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Following the Reserve Bank of India's repo rate cut in June 2025, several major banks, including SBI, Union Bank, and Bank of Baroda, have reduced their lending rates. This move lowers home loan interest rates for borrowers with floating rate loans linked to the repo rate.
Following the tragic terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, where 26 people lost their lives, LIC has announced relief measures for the affected families.
Here are the top five reasons why women need term life insurance in 2025.
The Income Tax Department has recently released a new brochure highlighting how clubbing of income provisions is applicable for individual taxpayers.
LIC Smart Pension Scheme 2025: LIC has introduced the Smart Pension Plan, a non-linked, non-participating annuity plan offering liquidity options for retirees. With flexible payment frequencies and options for single or joint life annuities, the plan guarantees a steady income.
Lately, there have been multiple demands to exempt term life insurance premiums from the ambit of GST (Goods and Services Tax). A high GST rate of 18% on life insurance premiums makes the plan too costly for many to afford.
The Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) told Parliament on Monday that it has unclaimed maturity amounts of Rs 880.93 crore for the year 2023–2024.
Policyholders exiting traditional life insurance get more money back starting October 1, 2024. Irdai has asked the insurance companies to offer a higher special surrender value (SSV) for traditional endowment policies from October 1, 2024. The new 'special surrender value' rule mandates higher refunds, offering flexibility to switch plans.
Most victims from Karnataka are educated professionals, particularly techies from Bengaluru, who were duped after being enticed by fraudsters with promises of high returns or IPO allocation. And this has been a trend across the country when it comes to fake broking apps.
5 reasons health insurance claims get rejected
As per budget 2024 proposal you will now get a higher amount of payout from your life insurance policy as TDS rate has been reduced to 2%. “It is proposed that TDS under section 194DA of the Act be reduced from 5% to 2%” says explanatory memorandum of budget 2024.
The budget 2024 announced the removal of indexation benefit available on sale of property. Due to this many people who sell their property will now not be able to inflate their purchase price and reduce their capital gains.
No increase has been announced in the tax rebate under Section 87A of the Income-tax Act in the Budget 2024. Tax rebate under Section 87A makes tax payable zero if an individual's taxable income does not exceed the specified level.
The government-owned Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is looking to foray into the health insurance sector, reports said on May 28. The insurer is currently assessing potential acquisition prospects.
The insurance regulator has made it compulsory for health insurance companies to reduce the maximum waiting period to get complete health insurance coverage in case of pre-existing diseases (PED) from 4 years to 3 years. The regulator modified the definition of pre-existing disease in its IRDAI (Insurance Products) Regulations, 2024, notified on April 1, 2024.
Insurance is one of the most effective ways to manage risks and secure assets; however, the insurance industry has been mainly susceptible to trust issues. Many people believe that insurers do not pay claims, but the data says otherwise; the industry has been paying claims and is bleeding.
The Bank of Japan ended eight years of negative interest rates and other remnants of its unorthodox policy on Tuesday, making a historic shift away from a focus of reflating growth with decades of massive monetary stimulus.
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) launched a new unit-linked life insurance policy called LIC’s Index Plus this week. It is a non-participating, regular premium, individual life insurance plan which offers life insurance cover cum savings throughout the term of the policy.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) issued new guidelines on how tax-exempted maturity amount from a life insurance policy will be calculated in a financial year if the premium paid exceeds a specified level. As per the new guidelines, the maturity amount from life insurance policies bought on or after April 1, 2023, will not be fully tax-exempt.
LIC's Jeevan Azad is a non-linked, non-participating, individual, savings life insurance plan. This is a Limited Premium Endowment plan under which the Premium Payment Term (PPT) is equal to Policy Term minus 8 years.
The Covid-19 pandemic was a wake-up call for both health insurance companies and policyholders. While it exposed the vulnerabilities in the healthcare system, it also offered the regulator an opportunity to eliminate many lacunas and add new features that can offer enhanced and adequate protection to health insurance policy buyers.
Insurance is now being offered for what is called the ABCD illnesses. Depending on the stage or depending on how serious the disease is, they are offering day one cover, which basically means that right after you buy the policy,
"One has to be aware of the list of blacklisted hospitals. Second is the waiting period for specific illnesses. Third is the minimum time of hospitalization which is required for claiming a particular illness in your policy," says Ankit Agrawal, Founder & CEO, Insurance Dekho.
“If you are somebody who already has health insurance and are looking to bump up your cover at a very low cost, top up is a great option to go for. The detectable amount of that top up has to be equivalent to the sum insured that you already have,” says Siddharth Singhal, Business Head, Policybazaar.com
Irrespective of the insurer you buy a policy from, all health insurance plans have notable exclusions which you as a policyholder or buyer should be aware of. A careful scrutiny of such exclusions will save you from a nasty surprise later on.
Given the high inflation, especially in healthcare, many people who have a basic health insurance cover often consider buying a top-up plan. This is intended to ensure adequate financial protection even when medical expenses rise. However, will it work according to your plan? Not necessarily.
The nomination process is crucial to protect the interests of the insured’s family. However, just appointing one nominee shouldn’t be done by default as many do.
Today, health insurance is not just an option but a necessity that a person should inculcate in their habits. A good health insurance cover can help you and your family tide over a medical emergency with ease.
While buying a health insurance policy for protection against cancer here are the 12 factors you should consider
The Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India has introduced a new health insurance plan called Arogya Rakshak, which is a non-linked, non-participating, regular premium, individual health insurance plan.
When a bank fails, the only respite a depositor has is the insurance cover offered by the DICGC. This cover was raised to Rs 5 lakh from Rs 1 lakh, effective from February 4, 2020.
Industry experts say with state election results already announced the government will now take a decision on the rates.
Keeping in mind safety of its customers amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, state-run Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) Friday announced a slew of relaxations in claim settlement requirements, making the process easier and hassle free.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday raised the limit for tax exemption on interest earned on provident fund contribution by employees to Rs 5 lakh per annum in specified cases as against Rs 2.5 lakh proposed in the Budget.
NEW DELHI: Gold and silver futures fell on Monday as Turkey replaced its central bank governor with a high interest rate critic led to investors flocking towards the safety of the dollar, on fears that the move would threaten other financial markets.
MUMBAI: Indian banks have started pulling the plug on customers investing and trading in crypto assets as the spectre of government ban on cryptocurrency rises. The government recently said that it plans to introduce a law banning trade in all cryptocurrencies — except for those issued by the government itself.
The finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, has announced that in case a bank fails or withdrawals from the bank are stopped due to financial pressure on the bank, the depositors will be able to get immediate access to their deposits upto the deposit insurance amount of Rs 5 lakh, i.e.
This is the third time government has extended the deadline for taxpayers for whom the normal deadline is July 31. The government has also extended the date to submit the tax audit report to January 15, 2021. The last date of filing declaration under Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme has been extended to January 31, 2021.
Money tasks after death in family: How to close accounts, transfer investments, make claims and more
Sort the paperwork and complete financial tasks without leaving any loose ends after the death of a family member. ET Wealth tells you about the documents needed to close accounts, transfer investments and make claims and the processes to complete these tasks.
Are Indians prepared for their retirement? Yet another survey result shows that they are not. Most participants of the survey said they did not have a retirement plan.
Barely one in five considers inflation while planning for retirement. Life insurance and bank FDs are top choices for those who plan for retirement, and this underlines the essential conservatism in most retirement plans.
Your very money traits and habits form the foundation for your children's money behaviour when they become adults. Find out about your money behaviour that may be causing stress in your children and how to stop yourself from doing so.
Borrowers who are facing salary cut/job loss due to the novel coronavirus pandemic situation and were looking for some reduction in their EMI burden will have to wait a little longer. However, no change in policy rates means good news for FDs investors as banks may go slow on cutting interest rates on FDs.
MR Kumar says the insurance behemoth may bring in outside fintechs and insurance techs to grow scale
Mumbai: The RBI on Thursday said it will provide a debt resolution window to enable lenders to implement a resolution plan in respect of eligible corporate exposures as well as personal loans, keeping the ownership unchanged, and without classifying them as non-performing loans.
There is a saying – “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket”. Similarly, in your investments too there is a need for diversification through investment in different product categories.
It is not just financial literacy but also behavioural skills that are common to investors who grow their wealth consistently. Here are some habits to emulate.
Data available with Ace equity showed LIC betted on at least 25 penny stocks.
The extension has been done to provide further relief to the taxpayer individuals
Short-term deposit rates are now very close to or even less than what savings accounts offer.
Loan defaults are bad news for people who have stood as guarantors to loans taken by friends and relatives. Most people know that a guarantor is liable to pay if the borrower defaults on the loan repayment. There are other risks that the guarantor is exposed to.
Policymakers are worried that the number of Covid claims is only 8,500 with a claim amount of Rs 135 cr.
The government has extended various financial deadlines from March 31, 2020, to June 30, 2020.
The policyholders can send the maturity claims and survival benefit requirements by email. The mail should be sent to the servicing branch. Make sure that the mail ID is used only for sending the claim requirements and not for any other purpose.