Times of India

2022-12-26

With 96%, LIC leads in claim settlement ratio: Irdai

At 96%, LIC had the highest settlement ratio for death claims under individual death policies by value in FY22, data released by insurance regulator Irdai showed.

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2022-02-01

Union Budget 2022: 10 key tax-related proposals

NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday kept the income tax slabs unchanged yet again in what was a largely infrastructure-focused budget for the coming financial year.

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2021-09-01

LIC’s asset base goes past Rs 38 lakh crore in fiscal 2021

MUMBAI: Life Insurance Corporation of India has said that its asset base has crossed Rs 38 lakh crore with total investments of Rs 36,76,170 crore and a life fund of Rs 34,36,686 crore as of March 2021.

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2021-05-15

Covid drains bank accounts of uninsured

CHENNAI: Besides its debilitating health impact, Covid is draining the finances of its victims, particularly the uninsured, causing some to get into long-term debt.

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2021-02-01

Budget 2021 Highlights: Govt to rationalise custom duties on gold,sliver

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2021 in Parliament on Monday. The finance minister provided a major boost to healthcare and infrastructure in Union Budget 2021. However, there was no change in Income Tax slabs this year.

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2020-10-15

Mediclaim policyholders see premiums rise up to 70%

BENGALURU: Annual premium on health covers have risen by 40-70% for policyholders after insurance companies hiked rates following a regulatory diktat to widen coverage and standardise conditions with regard to exclusions.

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2020-09-12

Nearly 50% of our policies are bought by millennials: LIC Chairman

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), which is set to get listed following the government’s decision to float an initial public offering (IPO), is expected to be the most valuable company in the country. In an interview with TOI, LIC chairman M R Kumar speaks of how the corporation keeps reinventing itself to remain relevant to every generation...

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2020-07-30

LIC settles 561 Covid death claims, eases norms

MUMBAI: Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India has said that it has settled 561 death claims due to COVID-19 amounting to Rs 26.7 crore. The corporation has also relaxed its norms during the lockdown to allow payment on maturity claims based on email submission of survival benefit requirements and subject to conditions is settling such claims without the policy document.

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2020-07-14

Prices of resale apartments drop 10% to 25%

Chennai/Delhi: Madhusudan’s apartment in Velacherry, a southern suburb in Chennai was sold for Rs 88 lakh, when a similar sized one in another block inside the same complex was picked up for Rs 1.10 crore last November. Prices of resale properties across the country are down 10% to 25% as cash strapped owners, most of whom had picked up their second apartment as an investment, try and liquidate.

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2020-05-13

TDS, TCS rates for non-salaried payments cut by 25% till March 31, 2021

NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced a 25 per cent reduction in TDS (tax deducted at sources) and TCS (tax collected at source) rate for the current financial year. This will release liquidity worth Rs 50,000 crore.

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2020-05-07

Googling for groceries among hot searches

BENGALURU: The Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically changed what Indians are searching for on Google. Online searches for grocery delivery, immunity, online classes, UPI transactions, and even coronavirus insurance have gone up dramatically this year, according to Google’s latest ‘What is India searching for’ report.

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2020-05-04

Mumbai: Man loses dad, ends up with Rs 16 lakh bill at private hospital

MUMBAI: Not only did a Santa Cruz resident lose his 74-year-old father to Covid-19-related complications, but he was also left with a bill of Rs 16 lakh for his father’s 15-day ICU stay in a city hospital.

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2020-04-14

Korean companies keen to move out of China to India

Chennai: Rising trade war between US & China has pushed South Korean companies to consider moving some of their factories from China to India.

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2020-04-09

Wimbledon organisers to get over £100 million from insurance

LONDON: The 2020 edition of the Wimbledon had to be cancelled due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, but The All England Club is set to pocket over £100 million due to the insertion of a virus-related clause in the insurance policy post the SARS outbreak.

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2020-04-02

Finance ministry extends motor, health insurance validity till April 21

BENGALURU: In a major relief for 23 crore individual vehicle owners and 40 crore citizens, who benefit from a private or state health insurance scheme, the ministry of finance has amended the law and extended validity of insurance papers till April 21, 2020.

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2020-04-01

Missing two instalments may add 10 months to loan

NEW DELHI: Hit by the lockdown and faced with uncertainty, many people are looking to avail of the repayment relief that banks are offering. Although banks are yet to announce the details of the relief package and how it will work out, we do know that this is only a grace period and they are likely to charge interest for the unpaid amount.

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2020-03-24

Tokyo Olympics officially postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic

TOKYO: The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, the International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday.

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2020-02-17

India becomes 5th largest economy, overtakes UK, France

NEW DELHI: India emerged as the world's fifth largest economy by overtaking the UK and France in 2019, says a report.

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2020-02-09

Not worried about market movement: LIC

MUMBAI: With assets under management of Rs 31 lakh crore, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) continues to expand and plans to hire 17,000 people this year, which will add to the headcount. In an interview with TOI, LIC chairman M R Kumar speaks about the focus areas for the corporation.

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2020-01-29

Transport departments to alert vehicle-owners about third-party insurance

NEW DELHI: Vehicle owners will now receive messages from the transport department if their vehicle doesn’t have third party insurance or the policy has expired.

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2020-01-27

An insurance plan that covers your friends too

CHENNAI: Friend Assurance feature proposed by health insurance companies will now allow both friends and families to buy a health insurance policy, besides a discount awarded to the healthiest group.

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2020-01-01

Bank mergers to see scores of mediclaim holders’ premium jump 50-300%

BENGALURU: Lakhs of mediclaim customers are expected to be the first casualty of the government-proposed merger of 10 banks as premiums for most of the customers of the banks which are being merged are set to increase between 50% and 300% from next year.

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2019-12-11

Rules of retirement planning: Key things to know

Do I have enough money to retire? This is the most asked question in retirement planning. When I wrote about the need to take charge in your 40s, friends asked for a method to evaluate whether they have enough. Let’s consider some pointers.

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2019-12-10

RBI urges government to cut rates on small savings schemes

The central bank believes that a reduction in rates on the small savings schemes will enable banks to cut deposit rates that have been sticky as banks do not want to lose out on deposits The rates were left unchanged by the government when they were last reviewed at the end of September

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2019-12-02

RBI expected to cut rates on December 5

A cut in the repo rate would be immediately transmitted to retail borrowers as the RBI has forced banks to link loans to an external benchmark instead of a self-determined reference rate Most banks have chosen the RBI’s repo as a benchmark, which means that home loans could fall to below 8%

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2019-11-03

Gujarat recorded most cases of common cancer in 2018

NEW DELHI: The states which recorded the most cases of common cancer in 2018 — Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and West Bengal — also recorded a significant jump in cases as compared to the previous year, according to National Health Profile, 2019 data.

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2019-11-03

Cancer cases rise by over 300% in 1 year

NEW DELHI: Cases of common cancer, including oral, cervical and breast cancer, diagnosed at state-run NCD clinics increased by nearly 324% between 2017 and 2018, according to National Health Profile, 2019 data.

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