Treat group cover as a bonus, not your safety net. Company or group health cover is real and useful while it lasts, but it is tied to the job: if you leave, the startup shuts down, or the company drops the policy to cut costs, the cover vanishes, often at the exact moment your income is shaky too. It also usually cannot be carried with you, and by the time you scramble for a personal policy you are older and may have a condition that triggers waiting periods. The safer pattern is to hold your own personal family health plan independent of the company, and let any group cover sit on top of it. Insurance rules, portability, and tax treatment change over time, so confirm the current details with a CA or a licensed advisor. This is general education, not advice on a specific plan.
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Why we picked it What a health policy actually covers and how to read one, so a founder can hold cover independent of the company rather than relying on it.
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Open cleartax.in →Why we picked it The free, India-first grounding in what to do with cash once you have it: goals, allocation, SIPs, and not losing it to fees.
From Zerodha Varsity by Zerodha Varsity
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