by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 1, 2024 | Features, Health, Policy
A total of 6.11 crore hospital admissions involving expenditure of Rs 78,188 crore have been authorized under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) scheme, of which 1.7 crore hospital admissions worth over Rs 25,000 crore have been authorized...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 31, 2023 | Articles, Health, Non-Life, Regulation, Risk Management, Technology
Prasun Sikdar, MD and CEO, ManipalCigna Health Insurance The initiatives such as a unified network of hospitals and 100% health insurance claim settlement system nationwide will offer flexibility to consumers and significantly reduce the financial burden With growing...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 31, 2023 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Non-Life, Policy, Regulation, Risk Management, Technology
Ritesh Kumar, MD & CEO, HDFC ERGO General Insurance The IRDAI initiated the journey towards adopting IFRS 17 and implementing risk-based supervision and capital frameworks. Looking ahead, significant developments are anticipated in the general insurance...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 31, 2023 | Articles, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Non-Life, Regulation
Krishnan Ramachandran, MD & CEO at Niva Bupa In a bid to simplify health insurance for customers, IRDAI has introduced standardization guidelines, with the latest being the Customer Information Sheet (CIS). This initiative aims to demystify policy benefits and...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 31, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Risk Management
Combined with disruptions at a drought-stricken Panama Canal in the Western Hemisphere, the rise in merchant shipping rates poses headwinds for central bankers in their inflation fight Shipping costs are rising as hundreds of container ships that typically transit the...
