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Attention is drawn to the provisions of regulation 31 (d) of IRDAI (Health insurance) Regulations, 2016 wherein every general and health insurance company shall endeavour to enter into agreements with adequate number of both public and private sector network providers across the geographical spread.
The Authority is aware of reports that some hospitals are not granting cashless facility for treatment of Covid-19 despite such arrangements with the insurers. It is also brought to the notice of the Authority that some of these hospitals are also demanding cash deposits from the policyholders.
Life Insurers offering group credit life insurance schemes, where under, the members have availed moratorium on payment of EMIs are allowed to suitably modify the term and sum assured under such schemes, against collection of additional premium as may be required, in respect of such members, so that they may continue to be covered as per the revised loan repayment schedule.
In view of the Covid 19 pandemic, the Authority has designed a standard Covid specific product addressing basic health insurance needs of insuring public with common policy wordings across the industry. The Authority has mandated general and health insurers to offer this indemnity based Individual Covid Standard Health Policy called ‘Corona Kavach’.
The COVID-19 pandemic which started as a public health crisis has led to significant disruption in economic activity mainly due to the measures taken to limit the spread of the disease. It has affected not just health but all sectors of the economy including but not limited to manufacturing, aviation, tourism, transportation, construction, services, agriculture and many others.
Arogya Sanjeevani Policy- Insurers are hereby allowed to offer minimum sum insured less than Rs.1,00,000/- and maximum sum insured greater than Rs.5,00,000/- subject to the underwriting policy of the Insurers.
Due to the COVID 19 pandemic and consequent economic impact on liquidity and cash flow issues in the Indian Banking sector, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH), Government of India, has requested to examine possible offering of Surety Bondby the general insurance companies.
Life Insurers have been mandated to submit various returns- monthly, quarterly and annually. While monthly returns are being submitted through BAP module and also manually, the quarterly and annual returns are being submitted only through BAP module since 2018-2019.
The occurrence of catastrophic events, largely floods, in the last few years has seen huge losses to property, in particular, to dwellings and small business. The protection gap stands out, both in terms of property not being insured and those not being adequately insured.
Every insurer offering Corona Kavach Policy shall provide a certificate of insurance to the policyholder indicating the availability of health insuarnce coverage.The certificate shall have a reference to access detailed terms and conditions of the policy contract. I
