When it comes to the burden of illnesses, India has a large number of people suffering from one or more illnesses. Many studies point out the disease burden of India, the second-largest populated country in the world. Have a look – According to a paper called ‘NCDs in the Development Agenda’, over 20% of India’s […]
Articles Tagged: health insurance
All you wanted to know about Senior Citizen Insurance
The older you get, the probability of illness increases, and your health require more and more frequent medical attention. Thus, it becomes imperative to have health insurance for senior citizens handy to ensure that they can treat old-age related health issues; without compromising especially based on financial grounds. However, like all other insurance, we iterate […]
Why young couples must cover maternity costs via health insurance?
It is important to recognize that maternity has several direct and indirect expenses, which can be mitigated through proper insurance planning. Published in MoneyControl, Dec 30, 2021 || Written By – ABHISHEK BONDIA Maternity is a frequently claimed expense under health insurance. However, maternity still remains substantially un-insured and under-insured. Over the years, the cost of […]
Do your health insurance cover gym and sports injuries?
I used to think that only professionals and athletes in highly competitive sports suffered serious sports injuries. A memory of such injury was when Mary Decker, top seed US runner, fell grievously in the 3000 km sprint at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. But the truth about sports injuries struck home, about two decades ago […]
How does daily hospital cash policy work?
The daily hospital cash policy provides a fixed amount for each day when hospitalized. Fixing the daily limit at the time of enrollment for the policy remains the same for the duration of cover. The policy pays a fixed benefit for each day of hospitalization irrespective of the actual medical costs incurred in treatment. […]
How can you assess if you are paying a fair price for group health insurance?
Often you take into account multiple factors while finalizing a health insurance procurement deal including pricing, service levels, insurer’s brand image, etc. Therefore, how can you assess if you are paying a fair price for group health insurance? On the pricing aspect, you can evaluate fairness based on the following factors – Claim ratio – claim ratio […]
How can employers design a voluntary top-up group health insurance? Suggest appropriate deducible amount
A top-up insurance plan within group health insurance covers hospitalization costs. But, only after a threshold limit is crossed. This threshold limit is known as deductible i.e portion of the claim amount that is not covered by the insurer and has to be paid by the policyholder. Once the claim amount crosses the deductible limit, […]
How can an employer differentiate its overall Employee Benefits design?
There are many facets to preparing a design for an optimum employees benefits program. Below are a few tips that will help you stay ahead and relevant – Aligning the employee-benefit strategy with the overall business objective of the company. You need to periodically revisit the benefits strategy to ensure that it supports business […]
What is deductible in Insurance and how does it work?
It is likely that when browsing for insurance, you have stumbled upon the term ‘deductible’. What is a deductible and what are its implications if applied to your insurance policy? If these are questions you would like answered, this post is for you. Let’s explore how deductibles work in different insurance plans. It’s important to […]
Adding rooms to your house will increase your home insurance premium
Published in Mint on Feb 20 2017, Written by Abhishek Bondia My house in Delhi is insured against earthquakes and I have never missed any premiums. I want to add two rooms to the second floor. Will my existing insurance policy suffice or will I have to take a new policy? If I need to […]