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In terms of value, less than 2% of the business of non-life insurers comes from home insurance.

Your Money: Home insurance to keep the roof over your head

Bharat Griha Raksha is a simple policy for all house owners with annual premium as low as Rs 250 for…

April 1, 2022 01:30 IST

Insurers expect a ‘significant increase’ in demands for travel insurance cover in the next couple of months, especially for leisure travels on the back of the approaching summer season and more countries lifting all remaining Covid restrictions.

General insurers already seeing surge in travel insurance demands

General insurers already seeing surge in travel insurance demands, expect ‘significant increase’ in insurance cover demands in next couple of…

March 26, 2022 03:45 IST

If your policy had lapsed earlier, but now you would like to continue the policy, you can revive the same policy as per the terms and conditions of your insurance company.

Life Insurance: How you can make the claims process easier

Given the nature of term insurance, you will be out of the picture at the time of claim settlement. So…

March 25, 2022 01:00 IST

Rakesk Jhunjhunwala, star health and allied

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed stock may rally 23% in 1-yr; After Motilal Oswal, ICICI Direct initiates coverage

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-promoted Star Health and Allied Insurance Company stock price has crashed more than 28 per cent in over 3…

March 23, 2022 12:35 IST

Your Money: Third-party motor insurance premium likely to get costlier

Third-party motor insurance is mandatory under the Motor Vehicles Act.

March 8, 2022 02:00 IST

In contrast, all the 23 private insurers together source 23% of their first-year premium through individual agents and around 3% through online direct and web aggregators.

Ease of on-boarding customers: LIC needs to press on the digital pedal

LIC’s agents source 94% of the individual new business premium and just 1% is accounted by sales through its website

February 25, 2022 01:00 IST

Launching the 4th edition of the India Protection Quotient(IPQ) survey on Wednesday, the life insurer said the 'Protection Quotient' of urban India has moved up 3 points to 50, witnessing a gradual rise from previous IPQ editions.

Financial security gains prominence post-COVID: Max Life survey

“Term insurance witnessed an uptake in the last two years, with ownership rising to a significant 43 per cent from…

February 23, 2022 17:30 IST

As some state governments are allowing AYUSH practitioners to practice in allopathy, the regulator has proposed that the minimum qualification of MBBS for director of TPA will be substituted and linked with the term medical practitioner.

Health insurance: Making claims settlement transparent

Insurers have to specifically give reasons for any claim denial and refer to the corresponding policy condition

Updated: February 18, 2022 12:16 IST

Individual APE for the private sector was up 7% in January 2022 (on two-year CAGR) versus 15% in December 2021 and 10% for 9MFY21.

Your Money: Premium collections of private life insurers slow down

This sharp slowdown is likely explained by Omicron leading to lower business activity and we expect business to pick up…

February 11, 2022 01:30 IST

Inadequate savings When it comes to saving money, we as a nation are quite good at it, no? But do we save enough to encounter medical emergencies? The savings are inclined more towards being invested for better returns in the future.

Your Money: Three reasons why you need health insurance

Health plans take care of expenses like pre-/ post-hospitalisation charges, medicines, medical check-ups, and more

January 28, 2022 02:15 IST

Both corporates and the common man will have high hopes from the Budget announcements to propel the economy into a rising trajectory once again.

Budget 2022 wish-list: Looking for sops in NPS, insurance

Switches between schemes of the same mutual fund are subjected to capital gains tax unlike in Ulip transfers. This disparity…

January 28, 2022 01:45 IST

Should banks run insurance companies?

‘Keeping the separation between banking and insurance with adequate facility for entities to work together smoothly should go a long…

December 21, 2021 17:04 IST

Buy these 3 insurance stocks for as much as 46% gains; sector entering multi-decade growth era

India’s insurance sector is sitting at the cusp of entering a multi-decade growth era.

October 21, 2021 14:56 IST

Lockdown-related disruptions and social-distancing norms have led to moderation in business; agent additions remained robust.

Life Insurance: Private players see strong premium growth in Q1

Individual sum assured for private players declined 14% y-o-y in Q1FY22, likely due to pickup in Ulips and lower term…

July 16, 2021 00:30 IST

Your Money: Mutual funds, insurance set to see rapid growth

Given the growing mutual fund investments, stocks of listed asset management companies are likely to do well in the long…

June 28, 2021 02:00 IST

FDI, insurance sector, foreign direct investment

74% FDI in insurance sector: Boost in insurance distribution, jobs creation; what it means for consumers

Our country’s parliament passed the Insurance Amendment Bill 2021 to increase the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the insurance…

June 26, 2021 13:11 IST

Experts say such a policy can help in increasing the penetration of home insurance which is very low in the country.

Home Insurance: All about Bharat Griha Rakshak policy

The standard policy offers two optional covers— cover for valuable contents and personal accident cover for the policyholder and spouse

June 21, 2021 02:00 IST

As coronavirus leads to rise in insurance claims, this LIC agent travels Delhi-NCR on bike… and boats

53-year-old LIC agent Binda Rawat has been travelling across Delhi-NCR for the past decade and a half due to his…

June 20, 2021 15:20 IST

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