Digi together with AXA Affin Life Insurance has introduced the Digi Abadi prepaid plan that provides data and free life insurance cover. This limited-edition prepaid is offered exclusively on Digi’s online store and it is limited to 100,000 customers. Digi Abadi is open to all eligible Malaysians aged 30 to 55 years old. The prepaid starter kit costs RM28 and it comes preloaded with life insurance cover of up to RM40,000 for death (RM30,000), accidental death (RM8,000) and funeral expenses (RM2,000) at no extra cost. The plan also comes with 3GB of high-speed quota with 30 days validity. Calls and SMS are not included and they are charged at 10 sen/minute for voice calls and 10 sen...
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Life insurance policies are among the most important assets of an individual and play a significant role in his/her family in the event an unfortunate event. While the loss of an individual will be difficult for the family to cope with, life insurance helps soften the financial blow. An insurance claim request should either be placed by the nominee (in case of death of policyholder) or by the insured himself/herself in case of maturity claim (or in case of accident). But the nominee or the insured is required to carry out certain procedures to receive the claim amount. Here is how to go about the claim process. In some cases, claim investigation may be conducted and claim settled after...
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No, you can't take out a life insurance policy on just anybody, and there's a good reason why. If you could take out a life insurance policy on anyone without their consent, then you would, in the words of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, have a "sinister counter interest in having the life come to an end." By law, not only do you need a person's written consent to take out a life insurance policy on them, but you also need to prove that you have what's called an "insurable interest" in the individual. You need to prove that you would suffer financially because of their death. "Insurable interest comes down to that fundamental concept of life insurance — reliance on income...
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Different GST rates are applicable to different life insurance plans 2 min read . Updated: 22 Dec 2019, 07:12 PM IST Neil Borate GST of 18% is charged on term policies, which are the cheapest form of insurance as they only carry the mortality cost In the case of traditional policies, which bundle insurance and investment, GST is levied at 4.5% on the first-year premium and 2.25% on premiums for subsequent years Keep in mind that this will be an added cost at the time of buying a policy. Different rates Different rates of GST are applicable to different types of life insurance policies. GST of 18% is charged on term policies, which are the cheapest form of insurance as they only carry the...
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OLDWICK, N.J.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--AM Best has commented that the Credit Ratings (ratings) of Blue Cross Life Insurance Company of Canada (Blue Cross Life) (headquartered in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada) remain unchanged following its announcement of an alliance with the Canassurance Hospital Service Association (Canassurance), which will become effective Jan. 2, 2020. This transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and AM Best expects the near-term impact on earnings and capital to be modest. Canassurance, headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, markets individual health and travel insurance in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. Canassurrance will contribute capital to Blue...
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is a cheery 22-year-old liquor-store clerk from Mandalay, a city in central Myanmar. Death, and other less-certain future misfortunes, are far from his mind. A host of insurance companies newly arrived in the country would like to change that. Last week the finance ministry issued licences to foreign life insurers for the first time. Five— , Chubb, Dai-Ichi Life, Manulife and Prudential —have been permitted to operate as wholly owned subsidiaries. Others are required to find local partners. Foreign insurers have long licked their lips at the prospect of moving into Myanmar. South-East Asia’s largest mainland country, it is home to 54m people, more than half of whom are under 30. Less than 4...
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Over 2,800 branches of Indian Bank will offer insurance products SBI Life Insurance and Chennai-headquartered Indian Bank have entered into a bancassurance pact to offer holistic financial planning solutions to the latter’s customers. The partnership will see over 2,851 branches of Indian Bank spread across the country offer SBI Life’s diverse range of individual and group insurance solutions. SBI Life will work with Indian Bank to ensure sales training, product support and smooth operational processes in order to offer life insurance policies to its customers. Indian Bank’s customers will have access to an array of life insurance products from SBI Life catering to varied life stage needs...
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Precious metals improve the risk characteristics of your portfolio. I have always secretly wanted to work at a precious metals bullion dealer. I love gold GC00, -1.88%. And silver and platinum. I love them philosophically, and I also just like shiny rocks. But if you think about it, trading metals is a really weird business. Say you are bullish on silver and want to speculate on it, thinking it will appreciate in price. You can buy an ETF, yes, or you can buy silver miners, but the most straightforward way to invest in silver is just to buy coins or bars. The most popular coins come from the U.S. Mint, but you can get coins from other countries, too. The most popular silver bars for retail...
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As we’ve discussed, life insurance is incredibly important to many people, but it can be a confusing (not to mention all around difficult) topic. So, we invited Laura McKiernan Boylan from Haven Life to our office, and she was happy to answer nine of the most-asked questions our readers have about life insurance… First off, Haven Life is an online life insurance agency that was founded by a new dad who thought the process for purchasing life insurance should be made much easier. They’ve modernized the process of applying for term life insurance, so it’s now simple and affordable. Laura Boylan, who met with us, leads Haven Life’s underwriting solutions team —...
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Policyholder Center Policyholder Updates UPDATE FOR POLICYHOLDERS IN GEORGIA The Georgia Department of Insurance issued Bulletin 19-EX-05 and Bulletin 19-EX-06 declaring a state of emergency due to Hurricane Dorian. As a result of this weather event, and the potential displacement of Georgia residents, Combined Insurance customers residing in the disaster areas may be eligible for a due date extension of their Combined policy renewal premium payments due, as well as any deadlines to submit claim proof of loss. Please contact Combined's Customer Care Center at 800-225-4500 with any questions. Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Echols, Effingham,...
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