KKR buys Medicover’s India hospitals businessGlobal investment firm KKR has acquired Medicover India's hospital business. Sources said the the transaction values the hospital chain at ...
06 Aug, 2026, 12.03 PM IST
Oman makes short trips easier with free 14-day tourist visaOman has introduced a free 14-day tourist visa for citizens of selected countries under new regulations aimed at boosting tourism. The visa...
05 Aug, 2026, 01.50 PM IST
IRDAI asks insurers to fast-track Assam flood claimsInsurers must expedite flood claim settlements for affected policyholders. The regulator has directed immediate deployment of surveyors and...
05 Aug, 2026, 01.07 AM IST
These 7 banking stocks have an upside potential of up to 25% in 1 year, according to analystsLet us assume FPI buying continues. That last month was not a one-off, but the start of a trend. If so, then sooner or later this money wil...
04 Aug, 2026, 10.49 PM IST
Need to encourage young adults to buy health cover, says Aditya Birla Health Insurance CEOFor those under thirty-five, acquiring health insurance is vital for managing risks and financial burdens. Despite representing a substanti...
04 Aug, 2026, 08.37 PM IST
Life insurer rejected Rs 70 lakh death claim, but consumer commission ordered it to refund Rs 7 lakh premium despite a lapsed policy; here's whyA life insurer denied a seventy lakh death claim after a policy lapsed. The policyholder had paid seven lakh as the first year premium. The...
04 Aug, 2026, 10.54 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
IRDAI’s insurance reforms: Why fixing commissions matters more than tracking sellersSome carmakers sell vehicles without a spare wheel, offering just a puncture repair kit instead. Nobody proposes a register of the salesmen...
03 Aug, 2026, 12.18 PM 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
Employees skipping annual health check-ups face nearly threefold higher hospitalisation risk: CII-MediBuddy reportEmployees skipping annual health checkups face triple the hospitalization risk. This group also accounts for a large share of insurance cla...
01 Aug, 2026, 01.03 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
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
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
5 critical checks before buying health insurance policy to avoid claim rejectionsChoosing health insurance requires careful consideration of several important factors. Opting for a policy simply because it has a low prem...
21 Jul, 2026, 12.58 PM IST