«Healthcare costs today are going up by the day due to lifestyle diseases in particular and the only way the gap between rising healthcare costs and affordability can be bridged is if the
insurance sector develops a sustainable and viable mechanism,» Antony Jacob, co-chair, FICCI Health Insurance Committee and chief executive officer and whole time director, Apollo Munich Health Insura
insurance sector develops a sustainable and viable mechanism,» Antony Jacob, co-chair, FICCI
Health Insurance Committee and chief executive officer and whole time director, Apollo Munich Health Insura
Insurance Committee and chief executive officer and
whole time director, Apollo Munich
Health InsuranceInsurance said.
The largest difference between private
sector health insurance and life
insurance is that for life
insurance, a person may purchase guaranteed renewable
insurance for the
whole of the insured's life at a constant premium rate, while
health insurance is generally purchased year by year with generally no assurance of renewability and if renewable no guarantee that premium rates will not increase.