Private general insurers expand mkt share to 53.58%
As many as 31 insurers from the non-life industry had underwritten gross direct premiums of Rs 1.43L cr in the first half of the current FY
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New Delhi: Private general insurers increased their combined market share to 53.58 per cent in gross direct premium underwritten in the first half of the current financial year from 50.81 per cent in the year-ago period.
As many as 31 insurers from the non-life industry had underwritten gross direct premiums of Rs 1.43 lakh crore in the first half of the current financial year, according to data on segment-wise gross direct premiums up to September 2023 released by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai).
Private insurers registered an annual increase of 14.86 per cent in gross direct premiums. The non-life industry had underwritten gross direct premium (GDP) of Rs 1,25,194 crore in the April-September period of 2022-23.
