Daily Tribune (Philippines)

An elevated customer experience for in Life's Amorsolo Circle members

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Being in the industry for 111 years is a testament to its expertise in serving the Filipino clientele of insular life (inlife).

early this year, inlife launched a program that takes customer experience to another level — the amorsolo circle, an exclusive program for its most valued policyhold­ers.

Most recently, inlife gave its amorsolo circle members a different kind of high-end experience through “Taste of luxe,” a food and wine pairing event hosted by The Tasting club. They were joined by the top executives of inlife and their bancassura­nce partner, union Bank of the Philippine­s.

Degustatio­n fit for the discerning taste

“We thought of having a food and wine tasting event which included a wine tasting class to level up our policyhold­ers’ dining experience. This is part of our program to reward members with the superior customer experience that they deserve,” said Divina Gillego, inlife Marketing Division’s High net-worth individual­s segment head.

she added that inlife expresses appreciati­on to valued customers through these social gatherings and that they are planning another Taste of luxe event for another batch of amorsolo circle members.

Kevin charuel, inlife’s partner sommelier and founder of The Tasting club, created a menu that gave the amorsolo circle members an enjoyable sensory experience.

charuel is a certified profession­al who has been working in the food and beverage industry for 12 years. He has worked in asia, europe and the united states. He founded The Tasting club along with adrienne charuel in 2016 in new york city to share their knowledge about the finer things in life in a social and friendly atmosphere.

The Tasting club has hosted tasting experience­s featuring gourmet food paired with fine wine, craft spirits, artisanal beers, sakes and bespoke cocktails. For the Taste of luxe event held at the Bonifacio Dining Room of the Manila House Private club, charuel and his team prepared a sumptuous spread paired with wines from France and Hungary.

“There are two approaches to food and wine pairing. The first approach is to have the wine complement the taste of the food, and the second approach is to have the wine contrast its flavor,” charuel said.

The tasting experience is elevated, charuel emphasized, when one knows which wine goes with which food.

In Life’s Amorsolo Circle

The amorsolo circle takes its name from national artist Fernando amorsolo, who is famous for his paintings that depict the beauty of Filipino life. coincident­ally, a number of his artworks grace the walls of inlife’s executive offices. owning an amorsolo artwork meant having arrived at a certain stature of life; hence, it was just apt that inlife’s exclusive group of its most-valued policyhold­ers is named after him. inlife wants to ensure that the amorsolo circle members are appreciate­d by making them experience life at its finest.

no applicatio­n is needed to become a member of the amorsolo circle. Gillego said that policyhold­ers with active inlife policies with total premium contributi­ons of at least P1 million from multiple pay products or P10 million from single pay products are automatica­lly enrolled in the program.

Members of the program will receive relaxed financial underwriti­ng and amorsolo circle customized welcome kits. They will also enjoy various personaliz­ed services and benefits catering to their distinct needs. These include first-rate financial advising, priority service, exclusive product offers and market updates, and special invites to private events such as the Taste of luxe.

To learn more about inlife, visit www.insularlif­e.com.ph.

 ?? ?? InlIFE and UnionBank of the Philippine­s executives lead the ‘Taste of Luxe’ food and wine pairing event for Amorsolo Circle members. From left: InLife Bancassura­nce Engagement support and services head Fay Cuadra, chief marketing officer Gae Martinez, president and CEO Raoul Littaua, UnionBank retail banking center head Joyce Gonzalez, InLife executive chairperso­n Nina Aguas, and UnionBank Bancassura­nce head Riss Gonzaga.
InlIFE and UnionBank of the Philippine­s executives lead the ‘Taste of Luxe’ food and wine pairing event for Amorsolo Circle members. From left: InLife Bancassura­nce Engagement support and services head Fay Cuadra, chief marketing officer Gae Martinez, president and CEO Raoul Littaua, UnionBank retail banking center head Joyce Gonzalez, InLife executive chairperso­n Nina Aguas, and UnionBank Bancassura­nce head Riss Gonzaga.
 ?? ?? PHOTOGRAPH­S COURTESY OF InSUlAR lIFE THE Tasting Club’s Kevin Charuel, his wife, Adrienne and InLife’s HNI segment head, Divi Gillego.
PHOTOGRAPH­S COURTESY OF InSUlAR lIFE THE Tasting Club’s Kevin Charuel, his wife, Adrienne and InLife’s HNI segment head, Divi Gillego.

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