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The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has asked all general and health insurance companies to offer Mashak Rakshak, a standard vector-borne disease health policy, from April 1.
Vector-borne diseases are transmitted by mosquitoes, ticks, etc. Dengue and malaria are among the common diseases. Their incidence rises during the monsoon season. Treatment of these diseases can easily cost Rs 25,000 to Rs 1 lakh, and sometimes more.
According to Gurdeep Singh Batra, head-retail underwriting, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, “The standard vector-borne disease health policy is being introduced well in time — prior to the onset of the monsoon —
