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Topic: Life Insurance

Why RBI’s draft rules aren’t enough to curb mis-selling of financial products

For too long, sales misconduct has been treated as an operational issue created by overzealous relationship managers. The elevation of the issue to the board level signifies that mis-selling is a governance failure.

Blank column in form not concealment—why consumer commission overturned denial of 2017 insurance claim

A woman approached National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission after her complaint against Bharti AXA was rejected by Rajasthan State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.

Term vs Life Insurance: What New Policyholders Need to Know in 2025

This blog will help you clearly understand the key differences in very simple language so you can make a confident choice.

Benefits of ULIPs

ULIP plans are unique because they allow policyholders to enjoy the benefits of both life protection and wealth creation in a single product.

Exploring Different Types of Life Insurance: Which One Is Right for You?

The right life insurance plan may provide stability for dependents and serve as a long-term financial planning tool. In this article, we will explore different types of life insurance policies.

The Aviva Way: Blending Technology, Accessibility, and Wellness in Insurance

For decades, life insurance has been viewed as a necessity—important but uninspiring. Aviva, however, is rewriting this narrative.

Can I buy life insurance if I have liver problems? Find out

This policy can provide you with financial security in case you face any such health challenges in the future.

Why endowment plan, a traditional life insurance scheme, is part of most household finances

Unlike term plans that provide life risk cover or unit-linked schemes, where returns are market-linked, endowment plans offer maturity benefits upon survival & minimum guaranteed return.

What is the right coverage amount for term life insurance

While it is easy to buy term insurance online, the critical thing to decide is the right coverage amount, i.e., how much the sum assured of the policy should be.

Life insurance claims show 136% ‘excess deaths’ during second wave of Covid in India

The steep increase in claims confirms suspicion about “excess mortality” but is nowhere close to estimates which put excess deaths at 6-10 times higher than official figures.

On Camera

Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.