I use to ask this question to me & most often the answer I got was NO. Probably, because I am too optimistic about my life. Then, I realized that any mishap is not going to inform me before coming, if something really happens, then what will happen to my responsibilities. Who is going to […]
Credit crisis
In the current scenario, when interest rates are soaring high & inflation is in double digits, credit card issuers are taking extra care while issuing credit card. Recently, world has witnessed the worst credit crisis. Defaults were among one of the prime reason behind collapse of the financial institution in US. This has made bankers […]
Profit for life insurers in India
In India, where the market for private sector was opened ten years in back in 1999, most of the private insurance companies are still in loss and are waiting for break up. Last year’s recession made the ride a bit more difficult for them but this years April-Sep results tells a different story. Companies like […]
Life Insurers stretching to Break even
Life Insurance Companies in India are trying very hard to maintain profit and consequently, Break even. Ten years ago, a survey has predicted that life insurance industry will grow at rate of (CAGR) of 18.9 per cent. The actual growth has been much faster than anticipated and sector has grown at rate of (CAGR) 25.16 […]
Know your Cibil Score
Scores are very important aspect of today’s life and today it’s CIBIL Score. Since our childhood, we all have seen the importance of scores in our life. First, in school, then competition, college and finally ratings in our annual appraisals, scores play an imperative role in our growth. Similarly, when you avail credit in any […]
IRDA to allow life insurers to invest in equity derivatives
The insurance and regulatory authority of India is thinking to allow life insurance companies to invest in equity derivatives. Equity derivatives are a category of financial instruments. Their value is derived from partly from one or more underlying equity derivatives. Traders invest in equity derivatives to hedge their risk which they acquire due to exposure […]
Investor’s watchman-Things to look for
This year has seen a lot of upsurge in stock market. If last year was a year of great fall, sorrow and depression, this year has seen the confidence coming back to streets. Things might be looking in a good shape, but we need to ask one question, ‘Are they really in good shape?’ because […]
Get ready to bear more pain
This might be the message to the people who have taken insurance for their domestic losses. Consumer may have to bear higher loss when they take any insurance policy for their losses. Insurance regulatory and development authority have given permission to domestic insurance companies to fix their compulsory deductibles. Compulsory deductibles are the amount which […]
Flying business of life insurance
The Indian life insurance sector has seen robust growth for last 8-10 year. That is the primary reason why industry has seen so many new entrants and still so many applications with the regulator. The large portion of Indian population is insurable, but still the insurance penetration is very low and it provides a huge […]
Economical Insurance for aquaculture
Aquaculture in India has growth very rapidly in last two decades. The fresh water aquaculture accounts for nearly 95 percent of the total aquaculture. The production involves carp in fresh water and shrimps in brackish water. The technologies of induced carp breeding and poly culture in static ponds have given a big boost to business. […]
Dilemma surrounding investment in mutual funds
Recently, there was a change in the way mutual funds were being sold in India. Entry load has been removed now which means the entire amount a investor invest in a fund is reflected in the statement. It doesn’t sound big, but this move of removing entry load has completely changed the mutual fund industry […]
Personal Loan
Today we live in a material world. Our needs have grown many folds. Expenses are high and income is often not enough to contain it. To manage our financial need, we use many financial instruments. Investment in equity, mutual fund and life insurance are probably the most commonly used such instruments. Savings do take long […]
Insurance for health – Health Insurance
Medical treatment bills can give us more pain than medical disorders. Medical treatments are very expensive nowadays and sometime end up sucking our entire savings. Precautions are better than worry so it’s better to insure ourselves against these kinds of adversity than worrying about them. The best option in current world is to go for […]