Business Standard

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | 10:30 PM ISTEN Hindi

Notification Icon
userprofile IconSearch

Supplement your employer's health plan with a sizeable personal cover

Benefits of office policy could be pared; job loss or a switch to entrepreneurship could cause loss of coverage

Healthcare, health insurance
Premium

Karthik Jerome New Delhi
Employer-sponsored health insurance is a critical element of the benefits package provided to employees. When the coverage is comprehensive and the sum insured is sufficient, it provides protection, and hence peace of mind, to the employee and his family. A recent study by Plum, a health insurance platform, which examined the health insurance policies offered by over 2,500 employers, revealed several gaps in the coverage they provide.

No check-up, no waiting period

Employer-sponsored health insurance offers multiple advantages to employees. One, the burden of paying premiums is on the organisation. “The employer often covers the premiums for the employee, the

What you get on BS Premium?

  • Unlock 30+ premium stories daily hand-picked by our editors, across devices on browser and app.
  • Pick your 5 favourite companies, get a daily email with all news updates on them.
  • Full access to our intuitive epaper - clip, save, share articles from any device; newspaper archives from 2006.
  • Preferential invites to Business Standard events.
  • Curated newsletters on markets, personal finance, policy & politics, start-ups, technology, and more.
VIEW ALL FAQs

Need More Information - write to us at assist@bsmail.in