Page 34 - Health Insurance

Expensive child healthcare? Family floater health plan can be your saviour

Some insurers may allow adding child to family floater health plan any time, otherwise do it at the time of renewal

Build a health contingency fund to meet out-of-pocket medical expenses

The average senior citizen couple spends close to Rs 2 lakh on day-to-day health care expenditures every year

How to choose an ideal health plan? Expert answers all queries

It is always advisable to buy a separate, personal health insurance policy that will provide protection to your family and you

Strategies for meeting the medical expenses of one's ageing parents

Medical insurance for seniors comes with co-payment clauses, sub-limits, and waiting periods; buy the cover, but also build a health contingency fund

Need health insurance plan? High-value covers can have restrictions

Watch out if the policy limits illnesses or the number of days of treatment

Diagnostic players ride on changes in health insurance to beat slowdown

Metropolis, Dr Lal and Thyrocare are likely to see more gains led by expansion, increasing penetration, preventive testing and government's Ayushman Bharat scheme

OlaMoney partners Religare to offer Rs 3-a-day hospital cash cover

This is the first time Softbank-backed Ola is entering the health insurance space

Policy porting to overseas health cover, answers to your insurance queries

There is a provision for porting your existing health policy to another insurer, keeping the continuity benefits

Soon pay health insurance premium on monthly, quarterly, half-yearly basis

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority's move is expected to give more flexibility to insurance companies

Is your health insurance too expensive? Here're ways to reduce the cost

A look at some of these situations that should prompt you to have a relook at your health cover

Getting a health cover for senior citizens is difficult, but not impossible

Health policies are expensive, and may come with restrictions. But they protect savings from getting wiped out

Aditya Birla Health Insurance aims to cash in on late mover advantage

Recent entrant Aditya Birla Health Insurance aims to beat competition by incentivising healthy lifestyle, expanding the domain beyond hospitalisation costs and leveraging the power of digital

Supplement your health insurance policy with a cash benefit plan

These plans can, at a low cost, help you meet out-of-pocket expenses

Here's how Indian students can save money on health insurance abroad

A cover from an Indian insurer also offers additional features compared to plans sold by foreign universities

Single-disease plans good for insurance sceptics, but not fit for long term

Combination of comprehensive health insurance and critical illness cover a must to meet healthcare needs

Enhance insurance coverage, beat medical inflation with a super top-up

When buying a TU/STU, consider the insurer's brand strength, claim settlement ratio, and product features

Buying health insurance? Look up these key numbers before choosing a plan

Comparing insurers on parameters like incurred claims ratio and claim settlement ratio can help you make a better choice

Now, pet owners can buy health insurance policies for dogs and cats

The premium costs 4-22% of the sum insured, and covers cats and dogs

Health insurance customers can hope for a better tomorrow: Here's why

With the IRDAI committee making significant recommendations, customers are likely to benefit

How uniform exclusion norms in health policies will reduce claim disputes

Customers will have a better idea of what they are covered for, and there will be less scope for arbitrary rejection of claims