The life insurance industry reported a 25.28% decline in new business premium income in November 2023 to INR26,494.83 crore from INR34,588.8 crore recorded a year ago. The fall in group premium and change in taxation norms for policies with a higher ticket size dragged down the premiums of the state-run Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and private insurers, respectively.
Called MaxProtect, the latest addition to its range of customer-focused products is tailored to align with the dynamic lifestyles of customers. The product is designed to provide a cost-effective, inflation-adjusted solution to address the healthcare requirements of both individuals and families.
India is the most attractive emerging market among respondents to a survey on investments by public pension and sovereign funds.
AM Best is revising its outlook on India's non-life insurance segment to 'Stable' from 'Negative', owing to robust growth potential, driven by economic development and rising insurance demand, and recent regulatory developments.
Called Jeevan Utsav, it is a non-linked, non-participating, comprehensive form of life insurance providing lifetime coverage.
India's biggest life insurer, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), is planning to open an office in GIFT International Financial Services Centre in Gujarat during the current fiscal year ending 31 March 2024 to further its overseas operations.
The Finance Ministry has amended the Insurance Ombudsman rules to increase the maximum compensation amount that the Ombudsman can award to INR5m ($60,000). Previously, the ceiling was capped at INR3m.
The IRDAI has established a task force to examine the implications on the insurance sector of the new Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act).
Private general insurers increased their combined market share to 53.58% in gross direct premium underwritten in the first half of the current financial year ending 31 March 2024 (FY2024) from 50.81% in the corresponding half last year.
General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) produces an adequate operating performance, supported by a five-year average return-on-equity ratio of 5.3% (FY2019-2023), says AM Best.