– May 21, 2020The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) has announced that policyholders can pay their premium in Equated Monthly Installments (EMIs). It has directed all health insurance companies to offer the same to policyholders to ease the situation. In the wake of the lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the country, the IRDAI has extended this benefit to health insurance policyholders. They can pay the premium on a monthly, quarterly or half-yearly basis for those policies, which is due for renewal up to 31 March 2021. Insurance companies will notify the applicable conditions and policyholders will be asked for their consent before the EMI options will be provided. Last year, the IRDAI had already notified insurance companies to provide the EMI facility from 1 October 2020. But with the COVID-19 situation in the country, the option has been fast-tracked.