The insurer has also taken an important step by expanding the scope of ‘Family’ definition for their health indemnity products, to offer protection to members of the LGBTQIA+ community and members in a live-in relationship.
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment will fund Rs 5 lakh insurance cover per transgender beneficiary per annum.
The insurance regulator IRDAI has prescribed the maximum waiting period of four years for pre-existing diseases.
Hospitals offering cashless services had to also meet the pre-accreditation entry-level standards laid down by National Accreditation Board for Hospitals (NABH).
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The company said that it aims to leverage the expansive footprint and network of its parent company State Bank of India to further entrench health insurance penetration in Tier 3 and 4 markets across India.
The new health insurance policy, called Reliance Health Gain, claims to be both flexible and also customisable, allowing customers to choose features as per their need and pay only for those.
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The report said that patients are quite prompt in informing the insurers about claims with most of them intimating the concerned insurance firms within a week of hospitalisation.
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The firm claims that this platform has a unique design with the foremost thought of not only reducing the burden on insurance industry incumbents but also health insurance buyers.
For the hassle-free claim settlement, a policyholder must check for indications for robotic surgery and applicable waiting periods.
Experts say the new trend has been driven by a shift in employee behaviour wherein they seek a comprehensive health benefit plan for the entire family. Another key reason was that employees moving from larger MNCs to startups also looked out for similar health protection that they had in large corporates.
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