TYPE OF INSURANCE POLICY

Bima Bharosa has been launched by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) to serve as an online platform for grievance redressal of insurance policyholders. Here’s a step-by-step process to register an insurance-related g...

If you are confused by personal finance terms, jargon and calculations, here’s a new series to simplify and deconstruct these for you. In the fifth part of this series, ET Wealth explains the difference between deductible and co-payment.

IRCTC travel insurance: Do you know that IRCTC offers an optional travel insurance policy at just 45 paisa premium per passenger. This policy offers coverage up to Rs 10 lakh in cases of death and permanent disability. God forbid if you perish in a ...

Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) has requested a reduction in GST rates on two-wheelers in India. They proposed different slabs for different types of two-wheelers to lower the rates. Siam also wants the removal of the 3% cess on hi...

Understanding visa requirements is crucial when planning a trip to Europe. To visit any of the 27 countries in the Schengen Area, a Schengen visa is mandatory, requiring financial stability and travel insurance for Indian citizens.

FD Interest Rates: RBI in its MPC meeting on June 7 kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5%. This marks the eighth consecutive MPC with status quo, benefiting fixed deposit investors with high rates. However, going forward the interest rate cycle to re...

Health insurance: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has released a master circular to streamline health insurance claim process. Previously, delays in claim approvals forced patients to stay in hospitals longer. Now...

After a strong phase upward movement, mid cap stocks are witnessing a sort of selective profit booking move. Profit booking which is mostly happening in line with Q4 numbers. A strong directional move is only likely to appear post election results. ...

New health insurance rule: To bring some much-needed relief to health insurance policyholders, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has released a master circular on Health Insurance Business. Typically, most health insura...

The way markets have panned out in the last few sessions, it appears that bulls are waiting for a confirmation on 4th of June and then they will take over control of the street. But because valuations are high, one has to be cautious, while being bu...

Maternity Insurance is a type of health insurance policy that offers coverage for all pregnancy-related expenses.

While every sector has witnessed a re-rating in the last couple of years. The re-rating can be due to two reasons. whether headwinds have gone away because of government policy push and clean up or the sector has recovered due cyclical reasons. In t...

Even the best of the rational brain can make wrong decisions when there is too much noise which gets created due to a narrative. Now for the last few days a narrative has been created that due to polls, FPI are selling. These kinds of narratives ten...

The rain-induced washout of the Gujarat Titans versus Kolkata Knight Riders match on Monday has sparked concerns about revenue losses, leading sponsors and franchise owners to contemplate submitting claims to insurance providers. For this year's Ind...

For all those who were again thinking why the financial services sector stocks are leading the recent phase of decline. A look into FPI holding patterns would throw the answer. It is the financial services, including banks where FPIs have the maximu...

Evaluate your coverage needs based on the type of vehicle and its usage. Determine whether you require basic third-party liability coverage or comprehensive coverage that includes protection against own damage, theft and natural calamities.

Two major insurance rules that are effective from April 1, 2024, are — compulsory e-Insurance policies for new policyholders and the latest the surrender charges of the life insurance plans such as endowment policies. To make it easier for insurance...

The government offered a bonus for Post Office Life (PLI) insurance subscribers. Bonus rates for the fiscal year 2024-25 will be effective April 1, 2024.