- Medical insurance: Employee mediclaim benefits set to shrink
The employers are reducing benefits because the premium they have to pay has shot up by 30-100% due to rising claims.
18 Jul, 2011, 03.57 PM IST
- Cos may now have to bear bigger slice of insured loss
Loss-hit non-life insurers decide to fix a floor level for deductibles.
12 Mar, 2010, 03.55 AM IST
- Insurance cos push for uniform hospital rates
To control health cover costs, insurance companies are bargaining hard with hospitals for a standard rate card.
07 Oct, 2009, 03.37 AM IST
- Relaxed reserves norms to add to health insurers' bottomline
IRDA has relaxed norms for companies doing health insurance business by reducing their reserve requirements.
26 Mar, 2009, 03.38 AM IST
- Don't bank on your employer's health cover alone
Health insurance provided by your employer can be withdrawn at any time and is in any case not available when you retire.
24 Feb, 2009, 03.37 PM IST
- Insurers pull the plug on group health policies
Employees of corporates find themselves without health cover, with insurance cos serving cancellation notices to group mediclaim policyhold...
17 Dec, 2008, 06.23 AM IST
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03 Dec, 2008, 05.42 PM IST
- Clinical trial insurance comes to the aid of pharma cos
With a constant rise in the number of clinical trials in the country, clinical trial insurance is gaining momentum too.
12 Aug, 2008, 03.16 PM IST
- Free pricing may not insure premium cut
Carowners with an adverse claims record may not only be denied discounts but also have to cough up higher premium.
07 Jan, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Property insurance rates crash
Property insurance rates fell by as much as 75-80% on the first day of free pricing in the general insurance market.
02 Jan, 2008, 02.15 AM IST
- Insurance policies discounting rebate cap to face recall
GIC and the insurance regulator have said the policies that have not complied with the limits on discounts offered may have to be recalled....
11 Dec, 2007, 10.00 AM IST
- As a matter of life cover
There is little value for the loss of life in a billion-plus nation like India would be no exaggeration. With the rapid pace of development...
04 Oct, 2007, 02.25 AM IST
- IRDA sets November date for total pricing freedom
In the free-pricing regime, boards of non-life insurance companies will have far more responsibility in deciding the extent to which an ins...
08 Aug, 2007, 03.21 AM IST
- Gen insurance may get 70% cheaper
Public sector Insurance cos, to unleash fresh round of price war by slashing down premiums.
12 Jul, 2007, 02.47 AM IST
- Reinsurers now take higher risk, cut commission
Reinsurers have adopted a cautious approach as insurance companies are aggressively expanding their business under the deregulated regime.
31 May, 2007, 03.55 AM IST
- GIC changes reinsurance treaty terms after losses
Hit by both steep drops in premiums with price detariffing and losses on account of some large projects, Indian reinsurer.
17 Mar, 2007, 03.42 AM IST
- Insurers put premium on risk profile
Premiums you pay is now linked to the risks you carry.
06 Jan, 2007, 02.35 AM IST