IRDA proposes uniform definition of key terms in health insurance

Last Updated: Monday, January 14, 2013, 23:16

IRDA has come out with standard definition of various key terms like critical illness with a view to bring in uniformity and promote health insurance.

Future Generali re-launches health insurance plan

Last Updated: Thursday, December 27, 2012, 20:01

'Future Health Suraksha' offers enhanced features like life long renewals, and cumulative bonus from first claims free renewal instead of sixth renewal among others.

Health insurers need affordable, innovative products: Ficci

Last Updated: Sunday, December 9, 2012, 14:35

With skyrocketing medical costs, more and more people will look for health insurance products to secure themselves, said the Ficci-Towers Watson report.

Health, motor insurance to be key growth drivers: Bajaj Allianz

Last Updated: Sunday, December 2, 2012, 17:45

Health and motor insurance will remain the key growth drivers for Bajaj Allianz General Insurance in near future on the back of larger opportunities in these space, a top company official said.

Domestic helps, hawkers to get cashless health insurance

Last Updated: Thursday, October 11, 2012, 20:52

The health insurance cover to the new categories will be provided under the RSBY and it will benefit nearly eight lakh families comprising around 40 lakh people, Delhi Health Minister A K Walia said.

Health insurance coverage to cross 630 mn people by 2015: WB

Last Updated: Thursday, October 11, 2012, 16:41

Health insurance coverage in India is expected to cross 630 million people or 50 percent of the population by 2015, a World Bank report has said.

Reliance Life seeks IRDA nod for two health insurance plans

Last Updated: Sunday, October 7, 2012, 16:43

Leading private insurer Reliance Life has sought approval of the sectoral regulator IRDA for two new health plans and is aiming to launch them in current quarter.

IRDA working on system to improve health insurance service

Last Updated: Sunday, October 7, 2012, 12:04

Insurance regulator IRDA is working on a centralised mechanism to capture health insurance data with a view to improving the service and preventing misuse of medi-claim benefits by hospitals.

IRDA to bar arbitrary hike in renewal premium on health policy

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 16:10

Insurance regulator IRDA will soon come out with guidelines to prevent insurance companies from arbitrarily hiking renewal premiums on health policies under which benefits had been claimed previously.

Fire, group health, motor insurance premia may go up

Last Updated: Monday, September 24, 2012, 22:06

Premiums in various segments like fire, group health insurance plan and third-party motor insurance are likely to go up in the wake of losses being incurred by insurers, a top United India Insurance executive said.

Mahindra Satyam launches 'HealthConnection'

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 16:28

IT service provider Mahindra Satyam on Tuesday announced the launch of 'HealthConnection', a health insurance exchange (HIX) solution that complies with US Affordable Care Act requirements for establishing health insurance exchanges for businesses, employers and individuals by January 1, 2014 deadline.