Published in Mint on May 03 2016, Written by Abhishek Bondia Can a policy holder have a life cover in both electronic and paper form? —Geetesh Handa You can choose to keep your policy either in de-materialised (demat) or hard copy form, but not in both. But you can opt to keep some policies in […]
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Ask Mint Money | It’s not a good idea to split life insurance with multiple insurers
Published in Mint on, Aug 01 2012, Written by Kapil Mehta I am 32 years old and unmarried. However, my 63-year-old mother is dependant on me. I want to take a life cover so that if something happens to me, at least she is monetarily safe. Currenlty, what are the options available? —Neel Purchase a […]
Some benefits of the annual end of season insurance sale
Published in Mint on April 17 2017, Written by Kapil Mehta I am so glad March is over. It is the busiest month for insurance. In personal lines, particularly life and health insurance, people are in a rush to buy before 31 March, to qualify for tax exemptions. There is no business I have […]
Protecting policyholder rights
Published in Mint on Mar 21 2017, Written by Kapil Mehta In insurance, policyholders—people who buy the insurance—have the weakest voice. Insurers, intermediaries, third-party administrators and surveyors have strong institutional processes to express their perspectives. Policyholders don’t. This is why regulation relating to policyholder rights is so important. This regulation, first introduced in 2002 just […]