En undersøgelse foretaget af assistenternes sammenslutning konkluderede, at for nogle år siden havde 53% af assistenterne ingen sygedækning, 46% var ikke forsikret mod ulykker på arbejdspladsen, og 53% var ikke forsikret under tjenesterejser.
A survey by the Assistants' Association concluded that a number of years ago 53% of assistants had no medical cover, 46% were not insured against accidents in the workplace and 53% had no travel insurance while on mission.