Page 29 - Health Insurance

Non-life insurers see a 4.41% drop in premium collection in September

Standalone health insurers, however, see a 38% spike in collections on the back of heavy demand for health covers

Irdai to start colour coding of individual health plans based on complexity

The regulator has sought comments from all stakeholders on the matter by October 15

A snapshot of health insurance policies premiums offered by various firms

Here's how the premiums of various health insurance policies offered by various firms stack up

From road transport to health insurance, tax rules that changed from Oct 1

TCS at the rate of 5% imposed on money remitted outside India

Covid patients' claims denied as insurers, hospitals battle over bills

IndiaSpend spoke to other families around India that struggled to get insurance claims paid for Covid-19 treatment

Fire, health segments drive non-life insurers' rebound, Q2 may be better

In the first five month of FY20, the firms had seen 14 per cent growth in premiums.

Irdai to develop standardised products for bridging protection gap

Life Insurers must aim to achieve a 13th month persistency of 90% within a year, says Irdai chairman

Looking for insurance policies? Consider ones that waive health check-ups

Those with pre-existing conditions should opt for ones that require medical screening

Rising Covid, non-Covid claims a double whammy for general, health insurers

Insurers said while the situation had been manageable so far, going ahead, it would be a cause for concern

Covid-19 accounted for 11% health insurance claims in April-Aug: Study

As regards the cost of treatment, the insurance aggregator said Covid-19 treatment may cost more than Rs 10 lakh in case of prolonged hospitalisation

Buying a digital policy? Share it with family for emergency purpose

They will need access to policy details in case of an eventuality

Digital health plan may make insurance products cheaper: Irdai member

Health insurance products calculated based on historical data will get better information, says T L Alamelu

Family matters: Be clear if your employer's group health plan covers them

With a pandemic raging, you must buy your own personal health cover for your family to supplement the group cover

Premiums of non-life insurers rise 10.38% in Aug, health insurers gain most

General insurers, 25 in all, saw their premium collection go up 5.57 per cent in August 2020 to Rs 13,139.63 crore, compared to Rs 12,445.83 crore in the same period last year

Reported Covid-19 insurance claims at 192,863 worth over Rs 3,000 cr

As many as 121,739 claims settled by insurers so far, amounting to Rs 1,165.81 crore, revealed claims data of General Insurance Council

Health insurance: Irdai issues guidelines on wellness, preventive measures

Steps shall help achieve the desired objective of maintaining and improving good health and enabling affordable health insurance

Religare Health Insurance rebrands itself as Care Health Insurance

Religare Health Insurance on Tuesday said it has re-branded itself as Care Health Insurance.

Irdai urges use of video KYC with geo-tagging, live photo of customer

In January this year, RBI had allowed banks and NBFCs to complete full KYC remotely. A number of banks have rolled out this service since the RBI's nod

Unlock BFSI 2.0: Insurance reinvented itself in pandemic, says industry

Industry rapidly scaled up digital services to help customers, say speakers at Business Standard webinar 'Insured and Safe'.

Unlock BFSI 2.0: Indians learnt importance of health insurance after Covid

But the crisis has also brought in a new challenge for general insurance providers, with claims doubling every 30 days