INDIAN INSURANCE INDUSTRY AT A GLANCE IN 2018 - 2019 Industry Players
The insurance industry of India consists of 63 insurance companies of which 24 are in life insurance business and 39 are non-life insurers. Among the life insurers, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is the sole public sector company.
Industry Performance
Gross premiums written in India reached Rs 5.53 trillion (US$ 94.48 billion) in FY18, with Rs 4.58 trillion (US$ 71.1 billion) from life insurance and Rs 1.51 trillion (US$ 23.38 billion) from non-life insurance. Overall insurance penetration in India reached 3.69 per cent in 2017 from 2.71 per cent in 2001.
In FY19 (up to Jan 2019), premium from new life insurance business increased 3.91 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1.59 trillion (US$ 22.04 billion). In FY19 (up to Jan 2019), gross direct premiums of non-life insurers reached Rs 1.39 trillion (US$ 19.28 billion), showing a year-on-year growth rate of 12.65 per cent.
Forecast
The Indian insurance industry is expected to reach US$ 280 billion by 2020. Life insurance industry in the country is expected grow by 12-15 per cent annually for the next three to five years.
