News Asia21 Jul 2026

Taiwan launches pilot microinsurance scheme for heat-related hospitalisations

| 21 Jul 2026

Known as the Group Micro-heat Hazard Hospitalization Care Health Insurance (GMHM) scheme, it would provide coverage to those affected by heat stroke, heat syncope, heat cramps and other heat-related illnesses.

The premiums would be fully funded by the Nan Shan Life Charity Foundation.

The FSC approved the programme with a one-year trial period on 28 May, reported Taipei Times.

The scheme is an important public-private collaboration on climate adaptation, as extreme heat directly affects public health and socioeconomic development, FSC Chairman Peng Jin-lung said.

A heat-related injury typically requires four days of hospitalisation followed by two to three days of recovery at home, resulting in about NT$10,000 ($340) in losses, Nan Shan Life Insurance chairman Yin Chung-yao said.

The company would review whether the amount is appropriate following the one-year pilot programme, he added.

In its first year, the programme would cover those aged 15 to 75, although it may later be expanded, he said.

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