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|November 2025
SBI General Insurance launches 'Health Alpha' with flexible coverage options
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SBI General Insurance has introduced its flagship retail health insurance product, Health Alpha, offering customers over 50 coverage options and high flexibility to design customised plans. With the tagline Your Health. Your Cover. Your Way., the product aims to make healthcare protection more affordable and adaptable to individual needs.
Health Alpha offers a wide range of sum insured options, from Rs.5 lakh to unlimited coverage, and allows policyholders to opt for long-term plans of up to five years with tenure-based discounts. The entry age starts at 18 years with no upper limit for adults, and from 91 days to 25 years for children.
SBI General said the product is designed to help customers safeguard against rising medical costs while ensuring comprehensive protection. The plan covers a broad range of medical and hospitalisation expenses and is positioned as a step toward personalised and accessible health insurance in India.
Bengal to deploy 110 ambulances for highway accident response
The West Bengal government will soon roll out 110 ambulances under the 108 Emergency Response Service to provide rapid medical aid to road accident victims along national and state highways. Of these, 35 ambulances will have advanced life support systems, while 75 will offer basic life support.
Each ambulance will be stationed at 50-km intervals and provide emergency care within a 25-km radius. Subhanjan Das, Director of the National Health Mission (NHM), said, "This new ambulance service is an effort to save lives during the golden hour. Pre-hospital care is the primary focus."
In 2024, over 34,700 road accident victims were treated in the state, with 15,356 cases reported by April 2025. The government is also promoting the Good Samaritan policy to encourage bystanders to assist accident victims without fear of legal repercussions. The new fleet includes 40 ambulances owned by the health department.
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