Health cover for parents: Should you add them to your family floater health insurance plan? Know what suits you the bestWhen insuring senior parents, adding them to a family floater plan can significantly increase premiums due to the eldest member's age. You ...
03 Mar, 2026, 10.52 AM IST
Family floater health insurance plans can be 40–60% cheaper than individual plans, but which one works better for your family?Choosing between family floater and individual health insurance plans involves weighing shared coverage against dedicated protection. While...
02 Mar, 2026, 12.44 PM IST
I forgot to renew my family floater health insurance policy; what should I do now?A health insurance policy offers a grace period of around 30 days after the due date to make sure the policy is active.
04 Feb, 2022, 05.27 PM IST
Corona Kavach insurance policies cross 1 crore milestoneAs Corona Kavach policies have a maximum sum insured, most people were buying it as an individual cover and not family floater (as only one...
17 Oct, 2020, 10.53 AM IST
Should one choose individual or family floater health insurance plan?If you have a family history or if one member has an adverse health condition, buying individual health cover will help in the long run.
28 Jun, 2018, 10.51 AM IST
Family Finance: Why Bengaluru-based Vijay & Suganya need to put off some of their goalsThe goals for the couple includes saving for contingencies, child’s education and wedding, retirement, buying a house and a car.
17 Jul, 2017, 06.30 AM IST
Family Finance: High surplus and early planning will help Navi Mumbai couple meet their goalsThe combined income of the couple is Rs 2.45 lakh a month and their goals include buying a car, another house, their future child’s educati...
06 Mar, 2017, 06.07 PM IST
Family Finance: Starting to save early, high surplus to help Bengaluru-based Kumars meet goalsHere's why salaried Saurav Kumar and Slagha Sreyans, 31, won't face any difficulty in meeting their long list of goals.
27 Feb, 2017, 05.02 PM IST
Why you should not include parents in medical insurance floater policiesThe premium for family floater is based on the age of the oldest member. Hence, including elderly parents in the floater plan will mean pay...
27 Feb, 2017, 06.30 AM IST
Insurance queries answered by Abhijeet Ghosh, Head, Health Insurance, Bajaj AllianzIf you are above 70 years of age, choose a plan with minimal waiting period that don't have disease-wise claim capping, says expert.
26 Aug, 2016, 11.22 AM IST
Floaters plans are for younger familiesThe health insurance industry is seeing potential policy buyers opting for higher sum assured than they used to a year back.
04 Jul, 2015, 12.27 PM IST
Family floaters may be cheap, but are not always enoughAccording to insurance experts, these individuals are taking a calculated risk as they assume that all members of the family may not requir...
23 Apr, 2014, 06.39 AM IST
How to ensure health insurance plans for extended familyYou now have a third option of buying a health insurance plan that will cover not only your parents, but also in-laws, siblings and even co...
22 Aug, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
- Indemnity health plan: A right cover to reimburs expenses incurred during hospitalisation
The need for health insurance is unquestionable in view of the rising incidences of health issues and spiralling medical inflation.
09 Nov, 2011, 02.51 AM IST
- Save on Health Cover Cost with a floater plan
An individual plan covers only the policyholder, whereasafamilyfloatercoversthe entire family, usually comprising self, spouse and two depe...
06 Jul, 2011, 06.46 AM IST
- Lost count of insurance policies? Opt for policy packages to suit your needs
After buying insurance products, the real challenge is keeping track of these policies and renewing them year after year on time.
16 Mar, 2011, 06.12 AM IST
- Cannot renew family floater if the primary insured dies
You can go without a life cover. Provided you don’t have anyone financially dependent on you. However, there is no excuse for not having a ...
13 Oct, 2010, 03.53 AM IST