Insurance - general
ECGC raises insurance cover for banks’ export credit to 90%
17 Sep 2019
Enhanced insurance cover will ensure that foreign and rupee export credit interest rates will be below 4 per cent and 8 per cent, respectively, for exporters
Govt reduces ESI contribution rate from 6.5% to 4%
14 Jun 2019
The move will benefit as many as 1.29 million employers and 36 million employees while also allowing to extent the scheme to more establishments
PM launches universal health insurance programme Ayushman Bharat
24 Sep 2018
Claimed to be the world’s largest health insurance programme, covering 500 million people, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PMJAY) will provide a cover of up to Rs5 lakh per family per year, for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation
US health insurer Cigna to buy Express Scripts in $67-bn deal
08 Mar 2018
The acquisition highlights a trend toward cost-control through the merger of insurers with medical suppliers and healthcare providers
Azim Premji joins with Prudential of US to bid for Star Health
06 Mar 2018
US insurer Prudential and Wipro founder Azim Premji are joining forces to challenge a consortium of WestBridge Capital and Kedaara Capital, besides others, in the fight for a controlling stake in Star Health and Allied Insurance
Azim Premji joins with Prudential of US to bid for Star Health
06 Mar 2018
US insurer Prudential and Wipro founder Azim Premji are joining forces to challenge a consortium of WestBridge Capital and Kedaara Capital, besides others, in the fight for a controlling stake in Star Health and Allied Insurance
Azim Premji joins with Prudential of US to bid for Star Health
06 Mar 2018
US insurer Prudential and Wipro founder Azim Premji are joining forces to challenge a consortium of WestBridge Capital and Kedaara Capital, besides others, in the fight for a controlling stake in Star Health and Allied Insurance
Azim Premji joins with Prudential of US to bid for Star Health
06 Mar 2018
US insurer Prudential and Wipro founder Azim Premji are joining forces to challenge a consortium of WestBridge Capital and Kedaara Capital, besides others, in the fight for a controlling stake in Star Health and Allied Insurance