REIT stands for “Real Estate Investment Trust”. These trusts were originally devised in the United States in 1960 under the Cigar Excise Tax Extension Act. The first REIT was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1965. REIT approach has flourished and served as the model for around 40 countries around the world. REITs…
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Now onwards Hospitals with 15 beds, registered under the Clinical Establishment Act, can provide cashless hospitalization to health insurance policyholders. The General Insurance Council (GIC) on Wednesday launched the “Cashless Everywhere” initiative under which health insurance policyholders will have the freedom to choose any hospital for their treatment. Furthermore, the cashless facility will be extended…
These days, Life and health insurance have gained a lot of acceptance. However, the same is not the case with critical illness insurance. Many people think that their regular health insurance is enough to take care of all types of illnesses and they are unaware of critical illness insurance policy. The regular health insurance products…
The IRDAI Migration and Portability guidelines apply to all Retail (Individual) and Group indemnity Health insurance products. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) via its circular numbers IRDAI/HLT/REG/CIR/002/01/2020 and IRDAI/HLT/REG/CIR/003/01/2020 has issued guidelines on Migration and Portability. The guidelines apply to both Individual-insured and Family floater sum-insured policies. Migration: The insured person may…
A hybrid security is a single financial security that combines two or more different financial instruments. Following the budget 2023, hybrid instruments held for longer than a year are now more tax advantageous than debt funds because they are subject to a 20% tax rate and may even be eligible for an indexation benefit. Contrarily,…
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), is a statutory body formed under an Act of Parliament, i.e., the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 (IRDA Act, 1999) for overall supervision and development of the Insurance sector in India. The Authority acts as the regulator of the insurance industry in India and…
Every major Mutual Fund Organization (MFO) in India has introduced at least a dozen schemes. These schemes are initiated and offered to the public, targeting different investor groups. You have a choice of selecting a suitable scheme. Mutual Fund products can be classified based on their underlying portfolio composition such as the asset class the…
The government issued a notification on November 9, 2023, making several important changes in the popular Senior Citizen’s Savings Scheme (SCSS), Public Provident Fund (PPF), and 5-year post office time deposit. As per new rules, individuals of 55 Years and above who retired before 60 years of age can invest the retirement benefits in the…
Originally posted on December 21, 2019, updated on 09.11.2023 The government issued a notification on November 9, 2023, making several important changes in the popular Senior Citizen’s Savings Scheme (SCSS), Public Provident Fund (PPF), and 5-year post office time deposit. New rules for premature closure of Account: The earlier rule says; “Provided further that on…