Agencies

With Covid cases increasing, people who were earlier reluctant to buy a health cover, are looking to arm themselves with one. In another trend, people who have an optimal cover are looking to take a super top-up cover, say industry people.

One of the reason for many taking a high cover is the lack of standard pricing across hospitals. While select governments have capped the prices of some procedures, there are a significant number of exclusions including, that is making treating corona an expensive exercise. �Even small organisations have started thinking of giving a good health cover to their employees,� said Vivek Chaturvedi, Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Direct Sales, Digit Insurance.