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Make Multiple Health Insurance Claims Today’s stressful and fast-paced life contributes to a number of diseases. And this is why investing in a health insurance policy is essential. However, most insurance policies come with a limit on the sum assured, depending on the age of the insured and the insurance company’s underwriting guidelines. In such cases, the insured has no choice but to invest in more than one health insurance policy in case he is looking for a higher coverage. It also likely that you are looking to invest in a mediclaim policy for your spouse or your parent, apart from yourself. In such a case, investing in multiple policies is advisable. However, when you invest in multiple medical policies, it is important to follow the right steps, failing which, you might receive a reduced claim amount. When you fill up a proposal form for a mediclaim policy, is it important to inform the same to the insurer of any other existing medical policy you may have. Not informing your he

Future Generali’s ‘Cancer Financial Preparedness Survey’ reveals alarming statistics Majority of the respondents will either dip into personal savings or take a personal loan to finance the cost of treatment Oncologists determine that 2 out of 3 cancer patients get diagnosed with cancer only in the 3rd or the 4th stage thus, implying higher medical costs     Bhopal, 20th December, 2017 : Future Generali India Life Insurance (FGILI), unveiled the findings of a national ‘Cancer Financial Preparedness Survey’ conducted in association with IPSOS, a leading global research firm. This unique and multidimensional study surveyed two different groups (1) People in the 25 & above age bracket across 11 major cities, and (2) 40 seasoned oncologists across key metro cities.  The objective of the research was to evaluate the awareness levels, the financial preparedness and gap between perception & reality of financial implications of cancer.   Lack of sufficient cancer awareness The result