Tourists look at high-rise buildings under heavy haze in Shanghai on Dec. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

(Bloomberg) — Ping An Insurance Group Co., China’s second-biggest insurer, is collaborating with Ctrip.com International Ltd. to sell smog insurance to tourists traveling to Beijing and six other Chinese cities.

Travelers in Beijing can get a daily payout of 50 yuan ($8) if the air quality index exceeds 200 for three consecutive days, Ping An said in an e-mailed statement. The insurance, available when booking on Ctrip.com, costs 10 yuan for seven days and sets different standards for the other cities.

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