Non-life insurers' premium rises 24% to Rs 15,404 crore in May

Non-life insurance companies registered a year-on-year rise of 24 per cent in their collective gross direct premium in May this year at Rs 15,404.45 crore, data from regulator Irdai showed on Friday

Non-life insurance players had registered a gross direct premium worth Rs 12,423.98 crore in May 2021. Source: PTI

Non-life insurance companies registered a year-on-year rise of 24 per cent in their collective gross direct premium in May this year at Rs 15,404.45 crore, data from regulator Irdai showed on Friday.

Non-life insurance players had registered a gross direct premium worth Rs 12,423.98 crore in May 2021.

Break-up wise, 25 general insurers among the 31 non-life players witnessed an increase of 24 per cent in the gross direct premium in May 2022 at Rs 13,566.18 crore, as against Rs 10,954.18 crore in the same month a year ago, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) data showed.

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The five standalone private sector health insurance companies reported an increase of 23.6 per cent in gross premium during the month at Rs 1,708.86 crore, as against Rs 1,382.71 crore.

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The two specialised PSU insurers reported a jump of 48.6 per cent in gross direct premium at Rs 129.42 crore in May this year, up from Rs 87.09 crore a year ago.

Cumulatively, the gross direct premium of all the non-life insurers during April-May period of the current fiscal year rose by 22.8 per cent to Rs 36,680.69 crore. It stood at Rs 29,867.41 crore in the same month a year ago.

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