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insurance. The increase in premiums  will also have access to a claim handler
         for event cancellation, which accounts  who will reach out to customers.  Attention Subscribers
         for a major part of IPL insurance, is                                  Please renew your Subscription of The
         relatively flat compared to the previ-  Cholamandalam General          Insurance Times Journal to receive
         ous year as cancellation insurance has
         not seen too many losses. On the other Insurance records Rs 7,598      copy of the journal uninterruptedly.
         hand, the insurance premiums for IPL  cr gross written premium         You can now pay by GPAY, Phonepe,
         players have increased by 20 to 25 per  Cholamandalam MS General Insurance  Paytm, Amazon, ICICI Pay, BHIM UPI
         cent from last year due to increased
                                            Company Ltd has reported a Gross
         player value and injuries to the players.  Written Premium of Rs 7,598 crore for
         The overall IPL insurance has wit-  the financial year ending March 31,
         nessed a nearly 10 per cent increase  2024, the company said on Sunday.
         from last year," said Shaista Valji, As-
         sociate Director - Sports, Alliance In-  Cholamandalam MS General Insurance
         surance Brokers.                   Company is a joint venture between
                                            the   diversified   conglomerate
         Bajaj Allianz General In-          Murugappa Group and Japan-based
                                            Mitsui Sumitomo Group.
         surance launches premium
                                            In a statement, the company said its
         programme for high-value           profit before tax grew to Rs 444 crore
         customers                          for the year ending March 31, 2024 as
                                            compared to Rs 264 crore registered
         Bajaj Allianz General Insurance has  in the same period of last year.
         launched a customer experience pro-
         gram, called Privé, which caters to  During the financial year ending March
         customers purchasing high-value indi-  31, 2024 the return on equity ratio
         vidual insurance policies. The program  improved to 14.15 per cent, as com-
         offers priority service to Privé custom-  pared to 9.64 per cent recorded dur-
         ers and a separate channel for the ser-  ing the same period of last year.
         vicing of their claims. Eligible insurance  The company said due to the impact
         products include health, home, motor,  of  natural  calamities  like  Cyclone
         personal accident, and cyber insur-  'Biparjoy', 'Michaung' and floods, their
         ance.                              profitability got a hit by over Rs 55
         To be eligible for the My Health Care  crore during the last financial year.  Sashi Publications Easy Payment
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         Plan under Privé, customers must have  "Chola MS has gained momentum
         a minimum sum insured of Rs 1 crore.  over the last 10 calendar quarters and  i) UPI ID: SASHIBOOKS@KOTAK
                                            is poised to pursue strong growth. I  ii) GPAY: 9830171022@okbizaxis
         Those who qualify will have access to
                                            would like to express my gratitude to  iii) PAYTM: 9830171022@paytm
         "Privé Connect," a dedicated team
         that can quickly address all insurance  all policyholders, employees, business  iv) NEFT: Current A/C
         queries and requirements, and cater  partners and the investors for their  402120110000327 of 'SASHI
         to any service request or claims.  enduring trust and goodwill," said     PUBLICATIONS PRIVATE
                                            company  Managing  Director  V         LIMITED, Bank of India, VVK
         For health claims, Privé customers can  Suryanarayanan.
         enjoy hassle-free discharge and pre-                                      Road Branch., Kolkata, India,
                                            "Chola MS is committed to sustainable  IFSC Code : BKID0004021
         policy check-ups at home by profession-
                                            value creation and operating with the  v) Credit Card:
         als. For motor insurance add-on prod-
         ucts, the program streamlines the  philosophy of trust and transparency in  www.sashipublications.com
         claim process by providing rapid re-  its dealings with customers," he said.  For  any  query  please  call
         sponses, including priority surveyor  The investment corpus fund during the  9073791022/9883398055
         deployment. Non-motor insurance    financial year ending March 31, 2024  www.sashipublications.com
         claims, such as home insurance claims,  touched Rs 16,811 crore.

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