Tag: non life insurance

Whose health policy suits you better, life insurance cos or general insurers

The debate on whether health insurance is safer in the hands of life companies or general insurers has been on since quite some time in India. Today, a host of non-life and life companies, including public sector behemoth Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) offer health cover to individuals. While the non-life companies continue to dominate the health space, this does not mean that they have had a smooth sailing all along, having been beset with loss-making health portfolios.

Insurance

Insurance in India has its history dating back till 1818, when Oriental Life Insurance Company was started by Europeans in Kolkata to cater to the needs of European community. Pre-independent era in India saw discrimination among the life of foreigners…