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Non Life Insurance
In life, many a times we are faced with unpleasant situations, which not only causes inconvenience or stress, but also significant monetary loss. For example, if you are travelling overseas, loss of baggage, last minute flight cancelations or medical emergencies when you are abroad, not only causes a lot of inconvenience, it would also result in drain on your pocket. If another vehicle hits your vehicle causing damage to body, the repair work may cost tens of thousands depending on the extent of the damage. A serious illness in the family requiring hospitalization may entire expenditure running into several lakhs of Rupees depending on the severity of the illness. Fortunately, insurance can protect you financially from some unpleasant incidents that you can come across in your life.
Non life insurance
We have already discussed that life insurance is a must-have for every individual who has dependents e.g. young children, spouse, retired parents or other dependents. Similarly, non-life insurance or general insurance is also a must, depending on your lifestyle. In India, there are mainly 4 types of non life insurance products for individuals.
Health Insurance
Cost of quality healthcare in India has been sky-rocketing for the past decade or so. Hospitalization for a serious health condition can set you back by Rs 5 to 10 lakhs, depending on the severity of the condition and treatment options. Health insurance provides insurance cover for comprehensive hospitalization expenses related to accident and illness. It typically covers the following expenses:-
Room, boarding expenses of the hospital bed
Fees charged by physician, surgeon, anesthetist and other specialists
Cost of medical procedures e.g. surgery, dialysis etc.
Cost of medicines, medical equipments, consumables etc.
Tests and procedures like X Ray, ECG, MRI, anesthesia etc
Some health insurance policies may also cover pre hospitalization medical expenses e.g. tests, diagnosis etc, up to the limit of your health insurance cover (sum insured). If your health insurance sum insured is Rs 5 lakhs and your hospital bill is Rs 6 lakhs, the health insurance company will pay Rs 5 lakhs and you will have to pay Rs 1 lakh.
Health insurance claims can be cashless or on a reimbursed basis. In a cashless claim, you do not have pay from your pocket. Your medical bills are settled directly by the insurance company to the hospital. In reimbursement, you have to settle the hospital bills and claim reimbursement from the insurer after submitting the bills. Obviously, cashless claims are much more convenient but for cashless claims you have to go to a hospital which is in the hospital network of the insurance company.
Your health insurance premium will depend on the sum insured (amount of health insurance cover), your age / age of your family members (in case of a family floater plan), pre-existing medical conditions, the policy features you opt for e.g. what illnesses / procedures are covered, exclusions, type of room you are entitled to (single, sharing basis, deluxe etc), co-pay (what percentage of the expenses e.g. 20% you will have to pay in the event of an hospitalization) etc. There many points to consider when buying health insurance or Mediclaim. Your insurance advisor will be able to recommend the right health insurance product for you, based on your needs.