During Stoptober, approximately 50,000 people attempted to quit smoking. Not only is quitting good for your health, it also saves a lot of money. What many people don’t know is that life insurance is lower if you don’t smoke. Algemeen Dagblad reports this.
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If you quit smoking and let your insurer know that you have quit, you can save 320 euros per year on your life insurance. Ex-smokers live longer on average than smokers and therefore pay a lower premium. This lower premium will start two years after the moment of discontinuation. 70 percent of ex-smokers do not know that this is possible and therefore they do not inform their insurer. This means that they continue to pay too high a premium.
Last week, the new ‘Pure’ campaign was launched to encourage smokers to quit. Since the beginning of this year, help with quitting has been reimbursed by the health insurer.
By: Nationale Zorggids
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