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Centre asks insurance firms to speed up settlement of health claims

New Delhi, Nov 14: The Centre has asked insurers and hospitals to take measures such as expediting the onboarding on National Health Claims Exchange, devising standardised treatment protocols, common empanelment norms and seamless cashless claims processing to make healthcare affordable and accessible, according to an official statement issued on Friday.

Insurers, NPS invest record high Rs 1 lakh crore in Indian equities in 2025

Mumbai, Nov 11: Despite muted returns last year, domestic insurance companies and the National Pension System (NPS) invested over Rs 1 lakh crore in Indian equities in 2025 to date, the highest combined annual inflow from these segments, data showed on Tuesday.

SEBI plans to allow banks, insurers, pension funds, FPIs in commodity derivatives

New Delhi, Sep 17: Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Wednesday said the regulator will consult the government to widen participation in the country’s commodity derivatives market.

Centre directs insurance companies to pass on GST benefits to policyholders

New Delhi, Sep 16: The government has directed insurance companies to proactively undertake outreach campaigns to publicise GST reforms and pass on the benefits to policyholders.

Star Health faces Rs 49 crore GST demand from tax authorities

Mumbai, March 23: Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited has received 25 tax demand orders from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) authorities across multiple states.