Health Insurance Cover
Health insurance cover increased to Rs 25,00,000 per family in Rajasthan
Expanding the ambit of beneficiaries, now the government will also bear the insurance premium of families of Economically Weaker Sections
 "Health insurance cover increased to Rs 25,00,000 per family in Rajasthan")
Port and combine your base health policy with a top-up to prune cost
Features like recharge and guaranteed no-claim bonus enhance the cost-effectiveness of health insurance policies
 "Port and combine your base health policy with a top-up to prune cost")
Buy a health policy that covers treatment at home and pays for consumables
Go for cashless treatment where available, as the reimbursement route is more burdensome
 "Buy a health policy that covers treatment at home and pays for consumables")
Port your insurance policy to cover home care, consumables: Experts
Around 54 per cent customers in tier 1 cities, 18 per cent in tier 2 cities, and 28 per cent in tier 3 cities ported to a higher health cover
 "Port your insurance policy to cover home care, consumables: Experts")
Senior citizens should buy health plans with lifelong renewability option
Buy a plan with a short waiting period for pre-existing diseases and low co-pay
 "Senior citizens should buy health plans with lifelong renewability option")
Port if health insurance policy premium starts to pinch, say analysts
The best way to save on cost of term insurance is to enter at an early age
 "Port if health insurance policy premium starts to pinch, say analysts")
Govt to give fresh insurance cover to 'Covid warriors', in talks with firm
Health ministry says a new dispensation will be provided to cover the "corona warriors".
 "Govt to give fresh insurance cover to 'Covid warriors', in talks with firm")
Digital health plan may make insurance products cheaper: Irdai member
Health insurance products calculated based on historical data will get better information, says T L Alamelu
 "Digital health plan may make insurance products cheaper: Irdai member")
Family matters: Be clear if your employer's group health plan covers them
With a pandemic raging, you must buy your own personal health cover for your family to supplement the group cover
 "Family matters: Be clear if your employer's group health plan covers them")
Benefit-based Covid product to be priced higher than the indemnity one
The insurance regulator has revised its guidelines around the standard cover for the third time
 "Benefit-based Covid product to be priced higher than the indemnity one")
Benefit-based Covid product to be priced higher than the indemnity one
The insurance regulator has revised its guidelines around the standard cover for the third time
 "Benefit-based Covid product to be priced higher than the indemnity one")
A snapshot of various health insurance schemes
A comparison of the health plans offered by various insurers
Flipkart, ICICI Lombard offer health plan for Covid-19 with instant claim
'Covid-19 Protection Cover' provides an instant Rs 25,000 benefit plan for to the customer if he tests positive for Covid-19
Premium perks: Wearables, apps are set to transform health insurance
IRDAI has so far received 173 proposals, most of which incentivise wellness in the health insurance space through the use of apps and wearable devices
 "Premium perks: Wearables, apps are set to transform health insurance")
Fix the holes in your investments and insurance plans ahead of the new year
Make changes where required so that your investment and insurance portfolio are equipped to meet the rigours that 2020 may have to offer
 "Fix the holes in your investments and insurance plans ahead of the new year")
Build a health contingency fund to meet out-of-pocket medical expenses
The average senior citizen couple spends close to Rs 2 lakh on day-to-day health care expenditures every year
 "Build a health contingency fund to meet out-of-pocket medical expenses")
Investing in equities will help cope with out-of-pocket medical expenses
Most planners suggest having a Rs 5 lakh basic family floater, and then supplementing it with a super-top-up cover according to need
 "Investing in equities will help cope with out-of-pocket medical expenses")
Single mother? Build an emergency fund, buy adequate life insurance cover
Act now to put derailed finances on track
 "Single mother? Build an emergency fund, buy adequate life insurance cover")
Do you have enough health cover?
You need to revise the sum insured periodically to keep pace with medical inflation
 "Do you have enough health cover?")
