Insurance buyers increasingly compare multiple policies using digital tools, and stronger comparison is linked with lower premiums for similar coverage, as reported by The Hindu.
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What happened: more policy comparison before purchase, using digital tools
The Hindu reports that consumer decision-making is improving in financial services, particularly insurance, as buyers gain more financial awareness, more access to information, and more use of digital tools to compare options. The Hindu also reports that most customers compare multiple policies before buying.
The Hindu reports an observed association between policy comparison and meaningfully lower premiums for similar coverage. The Hindu also reports that premium ranges can still be wide even for policies that look similar at first glance.
The Hindu illustrates premium variation using insurance examples for a Delhi family floater health plan for a young family and for senior-citizen plans involving pre-existing conditions. The Hindu attributes premium differences to policy design factors such as room-rent limits, co-pay clauses, restoration benefits, and optional riders.
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