Non-life Insurance Premium

LIC and private life insurers drive strong new business premium growth, while general and health insurers lift non-life premiums despite a sharp decline in crop insurance collections

Standalone health insurers led the rise, recording 30.4 per cent year-on-year growth in premiums to Rs 4,377.14 crore, according to General Insurance Council data

Gross direct premium underwritten by non-life insurers rose to ₹31,397.6 crore in July, as growth at multi-line general insurers moderated from the previous month

IRDAI chief Ajay Seth urged insurers to target the bottom of the pyramid, where most of the growth potential lies, and to shift to a moderate-cost model delivering good quality service

General insurance premiums as well as those for standalone health insurers reported single-digit growth in the April-August period of FY26

LIC's weak performance pulls down industry APE growth, while mid-sized private insurers like Axis Max and HDFC Life expand market share

India's non-life insurance industry registered a 5.2 per cent increase year-on-year in premiums to Rs 23,422.5 crore in June 2025, according to a report released by CareEdge Ratings on Wednesday. This was lower than the 8.4 per cent growth recorded in June 2024. "The transition to the 1/n rule has impacted the industry's performance, resulting in a slowdown in health insurance growth to single digits and muted growth in the passenger vehicle (PV) segment, which was partially offset by renewals in the commercial lines," the report noted. Despite the moderation in premium growth, non-life insurance premiums crossed the Rs 3-lakh crore mark in FY25, driven by supportive regulations, rising insurtech adoption, accelerating digitalisation, and an expanding middle class, the report said. Moreover, the government's Bima Trinity push is poised to accelerate growth in the non-life insurance sector. Further, standalone health insurers are expected to maintain their dominance in the retail ..

Non-life insurance premiums rose to ₹22,126.72 crore in May 2025, with robust contributions from standalone health and specialised insurers despite regulatory format changes

In FY25, premium of non-life insurers rose to ₹3.08 trillion, marking a 6.2 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) increase

Even in Q3, their premium growth slowed down to a meagre 1 per cent year-on-year

Data indicates that general insurers collected Rs 25,396.68 crore in premiums in October, reflecting a 23 per cent Y-o-Y increase

In H1, premiums of non-life insurers were up 7% Y-o-Y

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The motor insurance and health insurance segments have been driving the growth in the non-life insurance industry so far in FY25, industry experts suggested

Market share of private insurers increases to 53.79 per cent YoY

In terms of the market share, the public-sector general insurers stood at 31.76 per cent of the overall insurance industry in December 2023 as against 33.16 per cent in December 2022

The near 17 per cent fall in the premium of National Insurance Company dragged the overall premium of public sector units

The public sector non-life insurer narrowed its losses to Rs 47.12 crore in the first half of the financial year 2024 from Rs 3,586.93 crore recorded in the same period a year ago

New India Assurance Co Ltd, the largest government-owned general insurance player reported a growth of 9.67% to Rs 2421 crore while private sector insurer ICICI Lombard grew by 21% to Rs 1730 cr

Till Feb, sector sees premiums going up by 17% to Rs 2.32 trn