Insurers have settled 15.3 lakh health and 48,000 life claims amid lethal second wave: Irdai Official

“Over 19.11 lakh Covid health claims have been reported as on 22nd June as far as medical insurance or hospitalisation is concerned. While in terms of death claims, which is handled by the life insurers, about 55,276 claims have been intimated and nearly 88 per cent i.e., 48,484 claims amounting to Rs 3,593 crore have already been settled,” said T.L. Alamelu, Member (Non-Life), IRDA while inaugurating 13th Global Insurance E-Summit & Awards organised by ASSOCHAM.

from Wealth-Economic Times https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/personal-finance-news/insurers-have-settled-15-3-lakh-health-and-48000-life-claims-amid-lethal-second-wave-irdai-official/articleshow/83864119.cms