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Introduction About Insurance Sector

The insurance sector in India has undergone significant changes over the past 200 years. It began with the establishment of the Oriental Life Insurance Company in 1818 and has since been nationalized, liberalized, and seen the entry of many private companies. Key milestones included the nationalization of life insurance in 1956 and general insurance in 1972, as well as the entry of private insurance companies starting in 2000 following regulation by IRDA. There are now 13 life and 13 general insurance companies operating in India, both public and private.

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Introduction About Insurance Sector

The insurance sector in India has undergone significant changes over the past 200 years. It began with the establishment of the Oriental Life Insurance Company in 1818 and has since been nationalized, liberalized, and seen the entry of many private companies. Key milestones included the nationalization of life insurance in 1956 and general insurance in 1972, as well as the entry of private insurance companies starting in 2000 following regulation by IRDA. There are now 13 life and 13 general insurance companies operating in India, both public and private.

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Brief history of insurance sector

The insurance sector in India has completed all the facets of competition from being an open competitive market to being nationalized and then getting back to the form of a liberalized market once again. The history of the insurance sector in India reveals that it has witnessed complete dynamism for the past two centuries approximately. With the establishment of the Oriental Life Insurance Company in Kolkata, the business of Indian life insurance started in the year 1818.

Important milestones in the Indian life insurance business

1912: The Indian Life Assurance Companies Act came into force for regulating the life insurance

business.

1928: The Indian Insurance Companies Act was enacted for enabling the government to collect

statistical information on both life and non-life insurance businesses.

1938: The earlier legislation consolidated the Insurance Act with the aim of safeguarding the

interests of the insuring public.

1956: 245 Indian and foreign insurers and provident societies were taken over by the central

government and they got nationalized. LIC was formed by an Act of Parliament, viz. LIC Act, 1956. It started off with a capital of ` 5 crore and that too from the Government of India.

The history of general insurance business in India can be traced back to Triton Insurance Company Ltd. (the first general insurance company) which was formed in the year 1850 in Kolkata by the British.

Important milestones in the Indian general insurance business

1907: The Indian Mercantile Insurance Ltd. was set up which was the first company of its type to

transact all general insurance business.

1957: General Insurance Council, an arm of the Insurance Association of India, framed a code of

conduct for guaranteeing fair conduct and sound business patterns.

1968: The Insurance Act improved for regulating investments and set minimal solvency levels and

the Tariff Advisory Committee was set up.

1972: The General Insurance Business (Nationalization) Act, 1972 nationalized the general

insurance business in India. It was with effect from 1st January 1973. 107 insurers integrated and grouped into four companies viz. the National Insurance Company Ltd., the New India Assurance Company Ltd., the Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. and the United India Insurance Company Ltd. GIC was incorporated as a company.

Insurance companies in India


IRDA has till now provided registration to 12 private life insurance companies and 9 general insurance companies. If the existing public sector insurance companies are considered then there are presently 13 insurance companies in the life side and 13 companies functioning in general insurance business. General Insurance Corporation has been sanctioned as the "Indian reinsurer" for underwriting only reinsurance business.

List of Insurance companies in India

LIFE INSURERS Public Sector Life Insurance Corporation of India Private Sector Allianz Bajaj Life Insurance Company Limited Birla Sun-Life Insurance Company Limited HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Limited ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Limited ING Vysya Life Insurance Company Limited Max New York Life Insurance Co. Limited MetLife Insurance Company Limited Om Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Co. Ltd. SBI Life Insurance Company Limited TATA AIG Life Insurance Company Limited AMP Sanmar Assurance Company Limited Dabur CGU Life Insurance Co. Pvt. Limited GENERAL INSURERS Public Sector National Insurance Company Limited New India Assurance Company Limited Oriental Insurance Company Limited United India Insurance Company Limited Private Sector Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Limited ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd. IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance Co. Ltd. Reliance General Insurance Co. Limited Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Co. Ltd. TATA AIG General Insurance Co. Limited

Websites

www.licindia.com

www.allianzbajaj.co.in www.birlasunlife.com www.hdfcinsurance.com www.iciciprulife.com www.ingvysayalife.com www.maxnewyorklife.com www.metlife.com www.omkotakmahnidra.com www.sbilife.co.in www.tata-aig.com www.ampsanmar.com www.avivaindia.com

www.nationalinsuranceindia.com www.niacl.com www.orientalinsurance.nic.in www.uiic.co.in

www.bajajallianz.co.in www.icicilombard.com www.itgi.co.in www.ril.com www.royalsun.com www.tata-aig.com

Cholamandalam General Insurance Co. Ltd. Export Credit Guarantee Corporation HDFC Chubb General Insurance Co. Ltd. REINSURER General Insurance Corporation of India

www.cholainsurance.com www.ecgcindia.com ?

www.gicindia.com

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