Insurance companies are going all out to grab eyeballs.
'It is good for us if the JMM contests. That will divide the Opposition and give us the upper hand.'
Finance ministry considers tax sops, regulation of hospitals to make health care affordable.
If you want to inspire the young workforce, focus on building transparency, purpose and social responsibility, says notes Varun Sachdeva, SVP and APAC head, NLB Services.
Sanjib Jha, CEO, Coverfox Insurance Broking, answers your health and auto insurance related queries.
'In diabetes remission, you go below a 6.5 HbA1c without medication.' 'And this happens only when you lose 10 to 15 per cent of your body weight with a good amount of lifestyle and dietary changes, exercise and sometimes medication.' 'You have to be able to sustain your HBA1C below 6.5 for at least a year without medication to say that the patient is in remission.'
Ask rediffGURU and PF and MF expert Janak Patel your mutual fund and personal finance-related questions.
'I now see rates rising again, particularly after recent losses - especially the January wildfires in Los Angeles.'
Tough times don't last, but tough people -- and smart financial strategies - do, says Ramalingam Kalirajan
Term life insurance policies, and senior citizens' health insurance premium are likely to be exempted from GST as most members of a state ministerial panel favoured cutting taxes to benefit the common man, an official said on Saturday. The GoM to decide on GST on health and life insurance premiums in its meeting on Saturday decided to exempt GST on premiums paid by individuals, other than senior citizens, for health insurance with coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh. However, 18 per cent GST will continue to be levied for health insurance cover of over Rs 5 lakh.
Payments can be made till April 21; for motor the relaxation is only for third-party insurance.
The move to expand the health insurance scheme's coverage comes at a time when several hospitals have complained of delays in reimbursement related to the procedures performed under the scheme.
Ask rediffGURU Naveenn Kummar your insurance mutual fund and personal finance-related questions.
IT services firm Wipro on Thursday reported a marginal increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 3,246.2 crore in the July-September quarter, even as company CEO and MD Srini Pallia asserted that the demand environment remains robust with discretionary spends shifting towards AI-related projects.
The South Korean government is inviting applications for fully funded Seoul Tech Scholarships 2025.
'If you want it to grow well and serve the true needs of the economy, it needs a lot of freedom and flexibility, which comes in terms of the reform objective set by the regulator.'
Sanjib Jha, CEO, Coverfox Insurance Broking, answers your health and auto insurance related queries.
'Health and motor insurance will continue to be our two most important segments'
Ask rediffGURU and PF expert Nitin Narkhede your mutual fund and personal finance-related questions.
Ask rediffGURU and PF expert Milind Vadjikar your insurance, stocks, mutual fund and personal finance-related questions.
The GST Council on Saturday postponed a decision on cutting tax rate on life and health insurance premiums, officials said. The 55th meeting of the GST Council, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising state counterparts, decided that some more technicalities needed to be ironed out and tasked the GoM for further deliberations.
Then don't just sign the form and expect the insurance agent to do the rest. That can prove costly.
Buy from an established agent rather than a novice who may not be around when you need his assistance.
Sanjib Jha, CEO, Coverfox Insurance Broking, answers your health insurance related queries.
With the Budget just round the corner, insurance companies have suggested a separate limit for deductions under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act, for long-term saving instruments like life insurance and exempt exempt exempt (EEE) treatment on the maturity proceeds of products.
Chartered accountant Nitin Kaushik's message to India's young workforce is clear: spend smart, save smarter and let money serve your goals.
Here's how you can make buying insurance the cakewalk that it is, says Anit Jain
Master the online ITR filing process and then learn the differences between the old and new tax regimes to pick your best option.
Health insurance coverage should be hiked periodically to keep pace with medical inflation, or increase in healthcare costs.
Sanjib Jha, CEO, Coverfox Insurance Broking answers your health insurance related queries.
rediffGURU Jinal Mehta answers readers' financial planning and health insurance queries
'The kids are already used to this place. We go back and that's a different environment.' 'So, mentally, emotionally we are stressed.'
Anik Jain, founder and CEO at Symbo, will answer your questions on insurance -- life, health, motor, travel, etc -- on a weekly basis.
Mahavir Chopra tells you what to check before you choose a diabetes insurance plan.
'While many policies say that they will cover mental illnesses, the wordings of a few still have mental illness as a permanent exclusion.' 'After the new IRDAI circular, such exclusions should go away.'
Roopam Asthana, CEO and whole-time director, Liberty General Insurance Ltd, will answer your queries on HEALTH insurance and AUTO insurance.
Ask rediffGURU and PF and MF expert Janak Patel your mutual fund and personal finance-related questions.
If the cashless request is denied, the entire cost may need to be paid for planned treatments.
Tax benefit on WFH expenses, regulatory clarity on cryptos figure high on their wish list.
In 2023-2024, 95 scheduled commercial banks received over 10 million complaints from their customers. The process of KYC at many banks has become 'HYC' -- harass your customer, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
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