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Life Insurance In India
Life Insurance
Life Insurance is the fastest growing sector in India since 2000 as Government allowed Private players and FDI upto 26% .Life Insurance in India was nationalised by incorporating Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) in 1956. All private life insurance companies at that time were taken over by LIC.
Life Insurance providers in India
- Life Insurance Corporation of India
- Metlife India Life Insurance
- ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
- Bajaj Allianz Life
- Max New York Life Insurance
- Sahara Life Insurance
- Tata AIG Life
- HDFC Standard Life
- Birla Sunlife
- SBI Life Insurance
- Kotak Life Insurance
- Aviva Life Insurance
- Reliance Life Insurance Company Limited – Formerly known as AMP Sanmar
- ING Vysya Life Insurance
- Shriram Life Insurance
- Bharti AXA Life Insurance Co Ltd
- Future Generali Life Insurance Co Ltd
- IDBI Fortis Life Insurance Co Ltd
- AEGON Religare Life Insurance
- DLF Pramerica Life Insurance
- CANARA HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce LIFE INSURANCE
All life insurance companies in India have to comply with the strict regulations laid out by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA). Therefore there is no risk in going in for private insurance players. In terms of being rated for financial strength like international players, only ICICI Prudential is rated by Fitch India at National Insurer Financial Strength Rating of AAA (Ind) with stable outlook indicating the highest claims paying ability rating.
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), the state owned behemoth, remains by far the largest player in the market. Among the private sector players, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance (joint venture between ICICI Bank and Prudential PLC) is the largest followed by Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited (JV between Bajaj Group and Allianz). The private companies are coming out with better products, which are more beneficial to the customer. Among such products are the ULIPs or the Unit Linked Investment Plans, which offer both life insurance, cover as well as scope for savings or investment options as the customer desires. Further, these types of plans are subject to a minimum lock-in period of three years to prevent misuse of the significant tax benefits offered to such plans under the Income Tax Act. Hence, comparison of such products with mutual funds would be erroneous.
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