5+ hour, 31+ min ago   (181+ words) More Patients Asked To Prepay for Services | The Wall Street Journal - newspaper Magzter Mark ThompsonThis year, about 92% of U.S health providers either encourage prepayment, require it or collect a payment method on file during the estimate process, according to a…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (428+ words) India’s insurance sector could see a stronger year ahead as life insurers post robust growth and health insurers benefit from improved new business and lower claims, even as insurance stocks have remained under pressure, according to a report by Kotak…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (355+ words) India’s non-life insurance industry recorded its fastest monthly premium growth in five months in June, with gross direct premium underwritten rising 15.9 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to ₹ 24,194.56 crore, driven by strong growth in the general and standalone health insurance segments. This…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (465+ words) FEW clothing items are as closely associated with a South African winter as the K Way puffer jacket. Whether at airports, shopping centres or school sports fields, the jacket has become so recognisable that it has also attracted an unwelcome…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (484+ words) From transit to daily transactions, the rise of real-time, account-based payments is reshaping how Filipinos pay and travel. Every day, thousands of Filipinos take public rail lines—navigating queues, tapping cards, and rushing to catch the next train. For years,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (316+ words) INDEPENDENT insurance, risk and insurtech business Thomas Carroll is continuing to drive revenues and its headcount. In its financial to the end of December 2025, the Caerphilly-based business saw revenues rise 4% from £15.6m in 2024 to more than £16.2m. This was driven by organic…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (523+ words) The observations, contained in the audit review of the Government’s 2025 Financial Statements, highlight weaknesses in the recording, reconciliation, and reporting of foreign borrowings at a time when Sri Lanka is seeking to strengthen debt governance following the completion of sovereign…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (365+ words) Facing more costs and loss of subsidies, many in state’s middle class sacrificing insurance. Facing higher premiums and the loss of federal subsidies, 374,000 people with health insurance from the state marketplace known as Covered California canceled their coverage in the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (393+ words) Health insurance customers in the UAE can now lock their insurance premiums for up to five years under a new add-on launched by a brokerage firm. Called Health Insurance Premium Lock by Policybazaar.ae, the add-on allows customers to keep…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (308+ words) WITH the aim of reaching more people as part of the government’s insurance-for-all push, Star Health and Allied Insurance is launching an affordable health policy — Value Plus — in Tier-2, Tier-3 and Tier-4 cities across the country. - SANAL SUDEVAN @ Chennai Anand…...