Page 6 - Health Insurance

Govt to unveil extensive economic data related to health on Monday

NFHS-5 also reveals that birth registration of children under 5 has increased from 79.7 to 89 per cent.

Star Health: An interesting opportunity for long-term investors

Industry leading growth and healthy financials in a sector with vast opportunity are positives

A snapshot of health insurance rates with super top-ups offered by banks

Here is how the health insurance rates offered by various banks stack up

BYJU's extend employee health cover to parents, siblings, in-laws

Edtech firm BYJU'S on Thursday introduced an enhanced and tailor-made health insurance policy for its employees that covers and further scales up focus on their physical and psychological well-being

Benefits offered by OPD cover should be in line with your family's needs

If OPD coverage is built into a policy, or is offered as a rider, the limit will be specified

Health insurance dominates premium mop-up; motor and crop recover

General insurers have seen Covid-related health claims mount, especially after the second wave of the pandemic

Covid insurance makes sense if you have a comprehensive policy: Experts

Especially if sum insured is small, at say Rs 5-7 lakh for the family

Street likely to view general insurers favourably

Stocks of listed players ICICI Lombard and New India Assurance have lagged in FY22, so far

Insurance woes

Recent growth masks sustained underperformance

Insurers receive 1.42-million Covid-related claims in FY22, shows data

According to General Insurance Council data, in FY22, as of August 27, they have received more than 1.42 million claims, worth Rs 15,956 crore

Health portfolio continues to drive premium growth of non-life insurers

In the April-July period of FY22, the health portfolio has grown 34.2 per cent, which is significantly higher than the 9.9 per cent growth seen in the same period last year

AB-PMJAY ensures poor, well-off get same treatment at same place: Mandaviya

The mines ministry on Wednesday said it has adopted a scheme for accreditation of private exploration agencies to undertake prospecting operations of minerals

Why India's public health insurance doesn't work as well as it should

Three years since the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana began, it is yet to meet one of its main objectives

Claim and counter-claim: Health insurance key point of debate in pandemic

Over the months of a continuing pandemic, the issue of health insurance and the problems that many families and individuals have faced with their policies has emerged as one of the key points of an an

Non-life insurers' premium up 19.46% at Rs 20,000 crore in July

In July, non-life insurers - 33 in total - earned premiums to the tune of Rs 20,171.15 crore, against Rs 16,885 crore in the same month last year

Hike in health premiums of products imminent: IFFCO Tokio MD & CEO

Anamika Roy Rashtrawar delves on raging issues in the general insurance sector such as high claims in the health segment and motor insurance returning to a growth path

Max Bupa Health rebrands to Niva Bupa; aims total biz of Rs 2500 cr in FY22

Standalone health insurance player Max Bupa Health Insurance Friday announced that it has rebranded itself as Niva Bupa and said it is targeting a total business of Rs 2,500 crore in fiscal 2021-22. The rebranding exercise comes after the exit of Max India from the company in 2019 and the entry of private equity firm True North. International healthcare company Bupa Group is the other joint venture partner of the health insurer. "Following the shareholder transition of Max Bupa from Max India to True North in 2019, we are now ready with our new brand identity as Niva Bupa. We will continue to maintain strong growth in the market and aims to become Rs 2,500 crore (total business) company by FY21-22, the insurer's managing director and CEO Krishnan Ramachandran said. In fiscal 2021, the insurer's total business stood at Rs 1,751 crore. The company is opening around 52 offices. It has 13 bank partners, including Axis Bank and HDFC Bank, Bank of Baroda and Federal Bank. Ramachandran

Max Bupa rebrands itself as Niva Bupa, stops using 'Max' brand name

Max India, which owned 51 per cent in the insurer sold its stake to True North in February 2019 for Rs 510 crore

Health policy: Out-of-pocket cost jumps as consumables' share in bill rises

Consumables are usually, but not restricted to, medical aid/equipment that have to be discarded after use

A snapshot of health insurance policies premiums offered by various firms

Here is how the health insurance premium rates with super top-ups stack up