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Chronic kidney disease: India had 138 milion cases in 2023, 2nd globally
Chronic kidney disease is a major contributor to heart disease and...
Winter session of Parliament from Dec 1 to 19,may see tabling of Insurance Amendment Bill
Nirmala Sitharaman,Union Finance Minister Earlier, Finance Minister...
mpox spreads rapidly in Congo’s capital Kinshasa
So far this year, more than 34,000 suspected cases of the disease, caused by both clades have been reported across Africa, more than triple the number recorded at the same time in 2023. As many as 95% of the cases are in Congo and Burundi and 866 people have died The...
ManipalCigna launches plan with special focus on Bharat’s missing middle
ManipalCigna Health Insurance, one of the fastest-growing standalone health insurance company, announces the launch of its new health insurance offering, ‘ManipalCigna Sarvah’. ``We are introducing a complete health insurance solution that not only caters to diverse...
Star Health’s rating upgrade
Star Health and Allied Insurance Company has achieved a credit rating upgrade from India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra). The company's Long-Term Issuer Rating has been elevated to 'IND AA+' from 'IND AA', with a Stable outlook. Additionally, Star Health's subordinated...
The dark side of technology: AI-driven cyberattacks call for upgraded security measures
In September 2024, insurer firm Star Health experienced a significant breach that exposed the sensitive health information of its clients on Telegram chatbots. "Cyber criminals today are not operating manually; they are using AI to automate attacks. They are using...
Life expectancy in men could rise by a yr on cutting down smoking: Lancet
They also found that banning sales of cigarettes and other tobacco products could prevent 1.2 million lung cancer deaths across 185 countries by 2095. Of these deaths, nearly two-thirds would be averted in low- and middle-income countries, because they tend to have...
GST panel deliberates on lowering rate on health insurance, tractors
As per experts, health insurance is likely to see a decrease from 18 per cent to 12 per cent, while term insurance may attract a GST of 5 per cent New Delhi: As the government focuses on GST 2.0 which further eases tax laws, enhance tax simplification and adoption of...
LIC hunts for a suitable health insurance partner, to pick up less than 50% stake
Siddarth Mohanty, MD &CEO, LIC Siddartha Mohanty, MD &CEO, LIC, said, ``Yes , we are now actively searching for an Indian health insurer where we can pick up a large stake but less than 50 per cent. We will not run the company on day- to- day basis but will...
WTW to sell insurance distribution unit to public-equity firm for $632.4 million
“With the sale of Tranzact, we are exiting this direct-to-consumer market and accelerating our progress toward our long-term free cash flow margin goals,” WTW CEO Carl Hess said Willis Tower Watson said Tuesday it would sell its direct-to-consumer insurance...
Public spending on health overtakes out-of-pocket expenditure in India: Report
"For the first time in Indian History public spending on #Health overtakes out-of-pocket expenditure proves PM @narendramodi govt commitment to Healthier Citizens per capita govt expenditure on #healthcare tripled from 2013-14 to 2021-22," said Prof Shamika Ravi,...
Experts welcome Union Health Ministry’s draft Bill on passive euthanasia
The guidelines also lay out conditions such as if the individual has been declared brainstem dead, or if there is a medical prognostication and considered opinion that the patient's disease condition is advanced and not likely to benefit from aggressive therapeutic...