Meituan purchases "heatstroke insurance" for delivery riders in batches

Recently, Meituan launched the "2025 Summer Cooling Action," announcing that starting from July 1, it will provide "heat prevention insurance" in batches to over 3 million riders nationwide. At the same time, Meituan will also distribute heat care funds to riders along with orders during high-temperature periods. A responsible person from Meituan's relevant department introduced that the "heat prevention insurance" is fully funded by the Meituan platform. This insurance is another type of insurance newly provided to riders following the "Occupational Injury Protection for New Employment Forms" and commercial accident insurance. The head of the rider protection group at Meituan stated that the special investment for rider protection this summer is expected to reach 1.6 billion yuan, and there will be no upper limit on resources allocated for protection in the event of extreme weather. A responsible person from Meituan's relevant department stated that this year, Meituan will expand the "work injury insurance" for riders to 17 provincial-level administrative regions, providing protection fully funded by Meituan. Additionally, pension insurance subsidies will also be piloted and gradually expanded