06 January 2020

Cover For Small Needs With A Big Relief

Nirmala Konjengbam
Concerned about malaria or  chikungunya? You can always get insured for a paltry sum and claim on your hospitalisation bills. In other words these are bite-size insurance covers that address immediate issues and are highly effective too. There is a plethora of innovative products available in the market to cater to the needs that were largely unmet in high-cost traditional insurance covers. For instance, if you fall prey to a vector-borne disease then you can go for an insurance to cover the illness. You can buy a dengue insurance for only Rs49, Rs99 or Rs149.  You can even buy a cover for diseases like chikungunya, malaria, japanese encephalitis, lymphatic filariasis and get a lump sum payout of Rs10,000 to  Rs30,000, with an accidental death cover ranging between Rs1 lakh and Rs3 lakh. It is easy to settle a claim as the payment will be made on the actual hospital...
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