Overview

A health insurance rider is an attachment or amendment to a health insurance policy that adds to the coverage in the policy. These riders can be availed by paying an additional premium.

Riders available with health insurance:

Hospital cash - Provides a fixed amount for each completed day of hospitalization
Patient care - Provides daily payments for attendants post-discharge from the hospital
New born baby care - Provides payments for new -borns from birth until the end of the policy period

Health Insurance Riders: Basics

Sudden hospitalization? Solution; Hospital Cash Benefit Rider

This benefit rider coupled with your life insurance will ensure that monetary issues do not bother you in event of unfortunate hospitalization for an ailment. ......

Critical illness benefit rider takes care of unforeseen medical expenses

The Critical illness benefit rider will take care of your medical expenses in event of a critical disease. ......

FAQs on Life Insurance Basics

Do you need insurance if your not the breadwinner of the family? Not really. ......

Health Insurance Riders: Opinion

Health Insurance Plans - Life Insurers vs. Non-Life Insurers

Do you want to know whether you require a hospitalization policy if you already have a Mediclaim policy? Do you know that 'Health Insurance' is a catch-all term that covers different kinds of health p ......

Health Insurance Riders: Did you Know

New health product by SBI Life

SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is coming up with a new health product at the start of the next fiscal year. ......

LIC and Corporation Bank ink agreement

Corporation Bank debit card customers can now pay their LIC premiums via their mobile phones. ......

New budget to impact sales of insurance companies

Due to increase in tax bracket, the number of tax-payers may decrease. increase. May lead to a decrease in number of free policies issued. ......

Health Insurance: Premium

Compare premium of Health Insurance Plans

ICICI Lombard - Health Insurance 1 year Rs. 3,046
United India Insurance - Mediclaim Platinum Rs. 3,609
Oriental Insurance - Health Insurance Rs. 3,799

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