IRDA Instructs Health Insurers To Include Medical Cover For COVID-19 In All Policies [Read Circular]

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has instructed all the health insurance companies to include medical cover for COVID-19, irrespective of the type of policy. Through a circular issued on March 4, 2020, the IRDA issued the following Guidelines on handling of claims reported under Coronavirus, with immediate effect: "1. In respect of the products filed...