Coronavirus impact: Insurers see marked jump in inquiries for health policies

Queries on new policies have increased up to 40% since fresh cases of the virus were detected in Delhi and Agra. But the impact on pricing for new policies will be negligible as actuarial models generally factor in historical data. However, businesses of several health and travel insurers could be hit if the virus were to significantly impact India, industry players told ET.

from Banking/Finance-Industry-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3auq3rU