LIC shares sink 9% as OFS opens at 11% discount. Here's all you need to knowLIC shares plunged nearly 9% after the government’s offer for sale (OFS) to divest up to a 6.5% stake in the insurer opened for institution...
04 Aug, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
Government unveils offer for sale to dilute LIC stakeThe Centre has announced an Offer for Sale in Life Insurance Corporation of India. This issue will open for non-retail investors on Tuesday...
04 Aug, 2026, 06.31 AM IST
Comprehensive health insurance: Navigating childhood illnesses, vaccination support, and kidney function careHealth insurance covers childhood illnesses and their treatments effectively. Vaccination support is a key preventive care strategy for fam...
03 Aug, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
IN-SPACe re-entry rules expose insurance crunchThe guidelines, issued by the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) on July 23, cover planned re-entry missio...
03 Aug, 2026, 09.16 AM IST
India's Second Leapfrog: From sick-care to AI-native health infrastructureJust as India bypassed copper landlines to become a global mobile data leader, it can now bypass the West's CPT-coded sick-care bureaucracy...
02 Aug, 2026, 12.12 PM IST
Aditya Birla Capital Q1 Results: Profit jumps 40% YoY to Rs 1,175 croreAditya Birla Capital has announced an impressive forty percent increase in profits for the first quarter. The company’s consolidated total ...
31 Jul, 2026, 05.39 PM IST
Star Health cuts mediclaim without citing any policy clauses: Court says insurer cannot act on 'whims and fancies'; orders to pay the remaining Rs 47KStar Health Insurance has been ordered by a Guntur consumer commission to pay Rs 47,356 to a policyholder whose Covid hospitalisation claim...
31 Jul, 2026, 03.16 PM IST
New insurance norms for hospital admission: 'Unnecessary hospitalisation' won't be allowed; doctors fear genuine mediclaims may be deniedNew insurance norms for hospital admission issued by the General Insurance Council advise that patients with uncomplicated fever be treated...
31 Jul, 2026, 01.21 PM IST
IRDAI clears investments in private companies, eases infrastructure funding normsIRDAI has expanded insurers' investment options by permitting investments in private limited companies, infrastructure SPV debt and repo, r...
31 Jul, 2026, 12.41 PM IST
State insurers quote low premiums to win NPCIL nuke insurance coverNuclear Power Corp of India (NPCIL) had budgeted Rs 30.13 crore, including taxes, for insuring Tarapur units 3 and 4 under a one-year prope...
31 Jul, 2026, 01.33 AM IST
FinMin launches Protection & Indemnity Insurance product under Bharat Maritime Insurance PoolIndia's Department of Financial Services launched a new sovereign-backed P&I insurance product. This product is designed by New India Assur...
30 Jul, 2026, 09.59 PM IST
ProTec gets insurance licence; Irdai revamps key guidelinesProTec General Insurance will be allowed to undertake general insurance business under the applicable regulatory framework. The four regist...
30 Jul, 2026, 01.12 AM IST
Star Health Insurance Q1 Results: Profit jumps 25% to Rs 550 croreStar Health reported a twenty-five percent net profit increase for the first quarter. Total income rose to Rs 4,471 crore from Rs 3,990 cro...
29 Jul, 2026, 09.28 PM IST
Trump administration to end Medicare Part D subsidy after 2026The Trump administration will end a Medicare Part D subsidy program after 2026. Insurers have gained enough experience to price plans accur...
29 Jul, 2026, 09.15 AM IST
CCI clears Go Digit Infoworks merger with insurer; Fairfax entity to hold 57.28% stakeThe Competition Commission of India approved Go Digit Infoworks' merger with Go Digit General Insurance. This transaction will see Go Digit...
28 Jul, 2026, 09.12 PM IST
The health and wealth paradox: 1% describe overall health as poor but 82% claim they are stressed; how pursuit of wealth is affecting mental well-being, reveals studyAccording to a recent study by ManipalCigna Health Insurance, while only 1% describe their overall health as poor, as many as 82% claim the...
27 Jul, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Go Digit net profit dips 38% in Q1, premium falls 8.4%Gross written premium during the quarter also fell 8.4% year-on-year to Rs 2,731 crore. “In a soft market we would rather protect the quali...
23 Jul, 2026, 09.20 PM IST