As more health insurance products roll out preventive healthcare programmes, it's time to assess whether they qualify as differentiating fa...

Health and accidental death or disability covers form the most critical components of an overseas students' insurance package.

Medical check-ups are seen as hurdles by insurance seekers but avoiding these check-ups can lead to disputes at the time of claim.

A top-up cover kicks in only after your base cover is exhausted and hence is cheaper than an independent product.

Health insurance premiums up to Rs 25,000 will be subject to tax deductions, from Rs 15,000 earlier. For senior citizens the limit is incre...

Disasters like the one in Jammu & Kashmir lead to tremendous loss of lives, leaving the bread earner's dependants financially vulnerable.

Experts say such plans ensure a higher sum insured at a cheaper rate. They, however, warn that one must go through the fine print to make t...

According to experts, travel insurance can take care of emergencies during overseas trips, but a planned treatment for defined critical ill...

Discounts for Women Life insurance firms have been offering lower premiums to women, but it is not a common practice in the health insuranc...

Policyholders can opt for hospitals of their choice, except when they are availing cashless claim settlement, where the list of hospitals i...

Insurance analysts say that office healthcare cover may prove to be inadequate as treatment costs go sky high and insurance benefits are cu...

Personal accident insurance plans come into the picture when one meets with an accident. Such policies cover accidental death, permanent to...

Insurers have started offering a wide range of specialised products, giving a wider choice for customers but they have made the selection d...

According to insurance experts, these individuals are taking a calculated risk as they assume that all members of the family may not requir...

According to a report compiled by Swiss Re, 75% of medical spending in India is out-of-pocket. One of the reasons is, low penetration of he...

Mumbai-based IT services firm iGATE Patni allowed its employees to include their live-in partners for health insurance benefits.

A host of non-life and life cos offer health cover to individuals. While non-life cos dominate the health space, this does not mean that th...