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The National Health Policy 2017 has proposed to increase the public spending on healthcare from a dismal 1 per cent to a meagre 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2020, which is itself well below the world average of 5.99 per cent.

Ayushman Bharat on way to become world's largest free healthcare...

The central government aims to give health insurance cover to around 50 crore poor people with Ayushman Bharat.

6 March 2019 6:14 PM IST

Following the November 8-9 demonetisation, the government over the weekend asked public sector insurers to provide discounts of up to 10 per cent on the premium amount for general insurance policies and 8 per cent in new life policies of Life Insurance Corporation sold online.

5 reasons to change your opinion on insurance

The insurance industry has been protecting us from any kind of health hazards, car accidents, and many other situations.

1 March 2019 3:24 PM IST

You can avail a top-up of Rs 40 lakh. Interestingly, with a deductible of Rs 10 lakh, this additional coverage of Rs 40 lakh will cost you upwards of Rs 8,200 per annum.

Health coverage of Rs 5 lakh

It's not that difficult to secure your family's medical needs for the foreseeable future.

29 April 2019 2:46 AM IST

At every stage of the claim processing timely notifications shall be sent to policyholder or claimant.

From July, policyholders can track progress of claims

Insurers have to update claimants of processing status.

11 April 2019 1:06 AM IST

With the new fiscal year beginning today, lets see how to rejig your finances.

Clean up your finances in April

Don't postpone investment decisions to the end of fiscal, you need to begin the process to avoid buying bad products.

1 April 2019 1:42 AM IST

The culture of profiteering is at the root of staff shortages in rural areas and the mushrooming of shady clinics.

A grievous crisis is brewing in India's healthcare system

The bottomline is that those who were meant to be healers are beginning to be hated.

1 May 2019 1:41 AM IST

Life Insurance companies are expected to report strong first quarter earnings, as the individual new business premium (NBP) growth for them has been over 30 per cent.

Insurance policies become flexible

Premium table can be extended, list of day care procedures can be expanded and critical Illnesses covered can be added.

25 Sept 2019 1:32 AM IST

In order to enhance the scope of services offered under wellness and preventive features/benefits of health insurance products, the insurance regulator-The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) on Thursday released an exposure draft on guidelines on wellness and preventive features.

Uniform health cover terms on the cards

All stakeholders have been asked to submit their comments/suggestions on the proposed guidelines by January 25.

13 Jan 2020 2:15 AM IST

Future First Insurance Broking has teamed up with Arohan Financial Services, part of the Aavishkaar Group, eastern Indias largest NBFC MFI, to offer simple, customized and affordable insurance products in areas of major livelihood threats including health, accident, natural calamities, theft etc.

Life insurers can soon offer health insurance policy

IRDAI (Health Insurance) Regulations 2016 allows Life Insurance Companies to offer benefit-based health insurance...

26 Feb 2020 6:56 AM IST

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COVID 19 effect: Surge in health insurance policies

Early March there was a surge in enquiries and requests for health insurance policies with special coverage for COVID 19

30 March 2020 4:08 PM IST

Salesmen at a chemist shop wear protective masks, in wake of the deadly novel coronavirus, outside Safdarjung Hospital, in New Delhi, Wednesday, March 4, 2020. (Photo | PTI)

Coronavirus now covered under policy offered by Digit Insurance

Digit Insurance will pay policy holders who have tested positive for COVID-19 up to 100 per cent of the sum insured for...

4 March 2020 7:20 PM IST