millisecond-level switchover capabilities ensures the continuity of core services. Meanwhile, AI-driven intelligent O&M can reduce fault detection and diagnosis from hours to minutes.
Thailand’s booming AI and DC industries are driving rapid growth in regional and cross-border business demand. In this trend, network infrastructure construction centered on DCs is the core engine that drives AI transformation, propelling Thailand toward its vision of becoming the new AI hub for ASEAN.
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MyRepublic Launches Card Sub, Singapore’s First Subscription Service for Trading Card Game Fans
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