Amazon India to provide free Covid-19 health insurance for its sellers

Amazon India is going to provide a Covid-19 health insurance, for free, to all its sellers in the country. This insurance, up to ₹ 50,000 for a year, will help cover expenses related to the Covid-19 hospitalisation, treatment, ambulance assistance and ICU charges. The insurance will be valid for a year once activated.

Amazon will fully fund the premium for this health insurance and has partnered with Acko General Insurance (Acko) to manage the policy delivery and handling of claims and reimbursements. This will benefit lakhs of Amazon sellers, basically anyone who has had an active product listing on Amazon.in between January 2019 and May 26, 2020.

How can sellers register for the insurance policy?

Amazon will open a seven-day enrollment window over which sellers can enroll themselves by providing basic personal particulars and KYC documents. No medical tests will be required for registration.

For each seller account, only one person will be covered under the insurance policy.

Once the requisite details are processed, a Unique Health Identification (UHID) number will be issued to the sellers by Acko, which they can use to file their claims and reimbursements. To claim money to cover necessary expenses, registered sellers will have to intimate Acko.

A standard waiting period of 15 days will be applicable at the start of the insurance policy.

Amazon.in sellers can learn more about the eligibility criteria here.