Hello Bhavna,

Have you received anything in writing from the insurance company. Can you share it with us at info@beshak.org? If you haven't received it you should request it in writing.

Ideally, as per rulings, law, and IRDAI regulations, Insurers are supposed to provide covers to people with a medical illness, treat them similar to the way they treat physical illness, however, insurers can reject proposals based on their board-approved underwriting policies

Our recommendation would be to try the following:

1. Approach other insurers - do not give up. Try Star Health, Religare, IFFCO Tokio - and Public sector insurance companies like New India Assurance, Oriental Insurance (through local insurance agents)
2. If #1 does not work, as a last resort, you can parallelly try to get yourself insured through your bank. Banks have group policies, especially public sector banks that can be liberal. Check PNB, Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, etc.

Do let us know if you have any follow up questions. Would be more than happy to help.

Hope this helps.

Team Beshak

Hello Bhavna,

You can go for the Axis Bank group policy as a last resort - till you aren't able to find a better non-group plan. Based on our limited knowledge, we understand that the chances of a hospitalization claim for a mental illness are super low - if that is true, then it won't make a very big difference for you that mental illness is not covered in the policy.

Ensure you make adequate disclosures in the policy, before buying - You don't want to pay premiums for years, and then face cancellation of the policy, decline of a claim when you need to be hospitalized (for a non-mental illness) in the future

Hope this helped. Do let us know if you have any questions.

Regards,

Team Beshak

Hello Bhavna,

You should give it a shot. It may work.

The only way we have seen this work is when one is persistent. You have nothing much to lose, if they decline your proposal.

Also, we think, this clause that excludes mental illness will go off, get corrected - as soon as the contract is renewed (annually) between the insurer and the bank.

Parallely, you must also try government insurance companies through a local office. Insist on all communication in writing.

Please keep us posted.

All the best!