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It’s been almost a year since health insurance portability came into force, but not many switchovers have happened in the last 12 months. “While the portability system has stabilised, in terms of switchovers, it has not been that significant,” G Srinivasan, chairman and managing director, United India Insurance, said. Read more
The pan-India ownership of health insurance policy by urban households is low as 26%. Read more
Haryana government has decided to provide health cover to the workers injured as a result of an accident during employment under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Read more
Apollo Munich Health Insurance, a leading health insurance company, announced its association with Sourav Ganguly, the former Indian cricket team captain, as the company’s brand ambassador.
Read moreThe Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has decided to more than triple the outlay for the health sector in the 12th Five-Year Plan (2012-17) to reduce the personal healthcare expenses of Indians. Read more
The Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Ahmedabad (Rural), held United India Insurance Company Limited, Ahmedabad Regional Office, and its office at Palanpur, Banaskantha district, guilty of deficiency. Read more
Bharti AXA Life Insurance, the private life insurance joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and AXA, the worlds largest insurance company, today forayed into the health insurance category, announcing the launch of Indias first triple benefit critical illness plan “Bharti AXA Life Triple Health Insurance Plan”.
Read moreThe IRDA, vide circular dated February 10, 2011, had issued guidelines on portability of health insurance policies which was to be introduced from 1st July 2011. Subsequently, on 24th June 2011, it was felt necessary to put in place a system to enable collection of data on the history Read more
As per a circular issued by IRDA, The Third Party Administrators (TPAs) in health insurance will now have to are strict their services only to an insurance company. Read more