PM Modi's health care initiative is worth pursuing: Raheja QBE CEO

There is a large population standing outside the coverage of primary health care, says Praveen Gupta

The non-life segment of the insurance industry is suddenly all over the place. The proposed national health insurance scheme announced in Budget FY2018-19 is only the largest news from the sector. In this context, industry leaders like Praveen Gupta, chief executive officer of Raheja QBE, possibly India’s only boutique insurance company, have their point of view. Edited excerpts from an interview with Subhomoy Bhattacharjee: 

Straight off, how do you respond to the health scheme announced in the Budget?

I feel it is worth pursuing. There is a large population standing outside the coverage of primary health care. The universal role