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Indian Women Power: 3 in 4 homemakers(women) lack critical illness cover
A report by BajajCapital Insurance Broking highlights a powerful...
Jio Fin Services expects to begin life, general insurance biz in 2026
``We hope to start insurance manufacturing in 2026, subject to...
Cipla launches first inhalable insulin for diabetes care in India
Afrezza is a rapid-acting orally inhaled insulin, which offers a needle-free, convenient alternative to injectable insulin therapy. The launch of this product in India is expected to benefit many of the 10 crore adults currently living with diabetes mellitus....
Govt notifies new Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025, IRDAI to frame new regulations
Now, insurance regulator IRDAI will come out with new set of regulations in accordance with the new Act which provides a host of changes including hiking FDI from 74 per cent to 100 per cent for the Indian insurance companies The new Act introduces one-time...
Amendment of Insurance Laws Bill, 2025:Achieving “Insurance for All” by 2047
The Insurance Act 1938 did not contain any definition of “insurance business”. The Bill now seeks to define this term to mean the business of effecting insurance contracts, as well as any other form of contract that may be notified by the Central Government in...
Indian Insurance Industry-2025: A Year of Consolidation, Customer Focus and Sustainable Growth
Consumers increasingly opted for higher sum insured policies, family floaters, and value-added benefits such as wellness programs, OPD cover and maternity—reflecting a shift from price-led buying to need-based protection. Krishnan Ramachandran, MD & CEO, Niva Bupa...
Eggs safe for consumption, cancer risk claims unfounded: FSSAI
In a statement issued on Saturday, the food safety regulator clarified that eggs available in the country are safe for human consumption and that reports alleging the presence of carcinogenic substances in eggs lack a scientific basis New Delhi: The Food Safety and...
NATHEALTH asks govt to increase public spending on healthcare to over 2.5 per cent of GDP
Chronic diseases now account for nearly 65 per cent of all deaths in India and the urgency to strengthen preventive and primary health systems has never been greater.Citing that there is a low uptake of preventive screening, NATHEALTH recommended tax deduction for...
Traditional medicine doesn’t get recognition it deserves, has to win confidence via science: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Addressing the WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine, Modi said strengthening research, use of digital technologies and developing a trusted regulatory framework will further bolster traditional medicine New Delhi: Prime Minister...
Seth urges insurers on timely and effective resolution of policyholders’ grievances
``When a citizen takes the trouble to write a grievance,they are not filling a form—they are sending a signal that they need the system to listen. How we respond to that signal shapes trust not only in insurance, but in institutions themselves. Choose the customer...
Ayushman Bharat:Gujarat’s expenditure increases 20.5% to Rs 3,210 crore in 2024–25
Bhupendra Patel,Chief Minister, Gujarat The AB PMJAY–MA scheme, which integrates the Centre’s flagship Ayushman Bharat programme with the state-run Mukhyamantri Amrutum Yojana, currently covers around 1.20 crore families in Gujarat.At present, 2,090 hospitals have...
Insurance Amendment Bill,2025:Balancing innovation,capital inflows and policyholder protection
Nirmala Sitharaman,Finance minister Taken together,the Bill, that now awaits Presidential assent and thereafter notification in the official gazette, promises a decisive shift in India’s insurance landscape. Several of the proposals in the Bill are measured and their...