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Is your medical claim stuck? Find out why you face problems in health insurance claim settlement and how to avoid them

While health insurers can sometimes be blamed putting customers through unending hardship in clearing claims, many a times it’s the policyholder who is at fault. A significant portion of these health insurance claim rejections can be prevented by asking the right questions during policy selection, carefully reviewing policy documents, and conducting thorough research. This article explores common health insurance claim rejection scenarios and explains how to avoid them.

6 questions to ask while buying a health insurance policy to avoid claim rejections later

How to buy the right health insurance policy that will pay for your claims on time? You can avert claim rejections by asking the important questions at the time of buying health insurance and reading the policy details and fine print carefully. Ask these questions while purchasing a health plan or at the time of filling a proposal form.

Up to Rs 10 lakh relief in train accident: How a 45 paisa IRCTC travel insurance can be a huge help for your family in case of death or disability

IRCTC travel insurance: Do you know that IRCTC offers an optional travel insurance policy at just 45 paisa premium per passenger. This policy offers coverage up to Rs 10 lakh in cases of death and permanent disability. God forbid if you perish in a train accident, atleast your family will get the required financial assistance.

What Is zero depreciation in car insurance?

Car owners are advised to drive responsibly to save on insurance premiums and claim settlements. The concept of zero depreciation insurance ensures full invoice value payment during claims. This add-on is beneficial for new, luxury, or frequently-driven cars, and those in high-risk areas.

No formal proposal to enter health insurance, says LIC

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has clarified that there is currently no formal proposal for it to enter the health insurance space. This clarification comes amid expectations that composite licenses may be permitted by amending the Insurance Act, which currently does not allow life insurers to underwrite health insurance policies. A parliamentary panel had earlier suggested the introduction of composite licensing for insurers to undertake life, general, or health insurance under one entity, which could lead to cost savings and offer customers more choice and value.

Insurance sector can do very well over next 2-3 years: Abhishek Basumallick

​So, Hyundai is probably an harbinger of that, but you could actually see more such MNC players coming in and listing their companies in India because of the premium that Indian stocks tend to get.

CAMS Repository Services launches insurance portfolio management platform

CAMS Insurance Repository Services (CAMSRep) introduced 'Bima Central,' an insurance portfolio management platform aimed at simplifying policy management for customers by aggregating benefits and ensuring claim-readiness. The scheme addresses the challenges faced by policy holders. Accessible to those with an electronic Insurance Account (eIA) with CAMSRep, Bima Central emerged from industry collaboration to enhance the value of insurance, with SBI General as the anchor insurer and others in the process of integration.

General insurance companies can't reject claims for want of documents: Irdai

Irdai stated that general insurance companies cannot reject claims for lack of documents, introducing reforms in the business with a new master circular, repealing 13 others.

Taking a home loan? 5 ways you can reduce cost of borrowing and save money

The longer the tenure of a loan, the higher the interest burden. Home loan rates will not come down as the RBI has kept policy rates unchanged. If you are planning to buy a house with a loan, ET Wealth suggests some ways to reduce the cost of borrowing.

Hot Stocks: CLSA lists stocks that could benefit from the 100-day plan for Modi 3.0

Global brokerage CLSA lists out stocks such as L&T, IRB, and NCC, among others that can benefit from Modi 3.0's 100-day plan, while Goldman Sachs is positive on private banks, Jefferies prefers Aavas Financiers, Can Fin Homes as top housing finance companies and Morgan Stanley are overweight on HDFC Life.

Kotak Bank gets RBI nod to sell 70 pc stake in general insurance arm to Zurich Insurance

In November last year, Zurich Insurance Company announced plans to acquire a 51 per cent stake in Kotak Mahindra General through a combination of capital infusion and share purchase, followed by a subsequent acquisition of an additional stake of 19 per cent within three years from the initial acquisition for Rs 5,560 crore.

How NRIs can extract maximum value from voluntary deductible in their health insurance

Indian software engineer Ravi moved to the US for a career opportunity but overlooked his health insurance policy in India. After realizing the importance of coverage during visits, he reinstated his Indian policy for financial security and peace of mind.

Health insurance premiums can be reduced if you don’t make a claim, policy cancellations to be less costly and more: 5 rule changes

Health insurance rule changes: To make health insurance policy more inclusive, flexible and customer-friendly, IRDAI has recently released a master circular on health insurance business. The regulator introduces new measures regarding cancellation charges, standardising no-claim bonus, and increasing claim settlement transparency. ET Wealth Online explores how these regulations empower policyholders and improve their health insurance experience.

These midcap stocks with ‘strong buy’ & ‘buy’ recos can rally over 25%, according to analysts

After a strong phase upward movement, mid cap stocks are witnessing a sort of selective profit booking move. Profit booking which is mostly happening in line with Q4 numbers. A strong directional move is only likely to appear post election results. During this phase, analysts are bullish on select stocks from different sectors, a number of the stocks on which analysts are bullish are essentially leaders of their sector.ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus lists down quality stocks with high upside potential over the next 12 months, having an average recommendation rating of “buy” or "strong buy". This predefined screener is only available to ET Prime users.

'Anyone can do Everest Basecamp trekking': Desk jockey bizman shares tips to prepare for world's toughest trek

Entrepreneur Neel Parekh shared that anyone with average fitness can complete the Mount Everest Base Camp trek, noting it isn't overly technical but is long. He emphasized stair training and using rocky trails for preparation. The trek takes 12-15 days, costs Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh excluding permits and flights, and the best seasons are April-June and September-October.

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These midcap stocks with ‘strong buy’ & ‘buy’ recos can rally over 25%, according to analysts

After a phase where they once again relatively out performed, mid cap stocks are witnessing a sort of profit booking. A rotational move in terms of one set of stocks from a sector witnessing correction, while the other moves up based on what kind of numbers are getting released for the Q4. During this phase, analysts are bullish on select stocks from different sectors, a number of the stocks on which analysts are bullish are essentially leaders of their sector.ET screener powered by Refinitiv’s Stock Report Plus lists down quality stocks with high upside potential over the next 12 months, having an average recommendation rating of “buy” or "strong buy". This predefined screener is only available to ET Prime users.

These 6 bank stocks can give more than 20% returns in one year

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Health insurance claim rejection: Widow fights, wins Rs 28 lakh damage; pre-existing disease can't be free pass for claim denial

The Delhi State Consumer Commission ruled that an insurer cannot reject a health insurance claim solely based on pre-existing diseases if they weren't the cause of death. The commission directed HDFC Life (previously known as HDFC Standard LIC Co. Ltd.) to pay Rs 19.4 lakh along with the interest to a woman whose husband's claim was rejected for not disclosing diabetes. The insurer also has to pay Rs 1,00,000 for mental harassment of the complainant along with the litigation cost. This is a relief for those with common lifestyle diseases like diabetes. Read the full case and verdict in details. What do you need to keep in mind while buying health insurance policy to avoid claim rejection later. Find out here.

Health insurance premium shot up over 25% last year for 52% policyholders, finds survey; here's how the impact can be reduced

Health insurance: Premiums of health insurance policies went up by more than 25% for 52% policyholders in India over the last 12 months. In this article we tell you how this will impact senior citizens and others and how you can take steps to reduce its impact if you are a new health insurance policy buyer.

We have turned overweight on FMCG and technology; will add on dips: Sanjiv Bhasin

Sanjiv Bhasin discusses China sectors play, Tata Motors, PB Fintech outlook. Mentions L&T, FMCG stocks, Lever target. Talks about Voltas, real estate momentum, Indiabulls Real Estate play.

Regulatory tightening over? Time to revisit. 5 housing finance stocks with upside potential of up to 39%

To some the news of the possible changes in project finance by banks and other sectoral lenders might appear to have come out of the blue. But the fact is that RBI has been in a process of tightening and cleaning up the system of every segment and subsegment of banking and financial services for more than the last one and a half years. Infact the first set of companies where the tightening of the norms was implemented were housing finance companies. Right from raising capital to disbursement norms, everything was tightened. Whenever there is tightening of norms, stocks from that sector tend to correct. Same has been the case with housing finance companies, they have underperformed in the last one year of bull run. But as the companies adjust to new norms, there will be some players who probably would make a comeback faster. Given the fact that despite all the problems which the sector has faced, it has still grown on an overall basis and there is no reason to believe that this will not happen in future.