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Edelweiss General Insurance will now allow unmarried couples in a live-in relationship or gay/lesbian couple to avail family floater health insurance cover under its group health insurance policy.
The policy will also cover disabled children without any age limit and dependent children (with no disability) up to 30 years of age.
So far, group health policies only included the legally wedded spouse of individuals.
In a press release, Pooja Yadav, Chief Product Officer, Edelweiss General Insurance said, “We believe in diversity and inclusion. Access to good healthcare is every individual’s right. We are happy to extend our policy to include members of the LGBTQIA+ community and unmarried partners. We must keep pace with the evolving definition of family. We are positive that our small step will help slowly transform workplaces and help build a more welcoming work atmosphere for the LGBTQIA community.”