Purchase of health insurance

[chavibasu]

I have just started working. I am not eligible for employer insurance. Should I take a health plan now itself?

[vinodd]

Yes, it is always recommended to have a health plan irrespective of your age considering the cost of medical expenses.

[maheshkulkarni]

Even if you were eligible for insurance from your employer, it is always wiser to take an external insurance also. Because when you change your job or quit, your employer's policy does not protect you anymore. At that time, your individual health plan will help

[rizvan]

 Corporate insurance policies cover you only till you are employed with the company. What if you move to another job and the new employer doesn’t provide you insurance? So its better to keep yourself assured  at every point of time with health cover of appropiate amount