Bhargav Dasgupta – MD & CEO, ICICI Lombard For a sector such as general insurance, where the industry has sought tax support for increased spend on home insurance or health, there is a message that they will have to strive for growth beyond tax-saving-driven...
Leaders of the Indian insurance Industry have hailed the Budget-2023 as positive for the economy which will throw a lot of opportunities for the insurance industry Devesh Srivastava, CMD, GIC Re Finance Minister has delivered a holistic and futuristic Budget ensuring...
Government aims to plug the arbitrage which HNIs and other wealthy individuals are employing to get healthy tax-free returns on their lumpy Non-Par insurancepurchases The cap of Rs5 lakh will be applicable for all policies bought across insurers. Thus, as the policy...
Among other notable differences: India’s middle class remains significantly smaller. Fully capturing the nation’s demographic dividend — perhaps its biggest advantage compared to bigger economies — will require broader wealth creation that resolves high unemployment...
Sanjeev Mantri, executive director, ICICI Lombard General Insurance said, “Insurance policies tend to have a lot of complex jargon, which is difficult to understand by a layman. This is where insurance literacy comes into play. The only way to accelerate financial...
The following findings reveal insights that highlight urban India’s shift in attitude and approach towards financial preparedness as shown in a survey-India Protection Quotient 5.0,fifth edition(1st edition of the survey was done in 2019) conducted by Max Life...
It is expected that the government in the upcoming budget comes up with a series of measures to boost this sector, thus considering 5% GST tax slab on health insurance premium to make it more affordable for the people living in the middle-income group to get access to...
India will become the sixth largest insurance market in the world in terms of premium volume by 2032, up from 10th largest in 2021 Life insurance profitability in India to benefit from rising interest rates. Pandemic-related claims continued to impact life insurers’...
Though western countries are embracing and adopting the concept of Total Rewards for retaining employees, a more nuanced approach is warranted when designing a compensation structure for the Indian workforce Shwetha Ram While the COVID-19 pandemic upended the...
Ransomware attacks, in which hackers gain control of files and data to extract financial gain, continue to be the biggest concern of organisations and is expected to get even more prominent in the years ahead Cyber insurance market is the fastest growing segment in...