Freelancers such as private-hire car drivers, sport coaches and tutors can now purchase insurance to mitigate the loss of income during long periods of illness or hospitalisation.
The first of such products - underwritten by Etiqa and created by local start-up GigaCover - hit the market earlier this month, while NTUC Income is said to be keen to put out a similar scheme.
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