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Indian Health Survey: Significant increase in healthcare access across country
The median out-of-pocket medical expenditure per hospitalisation...
Transactional risk insurance gains traction in India
Aditya Samag, Private Equity and M&A Leader, Marsh India,...
Delhi tribunal awards Rs 1.1-crore compensation to family of serviceman killed in crash
Presiding officer Sudeep Raj Saini observed that merely because the deceased was riding his two-wheeler under the influence of alcohol, it did not automatically establish contributory negligence on his part. New Delhi: A motor accident claims tribunal here has awarded...
IRDAI chairman Seth meets Indian reinsurers
Ajay Seth, chairman,IRDAI ``It was an introductory meeting and had no specific agenda. Seth wanted to know the state of affair in the Indian reinsurance industry,’’ said one of the CEOs who had attended the meeting Mumbai: After meeting life and non-life insurers...
Crop loss from floods wild animals now covered under PM Fasal Bima Yojana: Chouhan
"I want to give good news to farmers. PMFBY, which provides risk coverage and compensation for crop losses, will now include losses caused by flooding and wild animals", Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Nagpur:Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh...
FinMin renews merger proposal of state-owned general insurance companies
To facilitate the entry of new players from overseas to cater to the demand for insurance and increase penetration, the government has lined up a bill seeking to increase the FDI limit to 100 per cent from the existing 74 per cent in the insurance sector in the...
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...
Govt to table Bill to hike FDI in insurance sector to 100% in Winter session of Parliament
A bill seeking to open up the civil nuclear sector for private players, which will have implications for the industry, is among the 10 new proposed legislations listed by the government for introduction in the winter session of Parliament, beginning December 1. New...
“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...
Former Lloyd’s CEO loses top AIG’s $17 million job over office romance
John Neal, former CEO, Lloyd's Recent instances have felled CEOs at companies including Nestlé SA, Kohl’s Corp. and Astronomer, where Andy Byron lost the top job in July after being caught on a stadium “kiss cam” with the firm’s chief people officer at a Coldplay...
Worforce Reforms: 4 new labour codes implemented for welfare of workers in India
Under Code on Social Security, 2020 all workers including gig & platform workers to get social security coverage. "All workers will get PF, ESIC, insurance, and other social security benefits," the ministry said New Delhi:In a landmark overhaul of labour laws, the...
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...