KB Insurance Receives Industry-First Approval to Establish Healthcare Subsidiary

Promotion of Establishing 'KB Healthcare' Subsidiary Within This Month

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki Ha-young] KB Insurance announced on the 4th that it has received approval from financial authorities to establish a subsidiary aimed at providing healthcare services, the first of its kind in the insurance industry.

Following the financial authorities' approval for the establishment of the subsidiary, KB Insurance plans to complete the registration of the new subsidiary and business registration within this month, accelerating preparations for the launch of healthcare services.

The newly established subsidiary, to be named 'KB Healthcare,' will initially provide healthcare services primarily to B2B corporate clients, with plans to expand services to B2C individual customers in the future.

The main services offered will include digital health management services through a mobile application (app), such as ▲ health status information analyzing various health data including health checkup information ▲ personalized health goal recommendations based on individual health status ▲ diet data analysis services, as well as health management services linked with external partners to support customers in achieving their health goals, including ▲ genomic analysis services ▲ audio and video-based digital activity management programs ▲ chronic disease health management coaching programs ▲ mental health counseling programs.

A KB Insurance official stated, "As consumer interest and demand for preventive health management increase, we believe that healthcare business integrating digital technology has great future growth potential. Having taken the first step as the industry's pioneer in establishing a healthcare subsidiary, we will always uphold our responsibility as a leader and strive to provide the best health management services."

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