It is important to recognize that maternity has several direct and indirect expenses, which can be mitigated through proper insurance planning. Published in MoneyControl, Dec 30, 2021 || Written By – ABHISHEK BONDIA Maternity is a frequently claimed expense under health insurance. However, maternity still remains substantially un-insured and under-insured. Over the years, the cost of […]
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How to buy the best insurance cover for senior citizen parents?
It’s best to buy insurance at an early age but most of our parents are either without an insurance cover or very inadequate cover. A standalone health insurance policy is often the best choice, but expensive to buy after 60. Here are some other options. Published in MoneyControl, Mar 09, 2022 || Written By – ABHISHEK […]
Insurance sold by car dealers can be costly
Published in Mint, on 21st Feb 2017 If you are buying a new car, buying insurance for it is perhaps the last thing on your mind. Plus, the car dealer makes insurance purchase easy by bundling the policy with the deal. But the policy from the dealer can be expensive and you may get a […]
PSU non-life insurers incurring loss while private insurers are minting money in health insurance
Published in Cafemutual on 4th February, 2017 PSU non-life insurers are incurring hefty losses while their private counterparts are minting money in the health insurance segment if the IRDAI’s annual report is anything to go. The annual report shows that the net incurred claims ratio (ICR) of the public sector non-life insurers stood at 115% […]
India’s insurance intermediary partners with German broker to expand footprint
Published in Cafemutual on 12th January, 2017 In order to expand its footprint, Delhi based insurance broker SecureNow has announced its membership with Germany’s UnisonBroker, which specializes in providing risk management solutions in the global markets. This partnership is expected to provide global risk management solutions to its existing clients who have business in USA […]
New terminal illness-based term plan on the block
Published in Mint on Dec 14 2016. Online term insurance policies are seeing a lot of innovation. Apart from breaking the sum assured into periodic payments for a beneficiary upon the death of the policyholder, IDBI Federal Life Insurance Co. Ltd’s iSurance Flexi Term Insurance Plan also offers to pay a portion of the […]
How much will e-cash incentives help?
Published in Mint on Dec 13 2016. On 8 December, the government announced a slew of incentives on digital transactions. Such transactions include those done with credit cards, debit cards, e-wallet, mobile apps and Net banking. The government said that in the aftermath of the cancellation of the legal tender character of old Rs500 and […]
Health insurance policy ratings have to evolve as more customer data becomes available
Published in Mint on Dec 08 2016 It is time for the regulator to work on a standard product that every company has to make available. The panel on the topic ‘Issues in rating health insurance policies’ had Anuj Gulati, MD and CEO, Religare Health Insurance Co. Ltd; Kapil Mehta, co-founder, SecureNow Insurance Broker Pvt. […]
Mediclaim malfunction maladies
Published in Mint on Oct 04 2016. Did you know that you get different rates for the same surgery if you go as an uninsured person, or if you go with your own cover or if you go with a group cover? Rates vary across insurance firms as well. I had heard of it, […]
Taking the trick and trap out of insurance
Published in Mint on Sep 16 2015 Mint Money has always advised you to avoid traditional insurance policies that double up as investment products. This is primarily because of three reasons: high costs, opaque structures and poor investment returns from these policies. But if recommendations of the Sumit Bose committee are implemented, most of […]