PRIVATE non-life insurer ICICI Lombard General Insurance has introduced two add-on covers — Zero Depreciation and Consumable items — in its motor insurance portfolio. In case of the former, depreciation in auto parts will not be deducted from the claim amount payable to the insured. Other general insurers including Tata-AIG General and Bharti-AXA General Insurance also offer a similar cover. The other add-on promises to ensure that the claim amount is not reduced by the value of consumable items, which would be the case otherwise. This cover includes items such as nut & bolt, screw, grease, lubricant, air-conditioner gas, bearings, engine oil, oil filter, fuel filter and brake oil.
Tax Plan is one of the better performing schemes from Religare Asset Management. Existing investors can redeem their investment after three years. But given the scheme's performance, they can continue to stay invested Given the mandated lock-in period of three years, tax saving schemes give the fund manager the leeway to invest in ideas that may take time to nurture. Religare Tax Plan's investment ideas revolve around 'High Growth', which the fund manager has aimed to achieve by digging out promising stories/businesses in the mid-cap segment. Within the space, consumer staples has been the centre of attention for the last couple of years and can be seen as one of the key reasons for the scheme's outperformance as compared to the broader market. It has, however, tweaked its focus and reduced exposure in midcaps as they were commanding a high premium. The strategy seems to have worked as it returned a 22% gain last year. Religare Tax Plan has outperformed BSE 100...
