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Life insurers' new premium grows by 13.8% in April-August period

Life insurers collected first year premium of Rs 45,871 cr during April 1, 2015 to August 31, 2015 for the period as compared to Rs 40,296 cr

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BS Reporter Mumbai
New business premiums of life insurance companies saw a 13.8 per cent rise for the period between April 1 and August 31, 2015, on the back of strong growth registered by private life insurers.

According to  Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) data, life insurers collected first-year premium of Rs 45,871 crore for the period as compared to Rs 40,296 crore collected in the corresponding period last year.

Private life insurers saw a growth of 27 per cent and collected new premiums of Rs 13,434 crore for the period. They posted a strong growth in all segments, including individual single, individual non-single, group single and group non-single.
 
The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) saw a growth of 9.2 per cent collecting new premiums of Rs 32,436 crore for the period, on the back of healthy growth in group single premium. However, LIC saw a decline in growth in individual single, group non-single and non-single premium segments for the period.

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First Published: Sep 22 2015 | 12:24 AM IST

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