- How a health Ulip can help build an emergency fund
A health Ulip is a combo scheme, offering the dual benefits of medical insurance and a market-linked investment plan.
05 Sep, 2011, 01.19 AM IST
- How to choose the right health plan
Don’t get baffled by the policies that health & life insurers offer. Here’s how you can identify the plan best suited for you.
26 Jan, 2011, 05.22 AM IST
- Query Corner: Insurance
Our expert offers tips on the best insurance products available in the market.
09 Jul, 2010, 03.18 AM IST
- Query corner: Insurance
Don’t wait until November. Do not buy a new policy and make sure that the old policy is renewed without a break.
19 Feb, 2010, 03.57 AM IST
- IRDA asked to relax life cover norms for senior citizens
National Council for Older Persons has asked IRDA to facilitate health covers for older people.
31 Oct, 2009, 12.09 AM IST
- New mediclaim norms to shield senior citizens
IRDA is trying to ensure that senior citizens are not denied renewal of mediclaim policies merely due to an unfavourable claims experience
28 Jan, 2009, 12.10 PM IST
- Satyam employees face uncertainty over mediclaim renewal
Even as the government threw a financial lifeline by way of assurances to help pay the salaries of the 53K Satyamites, their cup of woes is...
14 Jan, 2009, 12.17 AM IST
- Don't hike premium for elderly, SC warns health insurance firms
The Supreme Court has come to the rescue of senior citizens who are often refused renewal of their mediclaim policies even by public sector...
23 May, 2008, 11.38 AM IST
- In the name of extra-cover
MAX New York life recently launched ‘lifeline series’ health cover plans for individuals. While typically it is the general insurance compa...
25 Mar, 2008, 04.49 AM IST
- IRDA asks PSUs not to force elders to switch to new health plans
Insurance regulator has asked state-owned insurance cos not to force senior citizens to switch to new health insurance plan with lower bene...
17 Mar, 2008, 08.20 AM IST
- You may get to pay your mediclaim premium at one go
The General Insurance Council (GIC), the representative body of insurers, is working on a slew of changes for mediclaim policies, including...
15 Jan, 2008, 05.12 AM IST
- Elders needn’t pay high premium to renew old mediclaim policies
There is good news for senior citizens. The Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (IRDA) has decreed that senior citizens can now re...
06 Dec, 2007, 12.51 AM IST
- Regulator puts cap on hike in medical insurance premium
Insurance regulator IRDA has directed insurers to ensure that the premium in any year does not exceed more than 75% of what they paid the p...
06 Dec, 2007, 12.18 AM IST
- LIC bets big with new health insurance plan
Life Insurance Corporation of India expects to provide cover to at least one crore families within a year of the launch of its new health i...
26 Nov, 2007, 01.50 AM IST
- Mediclaim portability to become reality by next fiscal
Come April 2008, mediclaim policy holders who are not satisfied with the services of their current insurance provider can easily shift to a...
25 Nov, 2007, 12.28 PM IST
- Rules planned to ease renewal of mediclaim
Abhay Sharma had bought a mediclaim policy at 40. After continuing with the policy for 25 years, he suffered a rude shock when his insurer ...
24 Nov, 2007, 04.11 AM IST
- Rules planned to ease renewal of mediclaim
Mr Sharma had got a mediclaim to shield himself from the anxieties of huge medical expenses later in his life. But the truth is that there ...
24 Nov, 2007, 12.00 AM IST