As per the data, of the total Rs 1.17 trillion claims under health insurance of general as well as standalone health insurers, only Rs 83,493.17 crore or 71.29 per cent were paid during the year ending March 2024.
Irdai said there were about 3.26 crore health insurance claims during 2023-24 with insurers, of which 2.69 crore (82.46 per cent) claims were settled. The average amount paid per claim was Rs 31,086.
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