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Unlock BFSI 2.0: Indians learnt importance of health insurance after Covid

But the crisis has also brought in a new challenge for general insurance providers, with claims doubling every 30 days

Unlock BFSI 2.0: From push, insurance has become a 'nudge product'

While demand for insurance, especially protection products, has gone go up, affordability is an issue

Unlock BFSI 2.0: Covid-19 gave insurance chance for growth, say experts

Non-life and life insurers both have scope for growth, say industry leaders in webinar organised by Business Standard

Virgin Atlantic to offer coronavirus insurance cover to customers

Virgin Atlantic, which is set to resume its flight services to London from India from next month under the Air Bubble Agreement, said it would offer COVID-19 insurance cover to all customers.

Sales of Corona Kavach health insurance policies on rise: Max Bupa

"The initial response for Corona Kavach plan has been encouraging and we are selling between 200-300 policies every day," Ramachandran said

Compliance cost

Tax authorities must explain their data demands

Health has become biggest business in general insurance: Irdai member

The pandemic has promoted people to buy health covers, as the uncertainty around the virus and its effects are rising with the number of infections going up daily

The supply side

Govt needs to invest more in health care

As cases rise sharply, Corona Kavach policy a big hit amongst consumers

The high demand for the policy has brought cheer for insurance companies

We must 'Make for the world' as we 'Make in India': PM Modi in I-Day speech

PM Modi said that India was making enormous efforts to stand on its own feet and linked several initiatives taken recently for this effort

Quickly process claims under insurance scheme for Covid-19 workers: Centre

The Centre has asked states and Union Territories to quickly process claims under the Rs 50-lakh insurance scheme for frontline healthcare workers

Punjab to provide health insurance to all state govt employees, pensioners

The Cabinet has approved the extension of AB-SSBY for the next policy plan period from August 20, 2020 to August 19, 2021 at the tendered premium rate of Rs 1,100 per family per year.

What you need to know about Arogya Sanjeevani health insurance policy

Launched by Irdai, the plan's main objective is to make insurance more accessible, affordable and less confusing for policy buyers

Statsguru: India gets healthier, but insurance coverage still low

Richer households tend to use hospitalisation services more

Irdai allows insurers to offer Arogya Sanjeevani as group insurance policy

Arogya Sanjeevani Policy, whether in individual or group form, will also cover treatment of Covid-19 disease

A snapshot of premium rates of health policies with super top ups

Here is how the premium rates of various health policies stack up

Corona Kavach getting good response: Details about the insurance policy

Amid the surge in Covid-19 cases in the country, Corona Kavach has evoked good response within days of its launch by almost all insurers

Corona Kavach health insurance policy evokes good response: Insurers

Corona Kavach, which was launched on July 10 and is being offered by both general and health insurers, is a standard health insurance policy created to meet the treatment requirements for coronavirus

Big, small insurers toy with pandemic-proof policies for post-Covid world

Pandemic exemptions have helped some insurers emerge relatively unscathed

Looking for Covid-specific insurance? these policies could be of use

It makes sense to buy Arogya Sanjeevani or the two new policies that the IRDAI has proposed even if you have a comprehensive policy