IRDAI mandates additional costs for health insurers on late claim settlements

The Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has made health insurance policies a lot more…

Niramaya Health Insurance Scheme: Eligibility criteria, benefits and more

The primary objective of the Niramaya scheme is to ensure that individuals with disabilities have access…

Why health insurance with OPD covers are growing popular in India?

More people opting for health insurance prefer an additional Outpatient Department (OPD) cover. This feature’s popularity…

Health insurance: Faster cashless approvals might get off to a slow start

While insurance industry experts pin the blame on hospitals for slow processing at the time of…

As the IRDAI rules widen the insurance net, are higher premiums in the pipeline?

Thanks to the wider scope of health insurance policies, premiums for health insurance policies may see a…

Irdai issues circular for insurers to decide on cashless authorisation in 1 hour

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) released a new master circular on health…

NHCX, single platform for all health insurance settlements, to be launched soon

Image Source : FILE PHOTO Representative Image Getting health insurance is often easy but to get…

Hospital chains plan ₹14,600-crore expansion with covid in rear-view mirror

This marks their first meaningful expansion since covid, which slowed or halted their growth for four…

Can a tenant buy separate home insurance for the overall flat?

I am tenant in a multistoried apartment. My residents’ welfare association (RWA) buys insurance for the…

Insurers to reveal number of insurance claims pending and disposed of: IRDAI

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) on Wednesday released a master circular on…