Published in Livemint. It’s only a trickle so far, but health insurance companies have started receiving claims from covid-19 patients after the government allowed private hospitals to treat the disease last week. According to data compiled by the General Insurance Council, an industry body for non-life companies, as on 30 March, the insurance sector has […]
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Sum assured increase from Rs25 lakh to Rs50 lakh will not double your insurance premium
Published in Mint on April 17 2017, Written by Abhishek Bondia Why should I consider buying a high sum assured on my family health insurance plan? Would I practically need a sum assured of more than Rs5 lakh? Most hospitalizations and medical procedures cost much less. For example, a cataract operation does not cost even […]
How is breast cancer treated?
This information represents the views of the doctors and nurses serving on the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Information Database Editorial Board. These views are based on their interpretation of studies published in medical journals, as well as their own professional experience. The treatment information in this document is not official policy of the Society and […]
Insurance purchased in India won’t provide you cover abroad
Published in Mint on Wednesday, July 31st, 2013, written by Kapil Mehta I work in India right now and have a medical policy provided by my employer which covers my family including my child, wife and myself. I will soon be going to the UK for a research internship along with my family. I am […]
Insurers begin to get Covid-19 health insurance claims, but too early to assess impact
Published in Livemint. After the government allowed the private sector hospitals to treat covid-19 patients last week, insurers have begun getting health insurance claims. According to data compiled by the General Insurance Council, an industry body for non-life companies, as of 30th March, the insurance sector got a total of 34 claims, up from 22 […]
Life insurance industry loses 5 lakhs agents in 5 years
Published in Cafemutual on 24th April, 2017 Agent attrition has been an ongoing issue in the life insurance industry. Recent data provided by Life Insurance Council (LIC) shows that over 5.20 lakh agents left the distribution of life insurance policies in the last 5 years. LIC is a trade body of the life insurance industry. The […]
Do not rely only on company health cover for dependants
Published in Mint on 27th May 2014, Written by Kapil Mehta My mother and father have retired and have no mediclaim. However, my wife and I have added them as dependants in our company health insurance. In my company, they are eligible for Rs.1 lakh as group cover, and in my wife’s, they are eligible […]
How to choose from multiple health insurance policies | Business Standard
Choose from multiple health insurance policies | Business Standard. “My employer already provides group health insurance for my entire family. Should I take individual cover, too?” Earlier, this was often asked. Nowadays, most people buy individual health insurance policies as well, due to concern on coverage after retirement, as most employer policies don’t provide for […]
9 Symptoms of Breast Cancer
A diagnosis of cancer, or even being told of a suspicion of cancer, can make you extremely fearful. You reflect on friends or family who died of cancer or of celebrities with cancer that died. (Other than Suzanne Somers who went alternative, survived, thrived and wrote a book about it.) Even TV shows or movies […]
Are life insurers equipped to sell indemnity health plans?
Published in Livemint. Last week, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) formed a committee to look into the feasibility of allowing life insurers to sell indemnity health plans. The payout from these plans is limited to the expenses incurred up to a predetermined sum insured. Irdai had first allowed them to sell […]