Health Insurance Doesn’t Have To Be Dull

So the topic of the day… health insurance? Sounds quite dull, doesn’t it? But it’s just been on my mind because of something I heard on the train the other morning that made me think. This couple were talking about family member who had, from the sounds of it, contracted a rather serious illness which, evidently came as quite a shock to them both. It sounded pretty bad and apparently he had had it for a while without knowing, and from what I remember, was relatively slack about getting to a doctor about, in turn worsening his condition which, from the tone I gathered, was pretty critical.

Anyhow, what this couple said that struck me was, thank God we have private health insurance. Certainly, the family member in question had been slow in getting his illness diagnosed which he is regrettably paying for now, but their attitude was that if something similar were to happen to them, they would get seen to at the press of a button and receive immediate treatment, because of their health insurance policy. Which got me to thinking about it all – is it true? Does it really work like that and if so, what types of situations and illnesses are you covered for? So I basically looked it up and found a few of the big names that provide health insurance, Aviva (formerly Norwich Union) being. I won’t say more except that I was very surprised at the range of services they offer, and the health benefits you receive if you take up medical insurance with them – benefits I would not have associated with a health insurance policy. A little eye opener for the day!