Employer cover vs your own policy

Group health insurance from an employer versus a policy you buy and own. Group cover is cheap or free but ends with the job, is usually thin, and builds no waiting-period continuity that you keep.

What it means

Group health insurance from an employer versus a policy you buy and own.

Why it matters to a household

Group cover is cheap or free but ends with the job, is usually thin, and builds no waiting-period continuity that you keep.

Where it trips people up

Relying on it entirely and buying personal cover only after leaving — by which point age, or a new condition, has made it expensive.

In an Indian household

Hold a personal policy alongside employer cover from early on. The premium at thirty is a fraction of the premium at forty-five.

Where FamTally comes in

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Employer cover vs your own policy

Group health insurance from an employer versus a policy you buy and own.

Why does it matter?

Group cover is cheap or free but ends with the job, is usually thin, and builds no waiting-period continuity that you keep.

What do people usually get wrong?

Relying on it entirely and buying personal cover only after leaving — by which point age, or a new condition, has made it expensive.

Is there anything India-specific?

Hold a personal policy alongside employer cover from early on. The premium at thirty is a fraction of the premium at forty-five.

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