New Delhi: Irda has given a big relief to insurance holders in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. IRDAI has now ordered general insurance companies to say that the claims of Covid-19 will be settled at the earliest. Also, in the event of non-compliance with standard rates of hospitals, there should be no delay in the settlement of claims.
According to the news of Moneycontrol, now the move of Irda has given a lot of relief to the customers. That is, now they will not have to bother whether the insurance companies will pay their reimbursements or medical claims.
How many claims have been made so far
According to the data released by IRDAI, till the first week of February, insurance companies have settled health insurance claims related to Covid-19 worth Rs 6,650 crore. Tell us that till now about 13,100 crore hospitalization claims have been filed. At the same time, till February 6, the total number of claims was 8,70,000.
More money being spent on treatment
IRDAI has told the insurance companies that in case of high claims, the policyholder does not want any kind of trouble. Along with this, it is also the responsibility of the insurance companies to settle the claim before time. Explain that amidst the epidemic spread across the country, policyholders need a lot of money to treat Covid-19. With this, the pocket money of the people then increases even more. When the expenses of infection-control are also added to the bill.
Why is this important for customers?
Let us tell you that in many cases it has been seen that the people who have health cover, the hospitals collect more bills from them. Many such cases have also been reported during the time of the pandemic. Along with this, hospitals started charging new charges like temperature check fees, PPE kit fees, and cleaning fees.
This special step has been taken to recover this kind of money and to get rid of the charge without any talk. Simultaneously, the GI Council had also decided to file an appeal in the Supreme Court regarding overcharging of hospitals, but this matter could not proceed.
