MEDIA RELEASE PR40259
Assist America Announces New Appointment in Asia
PRINCETON, N.J., July 1 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Assist America announced today that Steven L. Novkov has been appointed
as the company's Chief Representative in Asia. Based in Thailand, Mr. Novkov
will have responsibility for Assist America business in the Philippines,
Indonesia, Thailand and China, as well as for regional expansion of strategic
partnerships. Assist America's family of companies already maintains a strong
presence in the area, having established successful relationships with
prestigious insurers throughout Asia.
Steven is fresh from a long and distinguished career at CIGNA
International, where for more than forty years he managed life and non-life
businesses throughout the Far East at a senior level. Originally from Ohio,
Mr. Novkov is a graduate of the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida,
and the Thunderbird School of Global Management, where he received the Jonas
Meyer Award, Thunderbird's most prestigious alumni recognition.
"Asia represents an enormous opportunity for our business," said George
W. Howard, III, President and Chief Executive Officer of Assist America in
the U.S. "Steven Novkov has the nuanced insights and expertise that can only
come from years of working as an executive in the Asian insurance industry.
He will no doubt be invaluable in helping Assist America reach its potential
in the region."
Assist America supports members with an array of resources, including
emergency medical evacuation, medical repatriation, hospital admission
guarantee, doctor referrals, care of dependent children and much more, when
they travel. The company prides itself on the advantages of its service
offering over other assistance providers. These include having no
restrictions for pre-existing conditions, sports or geographic risk, and for
providing services without financial caps, usage limits or charge-backs.
Founded in 1990, Assist America, Inc. is the world's largest provider of
global emergency assistance in partnership with employee benefit plans. Its
worldwide network of professionals responds quickly to any eligible member
who becomes medically compromised while traveling away from home. From simple
doctor referrals to complex intercontinental evacuations and more, Assist
America saves lives every day. The company, headquartered in Princeton, New
Jersey, serves more than 27 million members and over 300,000 enterprises
through programs from the world's most prominent group benefit providers. For
SOURCE: Assist America, Inc.
CONTACT: Mary Conti,
Director of Corporate Communications,
+1-609-921-0868,
mconti@assistamerica.com
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