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Insurance News and Reality

Let me share two news in the media with respect to the Insurance services industry. LIC will bring out an online policy purchase option. IRDA will allow agents to sell/promote policies from more than one Insurer. My understanding is this: … Continue reading

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Financial Planning Links

Sharing a few links on financial planning that has been posted on my website on personal finance and you may find it useful. 6 Financial Planning Misconceptions Demystified The Three Types of Advertorials What is the cost of delayed financial … Continue reading

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Insurance News and Updates India

Here are a few links and updates on the Insurance scene in India 1. Medical Insurance Portability come in: Now you can switch your mediclaim policy from one insurer to another, without losing the benefits of coverage due to exclusion … Continue reading

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Join RupeeCamp: A Personal Finance School

I am happy to announce the first RupeeCamp for your consideration. RupeeCamp is possibly India’s first structured program for both learning and implementation of your financial decisions. It is a unique initiative and readers have called it an innovative product. … Continue reading

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Are ULIPs Right For You?

INSURANCE Are ulips right for you? (Source: The Indian Express, July 19) Latest set of regulations by IRDA will definitely make ulips better. But separate life and investment products still make more sense If you are financially savvy or have … Continue reading

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Innovation Needs in Health Insurance

STATE-owned insurers have done well to restore cashless treatment facilities in hospitals, providing relief to scores of mediclaim holders. However, doing this on a case-to-case basis will mean that the insurer has to negotiate an acceptable rate with every hospital. … Continue reading

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Health Insurance Updates

(Source: Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, July 16) The insurers and the healthcare industry need to evolve a symbiotic relationship Insurance is a subject matter of solicitation. Medicine is not. This lies at the heart of the standoff between corporate hospitals and … Continue reading

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Infosys Takes Cover For Its Employees

Software major Infosys Technologies has renewed its insurance cover with National Insurance Company for a marginally higher sum of Rs 10,500 crore for the year 2010-11, as against Rs 9,500 crore last year. The insurance cover includes company’s assets in … Continue reading

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RBI Concerned About Dilution of Powers: The ULIP Ordnance

PTI News: Concerned over dilution of its role in dealing with inter-regulatory disputes, RBI Governor D Subbarao on Monday asked the government to relook the Ordinance it had issued last month to end the IRDA-SEBI turf war over control of … Continue reading

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File Taxes Online

The last date of filing your Income Tax Returns is coming closer – July 31, 2010. A gentle reminder so that You should not be left stranded the eleventh hour to file your returns, trying to find someone who would … Continue reading

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