All stories by M Saraswathy
Few benefits you will derive from reforms in the insurance sector
Rediff.com21 Apr 2015Till June-end alone, insurance regulator is expected to bring about more than half a dozen reforms that will have a significant impact on the customer.
No IPO plan from general insurance firms
Rediff.com30 Mar 2015The proposal for listing public general insurers had come up in 2007.
Overhaul of insurance for poor? Not so soon!
Rediff.com25 Mar 2015Beneficiaries to get hospitalisation cover up to Rs 30,000.
Indian customers to benefit from global reinsurers
Rediff.com24 Mar 2015Foreign reinsurance companies are now allowed to do business in India.
Motor insurance to be costlier from FY16
Rediff.com23 Mar 2015The regulator has made it mandatory for insurers to have a minimum percentage of motor third-party business underwritten.
'Indian management control' clause still grey area for insurers
Rediff.com20 Mar 2015The insurance sector is seeking clarity on the 'Indian management control' clause.
Double whammy for insurance policyholders
Rediff.com10 Mar 2015The GST to be implemented from April 1, 2016, will increase the premiums.
For HNIs, EB-5 investor visa better than F-1 student visa: Experts
Rediff.com28 Dec 2014The EB-5 Programme has been in effect since 1990 as an opportunity for the immigrant and their family to obtain permanent residency to the US.
Fate of the new Insurance Bill remains uncertain
Rediff.com24 Dec 2014The new Insurance Bill may take little time to see light of teh day.
Swiss schools want more Indian students
Rediff.com12 Dec 2014For the first time in India, Swiss Learning, an educational body managed by the Heads of Swiss Educational Institutes, has brought representatives from various schools from the country to meet stakeholders, Indian schools and parents of potential students.
New Insurance Bill is passed but firms not in a rush for FDI
Rediff.com11 Dec 2014Insurance firms want more clarity before increasing foreign partner's stake.
Theft-wary ATM service providers seek cover
Rediff.com6 Dec 2014The insurance brokerage had experience of settling claims in Jammu and Kashmir and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh during natural catastrophes earlier this year.
Jan Dhan: 72.5 mn accounts opened, but 75% have no balance
Rediff.com13 Nov 2014The data show close to 72.5 million accounts have been opened till November 10 with an average 500,000 opened every day.
E-commerce: Flood of complaints refuses to recede
Rediff.com7 Nov 2014There are umpteen cases where travel websites and airlines advertise tickets for unbelievably low prices, without mentioning taxes and other charges.
Things you should know before buying a health policy
Rediff.com28 Oct 2014Health insurance has almost 23 per cent market share in the general insurance space.
Insurance firms wake up to tackle fake claims
Rediff.com23 Oct 2014A senior life insurance official point out there have also been cases involving former insurance agents.
Cyclone Hudhud: Insurance claims to cross Rs 4,000 cr
Rediff.com15 Oct 2014This could impact their books in the third quarter of the current financial year.
Life insurers oppose major change in provisions
Rediff.com11 Oct 2014Section 45 in the new Bill says no claim can be repudiated after three years of the policy being in force, even if a fraud is detected, has sent life insurers into a tizzy.
Now dating sites for the highly educated
Rediff.com15 Sep 2014A slew of websites are catering to matchmaking needs of IITians, IIMians and others with high educational qualifications.
Jan Dhan Yojana: Clarity awaited on insurance
Rediff.com4 Sep 2014Under the scheme, which seeks to open 75 million accounts by January 26, 2015, an accident insurance cover of Rs 100,000 is provided with every RuPay debit card offered by the National Payments Corporation of India.