In India, the InsureTech environment is still in its infancy. In comparison to the worldwide average of 6.5%, present insurance penetration in India is relatively low, with 2.76% for life insurance policies and 0.93% for non-life insurance plans. The present InsureTech industry in India is controlled by a handful of new-age insurers such as Digit, […]
Role of InsureTech in Life and General Insurance
Insurance firms are not often seen as technical trailblazers. An insurance company’s connection with its customers has always been occasional, transitory, transactional, and pecuniary. Thus, they have never felt the need of being at the forefront of technology. Today, in the age of smartphone and cloud services, insurance companies continue to be among the most […]
Drivers for the Digital Insurance Trend
The COVID epidemic is increasing the adoption of online platforms in India, providing insurance firms with a critical new channel for engaging and serving clients. This year’s customer surveys and sales statistics reveal that the epidemic has quickly boosted public knowledge about both medical threats and insurance products in India. As a result, insurance platforms […]
The Importance of Financial Inclusion in Insurance: Dvara Report Synopsis
The insurance sector plays an important role in the economy. It serves two main functions – ensuring adequate coverage of risks and the realization of assets and liabilities. It can enhance social movement by helping people and households to withstand shocks that might impair their assets and future earning capacities throughout their entire life course. […]
How does the e-claim process work for group health insurance policy?
Insurers required policyholders to submit original claim documents for processing reimbursement claims. Policyholders used to courier claim documents to insurers/ TPAs for processing. However, this has changed since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world. It has brought all transportation and logistics to a standstill due to government-imposed lockdown throughout the country. Courier services were not […]
Can you cancel your policy and seek refund during the policy period?
You are allowed to cancel your policy anytime during the policy period provided there is no settled or outstanding claim in the policy. All you need to do is to send a written request to the insurer for cancellation along with the reason for cancellation. The insurer accepts the following reasons for policy cancellation – […]
How does PPN network work in GMC policy, which insurers provide this?
PPN stands for Preferred Provider Network. It is the network of hospitals that have deeper tie-ups with respective health group insurance companies to provide seamless and cashless claim services to their policyholders. A hospital joins PPN when both the hospital and insurance company synchronize in their approach on how to serve the policyholders. Therefore, the […]
How does increase or decrease in lives impact renewal GMC premium calculations?
The number of lives to be covered on renewal and claims in the current policy are by far the two most important factors that influence GMC renewal premiums. In this post, we’ll get to know about the impact of increase or decrease in lives on GMC renewal premium calculations. The reason why a number of […]
How can you assess if you are paying a fair price for group health insurance?
Often you take into account multiple factors while finalizing a health insurance procurement deal including pricing, service levels, insurer’s brand image, etc. Therefore, how can you assess if you are paying a fair price for group health insurance? On the pricing aspect, you can evaluate fairness based on the following factors – Claim ratio – claim ratio […]
How can employers design a voluntary top-up group health insurance? Suggest appropriate deducible amount
A top-up insurance plan within group health insurance covers hospitalization costs. But, only after a threshold limit is crossed. This threshold limit is known as deductible i.e portion of the claim amount that is not covered by the insurer and has to be paid by the policyholder. Once the claim amount crosses the deductible limit, […]