Health cover sales up in rural areas
Sale of health insurance policies in semi-urban and rural markets is increasing with private insurers seeing a spike in the Read more
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General insurers bet on health, insurtech to drive growth in 2023
For the general insurance industry, 2022 was a year of regulatory changes, innovation and the rise of insurtech and health-based Read more
Insurers want GST cut to 5% on health cover
Reduction of GST on health cover to 5 percent, hike in 80D limit and tweaking of norms on pension/annuity products Read more
Universal health cover may bring down costs
India’s uninsured population could get cover at Rs 2,000 for a sum insured of Rs 5 lakh if universal health Read more
Health Insurers hopes for better health infrastructure to support growth
The Covid pandemic brought with it greater awareness regarding the need for health insurance boosting business for such insurers in Read more
Premji Foundation to enter healthcare
More than two decades after setting up Azim Premji Foundation to improve teaching in government schools, the country’s most generous Read more
Out-patient care insurance
Star Health and Allied Insurance has launched the new “Star Out Patient Care Insurance Policy”. This policy aims at providing Read more
Star Health sprints past competitors in retail, gains 34% market share
Star Health and Allied Insurance Co Ltd, a standalone health insurer, continues to outpace industry growth and gain market share Read more
CAG looks to condust audit of country’s health cover
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) is in the process of doing a comprehensive audit of the country’s Read more
500m could get heart diseases, diabetes by 2030, warns WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says 500 million people globally may develop heart disease and diabetes between 2020 and 2030 Read more
