GoDB Tech, a leading software product firm specializing in enterprise mobility solutions, today announced it has led the development of a mobile insurance point of sale (M-POS) application for Reliance General Insurance (RGICL), one of India’s leading private general insurance companies. The M-POS application is presently rolled out on Android devices and is powered by the GoDB Mobility platform, which is already deployed on the existing PC based Offline POS systems at RGICL across the country. The Mobility platform is a state-of-the art Mobile Enterprise Application Platform (MEAP).The platform equips…
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CICI Lombard and Bajaj Allianz announce new wedding insurance products
CICI Lombard and Bajaj Alliance insurance companies from India have announced that they are now offering a unique form of “wedding insurance” product. Though marriages are meant to be a dream come to reality, the truth of the matter is that they don’t all come to pass, and that there is a chance that they may need be stopped for any number of reasons. The insurers recognized this fact as an opportunity and developed a new product in which weddings could be insured against the possibility of postponement or cancellation…
Read MoreHealth and accident insurance in India to skyrocket by 22 percent by 2015
According to a report just released by BRICdata, the health and accident insurance market in India is expected to keep up its trend toward massive growth, and will see an increase of 22 percent over a span of 5 years. The anticipated rise, along with the lower need for capital will form an appealing marketplace for new firms to start to take their place. The report also explained that the environment may also be quite attractive for new startups, as well. Though the market is currently dominated by insurance providers…
Read MoreIndian Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority announces stricter sales site guidelines
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) in India has announced that it is issuing tighter guidelines for policy comparison sites that are also selling insurance products for multiple insurers through an affiliate relationship. Third party affiliate insurance comparison websites earn a commission from the associated insurance company every time they sell a product through their site. Until now, there have been neither any regulations as to the allowable size of the commission, nor any pre-requisites regarding the candidacy to enter into the business of an insurance affiliate website. The…
Read MoreIndia in the running for top life insurance production in the world
India is on track to becoming one of the world’s largest providers of life insurance according to a study done by the Ficci and Boston Consulting Group. The rate at which the industry is progressing, the nation may become one of the 3 top life insurance companies worldwide. The study suggests that the growth is due, in part, to the rapid industrialization of the country and booms in population. As the nation develops, more people find that they can afford insurance coverage, and so they obtain what they need. The…
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