July 2020

COVID 19 cases are rising in India on a daily basis which is a cause of grave concern. Looking to the population of the country it was expected that once…

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…

1.Attention is drawn to Clause 7 of Section C of Guidelines on Standard Individual Health Insurance Product (Ref: IRDAI/HLT/REG/CIR/001/01/2020 dated 01.01.2020) wherein General and Health insurers are allowed to offer…

As mandated by IRDAI, all the 30 general and health insurers that offer indemnity based health insurance, have started offering Individual Covid-specific Standard Health Policy called “Corona Kavach ''.  As…

1. It has been brought to the notice of authority that certain hospitals are denying cashless facility to policyholders for treatment of covid-19. 2. Attention is drawn to the provisions…

1.Reference is drawn to IRDAI circular vide ref. IRDAI/HLT/REG/CIR/054/03/2020 dated 04th March, 2020 advising the general and health insurers to design need based products covering costs of treatment of coronavirus…

1. Reference is invited to IRDAI circular Ref. No: IRDAI/HLT/REG/CIR/054/03/2020 dated 04th March, 2020, specifying guidelines on handling of claims reported under Covid-19. 2. In view of the increase in…

Covid-19 has taken our country and the entire world by surprise and has emerged as a never imagined black swan event. It has instilled a sense of fear in every…

INTRODUCTION: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, what began as a health crisis is quickly turning into a financial one. The global economy is in turmoil and expected to shrink…

In mid-March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic was exploding in the US, the attack came. Hackers hit the Department of Health and Human Services with a breach of its systems, unleashing a…