Nationale-Nederlanden, a NN Group company, launches the Contigo Senior insurance, a new protection and health solution aimed at seniors. It is a solution that, within the framework of its new corporate strategy of the insurer, comes to respond to the specific needs of people between 55 and 85 years of age in terms of health, accident and home care.
The new solution from Nationale-Nederlanden includes, among other services, Unlimited medical consultations in family medicine, geriatric medicine and with specialists, as well as dental coverage and other prevention coverage against possible health problems that may occur. With you Senior also includes health coverage and home care provided by Sanitas.
The Contigo Senior insurance aims to respond to the senior population segment of great importance in Spain
In addition, in the event of an accident, Contigo Senior clients will receive capital, depending on the diagnosis, so that they can adapt to their new temporary situation in the easiest way possible, as well as the support of professionals who will come to their homes to help them in their recoveryn (physiotherapy, nursing…) and in the care of your home (cleaning services, personal care…). This solution also has additional services, such as telepharmacy, emergency button, accompaniment during hospitalization nights and pet care.
Thus, the Contigo Senior insurance aims to respond to the highly important senior population segment in Spain, adapting to their needs and offering solutions to their most important needs: maintain their autonomy and their health through tools that allow them to live better, also in the senior stage.
As pointed out Carlos Gonzalez PerandonesCEO of Nationale-Nederlanden, «Contigo Senior represents a new value proposition for our clients and is one more demonstration of our commitment to them, that we listen to them and respond to their needs. The senior age has its own and our intention is to be able to offer them help to be able to enjoy this stage, providing them with tools to live longer and better«. To which he adds that it is the «first step, since in the future we are going to work on the development of new innovative solutions in relation to the health of our clients and their new needs”.
For his part, Josep Celaya, deputy general manager and director of Customer Experience at Nationale-Nederlanden, stresses that you are sure «It is the most advanced solution that exists right now on the market for respond to the needs of seniorsa segment of the population that is on the rise and needs to feel protected at this stage of their life, covering a ‘gap’ in the face of the needs associated with longevity”.
Spaniards are optimistic about the idea of living longer
According to the results of the study «Longevity: Are we ready for a happy, long and healthy life? carried out by Nationale-Nederlanden, although they set their life expectancy at 83 years (source: INE), 68% of Spaniards want a longer life. Specifically, they would like to live to be 101 years olddedicating those years “extra” to the retirement stage in 67% of the cases.
The study, in which almost 12,000 people in 11 countries (1,048 in Spain) have participated, also indicates that there is a positive relationship between health, happiness and the desire to live longer. In this case, Spain occupies the first place, since the 80% of Spaniards boast of good health. However, the results indicate, at the same time, that the Health remains the number one stressorespecially among those over 50 years of age.
Also in relation to stress, the report indicates that the main reasons why we Spaniards suffer from it are money, uncertainty and work pressure, and the latter is more acute among people between 35 and 49 years of age. And it is that job and financial security also play a fundamental role when it comes to wanting to be more long-lived, according to what is extracted from the study. Specifically, for 45% of Spaniards it is crucial. Other of the most relevant conclusions of the survey is that, almost unanimously, no one wants to be a burden to their relatives when I get older.
In the words of Alex Bogmanndeputy general manager and commercial director at , “The study we have carried out shows that the Spaniards are optimistic about the idea of living longer. In this context, it is more necessary than ever to help them take care of their health and feel protected, and It is presented as the perfect protection solution to live better from the age of 55”.