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Covid insurance makes sense if you have a comprehensive policy: Experts

Especially if sum insured is small, at say Rs 5-7 lakh for the family

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Health Insurance | Coronavirus | Insurance policy

Bindisha Sarang 

If a person is looking to save his/her comprehensive insurance plan from any Covid-19 claims and aims to safeguard the entire sum insured for other diseases and medical requirements, then he/she can go for Covid-19 specific plans.
If a person is looking to save his/her comprehensive insurance plan from any Covid-19 claims and aims to safeguard the entire sum insured for other diseases and medical requirements, then he/she can go for Covid-19 specific plans.

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has asked insurers to extend the validity of Covid-specific policies – Corona Kavach and Corona Rakshak - till March next. The current validity expires on September 30.

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First Published: Wed, September 22 2021. 06:06 IST

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