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Health has become biggest business in general insurance: Irdai member

The pandemic has promoted people to buy health covers, as the uncertainty around the virus and its effects are rising with the number of infections going up daily

The supply side

Govt needs to invest more in health care

As cases rise sharply, Corona Kavach policy a big hit amongst consumers

The high demand for the policy has brought cheer for insurance companies

We must 'Make for the world' as we 'Make in India': PM Modi in I-Day speech

PM Modi said that India was making enormous efforts to stand on its own feet and linked several initiatives taken recently for this effort

Quickly process claims under insurance scheme for Covid-19 workers: Centre

The Centre has asked states and Union Territories to quickly process claims under the Rs 50-lakh insurance scheme for frontline healthcare workers

Punjab to provide health insurance to all state govt employees, pensioners

The Cabinet has approved the extension of AB-SSBY for the next policy plan period from August 20, 2020 to August 19, 2021 at the tendered premium rate of Rs 1,100 per family per year.

What you need to know about Arogya Sanjeevani health insurance policy

Launched by Irdai, the plan's main objective is to make insurance more accessible, affordable and less confusing for policy buyers

Statsguru: India gets healthier, but insurance coverage still low

Richer households tend to use hospitalisation services more

Irdai allows insurers to offer Arogya Sanjeevani as group insurance policy

Arogya Sanjeevani Policy, whether in individual or group form, will also cover treatment of Covid-19 disease

A snapshot of premium rates of health policies with super top ups

Here is how the premium rates of various health policies stack up

Corona Kavach getting good response: Details about the insurance policy

Amid the surge in Covid-19 cases in the country, Corona Kavach has evoked good response within days of its launch by almost all insurers

Corona Kavach health insurance policy evokes good response: Insurers

Corona Kavach, which was launched on July 10 and is being offered by both general and health insurers, is a standard health insurance policy created to meet the treatment requirements for coronavirus

Big, small insurers toy with pandemic-proof policies for post-Covid world

Pandemic exemptions have helped some insurers emerge relatively unscathed

Looking for Covid-specific insurance? these policies could be of use

It makes sense to buy Arogya Sanjeevani or the two new policies that the IRDAI has proposed even if you have a comprehensive policy

Irdai allows insurers more flexibility on Arogya Sanjeevani sum insured

Insurers can offer sum insured of less than Rs 1 lakh, while the maximum can exceed Rs 5 lakh. Insurers could earlier offer policies only in the Ra 1-5 lakh sum insured range

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

The insurance regulator has revised its guidelines around the standard cover for the third time

Irdai allows life insurers to sell short term benefit-based Covid policies

Non-life insurers can sell both, benefit-based and indemnity-based short-term health covers

Can't deny health claims for policies beyond 8 years, says Irdai

Non-disclosure not a valid ground after moratorium period

ICICI Lombard pares waiting period, adds home care facility in health plans

Waiting period for bew customers reduced from 30 days to 15 days for covid-related claims with no hike in premium. Claims related to other illness will still have a 30-day waiting period