Allow us to regulate hospitals to protect policyholders interest, says Irdai memberShe said an entire regulated ecosystem in the healthcare space will ultimately protect the policyholder or the general public. And because ...
06 Dec, 2021, 09.01 PM IST
Insurers have settled 15.3 lakh health and 48,000 life claims amid lethal second wave: Irdai Official“Over 19.11 lakh Covid health claims have been reported as on 22nd June as far as medical insurance or hospitalisation is concerned. While ...
24 Jun, 2021, 08.37 PM IST
LIC chief among 20 others in race for IRDAI top jobThe number of aspirants to head India’s insurance regulator is said to have touched 20 with bureaucrats and insurers, from both state-run a...
04 Jun, 2021, 08.57 AM IST
Finance ministry seeks applications for Irdai Whole Time Member postInsurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has a ten-member team led by the Chairman alongside five Whole Time Members and fou...
08 Mar, 2021, 04.54 PM IST
Allowing insurers to issue policies electronically; e-policies to be new norm in future: IrdaiSpeaking at an industry event, T L Alamelu, Member (Non-Life) Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (Irdai), however, said a ...
11 Sep, 2020, 05.15 PM IST
Covid-19 insurance: IRDAI may extend Corona Kavach and Corona Rakshak policiesThe popularity of the two standardised policies has been growing substantially, according to Alamelu. After an initial spurt in the number ...
11 Sep, 2020, 02.40 PM IST
Covid booster: Health cover now top segment in general insuranceThis is the first time that the seven standalone health companies have done more individual health business than the 24 non-life companies....
21 Aug, 2020, 10.29 AM IST
IRDAI asks insurers to come up with disease-specific plansAddressing a virtual health insurance conference, IRDAI member, non-life, TL Alamelu, also stressed on the need to set up a mechanism where...
20 Aug, 2020, 11.16 AM IST
Thanks to Covid, health now tops non-life insurance bizThe Covid-19 pandemic has provided a booster shot to the health insurance business in the country. With 130 new products launched in four m...
20 Aug, 2020, 08.39 AM IST
Irdai's committee bats for a new non-profit company to minimize insurance lossesThe ten-member committee headed by Irdai member T L Alamelu has recommended the regulator and industry participants to join hands in establ...
18 Aug, 2020, 09.45 PM IST
IFSCA sets up a panel to formulate plan to develop international retail businessThe expert committee was also tasked with strategising to make the IFSC attractive for international financial services and to draw up a ro...
03 Aug, 2020, 05.26 PM IST
Irdai expresses concern over high hospital tariffs, plans to standardise charges"Hospitals keep on changing tariffs on a regular basis. There is no body to check that. The regulator does not allow insurance companies to...
14 Feb, 2020, 05.37 PM IST
Traffic rule violations may jack up insurance premiumCurrently, insurance premium is only linked to the vehicle type and engine capacity. Vehicle owners get some discount if they haven't made ...
29 Jan, 2020, 10.51 AM IST
Digital archive brings rare Carnatic compositions to lifeComposer KM Soundaryavalli’s 500 original compositions in Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit now available online.
15 Mar, 2018, 11.25 AM IST
Tirupur Court issues arrest warrant against Vijayakanth, wifeAlamelu Natarajan ordered the arrest warrants against the two as they failed to appear before the court for the past three hearings and did...
26 Jul, 2016, 06.19 PM IST
Tamil Nadu floods: Insurers look at Rs 200 crore claims for 8 private jetsGeneral insurance companies are likely to receive claims worth around Rs 200 crore from the owners of eight corporate jets that have been p...
13 Dec, 2015, 12.44 PM IST
- Green signal 3 new sugar factories in Karnataka
Three new sugar factories in the private sector involving a total investment of Rs 154.58 crore in Karnataka were given approval.
14 Dec, 2006, 04.20 PM IST