24% rise in women who have insurance in metro cities: Niva Bupa Health insurance survey
Nearly 80% claims are from women over the age of 28, according to a five-year study by Niva Bupa Health Insurance.
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Rise in women having health insurance
37% Year-on-year growth in women who are insured in non-metros.
24%Year-on-year growth in women who are insured in metros.
2.4 times
Growth for women who have stepped up as policy proposers since Covid-19, with growth at 3.1 times in non-metros, 1.7 times in metros.
~80% of claims in the past five years have come from women aged 28 years and above, with serious illnesses becoming more common after 35 years. 45% The claim share of women across the country, with the figure rising to 48% in South zone and metro cities.
63% Childbirth claims for C-section and other complicated procedures, with North zone having the highest normal delivery rate (41%).
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