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Curriculum Insurance in India: A Practical Guide

Insurance in India: A Practical Guide

How insurance works in India - the protection gap, IRDAI's rules, endowment plans vs term cover, claim settlement ratios, cashless health claims, motor third-party cover, bancassurance mis-selling, free-look and portability, the ombudsman, senior citizen cover, GST changes and Bima Sugam.

  1. India's Insurance Protection Gap How much insurance Indians have compared with other countries, why so many families remain underinsured, and what the protection gap means. 📄 Read-aloud
  2. How IRDAI Regulates Insurance What the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India does, how the insurance industry opened to private and foreign firms, and recent reforms. 📄 Read-aloud
  3. Endowment Plans, ULIPs and Term Insurance Why many Indian families buy costly savings-linked life insurance, how it compares with term insurance plus separate investing, and how to decide. 📄 Read-aloud
  4. Claim Settlement Ratios: What They Tell You How to read insurers' claim settlement ratios and other metrics when choosing a policy, and why disclosure matters for successful claims. 📄 Read-aloud
  5. Cashless Health Insurance Claims How cashless claims work at network hospitals, IRDAI's 2024 timelines for approvals and discharge, and tips for smoother claims. 📄 Read-aloud
  6. Motor Insurance and Third-Party Cover Why third-party motor insurance is mandatory in India, what own-damage cover adds, and why so many vehicles on Indian roads are uninsured. 📄 Read-aloud
  7. Insurance in India: Checkpoint 1 Quick checkpoint - five questions on the protection gap, IRDAI, term vs endowment, claim ratios and cashless claims. 5 questions
  8. Bancassurance and Mis-Selling How banks sell insurance products to customers, why this has led to mis-selling of unsuitable policies, and how customers can protect themselves. 📄 Read-aloud
  9. Free-Look Periods and Portability How the free-look period lets you cancel a new policy you don't want, and how health insurance portability lets you switch insurers without losing benefits. 📄 Read-aloud
  10. When Claims Go Wrong: Complaints and the Ombudsman How to escalate insurance complaints from the insurer to IRDAI's Bima Bharosa system and the free Insurance Ombudsman. 📄 Read-aloud
  11. Insurance for Senior Citizens The challenges older people face getting health insurance, the 2024 removal of age limits, Ayushman Bharat's extension to everyone over 70, and options for seniors. 📄 Read-aloud
  12. GST on Insurance Premiums How GST raised the cost of insurance for years, and how the September 2025 reform exempted individual life and health insurance premiums from GST. 📄 Read-aloud
  13. Bima Sugam and the Future of Insurance How a planned online insurance marketplace and other innovations could make buying and claiming insurance easier, and a recap of the module. 📄 Read-aloud

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