A single-premium health cover for wider reach
Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is on the verge of drawing frameworks to widen and expand the insurance penetration in the health segment. In this move the…
Cigna TTK Health Insurance expands in 5 more cities
Cigna TTK Health Insurance a joint venture between U.S. based global health service leader, Cigna Corporation (NYSE:CI), and Indian conglomerate TTK Group, today announced the launch of its branches in…
Max Bupa wins the technology award at the fourth edition of India Insurance Awards
Max Bupa has been conferred with top honor for technology maturity at the fourth edition of India Insurance awards. Max Bupa was recognized as the company with the most effective…
Insurers to offer products exclusively through specific distribution channel
Instead of selling the same insurance products across various distribution channels, insurance companies are mulling offering their products exclusively in one channel for the benefit of a…
Family floaters gain as healthcare costs rise
In a bid to cut down their health insurance bill, buyers are increasingly turning to family floater policies - covers where a single sum insured is available for all members…
Private health insurers cover 65% policy holders
Around 65 per cent of health insurance policy holders in the country are covered by private insurers while public sector insurers cover only 35 per cent of this population, according…
IRDA releases pilot version of hospital IDs
In an effort to streamline hospital listings a pilot version of a unique hospital ID master has been launched by the Insurance Information Bureau of India (IIB). The…
Star Health & Allied Insurance Co launches Diabetes Safe, new health insurance product
From a modest beginning of Rs.12.51 crore retail business in 2006-07, Star Health has now crossed a landmark figure of Rs.1000 crore in retail Health Insurance business. Star Health Insurance…
Citibank and Apollo Munich to target over 16 million households with specialized health insurance services
citibank India and Apollo Munich announced they will provide specialized health care services to cater to India’s urban emerging affluent and affluent customers of over 16 million households across eight…
Mediclaim insurance for scribes by Bihar govt
The Bihar government has recently launched Bihar Rajya Patrakar Bima Yojana- 2014 to provide group mediclaim and personal accident insurance to journalists working in the state. …