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NDTV Good Times kicks off new show ‘Love Bites with Joey’ on 11 June
MUMBAI: Lifestyle channel NDTV Good Times has announced its latest food show ‘Love Bites with Joey‘. Hosted by supermodel Joey Matthew, the show presents her in a new avatar, cooking straight from the heart with food’s most important ingredient – Love.
The show kicks off on 11 June and airs on Monday and Tuesday at 10 pm.
Every episode will see Joey whipping up three signature dishes, as she prepares quick and easy recipes in her quest to find the perfect restaurant menu. The episodes often end with Joey inviting a few close friends over for an intimate meal.
Joey’s food has no nationality; her food draws inspiration from French, European, Middle Eastern and Indian Coastal region. With strong Malyali roots and global influences, Joey’s food is exotic yet simple; she ensures the food is light and healthy without missing out on any flavour.
NDTV Lifestyle CEO Smeeta Chakrabarti said, “With NDTV Good Times reaching more people than ever before through our innovative and genre defining programming, we are very excited to announce the launch of our latest food show, Love Bites with Joey. The brand new show is a perfect combination of food and indulgence, completely in tune with NDTV Good Times offering. Love Bites with Joey is entertainment at its very best and I‘m confident our viewers will appreciate and thoroughly enjoy it.”
NDTV Good Times channel director and NDTV Lifestyle creative head Shibani Sharma Khanna said, “Love Bites with Joey is a warm, intimate show where supermodel Joey Matthews invites you in to her own kitchen. We hope it encourages people to indulge in easy, delicious cooking.
A super model who has ruled the ramp for over a decade, Joey Mathew has travelled the world and dined at some of the finest restaurants across the globe. Born to Malyali parents, raised in Europe & Middle East, her tryst with food began at an early age. Her love for food led her into the kitchen where she developed a passion for cooking honest and wholesome food – straight from the heart.
Buying family medical insurance online in India has become a common option for individuals who want to secure health coverage for multiple family members under a single policy. However, many buyers are unsure about the exact steps involved in selecting and purchasing the right plan online.
In this guide, you will know the step-by-step process of buying family medical insurance online in India, along with the key factors to review before purchasing a suitable policy.
Step 1: Assess Your Family’s Healthcare Needs
Before buying online health insurance, check the healthcare needs of all family members. Check age, existing illnesses, regular medicines, and the likely need for hospital care later. This helps in selecting a suitable sum insured, policy type, and level of cover. It also reduces the chance of buying a plan that appears suitable but does not meet actual medical needs.
Step 2: Visit the Insurance Company’s Official Website
After understanding the family’s needs, visit the insurer’s official website and read the plan details carefully. Use the official platform to review eligibility, policy wording, waiting periods, cover details, exclusions, and renewal terms.
This step gives a clearer understanding of how the policy works before payment is made. It also helps avoid confusion caused by incomplete summaries on other pages.
Step 3: Compare Available Family Health Insurance Plans
A family medical insurance policy should be compared on factors beyond the premium. Review the sum insured, hospital network, room rent limits, pre- and post-hospitalisation cover, daycare treatment coverage, and waiting periods. It is also important to check treatment sub-limits and specific policy conditions.
Careful comparison helps determine whether a plan provides balanced coverage and whether its terms are suitable for the healthcare needs of the entire family.
Step 4: Choose the Right Policy and Start the Online Purchase
Once the options have been compared, select the policy that best fits the family’s medical needs and budget. Before starting the application, review the covered members, policy term, benefits, and main conditions again. This is an important stage because errors here can lead to the wrong cover amount, an unsuitable variant, or missing details that create problems during policy use.
Step 5: Calculate the Premium Using an Online Calculator
Use the online premium calculator before making the final choice. Enter the correct details, including age, city, number of insured members, and selected cover amount. The result helps in understanding the expected premium and whether the policy fits the annual budget. This step is useful because it allows cost and coverage to be reviewed together, instead of choosing a plan only because the premium looks lower.
Step 6: Fill in Personal and Medical Details
When filling in the proposal form, provide accurate details for each insured member. This includes name, date of birth, contact details, medical history, ongoing treatment, and previous insurance information if required.
Every answer should be complete and truthful. Incorrect or missing details can create difficulty later. Before you submit the form, read every section again and correct any mistakes.
Step 7: Make Payment Through the Secure Payment Gateway
After checking the form, go to the payment page and complete the transaction through the secure payment gateway. Review the premium, policy term, and entered details once more before confirming payment.
After the transaction is completed, save the receipt, reference number, or confirmation message carefully. Keeping this record is useful if you need to track the purchase or follow up on policy issuance later.
Step 8: Download and Keep Your Policy Document Safely
Once the policy is issued, download the policy document, schedule, and any related papers without delay. Read them carefully to confirm member names, policy period, sum insured, and major terms. Save a digital copy in a secure folder and keep a printed copy if needed. Proper record keeping makes future renewals, document checks, and policy servicing easier and more organised when information is required quickly.
Conclusion
Buying health cover online becomes easier when you handle each step with attention. From checking your family’s needs to reading the final document, every stage helps you make an informed choice. A careful approach can reduce mistakes, improve your understanding of policy terms, and help you choose coverage that matches your household’s medical needs, financial capacity, and long-term healthcare planning in a reliable way for your family over the long term.
