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21.04.2021 / 12:29

Five things to know about indemnity-type Corona Kavach health insurance

₹5 lakh for self and family members, subject to age limit. The policy can be bought for three and a half months, six and a half months or nine and a half months.

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Will the insurer settle covid claims for treatment at temporary hospitals?

NEW DELHI : Amid coronavirus cases hitting new highs every passing day, states are again witnessing a shortage of ICU beds.

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Irdai extends validity of short term covid specific health insurance policies till Sept 30

covid 19 pandemic, the regulator has now extended the validity for sale and renewal of short term covid specific health insurance policies. The policies issued under these guidelines will now remain valid till 30 September 2021.The policies are commonly known as Corona Kavach and Corona Rakshak policies.

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HDFC Life, HDFC Ergo unveil combi Corona Kavach health insurance policy. Details here

HDFC Life and HDFC Ergo joined hands to launch a combi insurance product ‘Click 2 Protect Corona Kavach’. With HDFC Life's Click 2 Protect 3D Plus and HDFC Ergo’s Corona Kavach policies, the new insurance policy offers "a complete financial protection package in the current pandemic environment."The policy will provide all the benefits and features of Click 2 Protect 3D Plus and Corona Kavach.

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Buy separate health plans for parents if the age gap is high

My father is over 70 years old and has a pre-existing heart condition. I have taken a health insurance of ₹4 lakh each for my father and mother (58 years) along with my corporate health cover. Due to covid-19, I plan to increase this cover. Should I go for an individual cover or add to the corporate cover?—Name withheld on requestIf you can increase your parents’ coverage with your corporate health plan, that would be the best option.

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Insurees can renew covid-centric policy plans till Mar 2021

health insurance schemes, Corona Rakshak and Corona Kavach.In June, Irdai had allowed insurance companies to offer standard fixed benefit-based and standard indemnity covid-19 health policies. The fixed-benefit policy, Corona Rakshak, entails a lump sum benefit equal to 100% of the sum insured if the policyholder tests positive for covid-19 and requires hospitalization for a minimum of 72 hours.

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All about renewal, migration, portability of Corona Rakshak, Kavach health plans

covid specific standard health products, in a circular dated October 13. Insurance companies had launched corona specific health plans - Corona Kavach, Corona Rakshak and Group Corona Kavach health insurance policies in July, to cover medical expenses of the covid 19 positive patients.

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Corona Kavach: You have an option to migrate to other health insurance policy

On renewal:The insurer allowed the companies to renew the ‘Corona Kavach’ and ‘Corona Rakshak’ policies for a term of three and half months (3 ½ months), six and half months (6 ½ months) or nine and half months (9 ½ months). "The renewal shall be subject to the underwriting policy of the insurer," Irdai said.

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Rising toll sparks big rush to buy covid-19 insurance

₹2 tn Mounting covid-19 deaths are causing a rush for insurance cover, making health policies against the virus the highest sellers in Indian insurance history, according to figures made available to Mint.In the April-August period, around 6 million people bought covid-19 health insurance policies—Corona Rakshak and Corona Kavach—for a total sum assured of at least ₹2 trillion.All other health products together recorded less than a third in sales at 1.78 million policies, while their total sum assured was less than half at ₹87,856 crore during the same period, according to industry estimates and regulatory records.Covid-19 insurance recorded the highest ever sales, at the fastest ever pace, for a health insurance product in these five

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Millennials top buyers of Corona Kavach policy as covid-19 cases spike

₹4-5 lakh. According to the company, they are seeing a greater uptake from tier-II and-III cities.During the same time, Max Bupa Health Insurance sold close to 8,000 policies and about 80% of the policies sold were for the tenure of 9.5 months and 90% of the buyers went for the ₹5 lakh sum insured, which is the maximum allowed under the policy construct.

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It’s not easy buying covid health policies online

Fewer optionsInsurers said time constraint was a major reason why most of them were not offering the policies for online purchase yet.According to Mayank Bathwal, CEO, Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Ltd, “The product was launched in a very short time.

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Corona Kavach health insurance policy evokes good response: Insurers

NEW DELHI : Amid spurt in COVID-19 cases in the country, Corona Kavach health insurance policy has evoked good response within days of its launch by almost all 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.The term of the policy ranges from three-and-a-half months to nine-and-a-half months, with maximum insured amount at ₹5 lakh.The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has given a green signal to all general and health insurers to launch Corona Kavach policy to cover medical expenses of the COVID-19 positive patients."The response has been tremendous as

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Corona Kavach health insurance policy for covid: Premium, benefits, other details

NEW DELHI : Buying a new health insurance cover has become tough following the mass spread Covid19 in the past few months. Insurance companies were apprehensive to offer a health insurance policy to individuals showing even minor flu-like symptoms.

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Why the standard covid-19 health policy may not come cheap

Corona Kavach’ indemnity health insurance policy for covid-19 from 10 July. Other than this, insurers have also been encouraged to offer a standard fixed-benefit product as well as short-term covid-19-specific policy.

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Covid-19: Government launches Aarogya Setu app to track cases

The government has officially launched its app to track Covid-19 patients in the country. The Aarogya Setu app is available on both Android and iOS devices.

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India turns to location surveillance to contain spread of Covid-19

Police forces, and central/state governments around the country are using location-tracking on smartphones to identify possible Covid-19 infections or to keep people indoors. Apps allowing citizens to track whether they came in contact with infected people are quickly increasing on the Google and Apple app stores.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0