In general insurance, for
individual health policies of Rs 5 lakh and above, or annual premium of Rs 5,000 and above are required to be offered in e-format.
January 29, 2015 • When Blue Shield of California stopped selling
individual health policies in many zip codes in 2014, even insurance agents were surprised.
Concealing pre-existing condition: Since
most individual health policies have a two to three year waiting period for pre-existing conditions / pre-existing diseases, the policyholder can conceal that fact.
Medical expenses getting deducted due to limits / cappings under group health policy can be claimed under individual health policy
If you have
an individual health policy, a bad faith claim is not governed by federal ERISA law, and the health insurer has a traditional legal obligation to treat the policy holder in good faith, just as an auto insurer does.
A healthy individual with no dependents should go for
an individual health policy, they say, and buy a family floater when the family expands.
They helped me immensely to grab
an individual health policy that suits my requirement perfectly.
If a person has more than one
individual health policies or a group policy and an individual policy, he / she must ensure that all the insurers are aware of the other existing policies.
Such family health plans are offered at discounted rates as compared to
individual health policies.
You can choose
an individual health policy that suits your requirement along with having a group policy as your individual policy will continue post retirement or change in company, unlike your group policy.
This becomes a vital consideration when business owners purchase group health insurance for their employees and
an individual health policy for themselves.
The insurance premium of
an individual health policy is computed while keeping in mind the individual's age, medical history, current health condition and inherent health risks.
Under a Family Floater Policy, the insurance company provides cover for each member of your family who is insured under the health plan and so, the premium is also relatively higher than
individual health policy.
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India does not allow insurers to do claims - based loading in
individual health policies.