by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 22, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy, Regulation
“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...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 17, 2025 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health
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...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 16, 2025 | Health, Interviews, Non-Life
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...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 14, 2025 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News
An October report in The Lancet scientific journal estimates the yearly number of deaths from heat-related causes worsened by climate change at nearly 550,000. Another 150,000 annual deaths can be linked to air pollution, often from the burning of fossil fuels but...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 12, 2025 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Intermediaries, Regulation, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
Ajay Seth, chairman,IRDAI `While the number of health insurance claims settled is high, the amount settled especially in full is sometimes lower than expected.This is an area we are monitoring closely. Our expectation from the insurers is clear. Prompt, fair and...