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Recently, I went to give a lecture on Insurance at a local school in Muscat. The lecture was, in fact, intended to tell basics about insurance. All went well. Couple of days later, I received this following mail from a girl called Ms. Priya. This girl has asked a very innocent question. The answer tests our understanding of Insurance. I am imperfect. However, I tried my best to answer her.
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The Indian Insurance Industry has matured over the years and self-awareness for insurance and its important has slowly crept into the minds of the pro-active financial planners across the globe. This in fact has been triggered by the recent fall in premium for online Term Plans. The surge of interest of Non Resident Indians to purchase a Life Insurance Product in India has given a platform to many insurance companies to re-strategize and capitalize on the huge potential of tapping the NRI or the Person of Indian Origin, PIO. Read more
It is also imperative to provide for long term security and achieve financial goals for you and your dependents. Read more
Life insurance plays an important role in an individual’s financial planning exercise. Insurance can assist individuals in planning for their own life stages as well as provide for their children’s future. It also secures a child’s future in case of any unfortunate event. Read more
The phrase ‘Mind the Gap’ was first introduced in the late sixties on London Underground to warn train passengers to exercise caution while crossing the gap between the train door and the station platform. Read more
Life insurers headed for an initial public offering may have to lower their valuation expectations as investors could balk at their earnings that are accruing more from lapsed policies than from operational income.
Read moreLife insurance is among the favourite saving avenues for Indian investors. Yet, India is grossly under-insured. This is because insurance buyers prefer policies that have a larger investment component and minimal risk coverage. The average life insurance policy offers a cover of a little over Rs 1 lakh.
Read moreIn these times of high inflation,Rs 20 won’t buy you much. But it is enough to buy Gopal Gidwani a term insurance cover of Rs 49.99 lakh. The 38-year-old Pune-based professional pays an annual premium of Rs 7,652 for the Anytime online term plan from IndiaFirst Life Insurance he bought two months ago. Read more
The sustainability and profitable growth of any industry hinges on the value proposition that it offers to customers as well as the needs of customers it addresses. One must bear in mind that companies or corporations exist because they provide goods or services which are required by the consumers. Read more
There a number of definitions of business process reengineering (BPR). Klein and Manganelli in their book “The Reengineering Handbook” defines it as the “Rapid and radical redesign of strategic, value added business processes-and the systems, policies and organizational structures that support them-to optimize work flows and productivity within an organization”.