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Health insurance or a headache?

Along with the imperative for having this cover, consumer woes are on the rise, despite regulatory intervention

Mis-selling complaints by life insurance customers might drop in FY15

Long term motor policies for commercial vehicles is sometime away

It is estimated that the combined ratio for motor insurance might touch 200% by the end of March 31, 2015

The going gets tough for insurance claim investigators

Many operating in insurance claims investigation space are facing hardships during probing suspicious claims

TISS to spearhead MHRD's vocational training initiative

The framework for the TISS School of Vocational Education (SVE) was conceptualised in 2011, to spread skill development to every nook and corner of the country

Job market looks up

Banking and IT lead; see September hiring rise 52%, 34% y-o-y, respectively

Coming up: Regional health insurers

Insurance amendment Bill proposes to reduce minimum capital to Rs 50 cr. This could enable smaller firms enter the sector and be regional players

NIIT Q2 PAT down 14% to Rs 10.3 crore

Revenue flat, learning divisions record over 20% y-o-y growth

B-schools score big with summer placements

At Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, highest stipend offered has been Rs 4.2 lakh for two months

Insurance sector to get a facelift

Sector set to get FDI boost from changes incorporated in new insurance Bill

Cyclone Hudhud: Insurance claims to cross Rs 4,000 cr

Given the enormity of losses in natural calamities, the call for setting up of a natural catastrophe pool gets louder

Big firms vie for health insurance pie

Moody's withdraws LIC's rating, cites own business reasons

The withdrawal, however, does not reflect the creditworthiness or quality of management of the insurer

InOpen, Tata ClassEdge tie up for education programme

Computer Masti, InOpen's flagship computer science programme will be offered across all 1,600 Tata ClassEdge schools

InOpen Technologies' computer science programme to be offered in all Tata ClassEdge schools

InOpen is an IIT Bombay based educational start-up with a focus on developing high quality academic content through rigorous research

Life insurers oppose Sec 45

Educational institutions gear up to deal with fake certificate menace

Rackets operate across the country to offer fake certificates, these rackets are estimated to have revenue of Rs 50-80 cr annually

More features likely in domestic travel insurance

Additional features could include assistance for emergency evacuation during domestic travel, apart from covers for hand baggage

Unilever working to end the culling of male chicks

Announces support to initiatives to end the practice

Merger and acquisition activity gathers momentum in insurance

Over the past 18 months, there have been at least six instances of stakeholders in insurance ventures expressing their desire to exit