As per Bima Bharosa portal of IRDAI, during FY 2024-25, 1,37,361...
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Singapore general insurance market’s gross written premiums rise 8.4% to S$6.09 billion in 2025
Despite the higher claim environment, the domestic segment...
Insurtech startup Plum nets $20 million in Peak XV-led Series B round
The Bengaluru-based company plans to use the fresh capital to...
Social security coverage rises to 64% from 19% in 2014: Mansukh Mandaviya
Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya noted that 94 crore people in the country are currently covered under accident, health and pension benefits, placing India just behind China, which covers 107 crore people New Delhi: India has expanded social security...
Bangalore hotels body moves HC against mandatory menstrual leave order
The association has questioned the very basis of the order, highlighting that the State itself has not extended such leave to women working in government departments. Bengaluru: The Bangalore Hotels Association (BHA) has filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court...
Insurance, 8 other economic bills to be taken up in Winter Session
As per the list of Bills circulated with the members of Parliament for the upcoming session, the government proposes to introduce The Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025, to raise the FDI limit in the insurance sector to 100 per cent, from 74 per cent, as part of...
Universal Coverage:Rebuilding India’s Health Insurance Architecture
Health insurance sector itself is facing headwinds with 12-15% medical inflation, opaque pricing structure, and strained insurer–hospital relations. Insurers are under stress with combined ratios above 110% and low single-digit RoEs. Cutting GST on health insurance to...
Obesity, related chronic diseases costing Indian economy $28.9 billion annually: Report
The report also called for four key actions to tackle the menace. These include strengthening food environment regulation to reduce the consumption of high-fat, sugar, and salt products New Delhi: Obesity and related chronic diseases account for a growing share of...
Kerala HC issues guidelines on display of treatment rates providing aid in pvt hospitals
In order to ensure transparency, the bench directed that every clinical establishment shall prominently display, in Malayalam and English, at the reception and admission desk and on its official website the list of services offered, baseline and package rates for...
“When in doubt, choose the customer” IRDAI chief asks insurers
“Compliance cannot be a department— it must be a mind-set. And grievance redressal cannot be the end of a process— it must be our early warning system. When in doubt, choose the customer. If we do that consistently, trust will follow, growth will follow, and the...
Insurance issues hinder timely bariatric and metabolic surgery: Survey
"When patients cannot undergo bariatric surgery on time because of insurance delays, their disease continues to progress. Months are lost waiting for approvals, and during this period their metabolic, hormonal, and cardiovascular health often worsens," former OSSI...
Delhi records worst air pollution, 447 Indian districts fail air quality test
The report by the independent research organisation Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air said Chandigarh recorded the second-highest annual average PM2.5 level at 70 micrograms per cubic metre during the study period from March 2024 to February 2025, followed...
Mandatory appointment letters, fixed work hours, social security benefits among key changes in new labour Codes
The Ministry of Labour & Employment has also taken steps to develop a national database to enroll unorganized workers including migrants. It will help migrant workers get jobs, map their skills and provide other social security benefits. This will ensure...