QUOTE(dgg_123 @ Feb 20 2019, 08:39 PM)
Need help of Sifus here,
Going to enroll
my parents (not me) for medical insurance, however, noticed one thing on the health declaration:
Have any of your parents or sibling ever had or died from cancer including breast cancer, tuberculosis, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, kidney disease, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, mental illness or any other hereditary disease or any AIDS related condition?To be honest, this is quite ridiculous as you know our parents generation have many siblings and since we doesnt really keep in touch, so its really normal that we don't know their health condition. Plus, given that my grandparents has already passed away quite a years ago (the latest one is 20yrs ago) and back then I was either too small or wasn't even born, I dont even know their cause of death - for example, my father was not even sure which disease that my grandfather had, liver or heart issues. Cant really blame them tough, they didnt even finish their Form 5.
So, sifu-sifus here, if I just tick NO for this declaration, is it ok? Would it even matter in the event of claim?
Dont tell me to ask my agent, I am buying directly from insurance company so I have no agent to serve me.
Thank you.
while waiting for value added responses....

I read your questions and was wondering, ....in the application form, I think they did not seek to have the details of the parents or siblings of the applicants....
now, since the record keeping is almost none existence for those age group generation.....
how are the insurance company going to keep track of the genuine data about the who is who in the family tree?
thus in the event of the happening of the cancer incident, how are they going to trace back on which of the family member has the same history?
if one did not say he/she has a brother...how are they going to trace that family member medical history?
with the current NRIC computerised tracking system....I think the NRIC department can just punch in the NRIC number......then a list of related family members can be seen...the wonder of NRIC
not suggesting that one should lie.....
This post has been edited by MUM: Feb 20 2019, 09:29 PM