Budget 2013: Need to make insurance more affordable for common man, says Ajay Bimbhet, Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company
Non-life insurance segment has a very high potential to grow. However, in the absence of incentives, individual prefer saving instruments. Therefore, there needs to be a concerted effort to make insurance all the more affordable and attractive for the common man, says Ajay Bimbhet, Managing Director, Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company Ltd, in his pre-Budget expectations. Read more
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