PRUShield

PRUShield is a health insurance plan from Prudential Singapore, available to residents of Singapore. Sum insured ranges from varies, eligible ages 18 to 65, and the policy is annual. Below is our take on how it compares to other health plans in our database — what it does well, where it lags, and the kind of policyholder it actually fits.

Annual premium starts at S$280, against a category median of S$850 across the 9 comparable health plans we track in this country. That places PRUShield in the bottom quintile on price, and the middle of the pack on coverage ceiling (maximum sum insured N/A versus a peer median of N/A). On the value spectrum it reads as priced cheaply for the category, which usually signals either a budget plan or one with tighter sub-limits.

Coverage is on the leaner side compared to category peers: 0 core inclusions, 3 highlighted features, and 0 optional riders. Notable features called out by Prudential Singapore include Comprehensive, As-Charged Cover, and Cashless Claims.

Where PRUShield explicitly will not pay: Pre-existing conditions exclusions apply. These are not unusual exclusions for a health plan, but they are the boundary of the contract — anything outside that list is in scope, anything inside is not. Read the full exclusions list before signing; every plan we have ever audited has at least one exclusion the buyer did not realise was there.

Best fit for: buyers prioritising lowest annual outlay. As with any insurance decision, get a quote from Prudential Singapore directly to confirm the rate that actually applies to your profile — listed prices are illustrative.