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RBI Bars Banks from Bundling Insurance, Deposits with Home Loans
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The Life Insurance Council, General Insurance Council and Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Fund (DICGC) also undertake awareness initiatives.
RBI has issued Master Directions on Responsible Business Conduct and Undertaking of Financial Services requiring fair conduct, prohibiting incentives for mis-selling and compulsory bundling of products, including investment products, insurance products and deposits, with products such as home loans.
Such campaigns are conducted with the help of financial institutions and other bodies, and include awareness about different financial products, including, inter alia, life insurance, accidental insurance and banking products.
Further, Life Insurance Council and General Insurance Council have launched insurance awareness programmes across the country to create awareness about insurance products, including, inter alia, life insurance, health and accidental insurance.
Banks are also directed to not resort to compulsory bundling of any product, including, inter alia, investment products, insurance products and deposits, with any of its own product/service, including, inter alia, home loans.