It is a common belief that when you are young and healthy, there is no need to avail of health insurance coverage. However, today life is fast-paced and erratic with unhealthy eating habits and irregular or lack of exercise. As…
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About health insurance and medical insurance: Policies, types, importance, features and benefits
It is said that nothing is more important than health. Taking care of your health is, therefore, important. But what happens when a medical emergency comes your way unannounced? That’s where health insurance comes to your rescue. Given the present…
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Explained: How to choose a term insurance policy
The insurance companies and aggregators offer term insurance calculators on their sites that help in analysing which plan suits you better. It is said that safety is the cheapest and the most convenient form of an insurance policy. A life…
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From claims to medical advice to health checks, insurance gets tech-savvy
MUMBAI: Paper work and insurance agents have long been the foundation stones for your insurance policies. However, insurers have used technology along various steps of the insurance services value chain: from the application to claim-processing stage. Artificial intelligence, wearable devices, mobile applications, virtual…
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Factors that may hike your insurance premium
MUMBAI: At some point in your life you will buy an insurance plan. “When it comes to life and health insurance, your premium amount will differ with your age, family history, pre-existing diseases and lifestyle choices among other reasons. Basically if…
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New car insurance rules decoded: Impact analysis
In the recent past, there have been several changes in the motor insurance space. Over the past 12 months or so, there has been the introduction of several new rules and guidelines and subsequent modifications in the motor insurance space….
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From loans to mutual funds to insurance, MobiKwik aims to tap new markets
Loans of as little as $30 and life insurance policies for as low as thirty cents a month: that’s what an Indian digital-payment company wagers will double its revenue and help it break even this year. In its 10 years…
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How to buy family travel insurance: Things to know
(Representative image) NEW DELHI: Travelling abroad is expensive. A medical emergency or loss of baggage only add to costs. A family travel insurance policy thus covers these risks at a nominal price. It is mandatory to buy such a policy while visiting…
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Insurance Claims Proposed To Be Settled In Instalments In Personal Accident And Health Plans
The process of insurance claim settlement is set to see a rejig as the insurance regulator IRDAI is proposing to enable insurers to pay the claim in instalments as against the only option of lump sum payment in both the…
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Get your insurance claims in instalments soon
If you have a personal accident or any other benefit-basedhealth insurance policy, you may soon get the option of receiving claims in instalments, according to recent draft guidelines released by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai). The…
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