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Govt notifies new Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025, IRDAI to frame new regulations
Now, insurance regulator IRDAI will come out with new set of...
Amendment of Insurance Laws Bill, 2025:Achieving “Insurance for All” by 2047
The Insurance Act 1938 did not contain any definition of “insurance...
Budget 2025: Insurers and experts hail game changing moves
The FDI limit being raised from 74% to 100% will prove to be a landmark reform in the insurance sector which will help unlock new opportunities for investment and innovation. These reforms will strengthen investor confidence, drive innovation, and support sustained...
Union Budget 2025-26: Reshaping Indian insurance landscape
Tapan Singhel, MD&CEO, Bajaj General Insurance& Chairman, General Insurance Council With the move to allow 100% FDI in insurance, we could see India moving towards a future with 1,000 insurers in the next decade. A larger number of players will bring greater...
Budget 2025: FM exempts basic customs duty on 36 life-saving drugs; boosts medical tourism
Establishment of cancer care centres and enhanced social security provisions for online platform workers. Boosting medical tourism in the country, the FM announced, a ‘Heal in India’ campaign in partnership with the private sector New Delhi:In a move aimed to provide...
Union Budget 2025:Insurance Reforms Bill with 100% FDI to be tabled soon, says Sitharaman
100% FDI proposal, larger reforms moves along with other Amendments in the various existing Acts, which have been awaited upon by the industry, will be part of separate draft Bill and will tabled in Parliament soon, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Insurance...
Eco Survey raises concerns on rising ultra-processed food consumption, proposes health tax
"From sweetened breakfast cereals, soft drinks, and energy drinks to fried chicken and packaged cookies, ultra-processed foods have undeniably marked their formidable presence in everyday diet," the Survey said New Delhi: Increasing consumption of ultra-processed...
Eco Survey: Health expenditure grew to Rs 6.1 lakh crore in FY25
“Health is a crucial component of human capital and a valuable asset for a prosperous and stable economy. It boosts productivity, reduces healthcare needs, enhances life expectancy, and supports social development,” said the Economic Survey New Delhi: The Economic...
K’taka health dept passes order to implement SC’s directive for patient’s right to die with dignity
"We have also come out with an Advance Medical Directive (AMD), or a living will, in which a patient can record their wishes about their medical treatment in the future. This important step, according to the minister, will bring great relief and a dignified sense of...
Irdai caps health insurance premium hikes for senior citizens at 10 pc per annum
Irdai further said insurers will have to undertake prior consultation with it if the increase proposed in the premium for senior citizens is more than 10 per cent per annum. Hyderabad: Insurance regulator Irdai on Thursday directed insurers not to increase health...
Sebi rejects competing open offer by US-based entity to pick majority stake in Religare
In a communication dated January 28 to REL, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said, "letters submitted by Digvijay Laxmansinh Gaekwad are being returned since the same is not an exemption application in terms of Regulation 11 of SEBI (SAST)...
Indian insurance industry watches Govt’s move on IRDAI chief as Panda’s 3-yr term ends on Mar 14
Debasish Panda, chairman, IRDAI Panda after taking over as IRDA chairman on Mar 14, 2021, had unleashed an extensive reforms agenda for the industry to achieve `Insurance for all by 2047' and industry is already tapping all the sources to know whether Panda is...