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Office critical illness cover: How well does it protect employees and their families?The distinction matters for how HR teams design the benefit. A fixed benefit CI policy addresses income replacement and non medical costs t...- Employee put on PIP after 5 years decides to leave after secretly securing another job, but an unexpected COBRA tip makes the resignation timing a bigger questionAn employee put on a performance improvement plan (PIP) after five years at a company had already secured another fully remote job and was ...
- Three Indians died every week in Gulf workplace accidents between 2023 & 2025, MEA data showsMEA data shows more than 800 Indian nationals died in workplace accidents overseas between 2023 and 2025, with 55% of the fatalities occurr...
- 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...
- Parental health coverage in group insurance: Why opting out of it can be a costly mistakeA large number of senior citizens find it difficult to get individual insurance covers. Insurers may charge higher premiums or decline cove...
- 30-50% rise in mental health insurance claims, most claims for anxiety, depression: StudyMost claims are for anxiety and depression, reveals a recent study on mental health insurance by Policybazaar.
- India’s mental health insurance gap: Less than 1% of health claims pertain to mental wellbeingIndia's insurance sector struggles to provide adequate mental health coverage despite a 2018 mandate. Less than 1% of health insurance clai...
- How you work, not just how muchRecent debates about optimal work hours have shifted focus towards enhancing workplace culture. Companies are now providing flexible health...
- Mental health claims below 1% as high costs, stigma limit accessA new survey reveals that mental health insurance claims are less than 1% of all health claims in India due to high costs, inadequate cover...
- Why family health insurance needs timely re-evaluationRe-evaluating family health insurance plans is crucial to ensure adequate coverage for changing needs. Factors like family changes, job shi...
- Biden administration says 1 lakh new migrants are expected to enroll in 'Obamacare' next yearThe Biden administration has released a directive allowing approximately 100,000 children of US immigrants to enroll in the Affordable Care...
- India Inc becomes fertile ground for family-planning perksFertility benefits covered include associated in-vitro fertilization (IVF), intrauterine insemination (IUI), genetic testing, associated su...
- There is bias in healthcare, insurance coverage for underrepresented groups: Plum60% of the platform's customers have opted for new-age insurance coverage, demonstrating a growing demand for comprehensive healthcare.
- New-age firms adopt pet-friendly policies to better retain talentPet insurance, telehealth services, pet adoption leaves, and wellness leaves are some of the initiatives companies have rolled out for empl...
- Intel India staff health benefits extended to domestic partnersEmployees can enrol their same-sex or opposite-sex domestic partners as dependents in the hospitalisation insurance policy, effective Janua...
- Acko’s new HR policy extends benefits to partners of LGBTIQ employeesAcko has also created a gender neutral POSH policy that extends coverage to all LGBTIQ+ employees and not only cis-gendered men and women. ...
- Novartis announces gender-neutral insurance benefit plan for its employeesThe coverage is also extended to children adopted through a legal process by employees, including single and same-sex LGBTI employees, the ...
- Creating an equitable space in the workplaceTata Steel replaced the term ‘spouse’ with ‘partner’. Partners will now be eligible for medical benefits, insurance coverage, honeymoon pac...
- 5 smart things to know about personal accident insuranceThis policy compensates the insured in case of disability due to an accident. The aim being to cushion any consequential fall in income.
- Indian companies give hospital coverage only to employee, dependentsMostly, health coverage for dependant parents are usually covered either under social security scheme or individually funded insurance cove...
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