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2 in 3 Indian women are investing for retirement surpassing national and men’s averages Max Life Study
Health and wellness remain integral to women’s retirement plans....
HC asks Maharashtra govt for details on expenditure on medical infrastructure, budgetary allocation
The court was hearing a bunch of petitions, including one initiated...
Rising toll makes quake deadliest in Turkiye’s modern history
Confirmed deaths in Turkiye passed those recorded from the massive Erzincan earthquake in 1939 that killed around 33,000 people. Speaking in Ankara following a five-hour Cabinet meeting held at the headquarters of disaster agency AFAD, Erdogan said 47,000 buildings,...
Insurers are committed to making a bigger impact on mental health, says Geneva Association report
For life and health insurers, who absorb related financial shocks through disability and income protection insurance, this is manifest in paying out close to USD 15 billion in mental health-related disability insurance claims annually. In many countries, this number...
Bird flu spreads to new countries, threatens non-stop ‘war’ on poultry
Outbreaks of the virus have continued in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa, undefeated by summer heat or winter cold snaps, since a strain arrived in the United States in early 2022 that was genetically similar to cases in Europe and Asia The virus...
IIB to set up tech platform ’Bima Satark’ to detect fraudulent health insurance claims
Prasun Sikdar, MD&CEO, ManipalCigna Health Insurance The process has been initiated on 18th January by the IIB ``Insurance Satark comes as a boon for the health insurance industry, as it helps us in detecting fraudulent claims. It is only for the health insurance...
Niva Bupa weighs stake sale at $2 billion valuation: Report
True North may consider selling some of its stake, the people said. A deal could also involve issuing new shares, one of the people said, asking not to be identified as the information is private. Mumbai: An Indian general insurer backed by British United Provident...
ManipalCigna launches a specialized plan for seniors
A customer between 56 to 75, after meeting the underwriting eligibility, can buy the plans and if an existing customer pay premium annually even after reaching 75, the cover will continue for him/her till death The sum insured options range from Rs. 3 lacs to Rs 50...
5 state-owned general insurers’ total exposure to Adani at Rs 347.64 cr: MoS Finance
Bhagwat Karad,Minister of State for Finance "As per data received from Public Sector General Insurance companies, namely New India Assurance Company Ltd, United India Insurance Company Ltd, National Insurance Company Ltd, Oriental Insurance Company Ltd and General...
MP: Health survey shows at least 50 per cent of Indore residents suffering from some ailment
The report of the survey helmed by the Indian Medical Association's Indore Chapter and the Red Cross Society 'Around 48 per cent residents had some abnormality in one test, 9.5 per cent had enhanced blood sugar levels, 17 per cent had high cholesterol levels, 6 per...
Men are more prone to develop obesity-related conditions: Study
"This isn't just an obesity related issue -- I think it's a much broader conceptual problem that also encompasses healthy aging. One implication of our findings is that there will be situations where the treatment that is ideal for men is not going to be ideal for...
India committed to strengthen traditional medicine practice by bolstering evidence-based research: Sarbananda Sonowal
He added that the vision of the Prime Minister to build a robust healthcare system for the holistic patient care system remains solid as the Union Budget has considerably hiked the budget for the Ministry of Ayush by 20 per cent New Delhi: Union Ayush Minister...