New IRDAI Rule: Health Insurers can’t deny claims due to pre-existing condition non-disclosure after five years
The IRDAI has shortened the eight-year moratorium period that renders claims unrebuttably due to omission of pre-existing disease disclosure to five years. Similarly, policyholders will now only need to wait three years rather than four for their declared pre-existing conditions, like diabetes or hypertension, to be covered due to a shortened waiting period for pre-existing illnesses, according to Dr. B. Mishra, Director of Claims, Underwriting and Product Niva Bupa Health Insurance.
