Disasters like the one in Jammu & Kashmir lead to tremendous loss of lives, leaving the bread earner's dependants financially vulnerable.

Experts say such plans ensure a higher sum insured at a cheaper rate. They, however, warn that one must go through the fine print to make t...

According to experts, travel insurance can take care of emergencies during overseas trips, but a planned treatment for defined critical ill...

Discounts for Women Life insurance firms have been offering lower premiums to women, but it is not a common practice in the health insuranc...

Policyholders can opt for hospitals of their choice, except when they are availing cashless claim settlement, where the list of hospitals i...

Insurance analysts say that office healthcare cover may prove to be inadequate as treatment costs go sky high and insurance benefits are cu...

Personal accident insurance plans come into the picture when one meets with an accident. Such policies cover accidental death, permanent to...

Insurers have started offering a wide range of specialised products, giving a wider choice for customers but they have made the selection d...

According to insurance experts, these individuals are taking a calculated risk as they assume that all members of the family may not requir...

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has asked health insurance companies to indicate premium to be paid by the policy...

Religare Health has launched a health product called Care, which offers a wide range of sum insured of up to Rs 60 lakh.

The list includes replenishment of cover, lifelong renewal, two-three policy terms instead of one-year, and so on.

IRDA chairman urged insurers to launch more 'day-care' covers, highlighting that non-hospitalisation expenses amounts to twice the hospital...

Recently, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) announced two online initiatives that could be of interest to insurance...

Terror struck once again at the heart of the country last week, laying bare the vulnerable security infrastructure in the country.

Consumers are set to benefit as Irda’s draft guidelines for insurance websites assure more accurate information and restrict the use of cli...

With Irda’s proposed norms for insurance aggregators, expect a better and secure shopping experience.