Leading international private medical insurance (IPMI) provider, Now Health International analysed almost 120,000 claims made by its customers and revealed the top diagnoses, in terms of frequency since the company started trading in 2011.
The top ten claims were acute bronchitis; sprains and strains; lower back pain; acute nasopharyngitis (common cold); diarrhoea and gastroenteritis; fever; cough; urinary infection; conjunctivitis; and gastritis.
The top ten claims accounted for 77% of all claims made. Claims for list-topping acute bronchitis/bronchiolitis amounted to 16% of all claims spread across the four years.
Now Health’s Marketing and Ecommerce Director, Alison Massey said, “As an Asian-headquartered business, much of our customer base resides in this part of the world. The region often experiences poor air quality due to pollution and other factors such as haze that comes from crop burning so it seems logical that a respiratory illness should top our list.”
Massey continued, “We were also initially surprised at the number of claims associated with Vitamin D deficiency. However, we have discovered that it is the most common nutritional deficiency worldwide for both adults and children. And with many of our members based in the Middle East who spend much of their time in indoors and out of the blazing hot sun, it’s more understandable.”
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