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Making Health Insurance Afforable: IRDAI to meet insurers and hospitals on Mar 17, to push for common empanelment system, says Seth
Ajay Seth, chairman, IRDAI In the last three years, health...
SC allows passive euthanasia for 32-year-old man in coma for over 12 years
Harish Rana suffered head injuries after falling from the fourth...
HDFC Ergo expects 3%-5% margin pressure on its retail Health products without ITC
``We have already passed on the full zero GST benefit to new retail health policyholders .The policyholders will save a lot in case of a long term health insurance policy. Though, it is early days to calculate exactly the higher cost of retail health portfolio without...
Expanding Life and Health insurance can boost ASEAN growth, says a Study
In partnership with PwC, the study evaluates the social and economic impact of insurance in six ASEAN countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. A 50 per cent growth in non-life insurance coverage is projected to yield up to 3.1...
Insurers start passing on full benefits of zero GST on retail Life and Health covers
``The net outgo for individual consumers has been reduced for products like Health Insurance, Personal Accident & Travel Insurance, maintaining the same policy coverage and claims servicing standards'' Naveen Chandra Jha, MD and CEO, SBI General Insurance New...
Heat, Air Quality & Insurance Costs: How climate change is affecting our homes – and our health
Ang Li, Melbourne School of Population and Global This year, ten days of extreme heat in Europe killed roughly 2,300 people, severe flooding on the New South Wales coast left more than 48,000 stranded, and wildfires in Los Angeles destroyed at least 16,000 homes and...
Central drugs labs find 32 samples to be ‘not of standard quality’ in August
Additionally, the state drugs testing laboratories identified 62 samples as “not of standard quality” (NSQ) in the month under review, they said. In August, three drug samples from Bihar were identified as spurious, which were manufactured by an unauthorised...
‘GST bachat utsav’: Taxes on wide range of goods, services to be reduced starting Monday
Underlining that the mantra of ‘Nagarik Devobhava’ is clearly reflected in the Next Generation GST reforms, the PM highlighted that when the income tax relief and GST reductions are combined, the decisions taken over the past year will result in savings exceeding ₹2.5...
AHPI, Star Health announce restoration of cashless services at hospitals from Oct 10
It was also agreed that the parties will make all efforts to ensure that the other outstanding issues, including tariff revisions, are resolved by October 31, a joint statement said New Delhi: The Association of Healthcare Providers of India (AHPI) and the Star Health...
Accessing Healthcare in Asia: Patients’ pain points
Following a diagnosis, almost 40 per cent of patients turn to digital sources, such as AI, when making decisions about their care. This reflects patients' desire to fill gaps in their knowledge and highlights a crucial need for trustworthy online resources. Patients...
IRDA chairman asks insurers to pass on full benefits of zero GST to customers
Ajay Seth,chairman,IRDAI Seth asked the insurers to strengthen and establish service standards for market conduct, compliance, risk management, and internal audit functions, along with creating a standing forum at the Life Council to examine Court awards and derive...
Climate change may up health risks, exceed $1.5 trn productivity loss by 2050: Report
“We are entering an era in which protecting worker health is proving essential to business continuity and long-term resilience,” said Eric White, Head of Climate Resilience, World Economic Forum Geneva: The rise in global temperatures is likely to cause severe health...