Premium healthcare & lifestyle diseases driving health insurance premium hikes: Universal Sompo MD Sharad Mathur
Rising medical costs, increased premium hospitalisation for heart ailments, and a surge in lifestyle diseases are putting pressure on India’s health insurance premiums, said Sharad Mathur, MD & CEO of Universal Sompo. He noted that while insurers are facing growing claims, premium hikes must be backed by data and not driven by short-term cost pressures….