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Should You Buy a Super Top-up Health Insurance?
Rediff.com13 hours ago

It is similar to top-up health insurance plan, but provides for one or more claims...

No plan to bring clawback clause: LIC
Rediff.com12 Nov 2024

State-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has realigned its commission...

New biz premium of life insurers rises 13% in October
Rediff.com11 Nov 2024

Life insurance companies reported a 13.16 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth in new...

Credit cards get a festive boost, spending increases 25% in Sep
Rediff.com30 Oct 2024

Credit card spending in September recorded strong growth of 25 per cent year-on-year...

'Our higher growth is coming from retail lines'
Rediff.com5 Oct 2024

'There is more expansion in the industry happening in retail lines, so we will continue...

Banks record a higher deposit growth rate in Q2 FY25 than Q1 FY25
Rediff.com5 Oct 2024

Banks recorded a higher growth year-on-year (Y-o-Y) in raising deposits during the...

LIC eyes less than 50% stake in standalone health insurance company
Rediff.com4 Oct 2024

State-owned Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is not keen on a composite license but it...

'Looking to expand international business'
Rediff.com25 Sep 2024

'It is difficult to write business internationally, without an 'A-' rating. It becomes...

LIC earmarks Rs 600 crore for digital shift; to be 'paperless' in 2 years
Rediff.com19 Sep 2024

State-run Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has committed Rs 600 crore for its...

Mis-selling of life insurance policies at alarming level: Irdai
Rediff.com4 Sep 2024

The alarming level of life insurance policy misselling has caught the attention of...

Pvt insurers ceded ground in rural areas in FY24; Tier-II,-III saw growth
Rediff.com26 Aug 2024

The share of life insurance policies sold by top private insurers in the rural areas...

Banks report muted treasury book gains
Rediff.com7 Aug 2024

Banks reported muted treasury gains during April-June of FY25 (Q1FY25) following...

Net credit card additions down 48% to 2 mn in Q1
Rediff.com25 Jul 2024

The net credit card additions in the banking sector nearly halved to 2 million in the...

How Aditya Birla Health Insurance plans to achieve full year profitability by FY26
Rediff.com12 Jul 2024

'We want to play the value game for our consumers, which is health and retail will grow...

Pvt life insurers hike term policy premium
Rediff.com11 Jul 2024

Major private sector life insurance companies, including HDFC Life, ICICI Prudential,...

New biz premium rises 23% in Q1
Rediff.com9 Jul 2024

Insurance companies reported nearly 23 per cent growth in first year premium in the...

Deposits grew slower than loans
Rediff.com9 Jul 2024

Most lenders that have reported their April-June business update posted slower growth...

Don't sell Ulips as investment products: Irdai to insurance companies
Rediff.com24 Jun 2024

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has asked life...

Claims Can't Be Rejected For Missing Docs
Rediff.com13 Jun 2024

In its master circular on general insurance products, which takes immediate effect,...

Listed private life insurers' FY24 margins fell on rise in Ulip share
Rediff.com11 Jun 2024

All the four listed private life insurance companies recorded a drop in value of new...