The Insurance Times, leading Insurance Magazine from India
The Insurance Times (The First Monthly Journal on Insurance in India since 1981) The Insurance Times, has entered into 30 years of successful and regular publication is the only authentic…
Claim procedure in respect of a general insurance policy
(1) An insured or the claimant shall give notice to the insurer of any loss arising under contract of insurance at the earliest or within such extended time as may…
Why health insurance is regarded as an imperfect market?
Economists often describe health insurance as an imperfect market. To understand the concept we have to dwelt in deep the features of an imperfect market.
How much health Insurance is required?
The need for medical insurance increases with age. Disease may affect persons of any age may be a child, grown ups, young man or a old man. Accidents and injuries…
Insurance-linked securities market poised for continued growth
15 years after its inception, the market for insurance-linked securities (ILS) is poised for continued growth as re/insurers, governments and corporations continue to access capital market solutions to finance growth,…
Insurance News: Catastrophes cost the insurance industry USD 70 billion in the first half year of 2011
According to preliminary sigma estimates, total insured losses for the global insurance industry from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters reached an estimated USD 70 billion in the first half of…
Mortality protection gap in India estimated at USD 6.7 trillion
Swiss Re published a study,Mortality Protection Gap: Asia-Pacific 2011, which finds that the aggregate mortality protection gap across 12 Asian markets expanded significantly from USD 16 trillion in 2000 to…
insurance report finds current approaches inadequate for assessing future longevity
The substantial increases in life expectancy witnessed in recent decades have been consistently underestimated, a new Swiss Re research report reveals.
Governments playing a greater role in insurance industry
More and more governments are leveraging private insurance skills and the growing capacity of the sector to cover catastrophe losses as well as a wide range of other risks, Swiss…
Health Insurance Article
Health insurance has emerged one of the fastest growing segments in the non-life insurance industry with 30 per cent growth in 2008-09. For the purpose of regulation, health insurance companies…