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“Competition in the group health insurance segment is intense”
Nilanjan Roy, Head of Group Business, ManipalCigna Health...
Finmin asks hospitals, insurers to make healthcare affordable and accessible for policyholders
M Nagaraju, Secretary,Financial Services , Ministry of Finance The secretary advised insurers and hospitals to take measures such as devising standardised treatment protocols, common empanelment norms, seamless cashless claims processing, etc, to bring down health...
Public health of Indians at risk due to substandard imports of PVC resin from China: Report
The study, titled "Balancing Growth and Public Health Safety: Criticality of PVC QCO in India," was released at IIT Delhi on Wednesday. It highlights that PVC, which forms nearly 30 per cent of India's economy, is used in critical areas such as water supply,...
IRDAI closely monitoring health insurance claims gaps, says Chairman Seth
Ajay Seth, chairman,IRDAI `While the number of health insurance claims settled is high, the amount settled especially in full is sometimes lower than expected.This is an area we are monitoring closely. Our expectation from the insurers is clear. Prompt, fair and...
“Huge spike in number of chest cases”: Doctors warn of health issues due to air pollution in Delhi-NCR
"There are patients all around. Everywhere, children are being brought to hospitals coughing, sneezing, having a runny nose, breathing fast, and having a fever. We have patients who are coming back with a cough or pneumonia. There is a huge spike in the number of...
One in two people tested in India show high blood sugar levels: Report
Gaurav Verma, Head of B2C, PharmEasy (API Holdings) noted "This report is more than data; it is a call for action. One in two people tested show high blood sugar levels, and there are millions unaware they are at risk. Awareness, timely diagnosis, and prevention must...
Can consider visa on arrival for medical treatment: Goyal
"The idea about visa on arrival is a good idea. We will pursue that…For many countries, we allow visa on arrival, we allow e-visas…both these can be considered let's say for the United States, most of the European countries… not all by the way …for most of the...
Chronic kidney disease: India had 138 milion cases in 2023, 2nd globally
Chronic kidney disease is a major contributor to heart disease and accounted for almost 12 per cent of cardiovascular deaths around the world in 2023. It ranked as the seventh leading cause for heart-related mortality, ahead of diabetes and obesity, the team said...
Winter session of Parliament from Dec 1 to 19,may see tabling of Insurance Amendment Bill
Nirmala Sitharaman ,Finance Minister Earlier, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had said Insurance Amendment Bill, is likely to be introduced in Parliament in the upcoming Winter session NEW DELHI: The Winter session of Parliament, which may see Insurance Amendment...
Niva Bupa Health Insurance Q2 profit more than doubles to Rs 62 cr
Gross written premium increased to Rs 1,843 crore during the quarter under review compared to Rs 1,777 crore in the same period a year ago. New Delhi: Standalone health insurer Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd on Monday reported more than twofold jump in net...
Aiming affordability,IRDAI chief hints at key distribuition reforms in Indian insurance sector
``We see BIMA Sugam as an efficient consumer-facing platform, which is getting ready and at the back-end are the insurance companies. They have made a beginning as their products and services should be coming in the market in the next few quarters.''Ajay Seth,...