Say ‘I Do’ to Insurance

From Sabyasachi sarees to Frida Kahlo inspired makeup to missing names from the guest list, the high-profile DeepVeer (Deeepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh) November wedding was one of the most talked about event on social media. However, amidst all the glitz and grapevine, we conveniently missed out on the kind of awareness the couple showed by insuring the event with an all-risk covered policy. The insurance cover purchased by Singh from Oriental Insurance Company (OIC), one of the non-life companies promoted by the Government of India, however, was not a full-fledged wedding insurance policy but covered all the jewellery that they wore. In India, weddings are an elaborate affair. Most of them last for three or four days and often turn out to be a week-long affair embodied with rituals, ceremonies and celebrations. And in such cases, the chances of any untoward incident cannot be...