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India is a country with one of the lowest health insurance penetration, with only 18% of people in urban areas and 14% in rural areas covered under any kind of health insurance scheme. [9] One of the main reasons for the low penetration and coverage of health insurance is the lack of competition in the sector.
United India Insurance Company Limited (UIICL) is an Indian public sector insurance company owned by the Government of India and administered by the Ministry of Finance. Headquartered in Chennai , Tamil Nadu , the company has 30 regional offices and more than 1,400 operating offices nationwide, including 511 micro offices, as of 31 March 2023 ...
An explanation of benefits (commonly referred to as an EOB form) is a statement sent by a health insurance company to covered individuals explaining what medical treatments and/or services were paid for on their behalf. [1] The EOB is commonly attached to a check or statement of electronic payment. An EOB typically describes:
The business of general insurance was nationalised through The General Insurance (Emergency) Provisions Ordinance promulgated on 13 May 1971 and thereby the business being carried on by 107 entities was consolidated and restructured into four companies namely The New India Assurance Company Limited, Bombay, United India Fire & General Insurance Company Limited, Madras, Oriental Fire & General ...
According to the National Health Accounts report, the total expenditure on health care as a proportion of GDP in 2018 was 3.2%. [8] Out of 3.2%, the governmental health expenditure as a proportion of GDP is just 2%, [9] and the out-of-pocket expenditure as a proportion of the current health expenditure was 42.06% in 2019 while expenditure of the government and health insurance funds increased ...
National health insurance (NHI), sometimes called statutory health insurance (SHI), is a system of health insurance that insures a national population against the costs of health care. It may be administered by the public sector, the private sector, or a combination of both. Funding mechanisms vary with the particular program and country.
The Insurance Act of 1938 [9] was the first legislation governing all forms of insurance to provide strict state control over insurance business. Life insurance in India was completely nationalised on 19 January 1956, through the Life Insurance Corporation Act.
The Insurance Repository in India is a database of insurance policies.It allows policy holders to make revisions to a policy. It launched on 16 September 2013. It is the world's first of its kind.