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Marriage, stable income and more women in the family can result in 10% of India’s population buying health insurance products against the current 2%, according to a recent survey.

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) released exposure draft in Health Insurance recently.

Soon your health insurance claims may be settled within 30 days from the date of submission of necessary documents.

After the ULIP clean-up of 2010 and along with the traditional policy clean-up that’s work-in-progress, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has also initiated a clean-up of the health…

Increasing number of mis-selling complaints against the life insurance companies has compelled the insurance regulator to take a tough stance. “Now industry has become adolescent. Some discipline is required,” J…

Kurla resident Komal Patel (name changed) had a kidney stone problem and needed to undergo lithotripsy — a non-invasive procedure which breaks up small kidney stones using shockwaves. Patel’s doctor…

A total of 3.44 lakh BPL (below poverty line) families have been identified for SMART CARD distribution under the Rashtriya Swastha Vima Yojna (RSVY). The plan, to be implemented from…

Lif insurance is the favourite investment option for millions of Indians but very few of them know about their rights as policyholders. A 2011 survey by NCAER shows abysmal level…

The rupee's fall has put pressure on the travel insurance portfolios of leading general insurance players and they are likely to go to sector regulator - Insurance Regulatory Development Authority…

The Finance Ministry is believed to have directed the four general insurance companies-- New India Assurance, United India insurance, National insurance and Oriental insurance -- to reduce losses in group…