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All Stories for Insurance 2018
Budget 2018: Govt should create awareness about crop insurance to ease out farmers' distress
Sanjay Radhakrishnan • 7 years agoThe government should focus more on creating awareness on crop insurance with farmers through training about the benefit of the scheme at Krishi Vikas Kendra and rural NGOs
Budget 2018: Accord national priority status to healthcare, says Apollo Hospitals MD Suneeta Reddy
• 8 years agoGiving national priority status to healthcare and adoption of universal health insurance are some of the important steps required to boost healthcare delivery in the country, Apollo Hospitals said.
Budget 2018: Strengthen medical insurance cover, develop talent in healthcare, urges industry
• 8 years agoThe budget can create more avenues for a major play for private public partnerships for wider coverage of quality healthcare in the country
Budget 2018: Health insurance should be made mandatory, says industry body
• 8 years agoThe government should make health insurance mandatory for all citizens and give healthcare priority sector status, the Healthcare Federation of India 'NATHEALTH'
Poor funding, focus on short-term goals impede universal healthcare system in India
Indiaspend • 8 years agoIf the state and Centre can collaborate on a national tax system, why can’t India similarly create a nationwide universal healthcare system?
FRDI Bill unlikely to be tabled during budget session as joint committee looking into it seeks extension
• 8 years agoFRDI Bill proposes to create a framework for overseeing such financial institutions as banks, insurance companies, NBFC and stock exchanges in case of insolvency
Budget 2018: Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana likely to get Rs 13,000 cr for 2018-19, up 21%
• 8 years agoUnder the upgraded crop insurance scheme, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, launched early 2016, farmers pay very nominal premium and get full claim for the crop damage.
Medical insurance bought this year is not enough for next year, says CEO of Cigna TTK Health Insurance
Bindisha • 8 years agoThe only reason why we say insurance lags in digitization is because most consumers compare us to an amazon or Flipkart experience.