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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…
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…
FDI's 100% attraction for insurers
Allianz sold 23 per cent of its 26 per cent stake in two joint ventures in India — Bajaj General Insurance and Bajaj Life Insurance — to the promoter Bajaj Group, ending a near 25-year partnership with one of India's biggest…
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…
Taiwan Dollar at Risk of Insurers Reducing $95 Billion of Hedges
The Taiwanese dollar is expected to lose a crucial source of support as new accounting rules allow insurers to unwind foreign-exchange hedges on as much as NT$3 trillion ($95 billion) of overseas assets. The country's life insurers hold about $700…
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…
India's insurance market expected to grow at 6.9% rate over 2026-30, higher than US and China, says Swiss Re
Backed by a resilient economic growth, increasing risk awareness and supportive regulatory reforms, India's insurance market is expected to grow in real terms at a 6.9 per cent compound annual growth rate over 2026 to 2030, higher than major…
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…
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…
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…
Why dieting made us fat: On weight loss, metabolism and why food is not the enemy
In the last three decades, trends in health have come and gone, but Rujuta Diwekar's advice remains unchanged: eat local, traditional, whole foods, exercise regularly, and get to bed on time. “We have known each other for 15 years since your…
Budget 2026: Insurers eyes higher tax exemptions & boost to retirement savings
Measures to encourage retirement savings, increase premium cap for tax-free maturity for Unit Linked Insurance Products (ULIP) are some of major wish-list of insurers in the upcoming Union Budget for FY2026-27. “India is facing a widening…
'Don't Rush It': Crypto Advice From Bermuda's Premier
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 05: E. David Burt, Premier of Bermuda, attends the Chainlink's SmartCon 2025 at Metropolitan Pavilion on November 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Chainlink Labs) Getty Images for…
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