Insurance penetration and density in India and across the globe
Insurance penetration and density are two metrics, that so often used to assess the level of development of the insurance sector in a country. These metrics are normally expressed in terms of US$. Insurance Penetration: Insurance penetration is measured as the percentage of insurance premiums to the GDP of the country. For instance, if a…
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RBI cracks down on unauthorised payments through business cards
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday issued an order restraining payments by companies through intermediaries to non-card-accepting recipients for violation of section 4 of the Payment and Settlement Systems (PSS) Act. While the central bank did not name the card network, it said that one card network has arrangements to allow such payments through…
Read article Privatisation and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Insurance Sector
Privatisation and foreign direct investment (FDI) have been seen by policymakers, in India and abroad as key components of India’s reform program. Indian Parliament on 22 March 2021 passed the Insurance Amendment Bill 2021 to increase the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the insurance sector to 74% from 49%. With the Union Cabinet approving…
Read article History and Development of Insurance business
Insurance denotes protection from financial loss in which, one party (an insurance company) in exchange for the amount of premiums it collects agrees to compensate another party in the event of a certain loss, damage, or injury. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to protect against the risk of a contingent or…
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Segments of Financial Markets explained
Financial Market is a type of Market in which bonds and securities are traded. Price discovery is a process that determines market prices, mostly through interactions between buyers and sellers. Price discovery is a method for determining the spot price of a commodity through interactions between sellers and buyers – often referred to as a…
The pension schemes and products in operation in India
This article elucidates – Pension System and its Aspects – Pension Products – Different Types of Pension Schemes, – Employees Provident Funds Scheme – Public Provident Fund (PPF) Scheme **– Insurance Annuity Schemes – National Pension Scheme (NPS)– Atal Pension Yojana (APY).] The Royal Commission on Civil Establishments, in 1881, first awarded pension benefits to…
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