Month: February 2021

There is nothing more reassuring than knowing your loved ones will be taken care of after you are gone. Often people are uncomfortable acknowledging Life Insurance. It provide speace of…

Drones promise to be the next disruptive technology, with the potential to dramatically alter business conventions by introducing new ways of working. In June 2020, the government published draft drone…

We are all aware of the saying necessity is the mother of all inventions. The saying in today’s context is somewhat changed. Rather putting it in the simpler form we…

The ongoing pandemic situation has accelerated the knowledge and ownership of insurance in the country, and this is reflected in the findings of the latest edition of 'India Protection Quotient'…

Private life insurers are seeing good opportunity in guaranteed income products.  These products bundle life insurance coverage with benefits of savings, offering a suitable product for risk-averse individuals who are…

IRDAI in October had mandated all life insurers to launch Saral Jeevan Bima plans. Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance Co. Ltd has launched India's first standard term insurance plan called Saral…

Digit Insurance is the latest Indian unicorn. The company was valued at $1.9 billion after its latest fund-raise of Rs 135 crore from existing investors. The insurer raised funds as…

Marked by innovation and digital push, 2021 will witness major winds of change in health cover, according to industry experts. "The new trends seen last year will continue with new…

The growth in the health insurance segment of non-life insurers appears to be slowing as the fear of Covid subsides. "The initial euphoria for health products during the Covid period…

Ahead of the Union Budget 2021-22, General insurers have suggested that the government increase the tax deduction limit under Section 80D of the Income-Tax (I-T) Act. This, they said, would…