Health insurance coverage rises, higher in rural areas: SurveyHealth insurance coverage in India has seen a major jump. Rural areas now have more people insured than urban centers. Government schemes a...
20 Apr, 2026, 07.37 PM IST
GST reduction will make insurance little affordable for customers, says Department of Finance Joint SecyThe Department of Finance's Joint Secretary stated that a reduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST) could make insurance more affordable fo...
22 Oct, 2024, 05.32 PM IST
GST on term life insurance premium, senior citizen's health coverage likely to be exemptThe Group of Ministers (GoM) is likely to recommend exempting Goods and Services Tax (GST) on term life insurance premiums and health insur...
19 Oct, 2024, 05.31 PM IST
Panels on GST rate rationalisation, cutting tax on insurance premium to meet on SaturdayThe GST Council's ministerial panels will meet on October 19 to discuss reducing the 18 per cent GST on health and life insurance premiums....
18 Oct, 2024, 03.37 PM IST
Health, life insurance premiums need a tax cut? GoM to meet on October 19A ministerial panel will meet on October 19 to discuss reducing GST on health and life insurance premiums, currently at 18 per cent. The 13...
26 Sep, 2024, 12.02 PM IST
Insurance ombudsmen, short-staffed, struggle with rising case loadsThe insurance ombudsman system in Mumbai is experiencing a rise in complaints, particularly in the health insurance sector. With several om...
23 Sep, 2024, 12.19 AM IST
GST Council forms GoM to review tax rate on health, life insurance; report by Oct 30The GST Council has formed a 13-member Group of Ministers to recommend GST rates on health and life insurance premiums. Bihar Deputy Chief ...
15 Sep, 2024, 07.25 PM IST
GST Council decides to form new GoM for health insurance premiumThe GST Council has postponed its decision on reducing the GST rate on health insurance premiums to November. A Group of Ministers will rev...
10 Sep, 2024, 12.53 PM IST
SBI Life, HDFC Life shares trade 3% lower as GST cut on insurance premiums postponedSBI Life shares dropped by 3.3%, reaching Rs 1,839.50, while HDFC Life experienced a 3% decline to Rs 714.20. Star Health and Allied Insura...
10 Sep, 2024, 11.15 AM IST
Goa govt takes over admissions in all private hospitalsThe order stated COVID-19 patients will be admitted in 50 per cent of the total beds in these hospitals as per the directions of designated...
16 May, 2021, 05.50 PM IST
COVID-19 treatment now covered under Goa government's health schemeTreatment for COVID-19 in government hospitals is free in the state. Patients can avail benefits for a maximum 10 days from the date of adm...
06 May, 2021, 05.51 PM IST
Most life insurance complaints pertain to mis-sellingMis-selling is done by forging the proposer’s signature on forms or by selling long-term plans even though the proposer does not have the c...
14 Nov, 2018, 11.27 AM IST
‘Need to up the Rs 30 lakh-limit in insurance compensation’Coverage of Rs 1 crore is now common in case of term insurance.
14 Nov, 2018, 09.52 AM IST
PM asks BJP-ruled States to speed up pace on Ayushman Bharat, expresses concern over 7 Opposition-ruled states not signing upThe PM also expressed his concern over seven states not signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre so far for rolling ou...
06 Sep, 2018, 08.37 AM IST
'46% salaried youth find health cover costly'Nearly 46% of young professionals feel health insurance is expensive, with another 22% feeling that they were too young to need it, a surve...
20 Feb, 2016, 11.01 AM IST
- ICICI Lombard bags Goa contract
ICICI Lombard has fended off competition from six other bidders to emerge as the implementing agency for the new health insurance scheme la...
13 Jun, 2011, 03.32 PM IST
- Health insurance not in the pink of health
Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority working group on health insurance to bring the various stakeholders together to discuss the ...
11 Sep, 2006, 03.39 AM IST