Medical care, hospitals are too important not to have a regulator: Anup Rau, MD & CEO, Generali Central InsuranceAnup Rau of Generali Central Insurance addresses health insurance challenges. He highlights issues like policyholder dissatisfaction and ri...
16 Mar, 2026, 11.52 AM IST
Why more competition may benefit policyholders: Aditya Birla Health Insurance CEO Mayank BathwalAditya Birla Health Insurance CEO, Mayank Bathwal, talks to Riju Mehta about the benefits of the new insurance bill, the need to resolve in...
22 Dec, 2025, 10.50 AM IST
GST relief to boost insurance penetration, ease burden on policyholders: Nilesh SatheThe government's GST reform has eliminated the 18% tax on insurance premiums, a move expected to boost insurance penetration in India. Whil...
04 Sep, 2025, 11.28 AM IST
If hospitals come under regulatory ambit, the number of aggrieved customers will fizzle out: Mathur, MD & CEO, Universal Sompo General InsuranceHealth regulations are required on a priority to enable higher transparency in hospital pricing and greater convenience for policyholders, ...
25 Aug, 2025, 06.30 AM IST
CM Naidu promises wealth-from-waste initiatives, new hospital, power plant in Andhra's KakinadaAndhra Pradesh government focuses on waste management. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu plans to convert waste into wealth. Waste collect...
23 Aug, 2025, 10.02 PM IST
Rs 75 crore safari park, tourist facilities to be developed in Barda sanctuary area: Gujarat CMGujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel stated that lions have today emerged as a global symbol of India's pride, stated that at the World L...
10 Aug, 2025, 07.18 PM IST
Insurance less competitive now versus other financial products, says Alok Rungta, Future Generali India Life Insurance CEOAmong other reasons, this is due to the rolling back of tax benefits and inflation-induced lower disposable incomes, says Alok Rungta, MD &...
14 Jul, 2025, 06.30 AM IST
Make our healthcare closer for eldersDespite increasing affluence, Indian seniors face healthcare access challenges, traveling significant distances for medical services. With ...
27 Apr, 2025, 10.58 PM IST
'Tech-savvy actuaries can help lower premiums'M Nagaraju, Secretary of the Department of Financial Services, emphasizes leveraging technology and AI to reduce insurance premiums to achi...
19 Mar, 2025, 12.25 AM IST
Budget 2025: Will tax cuts, reforms & investments propel India toward Viksit Bharat?India faces challenges with slowing economic growth, complicated by global trends and protectionism. The current budget, with steps like ta...
02 Feb, 2025, 12.18 AM IST
Fostering innovation to drive growth for new-age industriesWhile new-age technology industries are growing at a rapid pace, the lack of innovative national level regulatory models for high-performin...
22 Aug, 2024, 02.27 PM IST
Have conviction in India story, want to be fully present: Zurich Insurance Group's Tulsi NaiduZurich Insurance Group has acquired a 70% stake in Kotak General Insurance, making it the largest foreign investment in the insurance secto...
24 Jun, 2024, 05.30 AM IST
Bima Sugam approved: Insurance policies set to be more affordable; buying policies, claim-settlement to be easierIRDAI has approved the proposal to set up Bima Sugam — an online insurance marketplace. From buying insurance policies to renewals to claim...
23 Mar, 2024, 10.44 AM IST
Bima Sugam: IRDAI's draft regulations on one-stop online shop for all insurance policiesThe Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has released draft regulations for the electronic insurance marketplace...
14 Feb, 2024, 05.15 PM IST
"Day not far when India will be among top three economies": PM Modi at Global Maritime India SummitUnderlining the importance of the country's maritime sector, PM Modi said, "History bears witness that whenever India's maritime capability...
17 Oct, 2023, 12.52 PM IST
How AI, Blockchain technology are taking India’s insurance industry to next levelThough the model has been quite robust, the insurance industry is reinventing itself to new heights where it is going through a profound ch...
20 Aug, 2023, 01.36 PM IST
75 years of independence: What India needs to do to fulfill its tryst with destinyIndia’s political class must broaden their goals and create a new economic and social vision. Unshackling India from its interventionist st...
14 Aug, 2021, 12.18 AM IST