An affordable and indigenously developed HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine to prevent cervical cancer is now ready and will likely be included by the Union government in its universal immunisation programme.…
Future Generali India Insurance Company has said that its new health cover has expanded the definition of family to include members of the LGBTQIA+ community and members in a live-in…
Around 60 per cent respondents have been delaying treatment due to lack of health cover and 67 per cent who have medical insurance find it difficult to understand, a study…
Edelweiss General Insurance has partnered with the Union Health Ministry to help create digital health IDs for all in the country. ’ABHA’ or the Ayushman Bharat Health Account is a…
IRDAI is building a comprehensive portal for complaints redressal of policyholders. The portal is expected to be ready by the end of December this year, said Bejon Kumar Misra, Consumer…
The registration process of new companies has been eased by substantially reducing the time taken to process new applications from 6-8 months to two, Debasish Panda, chairman, IRDAI said. The…
Former members of the IRDAI fear that the regulator's proposal to grant flexibility to insurers on commissions might result in them passing on related costs to policyholders. Recently, IRDAI proposed…
Insurance regulator has proposed mandatory issuance of all insurance policies in electronic form. A senior insurance executive confirmed the development and said that this will be done through Insurance Repository…
Insurance regulator made a strong case for reducing expenses to make health insurance affordable for everyone. Addressing the 'Health Insurance Summit 2022' here, IRDAI chairman Debasish Panda said that high…
IRDAI has done away with the need to submit a separate proposal form for taking an annuity product from proceeds of National Pension Scheme (NPS). Currently, retirees submit an exit…