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Non-life insurance: Q1 Covid-related claims higher than in entire FY21

Reimbursement claims, possibility of a third Covid wave keep non-life insurers on tenterhooks

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In FY21, they paid out claims to the tune of Rs 7,833 crore, taking the total payout in the two years to Rs 17,011 crore.

Subrata Panda Mumbai
The non-life insurance industry has received over 1 million Covid-related claims in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (Q1FY22), higher than in the entire FY21, indicating the severity of the second wave of the pandemic.
 
According to the General Insurance Council data, which is not publicly available, non-life insurers have received 1.22 million Covid-related claims so far in FY22 and have settled 944,573 of those worth Rs 9,178 crore. In comparison, they had received 986,366 Covid claims in FY21 and settled 849,034.
 
In FY21, they paid out claims to the tune of Rs 7,833 crore, taking