Demand for guaranteed-return insurance covers witnesses sharp rise

Demand for guaranteed-return insurance covers witnesses sharp rise
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At the same time, bank FD rates for leading lenders such as State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank and Bank of Baroda are between 5% and 5.4%.

Synopsis

Brokers and insurers have seen the demand for guaranteed covers spike 15-20% in the last quarter of FY21, according to industry insiders at a time when equity-linked investment instruments too have displayed high levels of volatility keeping risk averse households away from such bets.

Life insurance agents and bancassurance partners are using multi-decadal low fixed deposit rates offered by all major banks as a hook to sell more and more of guaranteed return insurance policies, convincing customers that these will fetch higher returns on their long-term savings funds. Brokers and insurers have seen the demand for guaranteed covers spike 15-20% in the last quarter of FY21, according to industry insiders at a time when

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