Centre’s smart card insurance scheme becomes global bestseller
If imitation is the best from of flattery, the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) is fast becoming an international model for targeted distribution of benefits.
Budget 2013-14: Widen coverage area; give tax sops: Health insurance biz
Indian economy measured in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) registered a growth rate of 6.5 per cent in 2011-12, which is the lowest annual growth rate of last decade.…
You must have enough life, health insurance
Reena Joseph (32) can be an inspiration to many young women. She's strong willed, has a clear vision and is brilliant at balancing work and personal life. Born in a…
Guidelines on Standardization in Health Insurance : IRDA
Health insurance addresses a major area o f public concern. Although it is rapidly growing, access to health insurance still remains limited and add to it complaints especially due to…
IRDA issues guidelines to standardize health insurance
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority or IRDA, recently, issued guidelines to standardize health insurance in India. The guidelines will standardize definitions of 46 terms that are commonly used in…
IRDA’s health insurance guidelines: Key consumer centric points ignored
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) came out with landmark draft health insurance guidelines on 31st May 2012. While it addressed numerous important issues like lifelong renewal, claims settlement…
Health insurance scheme for cashless treatment for poor
The Puducherry Health Department in association with the New India Assurance Company rolled out a cashless treatment for members of BPL families in Mahe and Yanam regions.
Religare Health Insurance plans to open new branches
Religare Health Insurance recently said that it plans to introduce products in critical illness, maternity and lifestyle-related categories. The insurer also plans to open around 30 branches across India as…
No insurance cover for organ donors
Srinidhi (name changed), a housewife, donated a part of her liver to her husband a few years ago. Even though she has no complications and is perfectly healthy, she was…
Phase 1 a success, health insurance for poor to now cover entire state
50 lakh families in 8 districts availed the Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Arogya Yojana since July 2012, says Health Minister Suresh Shetty.