Anand Roy, MD & CEO of Star Health Insurance said, “This policy...
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Prasun Sikdar set to become the first CEO of Bima Sugam
Prasun Sikdar,MD & CEO designate, Bima Sugam India Federation...
Rare diseases India foundation to form Hunter’s Alliance
``The financial strain on families affected by Hunter's Disease is...
Scientists discover ‘weak spot’ across all major COVID-19 variants
"This is a highly adaptable virus that has evolved to evade most existing antibody treatments, as well as much of the immunity conferred by vaccines and natural infection," said Sriram Subramaniam, a professor at the University of British Columbia, and the study's...
Biden bill to help millions escape higher health care costs
The sweeping climate, tax and health care bill sets aside USD 70 billion over the next three years to keep out-of-pocket premium costs low for roughly 13 million people, just before the reduced prices were set to expire in a year beset by record-high inflation Those...
“Impossible”, says Dolo 650 manufacturer on allegations of its Rs 1000 crore marketing budget
The Central Board for Direct Taxes has accused makers of the Dolo-650 tablet of distributing freebies worth Rs 1,000 crore to doctors as consideration for prescribing the tablet, said senior advocate Sanjay Parikh, appearing for the Federation of Medical and Sales...
Over 30 pc of Indian employees want to change jobs: PwC survey
Millennials are the most likely to seek new employment, with 37 per cent indicating that they are likely to switch employers in the next 12 months While Gen Z employees are less likely to quit, about a third of them are extremely or very likely to ask for a reduction...
World coronavirus cases fall 24%; deaths rise in Asia: WHO
The U.N. health agency said there were 5.4 million new COVID-19 cases reported last week, a decline of 24% from the previous week. Infections fell everywhere in the world, including by nearly 40% in Africa and Europe and by a third in the Middle East. COVID deaths...
SC asks Centre to respond to pleas on unethical marketing practices by pharma companies
A bench of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AS Bopanna was informed that makers of Dolo-650 mg tablet had invested Rs 1,000 crore in freebies to have its anti-fever drug prescribed to patients The apex court then asked the Central government to file a reply within...
PSU general insurers plan major organisational revamping
The new structure will follow-Operating Offices/Claims Hubs/Regional and Head Offices and scraped the older four tier structure - Branch/Divisional/Regional/Head Offices. And, over a period of time, the regional offices may also vanish Chennai: The four Central...
Munich Re retains its top position, Asian reinsurers lose rankings in AM Best’s 2022 global list
All the top three Asian reinsurers, China Re, Korean Re and GIC Re, have lost their global rankings in 2022. Korean Re, which have been in the 10th place in 2020, fell off to 13th this year owing to currency position. Despite premium growth of around 7 per cent, China...
Airlines need to strictly enforce COVID-19 protocol, including mask mandate: DGCA
Airlines have to ensure that passengers are wearing face masks properly throughout the journey and there is proper sensitisation of passengers through various platforms, it mentioned New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA on Wednesday asked all Indian carriers to strictly...
Monkeypox cases jump globally; see 20% rise to over 35k cases, 12 deaths
According to Rosamund Lewis, the WHO's monkeypox technical lead, there are reports of breakthrough cases in which people who received the shots after exposure to the virus are still falling ill as well as individuals becoming infected after receiving the vaccine as a...