Is Health Insurance Tax Relief Coming?

Full exemption for all health insurance premiums and reinsurance or a reduction in the GST rate from 18% to 5% on health insurance services is likely. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com  ......

Govt hard-pressed to end deadlock over Insurance Bill

The National Democratic Alliance government is keen on the passage of the Insurance Bill before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US to send out a message that economic reforms are......

All party meet on Insurance Bill ends inconclusively

An all-party meeting on Monday failed to hammer out a consensus over the controversial Insurance Bill, which was scheduled to be taken up in Rajya Sabha. Leaders agreed to hold a fresh round of......

Govt set to introduce 17 new bills in monsoon session of Parliament

The much-anticipated cryptocurrency bill, however, is missing from the list, reports Shrimi Choudhary. The government is set to introduce 17 new bills in the monsoon session of Parliament,......

Irdai seeks IPO road map from 10 insurers

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has asked at least 10 general and life insurance companies to submit a detailed road map for their listing strategies by the end......

Govt keen to clear Insurance Bill

The government is committed to ensure clearance of the Insurance Amendment Bill, which is expected to allow a higher foreign direct investment in the country's insurance sector, a central......

Cabinet approves insurance bill; RS may take up next week

The Cabinet approved the insurance amendment bill with a composite foreign investment cap of 49 per cent for presenting it in Parliament, incorporating the changes suggested by a House panel. The......

Diluted Insurance Bill coming up

The government appears to have buckled under political pressure, as the finance ministry is set to take a diluted version of the Insurance Bill to the Cabinet in the coming week. The revised......