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Don’t Let the Headlines Scare You: The Truth About Health Insurance Rejections
Many prospective health insurance buyers feel disheartened when they see headlines like: “He paid health insurance premiums for 10 years, and in the 11th year when his mother was hospitalized, the claim got rejected” or “He didn’t build a Medical corpus because he bought a health insurance policy but had to liquidate a part of his corpus because the insurer did not come through”. Stories like these create doubt and fear among potential buyers. Add to that, a relative or frien
Shwealth
Feb 183 min read


Why It’s Better to Take a Base Health Insurance + Super Top-Up Policy Instead of Relying on Bonus-Boost Plans Like Power Booster or Sum Insured Doublers
Many modern health insurance plans in India come with tempting add-ons like “Power Booster,” “Super Recharge,” “Sum Insured Doubler,” or “Guaranteed Bonus.” These features, offered by insurers such as ICICI Lombard, Niva Bupa, Care, Star Health, HDFC ERGO, and many other insurers, promise to increase your sum insured automatically every year. In this, the sum insured increases by 50% to 100% every year. Some policies limit the number of years up to which the bonus keeps accru
Shwealth
Jan 303 min read


How much health insurance cover is enough?
I was in the hospital last week since my dad was admitted and I got to know a few people who had their relatives admitted. A lot of...
Shwealth
May 25, 20253 min read


Should you port your old existing health insurance policy to a latest policy offering many more features?
Health insurance companies have come up with very innovative features that cater to needs of different customers. Clients should evaluate their existing policy and evaluate if they need to switch / port their existing policy with a better policy
Shwealth
Apr 27, 20254 min read


Health Insurance: Mistakes to avoid
Health Insurance has become critical today in light of rising medical and hospitalization costs. To counter this, it is critical to have...
Shwealth
Mar 23, 20252 min read


At what age should you buy Term Insurance? Does it make sense to lock lower premium at an early age?
Recently I met a nephew of mine who during a casual conversation told me he had bought a term insurance plan of INR 3 crore for INR...
Jay Sheth
Nov 24, 20242 min read


Is Buying a Term Insurance Policy Enough? Understanding the Next Steps
Buying a term insurance has become popular now especially in metro cities, thanks to rising awareness amongst the masses and the...
Jay Sheth
Sep 3, 20242 min read


Does term insurance have to be 10x of income?
Most insurance companies are advertising on TV and YouTube channels that an individual needs to have term insurance equal to or more than...
Shwealth
Jun 19, 20243 min read
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