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Claims in a top-up plan are triggered once the claim amount exceeds the deductible (Mint )

A top-up insurance plan does not depend on primary cover

1 min read . Updated: 04 Dec 2020

Missing the instalment may result in lapsation of policy and late payment may mean no cover for that period (Mint)

Monthly health plan premiums a positive, but there’s a flip side

4 min read . Updated: 01 Dec 2020

Insurers find it difficult to price covid insurance so dynamically when they have limited insight into disease incidence rates and little control on costs (Shutterstock)

Covid claims put health insurance ecosystem to test

3 min read . Updated: 30 Nov 2020

Income tax deduction for payment of health insurance premium u/s 80D explained

All about income tax deduction under Sec 80D, 80DD, 80DDB for medical expenses

2 min read . Updated: 26 Nov 2020

Experts say that rising premiums is a signal that having a health policy is more important than ever before (Mint)

Renewal health premiums rise, yet buying early makes sense

4 min read . Updated: 25 Nov 2020

HDFC Life and HDFC Ergo joined hands to launch a combi insurance product ‘Click 2 Protect Corona Kavach'

HDFC Life, HDFC Ergo unveil combi Corona Kavach health insurance policy

1 min read . Updated: 24 Nov 2020

For health insurance, Aarogya Sanjeevani policy is a standard health plan that is common across all insurers (Mint)

Most floater plans cover dependant kids up to 25 years

2 min read . Updated: 20 Nov 2020

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A-rated health plans for you

1 min read . Updated: 11 Nov 2020

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Policy bond has disclosures on pre-existing diseases

1 min read . Updated: 05 Nov 2020

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Buy top-up insurance to cover big-ticket healthcare expenses

2 min read . Updated: 01 Nov 2020

Some hospitals were overcharging, some disallowed cashless treatment and insurers were not willing to pay for higher nursing charges

‘Individual health policies are now better than group plans’

3 min read . Updated: 01 Nov 2020

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A-rated health plans for you

1 min read . Updated: 29 Oct 2020

Malaria and dengue cases on the rise in Noida. around 300 suspected dengue cases reported at various hospitals and nursing homes in Noida in 2011

Innovation in design and delivery needed to spread insurance

3 min read . Updated: 25 Oct 2020

Covid-19 has increased awareness about the importance of buying health insurance (Bloomberg)

Buying health insurance? Here are A-rated plans with a cover of ₹50 lakh

1 min read . Updated: 23 Oct 2020

Two other alternatives to buy individual coverage would be a senior citizen health plan and a top-up plan.

Buy separate health plans for parents if the age gap is high

1 min read . Updated: 17 Oct 2020

Best health plans for a sum insured of ₹20 lakh for 30- and 45-year-olds

1 min read . Updated: 14 Oct 2020

In June, Irdai had allowed insurance companies to offer standard fixed benefit-based and standard indemnity covid-19 health policies.

Insurees can renew covid-centric policy plans till Mar 2021

1 min read . Updated: 14 Oct 2020

‘Corona Kavach’ and ‘Corona Rakshak’ policies of any tenure may be renewed for further terms of 3 ½ months, 6 ½ months or 9 ½ months. (Reuters)

All about renewal, migration, portability of Corona Rakshak, Kavach health plans

2 min read . Updated: 14 Oct 2020

The regulator in June 2020 had allowed insurance companies to offer standard benefit-based and standard indemnity covid-19 health policies

Policyholders can now renew Corona Rakshak, Kavach plans till March 2021

2 min read . Updated: 13 Oct 2020

The sum insured in Corona Kavach policy ranges from ₹50,000 to ₹5 lakh

Corona Kavach: You have an option to migrate to other health insurance policy

3 min read . Updated: 13 Oct 2020

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