The standard vector-borne disease cover called Mashak Rakshak is a fixed benefit health insurance policy, which pays a lump sum benefit equal to 100% of the sum insured when a claim is made for ...

General insurance companies will soon launch a standard health insurance policy for vector-borne diseases such as dengue, malaria, filaria, chikungunya, etc.. The minimum sum assured will be Rs ...

New Delhi, Nov 13 () Health and general insurers will soon be permitted to offer specific insurance cover to the public for treatment of vector-borne diseases like dengue, malaria and chikungunya ...

Vector-borne diseases are human illnesses caused by parasites, viruses and bacteria that are transmitted by ticks, fleas, mosquitoes and phlebotomine sandflies. According to the World Health ...