Sun Life partners with USSC in offering insurance services

SUN Life of Canada (Philippines) Inc. has teamed up with Universal Storefront Services Corp. (USSC) to introduce the mass market to life insurance products and services.

Under the partnership, Sun Life will expand the reach of financial inclusion to the largely underserved market segment of the Philippine population.

Sun Life launched earlier this year the RISE PH campaign to push for greater financial inclusion. The company expects the partnership with USSC to help it achieve the five-year goal to serve five million Filipinos by year 2020.

According to Sun Life president and CEO Riza Mantaring, the new undertaking presents a great opportunity to address the life insurance needs of Filipinos, particularly those who are not yet accustomed to buying insurance and other financial products. “With USSC as our newest partner, we look forward to providing every Filipino with client-focused product solutions that can enable him to enjoy a secure, brighter life,” Mantaring noted.

USSC, on the other hand, is one of the country’s largest networks of one-stop service shops. With 780 outlets and over 700 key-sub agent locations, USSC fulfills the public’s need for money transfer, transport ticketing, payment collection, cellphone top-ups and non-life insurance offerings.

USSC president and CEO Jose Xavier Gonzales expressed enthusiasm in teaming up with Sun Life.

“With Sun Life, we are confident that we can fulfill our commitment to serve and help in addressing the needs of our loyal customers by providing them with relevant and affordable services,” Gonzales said. (PR)