'Huge demand for life insurance products in India'

'As our per capita income increases and various demographic segments emerge, the need for various kinds of protection and risk covers will become even more explicit.' Photograph: Kind courtesy LIC......

Bank Deposits: Strong Safety Net Needed

If a bank shuts down, every account holder it has will get back their money for a maximum limit of Rs 5 lakh.It was Rs 1 lakh before. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com American regulators......

Light at the end of the tunnel for PMC depositors?

'The money is readily available to the depositors.' Photograph: ANI Photo Unity Small Finance Bank, a 51:49 joint venture between the Centrum Group and Bharat Pe, which took over the beleaguered......

With Rs 7,000 cr stuck, over 20k PMC Bank depositors are playing waiting game

The amount stuck is 60 per cent of the total Rs 11,800-crore in deposits. The draft amalgamation scheme of Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank with Unity Small Finance Bank (SFB)......