Indian Woman Playing Multiple Roles, But Ignoring Health: Survey
The pattern was established by ICICI Lombard's claims data analysis for 2013 and 2014, which showed that women were prone to and increasingly succumbing to chronic ailments like arthritis, anaemia, metabolic disorders and cancer as compared to men. The survey further revealed that only 39 per cent of the respondents were covered by health insurance. Among those who were not covered, 53 per cent had never thought about it, the report added.
Of the 39 per cent respondents who were covered, only 22% had purchased a policy by themselves while a large share of around 63 per cent owned it through their husband or father with another 16% having it sponsored by their employer. Forty-eight per cent of those with health cover were not aware of cover details while 40 per cent did not know the process of how to avail claim benefits.
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