IRA mulls capping insurance premiums for the elderly

IRA

Insurance Regulatory Authority CEO Godfrey Kiptum. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Senior citizens’ medical premiums will be capped at a maximum of 200 percent higher than what younger customers pay if the regulator adopts proposals aimed at sustaining more people in health cover.

South Africa-based i3 Actuaries and Consultants hired by Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) over a year ago to guide in the development of medical insurance framework says insurers currently charge old people up to 600 percent more than young customers.

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