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Latest changes in Health Insurance from 1st April 2024

WEBNow, effective from 1st April 2024, this period is reduced to 60 months (5 years) than earlier 96 months or 8 years. “After completion of sixty continuous months of coverage (including portability and migration) in a health insurance policy, no policy and claim shall be contestable by the insurer on grounds of non-disclosure

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Latest Health Insurance Claim Settlement Ratio 2024

WEBThe Health Insurance Segment reported growth of 21.32% (26.27% growth in 2021-22) with the premium amounting to Rs.97,633 crore from Rs.80,502 crore in 2021-22. # The incurred claims ratio (net incurred claims to net earned premium) of the non-life insurance industry was 82.95% during 2022-23 against 89.08% of the previous year.

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Health Insurance Claims can't be rejected after 8 Yrs

WEBYes, you are reading it right 🙂 As per the IRDAI’s recent proposed standardized guidelines on health policies, your health insurance claims can’t be rejected after 8 years. This may be the biggest relief to many. As per the recent (16th May 2019) IRDAIs exposure draft on the “Guidelines on Standardization of Exclusions in Health

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Whether you have a right Health Insurance Plan

WEBWhether you have a right Health Insurance Plan? BasuNivesh. September 23, 2015. Insurance Planning. “He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.”. – Thomas Carlyle Good Health seems hard to achieve and even harder to maintain. No matter how clichéd it sounds, health is wealth, and there’s no denying this …

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Health Insurance by Banks

WEBIn such a situation, banks may mis-sell you the health insurance product rather than such group insurance. Hence, you must know what bankers offering you. Cross check whether the health insurance they are offering you is group health insurance or individual health insurance (which include family floater). Then only go ahead and buy.

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Health Insurance Claim rejected due to Non-disclosure

WEBRead this Supreme Court Judgement. This case refers to 2009 between Satwant Kaur Sandhu vs. The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. However, considering this case as reference, if health insurance companies denying the claim, then Insurance Ombudsman settling the cases based on this supreme court judge’s findings. You can …

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Multiple health insurance policies -How to claim from all

WEBIn the case of claim of Rs. 6 lakh, then the insurance companies will share this claim amount proportionately among all. The single insurance company or 2-3 insurance company will not be allowed to settle the claim. However, after the changes in IRDA regulation 2013, there are some changes to this contribution clause.

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Health Insurance Regulations 2016 – 5 changes you must know

WEBDeepesh-Check the definition of PORTABILITY in the Health Insurance Regulation 2016, it clearly states-“Portability” means the right accorded to an individual health insurance policyholder (including family cover), to transfer the credit gained for pre-existing conditions and time bound exclusions, from one insurer to another or from one …

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Health Insurance Portability in India

WEBWhen you opt for portability, the new insurer will add the total cover as Rs.2 lakh+Rs.50,000=Rs.2,50,000. But you have to pay the premium on Rs.2,50,000 but not on Rs.2 lakh. Hence, whatever the no-claim bonus you accumulated will turn to be NOT FREE. # New Insurance company may reject your application.

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IRDAI Health Insurance Guidelines 2020

WEB2.Disclosure of Information. Thinking that Health Insurance companies can’t question you 8 years does not mean you can hide the materiel facts. Hence, disclosing the materiel facts which you know is very much important. The guidelines clearly mention this as a priority as below.

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Insurance Policy Tax Benefits

WEBHealth Insurance Policy Tax Benefits – Under Old Tax Regime. Health insurance premiums paid for Self, Spouse, or dependent children are tax deductible up to Rs.25,000 under Sec.80D. However, if any one of the persons mentioned above (Self, Spouse, or dependent children) is a senior citizen and Mediclaim Insurance premium is …

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Apollo Munich Health Insurance is now HDFC ERGO Health

WEBJanuary 11, 2020. Insurance Planning. Many of you may be aware of it or not, Apollo Munich Health Insurance is now HDFC ERGO Health. HDFC ERGO Health Insurance acquired the standalone health insurance company Apollo Munich Health Insurance. Apollo Munich’s product used to be one of my recommendations to my blog readers and also …

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LIC Health Insurance Arogya Rakshak No. 906

WEBAs I mentioned above, LIC Health Insurance Arogya Rakshak No.906, is a defined benefit plan. Here, irrespective of the cost of the hospitalization, the insurance company will pay you the amount as a lump sum. The biggest drawback of this policy is that it will not offer you a typical cashless benefit feature of health insurance.

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Preventive Health Check Up

WEBThe maximum tax benefits set for Preventive Health Check Up cost is Rs.5,000 (inclusive of all family members). Even cash receipts are accepted under Preventive Health Check Up cost. From the financial year 2015-16, one more change was done for Sec.80D. It is known fact that buying health insurance for parents, whose age …

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Top 5 Super Top-up Health Insurance Plans in India 2020

WEBThe name of ICICI Lombard’s Super Top-up plan is “Health Booster”. Sum assured options available include 5/6/7/10/15/20/25/50 lakhs. Aggregate deductible options available include 3/4/5 lakhs. There are 3 options that are currently available – A, B and C.

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LIC Cancer Cover (Plan 905)

WEBNow LIC is launching a disease-specific health insurance plan. This is called as LIC Cancer Cover (Plan 905). This is a non-linked (traditional), regular premium payment health insurance plan which provides fixed benefit in case the Life Assured is diagnosed with any of the specified stages of Cancer during the policy term (subject to …

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Top 5 Best Health Insurance Plans in India 2020

WEBBefore jumping into shortlisting your Top 5 Best Health Insurance Plans in India 2020, you must understand what are the points you have to consider. # Sum Insured: When you look at the rate of inflation of hospitalization, you find that it is nearly around 8% to 10%. Hence, always try to go for a sufficient sum insured health insurance base plan.

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Best Senior Citizen Health Insurance in India-Product Comparison

WEBPremium Charged -Never buy health insurance only considering the cheapest plan. Such plans may not have other additional features which are very much important for senior citizens. Hence decide on plan feature and your requirement rather than premium. Renewal Age -This is the age after which you can’t renew the plan and you …

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Top 5 Best Health Insurance Plans in India 2019

WEBBefore jumping into shortlist your Top 5 Best Health Insurance Plans in India 2019, you must understand what are the points you have to consider. # Sum Insured: When you look at the rate of inflation of hospitalization, you find that it is nearly around 8% to 10%. Hence, always try to go for a sufficient sum insured health insurance base plan.

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