Buying health insurance? You must check track record of claims and complaintsThe insurance advisory platform, Ditto Insurance, compares insurers on two key metrics: three-year average claim settlement ratio (by polic...
21 Sep, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
The cookie jar: Rs. 403 crore of expected losses simply disappeared, and turned into profit. Nobody had earned a rupeeA provision is simply management's estimate of a future cost the company can already see coming: Repairs under warranty, a lawsuit it might...
11 Sep, 2026, 06.05 PM IST
Rs 5 lakh health insurance claim denied by insurer over waiting period for pancreatitis; here's why the policyholder's wife wonA health insurer cannot automatically reject claims using waiting-period clauses. The Mumbai Consumer Commission ruled that insurers must p...
09 Sep, 2026, 11.20 AM IST
Sales didn't move, the profit went up. Here's the trick which is used to do thisHere is one that should make you look twice at any company you own. A company paid a supplier Rs. 394 crore, described in its accounts as a...
04 Sep, 2026, 08.33 PM IST
Huge growth opportunity as rising incomes, longevity fuel insurance demand: LIC CEOIndia's insurance sector anticipates strong demand for protection and savings products. LIC aims to adapt its distribution and product mix ...
01 Sep, 2026, 05.30 PM IST
Insurer rejects motor insurance claim citing invalid driving licence; policyholder fights back and wins Rs 3.5 lakh in consumer commissionA motor insurance claim was rejected by HDFC General Insurance over driver's license concerns. The West Bengal Consumer Commission found in...
01 Sep, 2026, 12.41 PM IST
HDFC Bank shares fall 2% to fresh 52-week low, tumble 30% in 10 months. What lies ahead?HDFC Bank shares fell to a fresh 52-week low after a US investor filed a securities fraud class-action lawsuit against the bank and two sen...
27 Aug, 2026, 03.17 PM IST
From savings plan to retirement plan: Building a corpus that lasts a lifetimeRetirement security relies on habits formed over time. By starting early, investments harness the power of compounding growth, leading to g...
24 Aug, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
Ashok Leyland just had a record June quarter. So why did the margin fall a full point?Ashok Leyland's June-quarter has an unusual contradiction. The company sold 48,763 commercial vehicles, its highest-ever first-quarter volu...
18 Aug, 2026, 08.35 PM IST
Life insurer denied Rs 1 crore death claim over earlier policy postponement on medical grounds; here's why family wins in state commissionA life insurance claim was rejected due to alleged non-disclosure of a prior proposal. The insurer failed to prove the policyholder knowing...
15 Aug, 2026, 07.00 AM IST
Insurer-hospital panel on the cards to resolve disputes, says General Insurance Council CEODr S. Prakash, CEO, Health Insurance Ecosystem & Strategic Partnerships, General Insurance Council, speaks to Preeti Kulkarni on policyhold...
10 Aug, 2026, 12.10 PM IST
5 critical checks before buying health insurance policy to avoid claim rejectionsChoosing health insurance requires careful consideration of several important factors. Opting for a policy simply because it has a low prem...
21 Jul, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
Latest claim settlement ratio of health and general insurers released by IRDAI in 2026: Niva, Acko, Aditya Birla, Galaxy lead; Shriram, IFFCO Tokio fall below 90%Policyholders expect prompt claim settlements from insurers. The article highlights the importance of checking the claim settlement ratio, ...
16 Feb, 2026, 04.21 PM IST
Latest claim settlement ratios of all Indian life insurance companies in 2025; Axis Max and HDFC retain top spot with over 99%; Reliance Nippon lags at 94%The IRDAI has released the claim settlement ratios of all Indian life insurers for FY 2023-24, revealing that 96.82% of life insurance poli...
13 Nov, 2025, 03.31 PM IST
How well does health insurer settle claims? Latest Irdai incurred claim ratio of general, health insurance companies in IndiaIncurred claim ratio of general, health insurance cos: If you are planning to buy a new insurance policy or port your existing health insur...
26 Dec, 2024, 01.41 PM IST
Latest claim settlement ratio of life insurance companies in India released in 2024Claim settlement ratio is one of the crucial metrics that give you a rough sense of how the insurance company honours the policyholders' cl...
07 Mar, 2024, 01.25 PM IST
Latest life insurance claim settlement ratios of insurance companies in IndiaClaim settlement ratio is a percentage of claims that the insurer has paid out against the number of outstanding claims during a financial ...
15 Mar, 2023, 05.54 PM IST