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Car insurance gets expensive: Buy comprehensive cover despite rise in premium

If Irdai approves proposed revision in 3rd-party premium, insurance on cars could rise by 15-20%

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New cars are seen at a parking lot of Shanghai Volkswagen's car park in Shanghai

Priya Nair Mumbai
Vehicle owners will have to shell out more for motor insurance premium from April 1, when the revised tariffs for third-party motor premium come into effect. Earlier this month, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) released the draft guidelines for revision of third-party premiums for 2017-18. In some categories, the proposed hike is as much as 50 per cent.
 
The motor insurance segment is loss-making for all the insurers. “There are millions of vehicles on the road without third-party insurance. Our proposed hike in the draft guideline is to reduce losses for insurance companies,” says TS