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Critical illness policies: Strengthening your health insurance coverage

Published in Moneycontrol With COVID-19 garnering all the attention across the globe, the other Big C – Cancer – has slipped under the radar for now. The temporary dip in focus, however, cannot mask the potent threat it continues to pose. A recent Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) report has predicted that cancer cases in the […]

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Garlic: An All-Around Health Boosting Herb

Garlic is well known as a natural health remedy that has long been used to treat various ailments. It is extremely easy to source in most countries and can be consumed cooked or fresh. It is most easily included in your food or can be eaten on its own. You don’t need to limit yourself […]

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Liability risks: know them to manage them

Published in Mint on 24th August, 2017. Written by Kapil Mehta In 2012, when we had just about set-up our insurance broking business, I received an email from a Chandigarh-based exporter. “Do you know what comprehensive general liability insurance is?” he asked. His American client was insisting on this as a precondition to doing business. […]

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Max Bupa policyholders lose Max cashless facility

Published in Livemint. MUMBAI : Max Healthcare is in a stalemate with Max Bupa Health Insurance Co. Ltd and has discontinued cashless treatment in its chain of hospitals, leaving policyholders in a fix as they will not be able to avail the cashless claim facility. Max Bupa is a joint venture between Indian private equity […]

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Please don’t die till I get you a life insurance cover

Published in Mint on 6th August,2014, Written by Kapil Mehta Term life insurance is a difficult concept. There are no returns if you live but a large payment to the family if you die. Term life accounts for less than 10% of sales in India compared with over 35% in the US. Apart from being […]

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Max Healthcare hospitals de-empanel Max Bupa Health Insurance

Published in Livemint. Max Healthcare has de-empanelled Max Bupa Health Insurance Co. Ltd from its chain of hospitals, leaving policyholders in a fix as they will not be able to avail the cashless claims facility. Max Bupa is a joint venture between True North, an Indian private equity firm and UK-based healthcare services firm Bupa. […]

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How we rated health insurance

Published in Mint on 17th January 2014, Written by Kapil Mehta In July 2013, after Mint had published the first health insurance rating, I received a call from an angry public relations executive of an insurer. “Why have you rated our product low?” he demanded. I pointed him to the rating criteria that were published, […]

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