Qatar Insurance Company (QIC) launched yesterday its latest product, ‘QIC Anaya’, considered as a unique initiative in the medical insurance sector across the Middle East.
Anaya, which caters to the citizens and residents in Qatar, covers health service charges of private medical service providers such as hospitals, health centres, private clinics, dental centres, and pharmacies.
With only the Qatar ID as a requirement, the product will be available by April 30 at all QIC branches, online, and major hospitals in the country, according to QIC CEO for Mena region Salem Khalaf al-Mannai, who stressed that Anaya is part of the company’s strategy to enhance communication with customers and providing distinctive services to its clients.
He said Anaya grants all Qataris and residents in Qatar access to distinct health services from the private medical sector, covering up to 70% of medical expenses and ensures the provisions of comprehensive medical consultations for certain medical specialties and without waiting for prior approvals to obtain the required medical services and cover all treatments not covered by medical insurance policies.
“One of the most important advantages of QIC Anaya is the participation of the major hospitals within service providers network, notably Al Ahli Hospital, Al Emadi Hospital, Doha Clinic Hospital, and Turkish Hospital, and the capacity of the network is more than 100 health centres, clinics, and pharmacies, and still increasing,” al-Mannai told a press conference yesterday.
Al-Mannai said yesterday’s launch, which carries the theme ‘Anaya for All People’, is only the first stage. Succeeding stages will include comprehensive treatment and treatment abroad.
He said Anaya will share a part of customers’ expenses for services such as medical diagnosis, all dental, medical and cosmetic services, pregnancy and delivery, optical services, consultations on nutrition, physical therapy, dental implantation, Hollywood smile, testing laboratories, periodical medical investigation, surgeries, cosmetic treatments, dermal laser treatments, cosmetic dermal treatments, fat treatment, cutting and connecting stomach, liposuction, and other services uncovered with other insurance companies.
“QIC Anaya will include all sections of the society from citizens, retirees, and residents, and without any restrictions on ages in order for the product to become more inclusive in the insurance sector, and to be considered an integrated project that can fulfil all needs of all sectors in the society.
Each stage in the project will have more coverage for the comprehensive coverage. In the next stage, freedom of choice will be provided to the customer in identifying the product and its appropriate price.” Al-Mannai said the price of the product was determined to be within reach of all sections of society “to achieve competitive targets serving customer benefit.”
“With this product sharing service, prices from service providers will be varied based on the type of each service and service provider. This product will be provided through company branches at West Bay, Abu Hamour, Villaggio, Landmark, Lulu Al Gharafa, Lulu Messila, Al Meera Al Mansoura, and on QIC-Anaya.com, as well as major hospitals,” he said.
Al-Mannai said QIC possesses about 80% of companies’ medical insurance sector through its affiliates and fully-owned company QLM Life & Medical Insurance Company.
QIC CEO for Mena region Salem Khalaf al-Mannai. PICTURE: Jayan Orma
