Insurance News ME

Birla Sun Life Insurance Ties Up With Quest Diagnostics

Quest Diagnostics will be the special provider of full-service medical screening and diagnostic testing of life insurance candidates.

Unprotected sex covered by disability insurance, court rules

Man paralysed by herpes after risky activities with three women didn't act with 'reckless abandon,' appeal court finds.

Aviva unit Hibernian to buy Irish health insurer

Hibernian Group, the Irish arm of Britain's biggest insurer Aviva, said on Sunday it planned to enter Ireland's health insurance market by buying 70 percent of Vivas Group Ltd.

QIIC plans separate medical insurance department

Doha • The Qatar Islamic Insurance Company (QIIC), the country's lone Islamic insurer, has announced plans to set up a dedicated medical insurance department.

Health insurance on the upswing in UAE

Dubai: Health insurance in the UAE is finally witnessing a long-awaited growth spurt thanks to landmark legislative changes.

LIC forays into health insurance - India

Life Insurance Corporation has launched its first health insurance product, which is also the first unit-linked health policy to be introduced in the market.

UAE to establish health insurance regulator

The establishment of a federal health insurance authority to regulate the industry across the United Arab Emirates has moved a step closer, it was confirmed at Arab Health – the Middle East’s largest gathering of medical professionals – which opened in Dubai yesterday (28 January 2008).

LIC to launch health insurance products in February

Life Insurance Corporation of India has got the approval of regulator IRDA for its health insurance product 'LIC Health Plus', which would be launched by February.

Korea - Health Insurance Bill to Rise 8.6%

The health insurance premium is expected to increase by 8.6 percent next year, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced Thursday.

BUPA and AXA PPP to provide support to NHS

BUPA and AXA PPP healthcare are among 14 organisations that the Department of Health (DH) has chosen to offer support services to the NHS.