Star Health and Allied Insurance say its anti-fraud mechanism — medical experience embedded with technology — has helped the standalone health insurer achieve some savings in its claims outgo while…
Employer-sponsored health insurance is a critical element of the benefits package provided to employees. When the coverage is comprehensive and the sum insured is sufficient, it provides protection, and hence…
Health insurance third-party administrator Medi Assist is set to acquire 100% stake in Raksha Insurance TPA in what could be the largest deal in third-party administrator or TPA space, its…
India’s health insurance segment contributed 0.34 percentage point out of the overall 1 percentage point of general insurance (including health insurance) penetration in the country during FY22, Lok Sabha was…
Rajasthan became the first state to pass in Assembly the Right to Health Bill, which gives every resident of the state the right to avail free Out Patient Department (OPD)…
Insurance companies are grappling with the design, pricing and operational modalities of offering health cover for mental illness, disabilities and HIV after the IRDAI’s February 27 circular. As it is…
IRDAI has made it mandatory for general insurers or stand-alone health insurers to launch health insurance policies that can provide coverage to people with mental illness and those afflicted with…
Health cover increased to Rs. 25 lakh Looking at the popularity of the free universal health care scheme in the state, the Rajasthan government has increased health insurance cover from…
India to set up expert teams to deal with health emergencies The government is setting up 100 teams that will respond to health emergencies, including pandemics, along the lines of…
Spread Covid awareness: IRDAI to insurers IRDAI has asked insurance companies to reach out to people to increase awareness, given the resurgence of coronavirus in some parts of the world.Insurance…