Wednesday 21 June 2017

New India Assurance

New India Assurance Co Ltd, is a government multinational general insurance company. The company has a wide network spread across 22 countries.  Established in 1919 by Sir Dorabji Tata, New India Assurance is the only direct insurance company of India rated A-.

Why Choose New India Assurance

New India Assurance has more than 150 insurance products. It covers people from all sections of society ranging from large industries, small and medium companies to Rural and micro sector.

It has a wide distribution network of bancassurance partners, brokers, the government, auto majors, non-governmental organizations, corporations, etc.

New India Assurance Plans

New India Floater Mediclaim Policy

Eligibility

Entry Age: 18 years to 65 years
If a parent is covered under New India assurance plan, 3 months to 25 years for children
Lifetime renewability
Medical Screening is needed for persons above 50 years of age.

Inclusions

Inpatient hospitalization expenses: Up to a  certain limit
Newborn coverage
Room expenses
ICU expenses
Doctors, Consultants, Surgical Equipment, Diagnostic Equipment, Specialists, Blood, Oxygen, Radio/Chemotherapy, Medicines, Drugs, X-Rays, etc. charges.
Organ donor hospitalization charges
Cataract treatment expenses
Daily cash allowance
Congenital diseases 
Day care surgeries and procedures expenses
Ambulance expenses
Ayurvedic and Homeopathic treatments at government approved centers
Pre-hospitalization charges: Up to 30 days
Post-hospitalization charges: Up to 30 days

Sum Assured

Rs.2 lakhs, Rs.3 lakhs, Rs.5 lakhs or Rs. Rs.8 lakhs
Available of a family floater basis.
1% of the basic sum assured is the payout per illness

Policy Tenure

1 year.

Benefits

Cashless claim services

Mediclaim 2012 Policy

Eligibility

Entry Age: 18 years to 65 years; 
If a parent is covered under New India assurance plan, 3 months to 25 years for children
Lifetime renewable plan

Inclusions

Inpatient hospitalization charge which include room charges, ICU costs, Surgeon, Doctor, Consultants, Specialists, etc. costs.
Pre-hospitalization charges: Up to 30 days
Post-hospitalization charges: Up to 60 days

Sum Assured

Rs.1 lakh to Rs.8 lakhs
Rs.3 lakhs for people above 55 years.
Available on Individual and Family Floater basis.

Policy Tenure

1 year.
Mediclaim 2007 Policy

Eligibility

Entry Age: 18 years to 60 years; 
If a parent is covered under New India assurance plan, 3 months to 18 years for children

Inclusions

Ambulance expenses
Pre-existing conditions are covered after a 4 year waiting period.
Inpatient hospitalization charge which include room charges, ICU costs, Surgeon, Doctor, Consultants, Specialists, etc. costs.
Pre-hospitalization charges: Up to 30 days
Post-hospitalization charges: Up to 60 days
Ayurvedic and Homeopathic treatments at government approved centers

Benefits

Loyalty discounts.
Good Health discounts.
Coverage for health check expenses after 4 claim free years.

Family Floater Mediclaim Policy

Eligibility:

Entry Age: 18 years to 60 years.

Inclusions:

Day Care surgeries and procedures
Cataract surgery charges
Ambulance expenses
Pre-existing conditions are covered after a 4 year waiting period.
Inpatient hospitalization charge which include room charges, ICU costs, Surgeon, Doctor, Consultants, Specialists, etc. costs.
Pre-hospitalization charges: Up to 30 days
Post-hospitalization charges: Up to 60 days
Ayurvedic and Homeopathic treatments at government approved centers

Sum Assured

Rs.2 lakhs to Rs.5 lakhs
Available on family floater

Benefits

Loyalty discounts.
Good health discounts.

Janata Mediclaim Policy

Eligibility

Entry Age: 18 years to 60 years; 
If a parent is covered under New India assurance plan, 3 months to 18 years for children

Inclusions

Inpatient hospitalization charges which include general ard charges, ICU charges, costs of consumables, rooms, equipment, etc.
Pre and Post-hospitalization charges
Ayurvedic and Homeopathic treatments at government approved centers
Ambulance expenses
Donor hospitalization charges

Sum Assured

Rs.50,000 or R.75,000
No-claim bonus which is given upon approval.

Features and Benefits

Loyalty discounts.
Good Health discounts.
Coverage for health check expenses after 4 claim free years.


Senior Citizen Mediclaim Policy

Eligibility

Entry Age: 60 years to 80 years.
Renewability: Up to 90 years.
Medical Screening is needed for all applicants

Inclusions

Inpatient hospitalization charge which include room charges, ICU costs, Surgeon, Doctor, Consultants, Specialists, etc. costs.
Pre-hospitalization charges: Up to 30 days
Post-hospitalization charges: Up to 60 days
Ayurvedic and Homeopathic treatments at government approved centers
Ambulance costs
Donor hospitalization costs

Basic Sum Insured

Rs.1 lakh or Rs.1.5 lakhs
Co-payment: 90% of claim or sum assured, whichever is lower.

Policy Tenure

1 year.

Features and Benefits

Cashless claim services
Coverage for health check expenses after 4 claim free years.

Union Health Care Policy

Eligibility

Entry Age: 3 years to 65 years; 
If a parent is covered under New India assurance plan, 3 months to 5 years for children

Inclusions

Hospitalization charges including ICU costs, Room rent, etc.
Pre and Post-hospitalization charges 
Personal Accident Cover of Rs1 lakh

Thursday 15 June 2017

IFFCO Tokio - A General Insurance Company

IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Company was established in the year 2000. It plays an important role in providing a safe and secure life to a wide range of customers. IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance provides a wide number of comprehensive insurance products like Motor Insurance, Health Insurance and Travel Insurance.

Features under IFFCO Tokio Motor Insurance Plan

Unique Emergency Assistance – This plan offers On Road Protection that provides you all kind of assistance during the time of an emergency.

Cashless Claims – Policyholders can avail hassle free cashless facility at more than 2000 network garages or workshops, across India.

In House Claim Settlement – The trained executive are there to help, in case of claim settlement.

Doorstep Services – this insurance company arranges a free inspection in case there is a break-in insurance policy renewal.

Easy and Quick Issuance – At IFFCO Tokio offices you can avail digitally signed policy documents within few minutes.

24X7 Customer Service – IFFCO Tokio offers 24X7 customer care service, which helps the customers to go through claim settlement procedure for their existing insurance plan. The highly trained customer service team is dedicated to help the customer, any time anywhere.

Value Auto Coverage – This feature provides additional benefits and makes the motor insurance policy all the way more beneficial for the customers.

Features Under IFFCO Tokio Travel Insurance Plan

Personal Accident - This policy provides coverage against any accidental bodily injury that might leads to permanent total disablement or death and results in loss of income. 

Hospitalization Expenses – The travel insurance plan by IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Company Covers treatment expenses up to Rs 75,000.

Hospitalization Expenses – It covers the expenses for the following: Nursing expenses at the hospital, room rent, surgeon fees, anaesthetist, and doctor consultant or specialist charges. Along with these it also covers the cost of medicines, diagnostic expenses, blood, oxygen, operation theatre, anaesthesia, etc.

Transportation Expenses– in case of death o the deceased, a clause under IFFCO Tokio Travel insurance plan covers all expenses incurred in the transportation from back to India. 

Legal Expenses – This clause covers all litigation expenses up to Rs 30,000 in case of any contingencies related to the insured’s income source.

Repatriation Expenses & Employment Contingencies – This sections covers the policyholder for the cost of one way return airfare to India due to any emergency.

Feature Under IFFCO Tokio Health Insurance

Cashless claim facilities – Under this plan you are eligible to avail cashless hospitalization beneifts.

Room Charges - 1% of total sum assured

ICU/ITU Charges - 2% of total sum assured

Pre/post hospitalisation – Health insurance plan offered by IFFCO Tokio general insurance company offers pre and post hospitalization expenses. It covers Pre-hospitalisation expenses up to 30 days and Post-hospitalisation expenses up to 30 days, including nursing expenses.

Other Expenses – Blood, Oxygen, Diagnostic tests, Anaesthesia, Operation Theatre, Pathological tests. Chemotherapy, Prosthetic limbs or devices, Dialysis and other required valuable services for treatment.

Ambulance charges – during medical emergency this plan offers ambulance expenses coverage

Cash allowance for each day of hospital stay - Donor’s hospitalisation expenses

Domiciliary hospitalisation - Up to 20% of total sum assured

Tuesday 13 June 2017

Third-Party Car Insurance to Cost More

Car insurance provides an extra layer of security and safety to your vehicle. When you are out on the road, anything can happen to you. There would be times, it won’t be your fault but you would suffer anyway. This is why having a motor insurance plan is important for the safety of your vehicle. Apart from providing the safety shield to your vehicle, it also provides financial protection to you so that you can be tension free.

Thanks to motor insurance, your vehicle is safe as insurance provides coverage against theft, accidents, any damages due to any road mishaps, natural and man-made perils etc. In addition to that, it provides personal accident cover as well. The coverage depends on the insurance provider that you have opted for and the insurance plan that you have zeroed down. On the basis of the coverage that you go for, the insurance premium is decided.

Insurance is such a personalized need and one person’s insurance needs vary from the others. To get the needed coverage you can always opt for the additional riders and ensure that maximum security of your vehicle.

Every year, inflation affects every industry. In the insurance industry, premiums are hiked annually. The percentage of hike vary insurance provider to insurance provider.

The third-party insurance premium is likely to hike as the concerned authorities have agreed to go forward with the third-party liability cap in case there are serious injuries or fatalities during the road mishaps. For the year 2017-18, approx 50 percent hike has been proposed by The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority for a majority of the vehicles. As per the law, it is compulsory for the automobile owners to buy a third-party car insurance plan for their vehicles. Third-party liability insurance is compulsory and comprehensive insurance coverage is optional. 

A comprehensive insurance plan provides coverage for the third-party liability as well as own damage. The third-party damage is 30 percent only.  The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority hasn’t proposed any hike in the third-party insurance premium for few types of vehicles such as Tata Nano, Datsun Go, and Maruti Alto along with the mini trucks and pick-up vans.

The Premium Deciding Factor
The premium deciding factor is the engine cc of the automobiles. IRDA proposes to hike the insurance premium of the vehicles having 1,000 to 1,500cc engines by 50 percent approx. The sources reveal that the hike can be finalized between 25 to 30 percent. Probably, the insurance providers would go for another round of hike when the Motor Vehicle Amendments Bill is passed with the provision that insurers will make payment of the complete compensation that is finalized by the motor vehicle claims tribunal.

Stand Alone Insurance Products Might Offer Lower Premium

Amidst the reports of insurers stressing on a substantial increase in
third-party insurance premium, a debate has been stirred on the topic -why third-party insurance isn’t sold as a complete insurance product instead of being attached to a comprehensive insurance plan to the automobile owners.