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When buying insurance, why honesty is the best policy for claims and coverage | Mint
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (516+ words) Mr. Sharma owned an enviable property in a quiet, upscale Bengaluru neighbourhood. Given its prime location and size, the house was snapped up soon after it was listed for sale by a young couple. This conduct mirrors how some people…...
Trump unveils major drug price deals with 9 Pharma giants, launches TrumpRx.gov to cut medicine costs in US | Today News
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (836+ words) President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled a sweeping set of drug-pricing agreements with nine major pharmaceutical companies, presenting the initiative as a cornerstone of his effort to bring American medicine costs closer to those paid in Europe. The announcement marked…...
Trump secures agreements with Merck, Amgen, Novartis and others to cut drug prices under Medicaid | Today News
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (452+ words) US President Donald Trump on Friday (December 19) announced agreements with nine major pharmaceutical companies to sharply cut the prices of medicines sold through the government's Medicaid program and to cash-paying consumers, marking his latest push to bring US drug costs…...
Trump to announce new deals with major drugmakers to lower US prescription drug prices | Today News
5+ day, 50+ min ago (251+ words) US President Donald Trump is expected to announce new agreements on Friday (December 19) aimed at lowering prescription drug prices, the White House said. The announcement is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET at the White House. AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, and…...
Mint Quick Edit | Can fully foreign-owned insurers help India achieve universal coverage by 2047?
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (213+ words) Can India's insurance sector help mobilize more long-term capital? How much of a difference will the Centre's proposal of raising its foreign direct investment (FDI) cap to 100% from 74% make? The sector was opened up to foreign insurers via joint ventures…...
GST-cut led lower premiums aren't enough to drive health insurance sector growth: Insurers
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (647+ words) Mumbai: The recent exemption of retail health insurance from the goods and services tax regime has helped reduce premiums. But that alone is not enough to drive growth as the industry continues to battle issues such as high medical inflation,…...
Why the insurance bill 2025 marks the industry's biggest reform in decades
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (456+ words) The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025, introduced in the Lok Sabha on 16 December, represents the most significant reform of India's insurance sector in decades. The bill seeks to amends three core laws'the Insurance Act, 1938; the LIC…...
Mid-sized Indian hospital chains bulk up as consolidation looms
1+ week, 1+ day ago (667+ words) Even as large hospitals in India rapidly consolidate, smaller corporate chains are aggressively expanding with an aim to grow into regional leaders " which, experts say, in turn, could position them as buyout targets for the big players. The mid-tier chains…...
Rising costs force employers to rewrite employee benefits
1+ week, 4+ day ago (715+ words) Indian companies are rethinking the benefits they offer their staff, such as healthcare, retiral plans, wellbeing perks, and leave, as they seek to control budgets while retaining top talent without compromising on employee experience. The move comes as employee costs…...
Buying health insurance online? Here are some common mistakes to avoid
2+ week, 1+ day ago (988+ words) The internet has certainly made things easier, and one of the innovations that the net has given is in insurance, specifically buying health insurance online. You can easily compare and contrast the options available at the click of a mouse,…...