COMMUNITY HEALTH INSURANCE IN INDIA – A STRATEGY TO COVER THE INFORMAL SECTOR Dr. N. Devadasan Research Fellow Institute of Tropical Medicine‚ Antwerp AMCHSS‚ SCTIMST – Trivandrum. Correspondence: C/o The Valley School Thatguni Post (Kanakapura Road) Bangalore – 560062 Tel +91 94484 91355 deva@devadasan.com Overview of health insurance in India Health care in India is financed traditionally from two sources. The government is both the funder and the provider of health care and has a wide
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INTRODUCTION Life Insurance is a contract between two parties‚ an insurer and an insured‚ where the insurer agrees to pay a designated amount upon the death of the insured for a premium. HISTORY The history of life insurance industry dates back to year 1818‚ in which the first Indian Life Insurance company‚ Oriental Life Insurance Company was started. In 1928‚ the Government of India enacted the Indian Insurance Companies Act which was later modified in 1938 (Insurance Act‚ 1938) to protect
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“Should a Pregnant Woman Be Punished for Exposing Her Fetus to Risk?” In some ethical and legal respects a pregnant woman and her fetus can be considered separate. Both the woman and the fetus are ordinarily affected by the well-being of one another for as long as each of them live. The ethical and legal issues are challenged deeply in cases where the well-being of the fetus and the mother appear to be in conflict. Our society struggles with identifying cases where the pregnant woman’s interests
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CUSTOMER ATTITUDE TOWARDS PRODUCT OF HDFC STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE Submitted by‚ SANDHYA MBA – Semester III (Session 2009-2010) CHAPTER: 1 INTRODUCTION OF THE Study INTRODUCTION OF THE STUDY In my research I have tried to find out what the customer attitude towards the product of HDFC Standard Life Insurance. The study has been carried out in Bhilai. It has been carried out with the purpose to study the
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Personal Leadership Plan -Life Coaching- October 31‚ 2010 Aspiring to be a Life Coach upon receiving my degree in Human Services‚ I have chosen to write about the roles of Life Coaches and a projected practice I aspire to one day develop or be a part of. Throughout this personal leadership plan‚ I will include keys points of interest of a Life Coach; objectives‚ values‚ and ethics
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CHAPTER I INDIAN INSURANCE INDUSTRY “AN OVERVIEW” THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY IN INDIA AN OVERVIEW With the largest number of life insurance policies in force in the world‚ Insurance happens to be a mega opportunity in India. It’s a business growing at the rate of 15-20 per cent annually and presently is of the order of Rs 1560.41 billion (for the financial year 2006 – 2007). Together with banking services‚ it adds about 7% to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The gross premium collection
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Car insurance fraud is of late becoming a very big problem not just in US but also in countries like Britain and those in the European Union. The sad thing is that most of these insurance fraudsters are becoming more and more cunning and creative with each passing day which makes it very difficult to nail them. It is now not surprising for insurance buyers to stage car accidents and then make claims for either personal injury or car compensation. Someone may also be cunning enough to craft out a
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concerned about what might happen if one of your workers does get injured on the job? Although many companies in the United States are required to hold workers compensation insurance‚ this isn’t always universally true. If your state doesn’t require your particular type of company or industry to carry workers compensation insurance‚ here are some reasons why you should seriously consider doing so anyway: Save money: Lawsuits are expensive. If one of your workers is injured while on company property
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Health Insurance System By Seyoung Seo AHCJ 325 U.S. Healthcare Delivery System Terri Rouse‚ RHIA March 5‚ 2014 History According to National Health Insurance Service’s website (http://www.nhis.or.kr)‚ National Health Insurance in Korea ’s history dates back to 1966. Medical insurance was instituted in 1966‚ but enforcement was held in 1977‚ and the medical insurance system to target large companies with 500 or more employees was implemented. The medical insurance had been
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