Guides

How Indian commercial lines are actually placed

Written from the product knowledge behind Bridge — Insurance Institute of India texts and the systems Indian insurers run on — with statutory figures left out until they are sourced against the current notification.

What an insurer's RFQ form actually asks, line by line

The fields insurer-side RFQ systems capture for group medical, fire, engineering and liability — and why a broker's submission that arrives in that shape gets quoted faster and better.

Updated 2026-09-05

Open cover, open policy, annual or specific: which marine cargo policy

The four marine cargo policy types an Indian trading or manufacturing client chooses between, what each is for, and the questions that decide it.

Updated 2026-09-05

What an insurer needs in a group medical RFQ

The ten things a group medical RFQ must carry for quotes to come back comparable — claims split, lives at two dates, family definition, the expiring construct and the waivers.

Updated 2026-09-05

Employees' Compensation: Table A, Table B and the wage split

The two intake questions that decide an Employees' Compensation quote in India — which liability the policy covers, and how the wage roll splits at the statutory ceiling.

Updated 2026-09-05

Accidental death cover: standalone, rider or health add-on

A client can buy accidental death three ways — as group personal accident, as a rider on group term life, or as an add-on in the health programme. Different prices, insurers and settlement; here is how to compare them.

Updated 2026-09-05