As Father’s Day prompts a reassessment of family priorities, Global Life Insurance launches ‘Plan Be’, promoting a risk-first, tiered approach to health and long-term care coverage, emphasising practical protection for life’s uncertainties.
With Father’s Day approaching, Global Life Insurance is using the moment to push a simple message: good protection is not just about having a basic medical policy, but about checking whether the family would still cope if a serious illness, cancer or long-term care need interrupted income and pushed up bills. The company’s new “Plan Be” idea is built around that risk-first thinking.
The insurer has divided the concept into three layers. “Be Basic” is meant to cover everyday medical spending; “Be Better” is designed to give households more room to handle major illness, including cancer treatment; and “Be Brave” is aimed at the longer-term care needs that become more likely in an ageing society. That kind of tiered approach is broadly in line with the wider international medical insurance market, where providers such as Bupa Global, IMG and other overseas specialists package cover with annual limits, deductibles and different benefit levels so customers can match protection to budget and needs.
Global Life Insurance has also built an interactive website around the idea, allowing users to run through illness scenarios and estimate premiums online. In plain terms, that shifts the conversation away from policy wording and towards a more practical question: how much money would a family need if the main earner could not work for a while, or if treatment and care costs rose sharply at the same time.
The company said the campaign fits its long-running “因為愛 責任在” brand line and its focus on population ageing and the rising number of people needing serious illness support. It also pointed to recognition at the 2026 Insurance Love and Trust Awards, where it received a commendation in the life insurance category for best product creativity. For households, the wider takeaway is straightforward: Father’s Day is being framed not just as a time for thanks, but as a reminder to check whether existing cover would really hold up under stress.
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