Tuesday, 28 May 2013

Exclusions under Health Insurance polices

No claim is payable under Health insurance polices for the following.

1)      All diseases that was pre-existing at the time of taking out the health policy

2)      Any disease contracted by the insured within 30 days of taking out the policy. This will not apply if in the opinion of the medical practitioners, the insured could not have known of pre-existing disease at the time of taking the policy. This condition will also not apply if the insured has been covered by any medical insurance policy without a break for the previous 12 months.

3)      During first 2 years of operation of the policy the expenses on treatment of diseases such as Cataract, hysterectomy, Hernia, Fistula, Hydrocele, Sinusities, Piles, etc.

4)      Circumcision, unless necessary for the treatment of a disease, is excluded in the policy

5)      Vaccination or inoculation of any kind

6)      Cosmetic surgery or aesthetic treatment other than that which is necessitated due to accident or part of any illness

7)      Cost of spectacles, contact lenses, hearing aids

8)      Dental treatment or dental surgery of any kind unless requiring hospitializtion

9)      Convalescence , general debility, run down condition or rest-cure, congenital external disease or defects, sterility, veneral disease, self injury or use of intoxicating drugs.

10)   Various conditions commonly referred to as AIDS

11)   Expenses on Vitamins and Tonics unless forming part of a treatment

12)   Treatment arising from childbirth

13)   Voluntary medical termination of pregnancy

14)   Naturopathy treatment.

Monday, 20 May 2013

Transfer Pensions from UK to a QROPS in India & enjoy higher benefits


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Any Indian/NRI/OCI/PIO  with a UK pension scheme who now lives overseas as an expatriate, or is planning to leave the UK can now transfer their existing pension provisions into a QROPS (Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme) in India. The financial benefits can be huge, improving the investment growth, flexibility and future financial security of your pension. We advise you transfer to QROPS providers that are 100% approved by HM Revenue & Customs.

UK Pensions have traditionally been tied up in many layers of restriction & regulation; in part to
protect the tax revenues of the UK by taxing income from annuities and then taking any residual
value on death, and in part to stop pensioners spending all their money in the first 5-10 years of
retirement and then relying on the state. The good news is that those who accumulated pensions with a recognized UK pensioner and many of them  living overseas or about to move to a new life in India, some of the restrictions have now been lifted. In April 2006 it was announced that one could move their pension benefits to a QROPS with the UK revenues approval.

Like any other QROPS which have been set-up outside UK, there are QROPS that have been set-up in India also.

Ø  The QROPS in India is regulated as a pension scheme in the country.
Ø  The QROPS is recognized for tax purposes in the country

A QROPS scheme may however, while complying with the above be established in a country that taxes pensions but at a minimal rate. The real benefits come into play when you have been away from the UK for at least 5 years and do not intend to return for at least the foreseeable future. Once your pension schemes have been transferred into a QROPS, and you have been non-resident in the UK for at least 5 years, then the overseas QROPS provider no longer has to report any withdrawals or payments to the HMRC. If the QROPS provider is in a country where payments from such schemes are more tax efficient then payments can be made to you at minimal rates of tax (although you may be liable to tax on the income dependent on your country of residence at the time of receipt).

After you have been overseas for at least 5 tax years, the QROPS pension fund becomes subject only to the laws of the relevant overseas jurisdiction, and the requirement to purchase an annuity by age 75 (or be faced with a possible 82% tax charge) is no longer applicable. The normal UK minimum pension age will still normally apply of 50 / 55 before benefits can be taken. QROPS arrangements can offer considerably more flexibility, greater income potential and more investment freedom than a UK pension. And with the right advice the tax benefits can be immense.


FOR STARTING UP OF THE PROCESS CONTACT :
Anusuya .R
Financial Advisor- (Advisor Code:02747603)
Life Insurance Corporation Of India  Civil Station East Branch (C.B-5-603),  Ground Floor, Oriental building, M G Road,  Bangalore: 560001.
M +91  9980927393

Tuesday, 7 May 2013

HSBC's forecast for gold and silver prices

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HSBC lowered its gold forecast for this year and next, saying the recent tumble in prices for the yellow metal has dealt a severe blow to investor confidence, which may take many months to restore.

The bank cut its 2013 gold price forecast to $1,542 per ounce (Rs 2693.43 per gram) from $1,700 (Rs 2969.40 per gram) and the 2014 price outlook to $1,600 per ounce (Rs 2794.48 per gram) from $1,720 (Rs 3004.17 per gram).

  1. HSBC lowered its gold forecast for this year and next, saying the recent tumble in prices for the yellow metal has dealt a severe blow to investor confidence, which may take many months to restore.
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  1. The bank cut its 2013 gold price forecast to $1,542 per ounce (Rs 2693.43 per gram) from $1,700 (Rs 2969.40 per gram) and the 2014 price outlook to $1,600 per ounce (Rs 2794.48 per gram) from $1,720 (Rs 3004.17 per gram).
  2. The bank, however, expects gold prices to stabilize after the recent rout as retail demand for gold lends support with rising jewelry and gold coin purchases from Asia.

"Lower prices attract greater buying, especially in India and China. Based on the fragmented nature of this buying, it may take months for this new demand to feed into prices," HSBC analyst James Steel said in a note.

HSBC also cut its 2013 silver price forecast to $26 per ounce from $33 and the 2014 price outlook to $27 per ounce from $31 earlier.

The bank said factors limiting price appreciation for silver were likely to be growing mine output.

Mine production has increased steadily for more than a decade and continues to grow, notably in Latin America and China, the bank said.

 

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