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Tangible assets are human beings, house, furniture, motor cycle etc. Intangible assets are liabilities
What is Insurance?
1818: Oriental Life Insurance Company, the first life insurance company on Indian soil started functioning. 1870: Bombay Mutual Life Assurance Society, the first Indian life insurance company started its business. 1912: The Indian Life Assurance Companies Act enacted as the first statute to regulate the life insurance business. 1938: Earlier legislation consolidated and amended to by the Insurance Act with the objective of protecting the interests of the insuring public. 1956: 245 Indian and foreign insurers and provident societies are taken over by the central government and nationalized. LIC formed by an Act of Parliament, viz. LIC Act, 1956, with a capital contribution of Rs 5 core from the Government of India. 2
Similarly, in 1972, 107 general insurers were nationalized through the passing of General Insurance Business (Nationalization) Act, 1972.
The existing 107 insurers were amalgamated and grouped into Five companies, viz., National Insurance Company (NIC), New India Assurance Company (NIAC), Oriental Insurance Company (OIC), United India Insurance Company (UIIC), and General Insurance Corporation (GIC). Then insurance industry transformed into monopoly and Oligopolistic state or public sector insurance industry in India.
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Insurance
Life Insurance
General Insurance
It is a non life insurance policies, including automobile and homeowners policies, provides payments depending on the loss from a particular financial events. General insurance typically comprises any insurance that is not determined to be life insurance.
History of LIC
The Parliament of India passed the Life Insurance Corporation Act on the 19th of June 1956, and the Life Insurance Corporation of India was created on 1st September, 1956, with the objective of spreading life insurance much more widely and in particular to the rural areas with a view to reach all insurable persons in the country, providing them adequate financial cover at a reasonable cost.
Presently the LIC has a network of seven zones; 100 divisions and 2,048 branches, personnel exceed seven lakhs employees and over six lakhs agents.
Vision: A trans-nationally competitive financial conglomerate of significance to societies and Pride of India. Mission: To explore and enhance the quality of the life of people through financial security by providing products and services of aspired attributes with competitive returns and by rendering resources for economic development. Values: Caring and Courtesy, Initiatives and Innovation, Integrity and Transparency, Quality and Returns, Participation and Relationship, and Trustworthiness and Reliability Culture: Agility (quickness), Adaptability, Collaboration, Commitment, Discipline, Empowerment, Sensitivity, and Excellence.
Source: www.licindia.com/
GICs four subsidiaries: 1. National Insurance Co. Ltd., 2. New India Assurance Co. Ltd., 3. Oriental Fire and General Insurance Co. Ltd., and 4. United India Insurance Co. Ltd.
The Govt of India took over Control, supervision, and policy making is with GIC.
The premium income for GIC comes mainly through the obligatory reinsurance premium on a quota share basis from subsidiaries on their direct business in India (almost 20% of subsidiaries business come to GIC).
Source: www.gicindia.com
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Regulatory Body
Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (IRDA) is the controlling and regulatory apex body in the country for insurance sector and its chairman and members are appointed by Government of India. IRDAs HQ is located at Hyderabad. It was constituted as a body to regulate and develop the insurance industry in 1999, and was incorporated as a statutory body in April, 2000. The Key objectives of IRDA is promotion of competition to satisfy customer choice with lower premiums. The IRDA opened up market in August 2000. Foreign companies were allowed ownership up to 26%.
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Role of IRDA :
Protecting the interest of policyholders. Establishing guidelines for the operations of insurers, and brokers. Specifying the code of conduct, qualifications, and training for insurance intermediaries and agents. Promoting efficiency in the conduct of insurance business. Regulating the investment of funds by insurance companies.
Source: http://www.irda.gov.in/ADMINCMS/cms/frmGeneral_NoYearList.aspx?DF=AR&mid=11.1
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LIC
PRIVATE PLAYERS
Growth 21.87%
Growth 129%
Earned Rs.197.86 billion[04-05] Earned Rs.55.57 billion[04-05] Sold 2.4 billion policies Against Rs.24.29 billion [03-04] Market share Market share 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 87.04% 78.07% 75% 13% 22% 24%
Source: www.rncos.com
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The 15 private players together saw their business grow 32 % to Rs 848 crore with a market share of 28.44 %.
Insurers Premium[Rs.Cr.]
ICICI Prudential
Bajaj Allianz SBI Life HDFC Standard Max New York Life Tata AIG Aviva Reliance Life
271.00
124.00 90.00 70.00 69.00 48.00 39.00 33.00
28.00
Mutual
26.00
ING Vysya
Met Life
22.00
19.00
Shriram Life
Sahara Life
4.50
1.70
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Major Players
Players in Life Insurance Companies 1.Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Ltd 2.Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Ltd 3.HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Ltd 4.ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd 5.Max New York Life Insurance Company Ltd 6.SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd 7.Tata AIG Life Insurance Company Ltd 8.Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd, etc.
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Current Scenario
Growing at the rate of 15-20% annually 75% population has no insurance Adds 7% to countrys GDP Annuity or pension product have over 33% of market Unity linked insurance scheme have monopoly Until 1999, there were no private insurance companies in India. The government then introduced the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act in 1999, thereby de-regulating the insurance sector and allowing private companies. Furthermore, foreign investment was also allowed and capped at 51% holding in the Indian insurance companies.
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Conclusion
Insurance is a subject listed in the Union list in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India where only centre can legislate. The insurance sector has gone through a number of phases by allowing private companies to solicit insurance and also allowing foreign direct investment of up to 26%, the insurance sector has been a booming market. However, the largest life-insurance company in India is still owned by the government. &&&&& Thank YOU &&&&&
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