According to insurers, their experiences in managing large schemes like the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana can make a huge difference to th...

Companies across sectors are cutting down on the range of benefits that they are providing their employees.

Besides being sold as an individual policy, the top-up cover is also a family floater plan where the sum insured is shared among all member...

About 60% of companies in a recent survey by ICICI Lombard expected insurance premium payments to rise 5-8% annually in the next five years.

An independent cover will not only help you during a job switch but also come in handy in case your claim breaches the Rs 3-5 lakh limit.

These policies allow the customer to buy a cover with a single 'floating' sum insured for, rather than buying individual covers for a famil...

The abolition of claim-based loading and the introduction of a lifelong renewability clause are the main reasons why premiums have risen sh...

Retail chains such as The Mobile Store and Univercell and other dealerships account for over 90% of handset insurance.

Policy holders are opting for new procedures that are less painful and ensure faster recovery but cost substantially more.

Some insurers have begun to rethink loading premium for those who are suffering from diabetes and hypertension.

A prominent private life insurer discontinued parental cover after it received a poor response following the cover being made payable by em...

The customers will have to pay premium of Rs 50 or 1.25 per cent of mobile phone cost, whichever is more, at the time of purchase to avail ...

Health insurance for women could get cheaper considering that insurance companies view them healthier than men.

ET highlights Irda’s proposed standard definitions for clauses and exclusions in health policies.

The total health insurance market is around Rs 13,000 crore, of which the state-owned companies’ share.

Policyholders can now breathe easy as some insurance companies have started including ayurveda under their cover.

Though the coverage has been expanded, there are curbs on the amount and situations under which it can be claimed.