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Starting April 1, insurance regulator Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has proposed to reduce third party premiums for FY19. IRDAI has also proposedtofacilitate insurers to come up with cheaper comprehensive insurance policies that will benefit the vehicle owners.

If the insured was the sole bread earner for the family, the pay-out can ensure that the family members do not have to go through financial travails and uncertainties. 

Investors are afraid of volatility in the stock markets as they assume that volatility is an enemy of their investments. But considering that volatility—that is, fluctuations in stock prices—creates opportunities for profit, the notion that volatility is an enemy of investors is erroneous.

The crash in the market presented an opportunity for smart investors and traders to buy quality stocks at cheap valuations. 

There was a time when politico-economic ideologies divided the world into two camps, namely, the communist and the capitalist. Today, a new type of divide threatens to split the world into two camps once again. The divide this time is not ideological, but economic.