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31-08-2017 03:12 PM
31-08-2017 03:12 PM
Why you must get a Health Insurance Policy before you turn 30?
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28-12-2021 11:26 AM
28-12-2021 11:26 AM
SolutionHi,
If you are young, hale and hearty you should buy a health insurance plan now to get lower premiums. Secondly, if you do not make claims post buying a health insurance cover you get cumulative bonus, which gives you hike in sum insured without charging extra premium as a reward for staying fit. Thirdly, every health policy comes in with waiting period, so if you buy health insurance while you are young your waiting period gets over during the initial years. Later, if you have any disease your policy covers you seamlessly. Lastly, looking at the pandemic situation it’s not wrong to say that any one at any point of time may need hospitalisation if not due to ailment may be due to an accidental injury; hence it’s important to stay prepared.
14-09-2017 02:42 PM
14-09-2017 02:42 PM
In such a world, the chances of life threatening diseases like cancer, heart diseases, diabetes, paralysis etc has increased by leaps and bounds, thus we need a protective circle that protects our health from getting worse and our pockets as well.
Life is unpredictable and there's mostly no way of knowing when a tragedy might strike, which makes it even more important to get yourself that protective circle in the form of a health insurance policy, as soon as possible, instead of waiting for your mid 30s or 40s.
Another reason for getting a health insurance policy for yourself as soon as possible or ideally before you turn 30 is that as you get older you go into the risk-prone segment and insurance policies offer less coverage and benefits to this segment of policy holders.
Next thing is that these policies have a waiting period on them, for some of them it is 30 days and for some 90. During this waiting period no claim can be made by the policy holder, despite any emergency so when you take a policy early, then by the time you're more prone to diseases you will not have to wait for the waiting period.
If you buy an insurance policy when you're young, you not only pass all the medical examinations with flying colors and without any hassles but also get a chance to avail deals linked with major life events like maternity benefits, dental benefits etc. and for all the years that you’ve not claimed anything from the insurance company you can get the "no claim bonus" that will either decrease your premium or increase the cover.
Most of the health insurance policies in India also offer accidental cover. Thus, to protect and safeguard you and your family's financial future, getting a health insurance policy is just a small price to pay in comparison to the benefits it offers.
28-12-2021 11:26 AM
28-12-2021 11:26 AM
SolutionHi,
If you are young, hale and hearty you should buy a health insurance plan now to get lower premiums. Secondly, if you do not make claims post buying a health insurance cover you get cumulative bonus, which gives you hike in sum insured without charging extra premium as a reward for staying fit. Thirdly, every health policy comes in with waiting period, so if you buy health insurance while you are young your waiting period gets over during the initial years. Later, if you have any disease your policy covers you seamlessly. Lastly, looking at the pandemic situation it’s not wrong to say that any one at any point of time may need hospitalisation if not due to ailment may be due to an accidental injury; hence it’s important to stay prepared.