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Sebi expands permitted use of borrowings for highly leveraged InvITsThe changes, which have come into force with immediate effect, are aimed at providing greater flexibility to InvITs in managing funding req...
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How good is your health insurer in paying against claims? Latest incurred claim ratio of general and health insurance companies in India in 2026Health insurance customers often overlook the Incurred Claim Ratio (ICR), a crucial indicator of an insurer's reliability. IRDAI's latest r...
01 Jan, 2026, 03.36 AM IST
How well does health insurer settle claims? Latest Irdai incurred claim ratio of general, health insurance companies in IndiaIncurred claim ratio of general, health insurance cos: If you are planning to buy a new insurance policy or port your existing health insur...
26 Dec, 2024, 01.41 PM IST
Claims ratio of non-life insurers dips to 82.52% in FY24: Irdai reportIndia's non-life insurance sector saw growth in direct premiums, reaching ₹2.90 lakh crore in 2023-24, with a shift to profitability. Claim...
23 Dec, 2024, 06.31 PM IST
How good is your health insurer? Latest incurred claim ratio of general, health insurance companies in IndiaIf you are planning to buy a new insurance policy or port your existing health insurance policy to a new insurer, do remember to check the ...
08 Jan, 2024, 12.46 PM IST
Latest health insurance claim settlement ratio of companies in 2021This ratio gives you an idea as to how reliable the health insurance company can be in case you need to make a claim.
10 Jun, 2021, 05.16 PM IST
General insurers’ claim ratios improveFrom policyholders’ perspective, a very low claims ratio may not be desirable.
01 Mar, 2019, 08.57 AM IST
Group mediclaim premiums likely to riseThe watchdog has been planning to ask companies for segmental reporting of balance sheets to show which segment was making losses, says IRD...
20 Mar, 2017, 08.42 AM IST
There's a new cartel in town: Insurance firmsThe general insurance sector has come together to follow uniform premium rate and deductible for seven industries and add another five in t...
22 Feb, 2017, 08.58 AM IST
Investment income boosts general insurers bottomline in FY14Total net profit of non-life insurers stood at Rs 4,439 crore in 2013-14 as against Rs 3,282 crore in 2012-13, according to Irda.
11 Jan, 2015, 01.42 PM IST
Four states account for 62% of health cover premiumOne of the reasons for the skew in premium is that 46% of health insurance premium comes from group policies sold to corporates.
10 Jan, 2015, 12.54 PM IST