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Media reports suggest that there has been a surge in dengue cases this year in Maharashtra, Punjab, Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) and Gujarat. Treatment of vector-borne diseases can require hospitalisation and the bill can be hefty if the patient’s condition is serious. A policy that provides coverage for such diseases can, therefore, prove handy.
A benefits policy
These policies offer coverage for diseases like dengue, malaria, kala azar, filariasis, chikungunya, Japanese encephalitis, zika virus, etc. “Once you are diagnosed with the ailment and hospitalised, the policy will pay a lump-sum benefit,” says Sanjay Datta, chief-claims, underwriting and reinsurance, ICICI Lombard General
