17+ hour, 44+ min ago  (605+ words) After the rationalization of GST rates and amid festive-season demand, India's currency in circulation (CiC) climbed to record-high levels in late 2025 and early 2026. In January, it touched "40 trillion. So far in 2025-26, CiC has increased by "2.76 trillion, 3.1 times the rise seen in…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (698+ words) Over the past few years, group and affinity health insurance products have been projected as an easy answer to India's health insurance challenges. Employers, banks, fintech platforms, cooperatives and government schemes have collectively expanded coverage to millions of lives. At…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (476+ words) More than one lakh policyholders earned their premiums back upto 100% in FY25a reflection of how health insurance is beginning to reward staying well, not just paying for illness. Behind this scale are thousands of individual journeys shaped by everyday health choices,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (459+ words) I want to buy a term insurance policy for my cook. He is 39 years old with an annual income of "2 lakh and has a wife and three children. Are there term plans for low-income groups that an employer like me…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (509+ words) Group health insurance receives far less attention than retail health. Yet it is the backbone of India's health insurance industry. Group policies account for nearly 60% of total health insurance premiums. For general insurers, group health makes up about 74% of their…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (893+ words) As India seeks to deepen health insurance adoption, a few companies are combining treatment and care with medical coverage, promising improved outcomes and lower premiums. Non-life insurance premiums, including health coverage, are expected to grow at an annual average rate…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (511+ words) Sun Pharma, India's largest drugmaker, is set to post its results for the third quarter of the fiscal year on Saturday. While brokerages anticipate steady domestic growth and marginal sequential growth in its US business, driven by its innovative drugs,…...

4+ week, 21+ hour ago  (303+ words) Today, people worry most about how to get insured if they have been diagnosed with a health condition. They shouldn't. Insurers are now good at understanding and insuring people with adverse health. These are recorded in the policy as "pre-existing…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (681+ words) Budget 2026 expectations: The healthcare industry believes that Budget 2026 will indicate how the sector is positioned within India's growth priorities amid large patient volumes, uneven capacity, and high dependence on imported medical equipment. Sudarshan Jain, Secretary General of Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (523+ words) As the Indian government gets ready to announce the Union Budget 2026 on February 1, the healthcare sector is hopeful for an increase in government spending on healthcare to 2.5%-3% (a rise from the current rate of around 1.3%) of GDP, a demand that…...