Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance and Kangbuk Samsung Hospital Establish "Life Care Innovation Center"

Lee Moonhwa, President of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance:
"Advancing beyond economic protection after accidents
Toward a 'total platform' for proactive management of customer health risks"

On July 16, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance announced that it had jointly established the "Life Care Innovation Center" with Kangbuk Samsung Hospital on the 15th to accelerate the development of a chronic disease prevention and management model.

On the 15th, at the Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance headquarters in Seocho-gu, Seoul, Eunhwa Lee, President of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance (left), and Hyuncheol Shin, Director of Gangbuk Samsung Hospital, posed for a commemorative photo at the joint opening ceremony of the "Life Care Innovation Center" established by Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance and Gangbuk Samsung Hospital. From the left: Eunhwa Lee, President of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, and Hyuncheol Shin, Director of Gangbuk Samsung Hospital.

The opening ceremony, held the previous day at the Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance headquarters in Seocho-gu, Seoul, was attended by key figures from both organizations, including Lee Moonhwa, President of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, and Shin Hyuncheol, Director of Kangbuk Samsung Hospital.

In light of the evolving healthcare landscape, which is shifting from treatment-oriented to preventive and continuous health management, the two organizations agreed to create a new healthcare model that can systematically prevent and manage chronic diseases.

Through this collaboration, the two parties plan to actively pursue the following initiatives: the establishment and operation of the Life Care Innovation Center; the co-development of chronic disease management solutions; and the demonstration and commercialization of services utilizing healthcare infrastructure.

In particular, they aim to generate synergy in disease risk prediction and personalized health management by combining Kangbuk Samsung Hospital’s 40 years of accumulated clinical data and cohort research expertise with Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance’s know-how in healthcare service verification and operation.

Through this, they plan to build a prevention-centered management model that systematically analyzes customers’ health status and lifestyle habits, enables early identification of chronic disease risks, and provides appropriate health management services step by step.

President Lee stated, "It is very meaningful to collaborate with Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, which possesses top-tier health screening infrastructure and clinical expertise," adding, "We will advance beyond economic protection after an accident to become a ‘total life care platform’ that prevents and manages health risks for our customers."

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