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US Medical Experts Identify 6 New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Symptoms

US top medical watchdog CDC has identified chills, muscle pain, and headache amongst 6 new symptoms of the novel coronavirus disease. Read the full news here.

Sakshi Aggarwal

28 Apr 2020

Universal Sompo Launches Arogya Sanjeevani Policy

Universal Sompo has recently launched Arogya Sanjeevani Policy. This health insurance plan covers the hospitalization & medical expenses of the individual with many features.

Yamini Sharma

27 Apr 2020

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Health Insurance To Be Mandatory for Employees Post Lockdown

Post lockdown, employers must mandatorily provide medical insurance to employees.

Sakshi Aggarwal

24 Apr 2020

IRDAI Directs Health Insurers to Decide COVID-19 Claims within Two Hours

Coronavirus claim settlement: IRDAI has asked health insurance companies to decide coronavirus claim requests within two years as COVID-19 scare spreads.

Prashant Srivastava

20 Apr 2020

GoDigit Joins Hands with Flipkart to Extend Coronavirus Cover in India

GoDigit has joined hands with the India e-commerce company Flipkart to provide coronavirus cover to consumers.

Prashant Srivastava

15 Apr 2020

Visible Drop in Health Insurance Offline Sales Due To COVID-19 Impact

Coronavirus has carried a great impact on online and offline sales of health insurance policies. Online sales have witnessed an increase, whereas offline sales fall.

Prashant Srivastava

14 Apr 2020

ManipalCigna Launches Arogya Sanjeevani ManipalCigna Policy with Coronavirus Coverage Feature

ManipalCigna has recently launched the Arogya Sanjeevani ManipalCigna Policy with the feature of covering coronavirus disease and other benefits.

Prashant Srivastava

03 Apr 2020

Aarogya Setu App Launched by the Government to Track Coronavirus Infections

Amid the major coronavirus outbreak, the government has launched COVID-19 tracking app, Aarogya Setu to track coronavirus infections.

Prashant Srivastava

02 Apr 2020

Tax Saving Deadline Extended Till 30th June 2020

The due date for tax saving and filing ITR for FY 2019-20 has been extended from 31 July to 30 June 2020.

Prashant Srivastava

31 Mar 2020

Health Insurance Companies See 40% Jump Sale of Policies During Coronavirus Lockdown

Although the health insurance sector generally witnesses growth during March, this year’s sales have even been more due to the coronavirus outbreak. Read here.

Sakshi Aggarwal

29 Mar 2020

Star Health Introduces Novel Coronavirus Insurance Policy to Cover COVID-19

Given the coronavirus outbreak, Star Health has launched the ‘Star Novel Coronavirus Insurance Policy’ to cover COVID-19 with a sum assured of Rs 42, 000. Know more about this Starhealth Insurance pla...

Yamini Sharma

21 Mar 2020

ICICI Lombard Launches Novel Coronavirus Insurance Policy

ICICI Lombard joins the list of health insurers providing novel Coronavirus (nCoV or COVID-19) Insurance cover. Let’s take a look at what this latest product has in store. Click here for all the infor...

Yamini Sharma

20 Mar 2020

First Experimental Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Begins in USA

The first human trial for investigational coronavirus vaccine has begun in the US to protect against novel coronavirus.

Prashant Srivastava

17 Mar 2020

Coronavirus in India: Rain's Impact on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Are you wondering whether rain will impact Coronavirus (COVID-19) spread because the temperature drops? Temperature change will not impact Coronavirus spread, says icmr chief. Read more.

Prashant Sriavastava

06 Mar 2020

Life Insurance Companies to Sell Health Insurance Plans Soon

Life insurance companies offer health insurance plans to customers so that better policy options can be available for policy buyers. IRDAI nod to sell indemnity-based health insurance.

Gunjan Anand

06 Mar 2020

IRDAI Asks Health Insurance Companies to Cover Coronavirus Illness

More than 29 cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in India. So, regulator, IRDAI asked health insurance companies to cover its treatment to help patients.

Gunjan Anand

05 Mar 2020

IRDAI Issues New Health Insurance Guidelines to Protect the Policyholders

The insurance regulator IRDAI has issued guidelines for insurers who will now have to pay interest in case of delay in settling health insurance claims. Read here.

Sakshi Aggarwal

10 Feb 2020

Insurers Can Now Charge on the Basis of Facilities Offered in Hospitals

After standardisation of health insurance, IRDAI now has an eye on the rating of hospitals on the basis of which the customers will be asked for respective health insurance premiums.

Sakshi Aggarwal

07 Feb 2020