All insurance products other than life insurance come under general insurance or non-life insurance. It includes motor insurance, homeowners policy, and health insurance. Before you buy a non-life insurance product, you should check legitimacy of the company. This can be done easily by visiting IRDA registered general insurance companies in India list.
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How to Surrender an Insurance Policy
Policyholders can surrender their policies if they have paid the premiums for three or five consecutive years from inception (For new ULIP policies, IRDA has increased the lock-in period from three years to five years). If policyholder fails to pay premiums for at least three or five consecutive years from inception then he/she may not be entitled to get surrender value or paid-up value.Continue Reading
Consider These Options Before Surrendering Life Insurance Policy
Are you going to surrender your life insurance policy? Do you know that you have some options to fulfill your financial needs without surrendering your policy? If you don’t know what are other options available to you then you are at right place. In this post, we’ll show you some options that you can consider before withdrawing a policy. Practically, insurance policy surrender is not a good option because it is subject to penalties such as, surrender charges; therefore, one should seek other options before doing so. Probably, you may aware that on terminating a life insurance contract you only receive saving portion of your policy along with accrued bonuses.
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FAQs on Surrendering a Life Insurance Policy
Insurance is a strategic way to protect ourselves financially against unforeseen events. Modern insurance products are tailored to help an individual to achieve his/her future financial goal along with insurance protection. Usually, we buy life insurance policies for longer periods say 15-20 yrs and there are some probabilities that insured person might be unable to pay the premiums or he/she might feel that current insurance policy does not meet with his/her insurance requirements. In such scenarios, policyholder may think to surrender existing insurance policy and replace it with a new one; that meets with his/her budget and future needs. In this post, we’ll be discussing on pros and cons of surrendering a Life Insurance policy and questions related to it.Continue Reading
Pros and Cons of Surrendering a Life Insurance Policy
Insurance plays a vital role in an individual’s life. It helps an individual to achieve his/her future financial goals and simultaneously it protects his/her loved ones against financial outbreaks upon his/her premature death. Withdrawing an insurance policy before maturity would not be a good decision; however sometimes reluctantly, we need to take such steps under certain circumstances. If you’re going to surrender your policy then in this post we’ve highlighted some pros and cons of surrendering a policy.Continue Reading
Tips to Prevent a Health Insurance Claim Rejection
Unexpected, medical emergencies can arise anytime; therefore, everyone should be prepared physically, mentally, and financially to tackle them. Having a health insurance plan gives you the peace of mind that you are financially ready to face an unforeseen medical emergency.Continue Reading
How to Submit a Health Insurance Claim
Health Insurance protects you against unforeseen hospitalization expenses. Today, almost all health insurers offer cashless treatment facilities and reimbursement of hospital expenses facilities. For smooth settlement of a health claim, one should carefully follow all the steps described by his/her insurance company for instance; It is advised by some health insurance companies to inform about insured person within 24-48 hours after he/she is hospitalized; if no one informs within this time period, then an insurance company may refuse to settle claim (See- Medical conditions that your health insurance policy doesn’t cover); and in such scenarios, there are very rare chances of getting a claim settlement.
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List of Registered Health Insurance Companies in India
Insurance marketplace is growing significantly in India. Today, you can find variety of Life insurance and Non-life insurance products in India; therefore, this segment (Insurance marketplace) strongly needs robust rules and regulations to protect the interests of policyholders. To provide insurance services in a transparent manner IRDA (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India) monitors all insurance companies with an eagle eye. IRDA is an independent authority to operate, regulate, and develop insurance market in India. It ensures that insurance services are being delivered transparently and claims are being settled.
How Does Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana Differ From Modified National Agriculture Insurance Scheme
Government of India has introduced a new crop insurance scheme called Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana; which would replace both National Agriculture Insurance Scheme and Modified National Agriculture Insurance Scheme. The Union Cabinet has approved PMFBY for formers’ welfare; this scheme will provide financial support to the farmers in the event of failure of the crop due to natural calamities, pests, and diseases. In the event of failure of the crop, farmers face financial crisis and as a result farmers become unable to continue farming. Previous schemes (NAIS & MNAIS) had high premium rates due to which few farmers adopted these schemes; but new PMFBY offers maximum sum insured at very lucrative premium rates.Continue Reading
Motor Insurance: What does your motor insurance policy cover and doesn’t cover?
You probably know that in order to drive a vehicle on road in India, you should have a liability only motor insurance or comprehensive insurance; it is imposed by Law. There are basically two types of motor insurance or vehicle insurance exist in India; Liability only Policy and Package or Comprehensive Policy. Liability insurance policy covers your legal liability towards third parties for injury, death or property damage; and also provides accidental coverage to driver against death or injury. On the other hand, a package policy or comprehensive policy provides a high level of protection for example; it also pays for the damages to insured vehicle due to an accident.Continue Reading
9 Important Things You Might Not Know About Your Motor Insurance in India | Vehicle Insurance in India
Motor Insurance or Vehicle Insurance covers an individual and his vehicle against theft, damage, injury, third party liabilities etc. Traveling is a part of our life; we use certain types of vehicles to travel here and there; and probabilities of collisions are high, because thousands of vehicles run on road at a same time. If your vehicle hits an individual or his/her property; then that person may seek compensation, in such scenario, you have to pay for the loss caused by your vehicle. Here motor insurance comes into play; a motor insurance policy pays for the damages you cause to another person/property in an accident. Some motor insurance policies (Comprehensive or Package motor insurance policies) also pay for the damages to insured vehicle due an accident.Continue Reading
Motor Insurance India: Types, Importance, Benefits of Motor Insurance in India
Insurance is a fastest growing marketplace around the world; it offers coverage against insured event for example; life insurance covers an insured person against death, health insurance provides reimbursement for medical expenses incurred in a hospital. In the same way, auto insurance or motor insurance covers vehicle and third parties against accidental damages. Motor insurance is a part of general insurance. In our daily life, we use certain types of vehicle to travel here and there. Though, no one wants to be hospitalized; but in reality, everyone is exposed to danger while traveling on road. Motor insurance or auto insurance helps us to bear the financial loss in case of an accident. As per law, it’s mandatory to have liability insurance if you own a vehicle for example; car, motor cycle, commercial vehicle and the like. If your vehicle hits a person or an object then you’re liable to pay for the loss (as per law).Continue Reading
9 Key Benefits of Having Life Insurance Policy | Benefits of Life Insurance
Insurance: By definition, insurance is a legal agreement between policy holder and insurance company; in which, one pays premiums (policy holder), and other pays (insurer) on the event of loss.
Importance of Insurance: Insurance plays a significant role in an individual’s life. It covers an individual against unforeseen events like; Life Insurance covers insured person against death, Health insurance provides coverage for medical expenses incurred in a hospital, Mortgage insurance provides cover for mortgages and loans taken by insured person etc; and insurance also protects individual’s family against financial crisis by giving financial support to them. Many people face a common phobia that what will happen to their family if they die? It is indeed that death is certain but the time of death is uncertain; insurance cannot stop the occurrence of death, but insurance can certainly protect your family against financial crisis upon your death.Continue Reading
Types of Insurance: Explaining Life, Non-life, and Re-insurance
In this day and age, you can find numerous insurance products in insurance marketplace. For an individual it would not be important to know, “what are the different types of insurance?” But for professionals like; financial advisors and insurance agents, it’s very important to know all the basics related to an insurance industry. It helps to build their self confidence level as well as it helps them to give professional advice to their customers. In this post, we will be discussing on fundamental types of insurance. Though, insurance market has grown up over the years but it’s still working under the same principles.
12 Precious Tips to Choose The Best Health Insurance Policy | Choose Best Health Insurance Policy in India
In today’s hassle and bustle, health insurance and life insurance are becoming necessities. These tools protect us from unexpected expenses of hospitalization due to an injury or illness. Health insurance reimburses you and your loved ones if something undesirable happens. Therefore, Health insurance is a best option when you’re looking to protect your loved ones against unforeseen health expenses. Usually, health insurance covers medical expenses incurred in a hospital for the treatment of an injury or illness; health insurance also provides financial support to insured’s loved ones, in case of insured person death. Undoubtedly, insured person’s family suffers from unbearable pain when they loose their loved one; but it also makes family members’ life harder. Therefore, a health insurance or life insurance gives you peace of mind that your family will not face financial crisis upon your death. All of us should buy a health insurance policy but with full awareness of what does your policy cover and doesn’t cover? Many people feel cheated when they can’t settle claims with their insurance companies. There are many medical conditions under which your insurance company will not pay you any claim; some of are permanent exclusions and some of are waiting period basis (Read: Health Insurance Exclusions: Medical Conditions Your Health Insurance Policy Doesn’t Cover).Continue Reading