Detariffing in the non-life insurance market may well be the beginning of the end of cross-subsidisation and low premiums in group health insurance, with insurers now looking at pricing all their products individually.
Know when these come into play before buying a health insurance policy.
'Pick a sum insured that realistically covers major hospitalisation costs in your city.'
The costs, otherwise, of medical insurance are too high.
There are few lapses in the healthy insurance proposals.
You may think that all will be well because you have a cashless settlement mediclaim policy. But, that's not so. From pain-killers, they can easily turn into pain-givers.
National Insurance Company is going to come out with a new health policy for those above 60.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed the West Bengal government's decision to implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme, highlighting the benefits for the state's residents.
'Having a separate healthcare corpus is extremely important even for those already covered by health insurance.'
In a move that will bring cheer to health insurance policyholders, non-life insurers are finalising the contours of a new product that will have a common minimum standard cover and will be renewable and portable across companies.
Irrespective of your age and how good your health has been, the right time to get a health insurance is NOW, says Mukesh Kumar, Executive Director, HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company
With the tax planning and investment season coming to an end this month, many are running around to get the best of the plans available in the market. Most of the limit available under Section 80C would have been over by now. Are there other ways to get tax benefits from taking up useful investments/expenses? Yes, there is always the health insurance plans.
In order to improve the quality of service rendered by third-party administrators, a committee formed by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority has recommended that general insurers should hire at least two agencies to execute back office jobs for settlement of health insurance claims. In addition, to improve the coverage and quality of services provided by TPAs, the panel has suggested that the minimum capital requirement should be doubled.
While insurance companies are yet to finalise the premiums, there are chances that group health premiums could see an increase.
If cashless services are suspended, AHPI said, its member hospitals will continue to treat Star Health policyholders, but patients will have to pay upfront and later seek reimbursements directly from the insurer.
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Both the life and non-life insurance segment posted over 20 per cent premium growth in November for the first time in this financial year (FY26), supported by the reduction in goods and services tax (GST) on premiums from 18 per cent to zero and a favourable base effect.
The government on Monday said about 40 lakh artisans would be provided health insurance coverage under the Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima Yojna over a period of five years.
With the regulator changing the claims processing rules, policyholders can now settle their claims quicker and keep premium costs lower.
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority on Thursday allowed portability of health insurance products. It will be applicable for all existing and new contracts from July.
Irdai had introduced two Covid specific products in the market - Corona Kavach and Corona Rakshak - that saw huge acceptance among the consumers as these products had lower premiums.
You will lose out on discounts and have to pay a higher premium.
According to the IRDA's data in 2007-08, the health insurance segment was estimated to be around Rs 5,152 crore, with only 2 per cent of the total population being covered. Realising the potential and advantages -- the segment has been growing at 37 per cent since 2002 -- both life and non-life insurers are offering health insurance products. Health insurance in 2007-08 accounted for 0.2 per cent of the individual regular premium for life insurance companies in India.
The merged entity will have a combined market share of 6.4 per cent in the non-life insurance industry with 308 branches in the country. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and the entire process is expected to be completed in nine months.
The first step that has been taken by IIB is to bring out unique identity numbers for hospitals.
Indian insurance companies are bracing for reduced profitability in Q4FY26, primarily due to the rationalisation of GST on retail life and health policies, leading to a loss of input tax credit, coupled with volatility in equity markets impacting investment income.
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The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) has constituted a seven-member committee on health insurance for senior citizens.
The government must not enter into what will be a little more than a large-scale transfer of taxpayers' money to the operators of private hospitals.
It is important to look at factors like claim settlement ratios, persistency ratios, the extent of premium increase with age, insurer's reputation, etc, says Vaidyanathan Ramani.
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