Want to reduce your insurance premium on your car? Drive less

June 23rd, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

Future Generali rolls out pay as you go motor insurance policy in India.
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Steering resurgence at United India

June 23rd, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

In the past two years, the state-owned insurer, United India staged a comeback of sorts.
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Ulips: A host of new regulations

June 23rd, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

The battle with Sebi has forced IRDA to issue a host of new regulations which will change the way ULIPs are positioned.
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ET in the classroom: Family floater policies

June 23rd, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

It?s a well-known fact that healthcare costs are on the rise and one has to provide for it.
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IRDA to make ULIPs investor-friendly

June 23rd, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

Insurance regulator IRDA, which has won its turf war with market watchdog SEBI over regulation of ULIPs, is expected to tighten norms for these schemes, including commission charges, to make them attractive for investors.
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Thorny issues remain as Congress negotiates financial regulatory overhaul

June 22nd, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

One evening late last week, as House and Senate negotiators wound down another marathon session hammering out details of a massive financial regulatory overhaul, Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) uttered what almost everyone else in the room was thinking. "My own fear is that we’ve all died and this …
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Texting While Driving More Common Among Adults Than Teens

June 22nd, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

Adults are guilty of the dangerous activity of texting while driving more often than teenagers, according to the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. The Pew study also revealed that adults are substantially more likely to talk on a cell phone while driving than teenagers. According to …
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RIMS hails Homeland Security OK on disaster standards

June 22nd, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

NEW YORK—The Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc. is praising the Department of Homeland Security’s adoption of final private-sector emergency preparedness standards. RIMS has been involved in discussions surrounding the Voluntary Private Sector Accreditation and Certification Preparedness Program since the framework was released in 2007. The three standards, which …
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As Hurricane Season Begins, Insurance Gets Harder to Find

June 22nd, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

From the Gulf oil spill and the floods in Arkansas and Oklahoma to the procession of hurricanes forecast for this year, the stage is set for major property damage in 2010.
Yet people looking to bolster their homeowners-insurance protection are …
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Doctors limit new Medicare patients

June 22nd, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

WASHINGTON — The number of doctors refusing new Medicare patients because of low government payment rates is setting a new high, just six months before millions of Baby Boomers begin enrolling in the government health care program. Recent surveys by national and state medical societies have found more doctors …
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‘Know your ULIP before investing’

June 22nd, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

It’s back to business for insurance companies. With the government confirming the status of Unit Linked Insurance Plans (ULIPs) as insurance products.
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