According to data from the General Insurance Council, general insurers collected Rs 21,671.43 crore in premiums in November, reflecting a 4 per cent YoY increase
In H1, premiums of non-life insurers were up 7% Y-o-Y
The government had infused capital worth Rs 17,450 crore in three years from FY20 to FY22 to restore solvency levels to control level
Among the companies, the industry leader, New India Assurance Company, saw a marginal drop of 0.67 per cent Y-o-Y in premium to Rs 2,404.34 crore
The exposure draft has upheld and continues to propose a 30 per cent and 35 per cent limit on EoM for general insurers and standalone health insurers, respectively
For the April-June period, these companies reported a growth of 17.5% to Rs 63,574.30 crore
Unlisted life players may rack up a commission war to gain market share
Non-life insurers registered a 12 per cent yearly growth in their gross direct premium income during August this fiscal at Rs 24,471.95 crore, data from insurance sector regulator Irdai showed. In the same month a year ago, all the 31 non-life insurance companies in the domestic market had garnered a gross premium income of Rs 21,867.93 crore. According to the data provided by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai), a total of 24 general insurers witnessed a 9.3 per cent growth in their collective gross direct premium income in August at Rs 17,101.75 crore as against Rs 15,648.63 crore in the year-ago period. The five standalone health insurance providers reported a jump of 28 per cent in their gross direct premium income during the month at Rs 2,059.38 crore. The figure stood at Rs 1,609.75 crore in August 2021. The rest two specialised public sector insurers in the non-life space witnessed a 15.2 per cent rise in their combined premium income in Augus
In FY23, so far, non-life insurers have reported a 19 per cent growth in premia to Rs 1.02 trillion
The obligatory cession was reduced from 5% to 4% for 2022-23. The impact of the reduction on GIC Re will be Rs 2,000 crore
The obligatory cession was reduced from 5 per cent to 4 per cent for FY23. The impact of the reduction on GIC Re would be around Rs 2,000 crore
The non-life insurance companies had a gross premium business worth Rs 17,251.10 crore in April 2021
ICICI Lombard leads pack among private players, with 28% growth
Recent data suggests that non-life insurers have settled more than 2.75 million Covid health claims
The 31 non-life insurance companies had written premiums worth Rs 14,919.43 crore in November 2020
While these monsoon-related ailments spike every year, this year the claims have been higher
In the April-July period of FY22, the health portfolio has grown 34.2 per cent, which is significantly higher than the 9.9 per cent growth seen in the same period last year
In July, non-life insurers - 33 in total - earned premiums to the tune of Rs 20,171.15 crore, against Rs 16,885 crore in the same month last year
Uncertainty on the personal and financial health of the public arising from the pandemic and its ripple effects on general insurance industry will stay longer because the loss of livelihoods
Sequentially, the premium income of non-life insurers was up 20 per cent, after a slump of 28 per cent in May