Covid claims projected to pass B500m published : 4 May 2021 at 04:00 2 Mr Anon says that some 100,000 new Covid insurance policies are filed on average per day since mid-April. Insurance companies still provide Covid insurance, as it can help people manage their risks. Apichit Jinakul Total Covid-19 insurance claims since policies launched in March 2020 are expected to reach 500 million baht as of the end of April, spurred by a surge last month, says Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) secretary-general Suthiphon Thaveechaiyagarn. Total Covid insurance policies jumped by 3.15 million during April 1-22 to 13.8 million total policies as of April 22. Total premiums received stood at 5.92 billion baht, while the accumulated value of claims is 195 million baht.