Hours of crunches aren’t the only key to a flat stomach. Simply sneak in a few minutes of these eight exercises every day, and you’ll be on your way to tight, toned abs in no time. You think the old adage ‘no pain, no gain’ is totally true when it comes to your abs? Not […]
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Tomato Nutrition Helps You Fight Cancer & Inflammation
Your body loves the immense health benefits of tomatoes—even if the only way you’re enjoying them is in a hearty tomato sauce or refreshing juice. Tomatoes help keep your heart healthy and prevent cancer. “A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins.” Laurie Colwin, Home Cooking Six Tomato Health Benefits The red color […]
Reasons you must do planks everyday!
The plank is a deceptively simple exercise that tones and strengthens your core muscles along with those in your arms, thighs and calves. It’s a great full-body workout that you can do in under a minute. If you want to improve your health and fitness, here are seven reasons you should be doing planks on […]
Underwriting practices vary across insurance companies
Published in Mint on July 26 2016, Written by Abhishek Bondia Can a dent on the car be reason enough for not giving it insurance coverage? My car’s insurance is due for renewal and they are asking me to fix the dent on my own. —Rakesh Sundria Underwriting practices vary across insurers. However, it is […]
Pranayama – The Art of Yoga Breathing and its benefits
Breathing is the physical part of thinking and thinking is the psychological part of breathing.” – Ayurveda Pranayama is a part of the Yoga system that teaches you the art of extending your breath in many different ways. When practising pranayama the breath should be skillfully inhaled, exhaled and retained. It teaches you to change […]
Most health insurance policies cover preventive check ups
Published in Mint on JUN 28 2016, Written by Abhishek Bondia I was admitted in the hospital with dengue fever in September 2012. I purchased a mediclaim policy now, do I need to disclose the same as a pre-existing disease? —Roshni Garg Yes, you should fully declare your past hospitalisation record while buying a new […]
Is your health insurance enough to cover accidents?
While many of us are familiar with life insurance cover and health insurance, we have a limited to no understanding towards personal accident insurance. To put it in simple words, a personal accident insurance scheme provides cover to the policy holder against any kind of accident or disability caused from it. It is also worth […]
Life insurance policy can be cancelled during freelook period
Published in Mint on May 31 2016, Written by Abhishek Bondia Can I cancel my policy during the freelook period? What is the process to cancel my policy during this period? Will I get my premium amount back? —Tahir Sheikh Yes, you can cancel your policy within the freelook period. The purpose of the period is […]
Portability is not allowed for life insurance policies
Published in Mint on May 17 2016, Written by Abhishek Bondia Is it possible to change the frequency of premium payments from monthly to annual? —Kaushal Verma Yes. You can change the frequency of premium payment. You would need to place a written request with your insurer for it. Typically, such changes are incorporated on […]
Accident insurance policies provide worldwide coverage
Published in Mint on May 10 2016, Written by Abhishek Bondia What is a cost of living rider? Can this be added to my health insurance policy? —Anshita Sharma There are two kinds of cost of living riders. The first is a benefit to account for inflation. Several health insurance products factor this in by […]