No one can surely predict the future. But we can protect it.
Insurance is a way to manage your risk. When you buy insurance, you purchase protection against unexpected financial losses. The insurance company pays you or someone you choose if something bad happens to you. If you have no insurance and an accident happens, you may be responsible for all related costs.
What is Insurance? Insurance is a legal agreement between two parties i.e. the insurance company (insurer) and the individual (insured). In this, the insurance company promises to make good the losses of the insured on happening of the insured contingency. The contingency is the event which causes a loss.
Documents Required for Health Insurance
- 1. Proof of Identity The insurer uses identity proof of the policyholder to maintain records. ...
- 2. Proof of Age One of the essential documents required for health insurance is the age proof of the insured. ...
- 3. Proof of Address At the time of purchase, the address proof is one of the essential documents required for health insurance. ...
- 4. Other Important Documents
FAQ
Health insurance is an insurance product that provides cover for medical and surgical expenses of an insured person, in case of a medical emergency. However, you are required to pay a premium to avail health insurance policy.
You should purchase health insurance so that you don’t lose your lifelong savings while paying for medical bills in a critical situation.
Your health insurance will either pay your hospital bills directly if opted for the cashless facility or it will reimburse any payment made by you towards medical expenses incurred due to an illness or injury.
While the eligibility age for health insurance policies differs, the general eligibility age for adults ranges between 18 years up to 65 years. The eligibility age for children lies between 90 days up to 18 years.
Yes! You can gain coverage for self, spouse, children, dependent parents, and multiple other relationships such as parents-in-law, siblings, and others if your plan allows.
Yes! You can gain coverage for self, spouse, children, dependent parents, and multiple other relationships such as parents-in-law, siblings, and others if your plan allows.
Yes, you are free to buy another plan based on your specific medical needs.
You can buy Individual Health Insurance Plan, Family Floater Health Insurance Plan, Senior Citizen Health Insurance Plan, Critical Illness Insurance Plan, Maternity Health Insurance Plan, Group Health Insurance Plan, Personal Accident Insurance Plan.
In general, the health insurance premium is paid every year. But you can pay your premium in installments (monthly, quarterly or half-yearly basis) as well.
Health insurance benefits differ from policy to policy. However, basic health insurance benefits include cover for inpatient hospitalization, pre & post-hospitalization, daycare procedures, emergency ambulance expenses, organ donor expenses, domiciliary hospitalization, OPD expenses, and more.
Critical illness policies provide coverage for life-threatening illnesses such as Cancer, Stroke, Heart Attack, Kidney Failure, and others. If buying a critical illness plan, you can expect wide cover for critical illnesses (number of illnesses covered depends on plan), lump-sum amount payment on diagnosis, tax benefits, and more.
Yes! Buying health insurance will earn you the eligibility to claim tax benefits under Section 80D of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
If you already have an insurance policy but want to extend your cover, you can do so at the time of policy renewal.