Sports activities 'biggest cause' for child broken bones: MetLife

Following sports, falls outside of the home in parks (21%) were the second highest cause for broken bones, with falls at school (15%) and falls at home (13%) also strong contenders. During the full year, the insurer recorded a total of 16,652 accident and health claims, up 11% from the previous year. In the fourth quarter, MetLife stated it paid out 262 claims alone for child broken bones injuries on its MultiProtect product. Overall, the group paid more than 4,600 claims in Q4 2021, and over 16,500 in total last year, which was marginally less than 2020 (16,652). Stuart Lewis, hea...