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Stop miscommunicating, build trust, not fear, to achieve insurance for All: Seth urges life insurers
R Doraiswamy, MD&CEO, Life Insurance Corporation and Ajay Seth,...
Extreme heat kills more than 1,300 across Europe
And across Europe, "more than 1,300 excess deaths have been...
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...
“Insurers could be mandated to meet annual disability coverage targets monitored through digital dashboards”Sr Govt official
“IRDAI's role, along with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, needs to be very strongly converged and coordinated because this is not a single ministry's game. Insurers could be mandated to meet...
FSSAI asks states to remove fruit-based beverages other drinks being sold under ORS brand from mkts
Last month, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had directed all food business operators to immediately stop using the word 'ORS' (Oral Rehydration Solution) in their labelling and advertisements, calling such practices misleading to consumers New...
Systemic leakages of Rs 10 000 cr annually in insurance sector eroding trust: Report
To address this, the report outlined a three-pillar framework of prevention, detection, and deterrence, underpinned by the enablers of standardisation, technology, and data interoperability NEW DELHI: Systemic leakages due to fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) of...
Unethical practices of pharma firms: People should have proper remedy, says SC
The plea filed by 'Federation of Medical and Sales Representatives Association of India' and others sought a direction that till an effective law was enacted as prayed, the top court may lay down the guidelines to control and regulate unethical marketing practices by...
AI tool in national disease surveillance helped issue over 5 000 alerts to health authorities Data
News reports in print, electronic and online media are scanned by media scanning and verification tool under India's 'Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme' (IDSP) for unusual health events, which are then shared with authorities for further action, if deemed...
“Competition in the group health insurance segment is intense”
Nilanjan Roy, Head of Group Business, ManipalCigna Health Insurance,in an exclusive interview with Asia Insurance Post, speaks about a few latest trends in the Indian health insurance industry What strategies is ManipalCigna adopting to expand its business, and how...
Finmin asks hospitals, insurers to make healthcare affordable and accessible for policyholders
M Nagaraju, Secretary,Financial Services , Ministry of Finance The secretary advised insurers and hospitals to take measures such as devising standardised treatment protocols, common empanelment norms, seamless cashless claims processing, etc, to bring down health...