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. …
ICICI Lombard unveiled cashless OPD insurance scheme
In a bid to facilitate the authentic time and stress free outpatients, ICICI Lombard General Insurance proclaimed the launch of an Outpatient Department health (OPD) insurance scheme recently , which…
Future Generali India Insurance first to launch Rashtriya Swastha Bima Yojana programme in Karnataka
Future Generali India Insurance, a joint venture between Future Group - the leading retailer of India and Generali Group - a global insurance group and one of…
National Seminar on ‘Big data to Predictive Analytics – Future of Healthcare’ conducted by PHD Chamber
The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized a Seminar on Big data to Predictive Analytics – Future of Healthcare on 5th September 2013 at PHD House. The Insurance…
Now cops under medical insurance cover
The death of Lal Bahadur Lohar, the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB)constable who was deputed to the CID and who died while defusing a bomb blast recently has been an eye…
Health insurers adopting co-payment model to cut costs
In a bid to ensure optimal utilization of benefits by policyholders, employers are increasingly resorting to co-payment, whereby up to 25 per cent of the claim amount will have to…
Get instant health claims authorisation by card swipe
Gone are the days when health insurance policy holders have to wait for their hospitals to get a claim authorization from the insurance company. Health insurance companies have come up…