Shilpy Sinha

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Insurers want separate tax deduction limit
Rediff.com9 Feb 2011

With the Budget just round the corner, insurance companies have suggested a separate...

Insurers include funeral in accident policies
Rediff.com13 Jan 2011

Insurance companies now offer to cover funeral expenses under health and personal...

Govt banks tread with caution after Citi scam
Rediff.com12 Jan 2011

Those with plans to enter the wealth management business want to first put in place...

Fraud: Indemnity cover may protect Citibank
Rediff.com4 Jan 2011

Thanks to its indemnity cover, Citibank may not have to provide for the alleged...

NAV-guaranteed products under IRDA scanner
Rediff.com15 Nov 2010

After life insurance products, the sector's regulator is now turning its attention to...

Some banks may go slow on teaser home loans
Rediff.com4 Nov 2010

Banks are starting to fall in line with the Reserve Bank of India's position on...

Banks choke flow of funds to MFIs
Rediff.com27 Oct 2010

The ensuing liquidity crisis has prompted many MFIs to seek a moratorium on loan...

IRDA norms could cap charges on life policies
Rediff.com5 Oct 2010

The Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (Irda) is planning to cap the charges...

CWG insurance cover reduced to one fifth
Rediff.com24 Sep 2010

After having failed to stump up the cash for an event cancellation policy of Rs 713...

No terror cover for CWG
Rediff.com21 Sep 2010

The development comes a day after a shootout near Delhi's Jama Masjid, which left two...

Cashless mediclaim: Pvt insurers to adopt PSU rate
Rediff.com8 Sep 2010

By packaging rates and stabilising costs, insurers expect to cut expenses.

PE firms spot profits in Mumbai redevelopment
Rediff.com8 Sep 2010

Slum rehabilitation projects, increase in FSI trigger frantic activity by funds.

Insurance sector reinvents itself under new regime
Rediff.com3 Sep 2010

India's insurance industry is set for a makeover as it seeks to survive and grow in a...

New Ulip norms from Sep 1,policyholders to benefit
Rediff.com31 Aug 2010

The new rules of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority take effect from...

Insurance: Business model to see a paradigm shift
Rediff.com31 Aug 2010

After doing business at very high costs for a decade, the life insurance industry will...

Life cover may get cheaper
Rediff.com16 Aug 2010

The impact will be felt most on term covers

Returns on Ulip pension plans set to rise
Rediff.com6 Aug 2010

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) has stuck to its guns on...

Soon, flexible health insurance schemes
Rediff.com30 Jul 2010

The proposed change would give policyholders the flexibility to switch their insurers,...

Insurers focus on single premium products
Rediff.com7 Jul 2010

Following recent changes to the guidelines for unit-linked insurance plans, companies...

New returns norm may push us off biz, say insurers
Rediff.com30 Jun 2010

New returns norm may push us off business, say insurers