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GST exemption may hit insurers in short term, but long-term gains likely: Experts
"For term insurance, GST exemption could result in notable cost...
Insurance stocks in limelight as life and health insurance exempt from GST
Shares of Star Health and Allied Insurance Company skyrocketed 9.35...
Almost all top Indian apps deploy deceptive design practices: ASCI study
The study by the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) found that 52 of the top 53 apps have deceptive UI (user interface)/UX (user experience) practices that can mislead or trick users into doing something they originally did not intend or want to do Mumbai:...
Gadkari urges FM to withdraw 18 pc GST on life and medical insurance premiums
"The 18 per cent GST on medical insurance premiums is proving to be a deterrent for the growth of this segment of business which is socially necessary."Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari New Delhi: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways...
SCOR sees first quarterly loss since 2022
Thierry Leger,Chief Executive Officer,SCOR SE The Paris-based reinsurer posted a loss of €308 million ($333 million) in the three months through June, missing analysts’ estimates. The result was driven by a €329 million operational loss in the life and health unit...
BajajCapital Insurance launches comprehensive pet insurance plans
BajajCapital Insurance announced the launch of its new pet insurance segment, available now on BajajCapitalInsurance.com. With this addition, pet parents can now compare policies for their dogs, Dogs are the most popular pets in India, with 63% of pet owners having at...
Future Generali India Insurance launches Disability Income Protection insurance Plan
The Disability Income Protection insurance plan from FGII is a Group Health Insurance product which covers both temporary and permanent disabilities. These include both physical and mental illnesses that are diagnosed while being insured, physical injuries caused by...
No data to establish correlation of death exclusively due to air pollution, govt tells Rajya Sabha
“There are no conclusive data available in the country to establish direct correlation of death/disease exclusively due to air pollution. However, air pollution could be one of the triggering factors for respiratory ailments and associated diseases,” Mahesh Sharma...
Newly-launched global campaign tackles impact of heat stress on workers worldwide
"Heat stress is taking a heavy and dangerous toll on billions of workers worldwide." Celeste Drake, ILO Deputy Director-General ILO estimates that excessive heat contributes to 22.87 million occupational injuries annually, resulting in 18,970 deaths and 2.09 million...
No panel formed for extending benefits to cover citizens above 70 under Ayushman Bharat, says govt
Union Minister of State for Health Prataprao Jadhav said 34 insurers and third-party administrators were live and approximately 300 hospitals ramping up to start sending their claims on the National Health Claims Exchange (NHCX), which aims to streamline and fasten...
PSU insurers must reskill their employees and deploy best of technologies, says DFS Secy
From( L to R) , Deepti Gaur Mukerjee, CEO, National Health Authority, Vivek Joshi, secretary, Department of Financial Services(Virtual), Girija Subramanian, CMD, New India Assurance at the 106th Foundation day celebration of New India Assurance The government is...
Head and neck cancers on the rise in India, youth at key risk: Experts
"India is seeing a surge in head and neck cancer cases, especially among young men, due to increased tobacco consumption and Human Papillomavirus (HPV). Around 80-90 per cent of oral cancer patients have been found to use tobacco in some form, be it smoking or...