With rising claims insurers go slow on covering COVID-19-recovered
With the daily number of COVID-19 cases rising steeply, insurance companies are refusing to give health cover to persons recovered from COVID-19 and are asking them to wait up to…
Free of cost medical care & 20% bed dedicated for ESIC members
Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) will provide free of cost medical care for its insured persons and their family members in its 47 dedicated COVID-19 hospitals. ESIC, in a recent…
India Inc & many auto companies planning COVID-19 vaccination drive for its employees
Indian Inc has been planning a vaccination drive for its employees as COVID-19 cases continue to rise rapidly across India. Both start-ups and Indian companies are looking at partnerships with…
Government insurance scheme with Rs. 50 lakh cover for COVID-19 healthcare staffers restored
The Centre has recently renewed the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) insurance scheme for health workers battling COVID-19 to provide a safety net to the front-line healthcare workers engaged…
Fresh insurance cover to COVID-19 warriors
The Union Health Ministry has recently announced that all claims of the COVID-19 warriors under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package will be settled till April 24, 2021 after which…
COVID-19 healthcare workers left with no insurance cover; Rs. 50 lakh insurance is over
Amid the raging second wave of the Corona Virus in India, the Centre concluded the Rs. 50 lakh insurance scheme for the healthcare workers who die on COVID-19 duty. Since…
Remdesivir rate volatility leads to many insurance claim rejections
Huge variations in the prices of Remdesivir, a very important drug in the treatment of severe cases of COVID-19, have resulted in a large increase in insurance claim rejections and…
Health insurance companies log strong growth, overall sector grows by 5.2%
In the wake of the advent of COVID-19, the non-life insurance sector has seen more than 5% growth throughout FY21, with the companies' premiums have reaching close to Rs. 2…
Karnataka becomes third highest in COVID-19 insurance claims
Karnataka stands third among states, after Maharashtra and Gujarat, in terms of COVID-19 insurance claims from the start of the pandemic until April 1, 2021. Patients of Karnataka have claimed…
Handloom weavers demand separate health insurance cover
Handloom weavers have recently sought a separate health insurance cover for them and their family members, a scheme that was available a few years ago. According to Mu. Varadarajan, General…