health

Sale of health insurance policies in semi-urban and rural markets is increasing with private insurers seeing a spike in the number of people opting for such covers. Rising cost of…

For the general insurance industry, 2022 was a year of regulatory changes, innovation and the rise of insurtech and health-based intermediaries. Going into 2023, the focus will be on growth…

Reduction of GST on health cover to 5 percent, hike in 80D limit and tweaking of norms on pension/annuity products to make them more attractive to people top the wishlist…

India’s uninsured population could get cover at Rs 2,000 for a sum insured of Rs 5 lakh if universal health insurance were to be introduced in line with the schemes…

The Covid pandemic brought with it greater awareness regarding the need for health insurance boosting business for such insurers in 2022 even as they battled higher claims, technological disruptions and…

Motor insurance premiums, riding on higher vehicle sales and repricing of third-party premiums, have compensated for the normalisation of growth in the health segment. This comes despite health insurance premiums…

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) is in the process of doing a comprehensive audit of the country's health sector, and is adopting an approach different from its…

Future Generali India Insurance Company has launched a new health policy, which extends the definition of family to cover the LGBTQIA+ community and live-in partners. The company said its new…

Bajaj Allianz has recently launched its ‘Global Health Care’ product, which pays for medical expensesincurred within India as well as overseas. Global health insurance policies not only cover medical emergencies…

The per capita health expenditure is the highest in Kerala at Rs 9,871, almost four times the national average of Rs 2,100, indicating that the cost of healthcare in the…