Images for almost 50% of people who have been reduced to health, cover less than Rs 5 lakh: StudyGetty
Do you know health insurance?
A recent study by Policy Bazaar has the following insights in “How India Bunsy Insurance 3.0”:

Top 5 ‘must be’ health insurance in the products

Which one of these most important and financial products must be?

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Huge distance between awareness and ownership

Do you know health insurance? Do you ever believed to be an IT owner / is owned by IT / currently owns it?

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About 1 of about 2 with less than 5 million cover

How many insured was the last health policy you purchased?

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19% do not know how to finance them with serious illness treatment

If you take medical treatment for a serious illness, how is your plan to meet the costs?

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Lack of funds, large premiums of high premium

Why didn’t you buy a policy after thinking about it?

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12% yield costs at the cost of health care

Considering your monthly income at home, what will be the break-up below the following heads?

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Affordable top decision -making element

What aspects of you were important for you to decide which health insurance plan to buy?

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(Originally published on April 21, 2025)

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