We are beginning to see India considered for clinical trials by US companies. They require a locally admitted insurer, which isn’t unusual or bad.
The slight idiocyncracy is that the insurer won’t issue a certificate of insurance until they have received the premium. Apparently the banking system is a little slow, and it can take as much as a week before a payment is confirmed to have been received by the insurance company.
Usually, once coverage is ordered by the client, a certificate can be issued so that patients can be treated right away.
Not so in India–allow a week or more for premium payment to clear before you need the certificate to begin trials.
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