EPFO Higher Pension 2026: 15.24 Lakh Claims Filed, 1.49 Lakh Orders Issued — Full Status Check
EPFO Higher Pension: The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has issued 1,49,806 Pension Payment Orders (PPOs) under the higher pension...
Month: August 2026
Claim Rejected? Govt Spells Out Two-Step Grievance Redressal Route for Policyholders
Claim Rejected: The Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, on August 14, 2026, issued a detailed explainer on...
India Commercial Insurance Rates Tumble Up to 30% as Cyber Cover Leads Eighth Straight Quarterly Decline: Marsh
NEW DELHI — Commercial Insurance: August 12, 2026— Commercial insurance buyers in India extracted some of the steepest rate cuts...
India’s Life Insurers Post 17.5% Premium Growth in First Four Months 2026 of FY27, IRDAI Data Shows
NEW DELHI — Life Insurers: India's life insurance industry collected Rs 1,55,625.40 crore in first-year premium (FYP) during the April–July...
How a Supreme Court Verdict Sent Shockwaves Through ICICI Lombard’s Boardroom
ICICI Lombard: On June 11, an Apex Court judgment sent a fresh jolt through the boardrooms of India's general insurance...
Parliament Panel Bats for GST Waiver on Health Insurance for Gig Workers
NEW DELHI — Health Insurance: A Parliamentary Standing Committee has recommended a full GST waiver on health insurance premiums for...
40 Crore Indians Have No Health Insurance Safety Net: Parliamentary Panel Pushes ₹4,000-6,000 Fix
NEW DELHI — Health Insurance: Nearly 40 crore Indians — about 30% of the country's population — remain without any...
Have Corporate Health Insurance? Here’s Why You May Still Need a Personal Policy
Health Insurance: For most salaried employees in India, the question isn't whether to have health insurance — it's whether the...
Colombia Earthquake Death Toll Crosses 130, Insurers Brace for Property and Aviation Claims
Colombia Earthquake: Colombia's death toll from Monday's magnitude 7.4 earthquake crossed 130, with the confirmed count reaching 132 dead and...
Insurance Claim Disputes Tripled in 4 Years, Govt Tells Parliament
NEW DELHI — Insurance Claim: The number of policyholders formally contesting rejected insurance claims with the Insurance Ombudsman has surged...
Govt’s Bima Bharosa portal received over 800 insurance complaints every day in FY26
New Delhi — Bima Bharosa: Nearly 10,000 grievances remain unresolved, with health insurance accounting for the largest share of pending...
Healthcare in India: Kerala Households Spend 8x More Than Bihar’s — Out of Pocket
New Delhi —Healthcare in India: Households in Kerala spent more than eight times what households in Bihar spent on healthcare...
Health Insurance Premium: 6 Legal Ways to Cut Costs
Health insurance premium in India are expected to rise 10–15% over the next 12–18 months as insurers deal with medical...
New IRDAI Circular: Insurers To File Monthly Premium, Claims, Investment Data
New Delhi — IRDAI Circular: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has directed all life, general and...
Cashless Health Claim Refused? A Step-by-Step Guide For Escalation
New Delhi — Cashless Health Claim: A refused cashless request at the hospital counter is one of the most common...
