Top 10 reasons why Term Insurance Plans are must to have

Life is uncertain and one can never predict what the future holds. To make sure that your family is financially secured in your absence, you can opt for a term insurance plan.

Term Life Insurance plans are the most basic, cost effective and easy to buy life insurance plan which protects the financial future of your family at a nominal cost. The premiums paid for term plan are minimal compared to any insurance ......

Is life insurance part of your tax planning?

Perhaps the first thing you tell your grown-up daughter or son, who's just starting working, is to buy an insurance policy to save money from getting taxed. The idea is simply myopic -- just to save a few thousands we set aside an amount to buy our first and probably the last life insurance policy. The whole noise is so much around investments that one often forgets that a life insurance is still worth it and very much worth its own salt. 

For a youngster, his first......

Planning for health cover: Why mediclaim alone is not enough

When Amit, 37, an advertising executive in Delhi, underwent an emergency heart surgery, his family battled the headwinds, both emotionally and economically. Amit’s family, which was already grappling with the financial burden of EMIs for two loans and saving for their daughter’s education, had to spend their entire lifesavings on hospital bills. A health cover, in this situation, would have saved them the distress.

Amit is one of the many young urban Indians who are fall......

10 things women should do to be financially independent

The modern Indian woman today is breaking age-old barriers and meeting new challenges, both personally and professionally. However, it is imperative women free themselves from financial overdependence on family and guard against dire situations like divorce, death etc.

This is where sound financial planning plays a key role for a woman in securing her life and the lives of her loved ones.

Here are 10 things to do for women to be financially independent:

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Aviva Life will ride digital wave for next phase of growth, says CEO Trevor Bull

Hindu Business Line
August 28, 2015

The reality is that 10 years ago people did not use tablets and mobile phones as much as they do now, says Trevor Bull, the new CEO and Managing Director of Aviva Life Insurance Company India. And, it is this significant shift in the way people live their lives that is prompting the company to “refresh” itself and look at a “strategic shift” in its operating model in India. “Digi......