‘Mosquito Disease Protection Policy’

India’s 3rd-largest non-life insurance provider in the private sector, HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company launched a scheme termed ‘Mosquito Disease Protection Policy’ which will cover a person against common mosquito-borne diseases, namely, Dengue Fever, Malaria, Chikungunya, Japanese Encephalitis, Kala-azar, Lymphatic Filariasis and Zika Virus
There has been a stark rise of 300% dengue cases in India between 2009-2017,according to the report published by National Health Profile 2018.