BEIJING: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) patients who have purchased life assurance have the right to claim compensation from their insurers as SARS is not included in the list of diseases that insurers are not liable for, the China Business Post reported, citing insurance industry experts.
The newspaper quoted officials with some insurers, such as Ping An Insurance Co and US-based American International Assurance Co Ltd (AIA), as saying that they will neither make any promises to SARS patients nor launch any products aimed specifically at the disease in the near future.