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......

Engineering the success of our daughter’s dream

Contrary to stereotype, for some reason my daughter, Sitara when she was younger preferred to play with cars. Even her Barbies wore overalls and sat on dumpsters. We laughed it off and called her tom- boyish and hoped that someday she would get over this phase and she would do ‘the girlie stuff.’ 

She did get over the phase of playing with toy cars. And she graduated to the real one, much to her father’s delight, who was a closet car junkie. His real job was......

Did you know your child was capable of doing extra ordinary things? Only if you choose wisely

Children, these days, can only be described by one word – driven. After a full day at school, they have the energy and passion to wholly immerse themselves into an hour or so of their favourite hobby (or hobbies), without a whimper about being tired.  Literally ‘driven’ too, as every mum will vouch for, sitting behind the steering wheel, glaring at a schedule of back-to-back after-school classes!

Very simply put, having a hobby is a good thing.  If you are......