Regulatory changes may usher new dawn for insurers

The regulatory changes brought in by the insurance regulator and the amendments proposed to the Insurance Act by the Centre may herald a new dawn for the sector in India. Photograph: Uttam......

Banks' exclusive sales tie-ups with insurers set to end

Exclusive tie-ups between banks and insurance companies to sell their products are set to be history, with the regulator putting a cap on the business a bank can get from a single insurer. While......

Ulips are cheaper, yet not useful

Cost is not the only factor that one should look at. It's best to keep investment and insurance apart With the stock market going up, unit-linked insurance plans (Ulips) seem to be making a......

Return of ULIP era to hurt insurance industry

As ULIPs or market-linked insurance plans make a big comeback, leading private sector life insurer Reliance Life's CEO Anup Rau said this reversal of trend would hurt the industry and the regulator......