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Life
Insurance
Corporation of India (LIC): In my
article Top 10 Insurance Companies in
India the LIC of India is the 1st position. LIC of India is
the largest Insurance Company in India founded in 1956
and it is an Indian state-owned insurance group
Headquartered in Mumbai, India. LIC offers to its
customers such as insurance plans, pension plans, special
plans and group schemes. The company has approximately
1,20,000 agents & companys assets are estimated at
$250.50
billion. Website
address:www.licindia.in
List.
Website
address: www.birlasunlife.com
Companies in India,
address: www.tataaiginsurance.in
in India.
Website
address: www.bajajallianz.com
Website
address: www.maxlifeinsurance.com
Website
address: www.hdfclife.com
Health insurance is no longer a luxury for us, Indians, it has become a need.
Even with the increasing disposable incomes, we can no longer afford the
hospital expenses for ourselves and our loved ones due to the increasing
rate of medical inflation. So we can no longer depend on our savings or
generosity of our friends and families or even relax with our companys
health insurance, we need an independant health insurance cover for
ourselves and for our family.
But even with the need for health insurance realized, we find it confusing to
find the right health policy for ourselves with so many health insurance
companies in the market. We give you the Ten top health insurance
companies in India and their popular products.
This information is just to give you an introduction of the top health
insurance companies and name some of their products. To buy a health
insurance policy, read about the basics of health insurance like pre-existing
illnesses, waiting period, loading, exclusions, how to renew, whom to buy a
policy from and how to compare health insurance policies. Only after
understanding it, should you go ahead and buy it.
First let us look at some of the dedicated health insurance companies. The
order in which the top health insurance companies are listed is not an
indication of their relative strengths.
Star Health and Allied health Insurance Company Limited (Star Health) is a
joint venture between Oman health Insurance Company, ETA Ascon Group
and a number of insurance veterans in the country. It is also the first
dedicated health insurance company in India. Known for its innovation, Star
has some very unique products like Diabetes Safe which is for diabetic
patients and Star Netplus which is designed for HIV+ patients. Star Health
insurance has an in-house TPA which increases its efficiency in dealing with
cashless cases. They also have a unique feature where in customers calling a
toll free number can get free consultations with a general physician.
Popular Products: Star Family Health Optima, Senior Citizen Red Carpet
Max Bupa Health Insurance is a joint venture between Max India Limited and
Bupa Group, one of the international healthcare providers. Formed in 2010,
Max Bupa has brought changes in the health insurance market in India with
innovative and customer friendly products. They have a policy of not loading
the customer or handling out no claim bonuses and have a region wise
premium. They have no fixed enrollment age which means people of any age
group can buy their policies. These policies also have guaranteed renewal
which means you wont be denied renewal in your 70s and 80s when you
need it most. Their Heartbeat product covers maternity also, albeit after a
waiting period.
Popular products: Heart Beat Gold, Silver and Platinum
Apollo Munich
Apollo Munich Health Insurance Co. Ltd. is the new name for Apollo DKV
Insurance Co. Ltd. which is a partnership between The Apollo Hospitals
Group, and Germany based Munich Res newest business segment, Munich
Health. They also bring a change in terms of customer friendly features like
lifetime renewal and portability benefits for existing policies which means
you can buy Apollos policy and get the continuation benefits of your existing
policy. Apollo Munich also covers maternity after a waiting period.
Popular Products:
Premium
Easy
Health
Gold,
Standard,
Exclusive
and
ICICI Lombard
ICICI Lombard GIC Ltd. is the largest private sector general insurance
company in India. It has some good health insurance plans - like Health
Advantage which covers not only hospitalization expenses but also
outpatient expenses like dental, upto a limit. Maternity cover is also available
under this product. The company has also added Health insurance Guide, an
interactive tool to help the customer select a plan to suit his requirements.
Popular Product: Health Advantage
critical illnesses listed like cancer during the policy period. Bajaj was the first
company to come up with a captive TPA with ensuing efficiencies.
Popular Product: Health Guard
Oriental insurance
One of the four public sector units, Oriental insurance offers a number of
health insurance products including Individual mediclaim, Universal health
insurance scheme and family floaters to the customers. Optional benefits like
Personal Accident and Life Hardship Survival can be added with the basic
health cover to avail extra benefit. Their Happy Family floater is a popular
product because it doesnt require medical check-up till the age of 60 (it is
mandatory for everyone over the age of 45 to take a health check-up in
other policies).
Popular policy: Happy Family Floater
It is one of the first Indian owned companies when it was formed in 1919. It
offers different health insurance products like Mediclaim policy, senior citizen
policy
and
Universal health insurance policy. The unique feature of their Mediclaim
policy is the differential rating for major metros vis--vis other locations.
National Insurance