Does Covid-19 Pandemic Accelerate the Growth of Health Insurance Segment? A Study in Respect of Indian Health Insurance
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Covid-19 pandemic has impacted production as well as service sectors of the world. The wave of the pandemic has also impacted the Indian insurance sector. Health insurance, as a protective investment, is gaining importance as a consequence of the pandemic. In this paper, an attempt has been taken to study whether the pandemic has accelerated the growth of health insurance sector or not? For that purpose, segment-wise market share and growth rate have been computed. This study concluded that pandemic has accelerated the growth rate of health insurance sector in case of private insurance sector.Downloads
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