Sara, a 50-year-old working professional, was in a car accident. She suffered some serious injuries and submitted a claim for permanent partial disability benefits with her insurance company. Her personal physician had already provided detailed documentation. But her insurance company requested her to attend an examination with another doctor, provided by them. This doctor, they said, is an "insurance doctor." Now, this was something new to Sara. But is it a new concept? Let us find out. Who Is an Insurance Doctor? Insurance doctors play a critical role in the insurance sector, which is quite underrated and misunderstood. Most of us assume that they actually replace the role of our treating physicians, but that is not the case. Our physicians treat us in case of any mishap, but they do not assess or evaluate our level of injury or disability. But then, who actually does it? This work is done by Insurance doctors, which, in turn, impacts or affects our insurance benefits. Th...
The concept of Share Buyback!! In corporate finance, share buyback is an important concept, which makes it an approach that we, as investors, should investigate critically. First, let us understand what stock buyback is. In case of buyback, the company will take back some of its shares from the market at a much higher price compared to its current market price. Therefore, if you return your existing shares to the company, it is similar to selling them off in the market but at a considerably higher profit, with zero risk. Opportunity.. However, good companies offering stock buyback opportunities at a very high price typically receive bids beyond their actual number of share buybacks planned. So, even though you may submit your bid on time, you may not always get the chance to take advantage of the offer. Purpose.. Now, let us see the purpose of the buyback of shares. When a company wants to raise money, it will issue shares to the general public. However, the case ...