SUBSCRIBE NEWSLETTER
  • Change Language
  • English
  • Hindi
  • Marathi
  • Gujarati
  • Punjabi
  • Tamil
  • Telugu
  • Bengali
  • Insurance

    ‘India’s insurance penetration is 3.76% indicating huge opportunity’
    Currently, India has a huge insurance protection gap at 80%-90%, said IRDAI Chairman.
    by Team Cafemutual Sep 22, 2020
    IRDAI asks agents and insurers to ensure better renewal rate
    13th month persistency ratio should not be below 90% and 61st month persistency should not be below 65%, said Subash C Khuntia, Chairman, IRDAI.
    by Team Cafemutual Sep 19, 2020
    Agents no longer required to obtain wet signature of clients to sell health and motor insurance
    Agents and insurance intermediaries will have to just ask their clients to authenticate purchase of policies through OTP or simply by clicking confirmation link before buying a non-life policies like health and motor insurance policies.
    by Team Cafemutual Sep 14, 2020
    Tell your clients to stay fit and avail discounts on health insurance premium
    IRDAI allows health insurers to offer discounts and vouchers for better health and wellness.
    by Team Cafemutual Sep 8, 2020
    4.5% coronavirus patients avail health insurance claims: GIC
    General Insurance Council data suggests that of the total 38 lakh corona patients in India, 1.73 lakh individuals have availed insurance claims under health insurance policies.
    by Team Cafemutual Sep 5, 2020
    IRDAI may allow life insurers to offer index funds
    In fact, the insurance regulator has set up a working group to identify opportunities in index funds for life insurance companies.
    by Team Cafemutual Sep 3, 2020
    Pre-existing condition not applicable on travel policies: IRDAI
    With this, all pre-existing ailments will be covered under travel insurance policies.
    by Team Cafemutual Sep 1, 2020
    Apollo Clinic and Pharmacy to distribute life insurance policies to their patients
    The subsidiary of Apollo Hospital, Apollo Clinic has tied up with HDFC Life to sell life insurance policies through its network of over 140 centres throughout the country.
    by Team Cafemutual Aug 29, 2020
    PUC does not affect motor insurance claim: IRDAI
    IRDAI has clarified that insurance companies cannot reject claims for not having a valid PUC certificate at the time of claim request.
    by Team Cafemutual Aug 28, 2020
    Agents in NCR have to furnish PUC certificate to renew motor insurance: IRDAI
    IRDAI has asked insurance companies and intermediaries to strictly follow Supreme Court order in which it has asked insurance companies not to renew motor insurance policies without pollution under control (PUC) certificate.
    by Team Cafemutual Aug 24, 2020
    PoSPs can distribute Corona Kavach on BSE Ebix platform
    Universal Sompo General Insurance and BSE EBIX join hands to offer Corona Kavach and other general insurance policies.
    by Team Cafemutual Aug 17, 2020
    Point of sales representatives cannot work with multiple brokers
    Many MF distributors have become point of sales representatives with insurance brokers like BSE Ebix and NJ India to offer insurance policies of multiple insurance companies.
    by Nishant Patnaik Aug 17, 2020
    Max Bupa introduces policy that covers hospitalization costs with no upper cap
    The health insurer has launched ReAssure, a comprehensive health insurance plan that provides unlimited sum insured for any type of hospitalization including the ones related to COVID-19.
    by Team Cafemutual Aug 14, 2020
    83% millennials realize the need for financial planning
    Millennials spending priorities have changed after the pandemic as half of their income now goes towards savings and investment rather than other expenses.
    by Bhakti Makwana Aug 12, 2020
    Good news: Agents no longer required to obtain wet signature of clients to sell term policies
    Agents and insurance intermediaries will have to just ask their clients to authenticate purchase of policies through OTP or simply by clicking confirmation link before buying a term plan.
    by Nishant Patnaik Aug 9, 2020
    Cafemutual is an independent media platform and focuses on providing knowledge and information for the benefit of finance professionals. We do not promote any particular brand or asset category.