Underwriting practices vary across insurance companies

Published in Mint on July 26 2016, Written by Abhishek Bondia Can a dent on the car be reason enough for not giving it insurance coverage? My car’s insurance is due for renewal and they are asking me to fix the dent on my own. —Rakesh Sundria Underwriting practices vary across insurers. However, it is […]

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Death claim can be made on more than one insurance policy

Published in mint on Apr 08 2014, written by Kapil Mehta My policy, for which I have paid premium for five years, has lapsed as I did not pay the premium last year. Can I revive it? —Gayatri Ramanath Reinstatement rules depend upon the insurer and type of insurance, i.e. whether it is unit-link or traditional. […]

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Customer Orientation Needed

Increasing coverage and higher acceptability among masses, insurance is still not a fully understood financial product resulting in over or under insurance, improper product selection and poor penetration. Further, mis-selling by agents is still rampant despite companies taking steps to stop such practice. To get the status of the industry in changing business environment, Rahul Trivedi, Senior Reporter, Money Mantra, […]

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