{"id":915062,"date":"2026-06-24T10:12:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T15:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/why-higher-health-cover-is-becoming-the-new-normal-for-indian-families\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T10:12:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T15:12:56","slug":"why-higher-health-cover-is-becoming-the-new-normal-for-indian-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/why-higher-health-cover-is-becoming-the-new-normal-for-indian-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Why higher health cover is becoming the new normal for Indian families"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-list-19931627\" data-index=\"0\">\n<p><h2>Santosh Puri, Head \u2013 Retail Health &#038; Travel Underwriting at Tata AIG General Insurance, and Amit Chhabra, Chief Business Officer at Policybazaar.com, said health insurance adoption in India is improving amid rising medical costs and growing awareness. Consumers are increasingly opting for higher sum insured plans and comprehensive coverage. While insurers are expanding into smaller cities and offering more flexible products, the experts noted that insurance penetration remains low and significant protection gaps persist.<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>By <b>CNBCTV18<\/b><span>June 24, 2026, 5:21:46 PM IST (Updated)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video_container-19931627\">\n<p><img alt=\"CNBCTV18\" title=\"CNBCTV18\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/static\/images\/cnbc-new-logo\/cnbc-default-logo.svg?impolicy=website&#038;width=1280&#038;height=720\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Note To Readers<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as investment advice. Readers should consult certified experts before making any investment decisions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>First Published:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jun 24, 2026 5:16 PM<\/p>\n<p> IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/videos\/personal-finance\/health-insurance-india-medical-inflation-higher-sum-insured-trends-19931627.htm\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Vrushali Sawant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santosh Puri, Head \u2013 Retail Health &amp; Travel Underwriting at Tata AIG General Insurance, and Amit Chhabra, Chief Business Officer at Policybazaar.com, said health insurance adoption in India is improving amid rising medical costs and growing awareness. Consumers are increasingly opting for higher sum insured plans and comprehensive coverage. While insurers are expanding into smaller<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":915063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[267,22993],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-915062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","category-higher"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/915062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=915062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/915062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/915063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=915062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=915062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=915062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}