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Terminally ill patients denied life insurance payouts
Is your life insurance policy affected? Email Terminally ill patients are being denied life insurance payouts before they die because of small print in old policies. A terminal illness claim typically allows the policyholder access to an early…
Non-life insurance sector's premiums rise 14% in December led by growth in health, motor and fire segments
Premiums collected from non-life insurance schemes grew 13.7% year-on-year in December to Rs 28,446.8 crore due led by growth in segments such as health, motor, and fire, according to a CareEdge report. The double-digit growth, recorded for a…
Think Life Insurance Is a Waste of Money? These 10 Realities Might Change Your Mind
Many people brush off life insurance as something people buy out of fear or obligation; an unnecessary monthly expense for a future that feels much too far away to worry about. Some assume a life insurance policy is only relevant for older adults…
Fixed Income Perspectives: Resilient Markets, Selective Opportunities
The current environment is marked by policy volatility, as markets grapple with ongoing inflationary pressures and a decelerating U.S. labor market. From a credit perspective, resilience is key. Investors should maintain a focus on robust…
Ageas announces Net Operating Result guidance update
Ageas announces Net Operating Result guidance update Today China Taiping Insurance Holding (CTIH) published a pre-announcement on its full year 2025 results related to the announcement made by The Chinese Ministry of Finance and the State…
India to be strongest growing insurance market, premium growth to rise to 6.9% by 2030: Swiss Re
India's insurance premium growth will accelerate to 6.9 per cent over 2026–2030 outpacing China, the US and Western European markets, on strong economic fundamentals, rising demand and regulatory changes, global reinsurer Swiss Re said on…
Moody's projects 7.3% economic growth for FY26, to fuel insurance demand
Mumbai: Global rating agency Moody's on Monday projected India's economy to grow at 7.3 per cent in FY 2025–26 (year ending March 2026), up from 6.5 per cent in the previous year. The agency said the expected expansion would raise average…
My Secret to Avoid Drifting in the New Year
This past fall, OpenAI, the source of the ChatGPT app that 800 million people now use every week, chose to restructure its organization to prioritize generating revenue for stakeholders over providing ethical and objective information for the…
IFSCA's Role Stressed In Making India A Global Reinsurance Hub
New Delhi: Financial services secretary M Nagaraju on Monday highlighted the role of International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) in advancing India's aspiration to become a global reinsurance hub and encouraged Indian insurers and…
Tata AIA Life enhances Fortune Guarantee Supreme with premium offset and Power of 6 variant
Tata AIA Life Insurance on Monday introduced enhancements to its Fortune Guarantee Supreme savings plan, featuring a premium offset mechanism designed to ease the burden of long-term financial commitments. Under the new Premium Offset feature…
Getting divorced? The six vital money questions most people forget to ask
The spectre of divorce looms large in January. Enquiries tend to spike as people return to reality after the busy Christmas period – so much so, the first Monday of a new year is often dubbed “Divorce Day”. But while the…
Where You Live in the US Can Predict Which Dog Breeds You Love Most
America is obsessed with dogs. Not in a universal way, though. The fixation changes dramatically depending on where you live, and new Google search data makes that obvious. When people start searching dog breeds, they're usually past the casual…
National genetic testing programme results can't be used for insurance underwriting: Ong Ye Kung
SINGAPORE – Safeguards and upcoming new laws in Singapore will ensure that genetic information from patients will not be available to their medical insurance company, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has said. Providing this assurance at the…
Union Budget 2026 From Defence To Auto Sector - Morgan Stanley Lists Out Key Reforms Required
Amid rising geo-political risks and tariff induced pressure, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present her ninth consecutive Union Budget on February 1, 2026. After Moody's projected India's economy to grow at 7.3% in FY26, Morgan…
IFSCA working on Special Purpose Insurance framework at Gift IFSC: K Rajaraman
The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) in Gift City is developing a Special Purpose Insurance framework (SICA) to enable insurers and reinsurers to underwrite cyber and wildfire risks previously considered unsuitable for…
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