PIU: Number of Poles with insurance way up in 2016
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The number of people in Poland opting for private health insurance rose by 26 percent, y/y, according to a report in the Polish press on Wednesday. According to the Polish Insurance Association (PIU), at the end of Q2, 1.67 million Poles had health insurance, contributing PLN 263.5 million to the market. “Additional health insurance in Poland is the most common element of social benefits. Although the number of people insured has increased, additional health insurance is still not common. We want to be accessible to the average Joe,” Dorota M. Fall, a spokesperson for PIU said in the press release. The most commonly owned group insurance policies are usually purchased by employers – their number stands at almost 1.4 million. However, insurance purchases by individuals has increased more quickly than that of employers, having increased by 44 percent y/y, the report said.
