Manulife Rolls Out Digital Health Tool in Asia with Swiss-Based dacadoo
by Fintech News Hong Kong March 24, 2020Manulife is announcing its collaboration with dacadoo, a Swiss-based global digital health platform provider to enhance the company’s digital offerings in Asia. Under this new partnership, dacadoo will strengthen Manulife’s existing health engagement platform, ManulifeMOVE, to enable customers to more easily understand their health and be guided to develop healthier habits.
Using behavioural science, online coaching functions and curated wellness content, the Manulife-dacadoo partnership will enrich ManulifeMOVE’s offering. The enhanced capabilities, which feature dacadoo’s patented Health Score, will provide customers a new scientific yet simple scoring method to measure how healthy they are and what they need to do to stay healthy.
According to their media statement, this personalised journey is based on over 2,500 clinical papers and extensive scientific data from dacadoo. Manulife is simplifying the science and making it easier for ManulifeMOVE customers to make better health decisions by encouraging them to take simple, preventative actions, including on better nutrition, exercise and sleep habits, to improve their long-term health.
Anil Wadhwani, President and Chief Executive Officer, Manulife Asia, said:
“We are delighted to be partnering with dacadoo. There is never a better time than now to take control of your health. At Manulife, our goal is to support our customers so they can live ‘everyday better’. The partnership will help us play a more significant role in supporting people’s health. This not only helps customers but also reduces the burden on public health systems.”
Peter Ohnemus
Peter Ohnemus, President and Chief Executive Officer, dacadoo:
“We are very proud to be supporting Manulife in bolstering their engagement with customers in more meaningful ways. This includes educating more people on health with the Health Score, incentivising healthy behaviour and providing the tools to help them stay engaged to maintain a healthy lifestyle. This is another major commitment by one of the world’s biggest life insurers.”
The new functionalities will be available on the ManulifeMOVE programme and accessible to policyholders in Hong Kong, Singapore and Vietnam from May 2020.
Featured image: Manulife Hong Kong Facebook Page
