Mediclaim Cos cannot fool clients by playing with words Court (Hindustan Times)

When St Stephen’s Hospital handed A.K. Jain a bill of Rs  1.91 lakh after heart surgery, he remained cool. He expected full reimbursement from his mediclaim policy with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance. To his shock, the company declined to pay, saying “his disease did not correspond to the symptoms laid down in the insurance cover”. It was pointed out “no muscle of  heart became dead” and “no ...


The Hindu Business Line : New India Assurance plans low-premium mediclaim cover (The Hindu)

New India Assurance Company, the market leader in the general insurance sector, plans to launch by the end of 2010-11 a low-premium health insurance policy for the masses, according to its Chairman and Managing Director, Mr M. Ramadoss.


Gain some, lose some (The Telegraph)

Now that the cat is out of the bag, it’s time to count the hits and the misses. The Union Budget 2010-11 has come out with a number of proposals that will affect your savings and investments. Let’s see how and who will gain from the budget.


WEB EXTRAS (The Hindu)

ACCOUNTANCY: Speed up convergence process To herald efficient convergence of the Indian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (IGAAP) to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) had constituted separate sub-committees in ...


MONEY & BANKING (The Hindu)

FOREX: Rupee hits 6-week high at 45.82/dollar The Indian rupee has gained more than one per cent against the dollar in the last three trading sessions post the ...


Some golden investment tips (rediff.com)

In a chat on rediff.com on Tuesday, investment expert Harsh Roongta offered some valuable tips


Win some, lose some for insurance plans (The Telegraph)

Calcutta, March 1: The good news first: the premium for your unit-linked life insurance plan may come down in the next financial year. The bad news is that you may have to pay more if you want the cashless facility under a medical insurance plan.


Medical insurance co to pay for failing to reimburse full claim (The Times of India)

The Central Mumbai District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, in a landmark order, has held that an insurance company is liable for deficiency in service if it fails to reimburse hospitalisation costs of a patient who has a Mediclaim policy with it.


Budget: How will it affect your investments (rediff.com)

In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Monday, financial planning expert Sailesh Multani offered some valuable tips.