Following is the list of insurance companies in India which have been approved by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) which is a statutory body regulating and promoting the insurance and reinsurance industries in India.There are three types of Insurance Companies in India which are as given below:
As of July 2024, IRDAI has recognized 26 life insurance companies. Following is the list: [1]
# | Company | Sector | Headquarters | Founded |
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1 | Life Insurance Corporation of India | Govt. | Mumbai | 1956 |
2 | HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | Private | Mumbai | 2000 |
3 | Axis Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | Private | Delhi | 2000 |
4 | ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | Private | Mumbai | 2000 |
5 | Kotak Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | Private | Mumbai | 2001 |
6 | Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | Private | Mumbai | 2000 |
7 | TATA AIA Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | Private | Mumbai | 2001 |
8 | SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | Public | Mumbai | 2001 |
9 | Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | Private | Pune | 2001 |
10 | PNB MetLife India Insurance Co. Ltd. | Private | Mumbai | 2001 |
11 | Reliance Nippon Life Insurance Company | Private | Mumbai | 2001 |
12 | Aviva Life Insurance Company India Ltd. | Private | Gurugram | 2002 |
13 | Sahara India Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | Private | Lucknow | 2004 |
14 | Shriram Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | Private | Hyderabad | 2005 |
15 | Bharti AXA Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | Private | Mumbai | 2008 |
16 | Future Generali India Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | Private | Mumbai | 2007 |
17 | Ageas Federal Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | Private | Mumbai | 2008 |
18 | Canara HSBC Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | Private | Gurugram | 2008 |
19 | Bandhan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | Private | Mumbai | 2008 |
20 | Pramerica Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | Private | Gurugram | 2008 |
21 | Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance | Private | Mumbai | 2008 |
22 | IndiaFirst Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | Private | Mumbai | 2009 |
23 | Edelweiss Life Insurance Co. Ltd. | Private | Mumbai | 2011 |
24 | Credit Access Life Insurance limited | Private | Bengaluru | 2023 |
25 | Acko Life Insurance Limited | Private | Bengaluru | 2023 |
26 | Go Digit Life Insurance Limited | Private | Pune | 2023 |
As of January 2024, IRDAI has recognized 33 non-life insurance companies of which 6 are standalone health insurance companies. [2] [3]
Company | Sector | Headquarters | Founded | |
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1 | Acko General Insurance | Private | Mumbai | 2016 |
2 | Aditya Birla Health Insurance | Private | Mumbai | 2015 |
3 | Agriculture Insurance Company of India | Govt. | New Delhi | 2002 |
4 | Bajaj Allianz General Insurance | Private | Pune | 2001 |
5 | Cholamandalam MS General Insurance | Private | Chennai | 2001 |
6 | Manipal Cigna Health Insurance Company Limited | Private | Mumbai | 2014 |
7 | Navi General Insurance Limited | Private | Bengaluru | 2016 |
8 | Go Digit Insurance | Private | Pune | 2017 |
9 | Zuno General Insurance | Private | Mumbai | 2017 |
10 | ECGC Limited | Govt. | Mumbai | 1957 |
11 | Future Generali India Insurance | Private | Mumbai | 2007 |
12 | HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company | Private | Mumbai | 2002 |
13 | ICICI Lombard | Private | Mumbai | 2001 |
14 | IFFCO TOKIO General Insurance | Private | Gurugram | 2000 |
15 | Zurich Kotak General Inusrance | Private | Mumbai | 2015 |
16 | Liberty General Insurance | Private | Mumbai | 2013 |
17 | Magma General Insurance | Private | Mumbai | 2009 |
18 | Niva Bupa Health Insurance | Private | New Delhi | 2008 |
19 | National Insurance Company | Govt. | Kolkata | 1906 |
20 | New India Assurance | Govt. | Mumbai | 1919 |
21 | Raheja QBE General Insurance | Private | Mumbai | 2007 |
22 | Reliance General Insurance | Private | Mumbai | 2000 |
23 | Care Health Insurance Ltd | Private | Gurugram | 2012 |
24 | Royal Sundaram General Insurance | Private | Chennai | 2000 |
25 | SBI General Insurance | Private | Mumbai | 2010 |
26 | Shriram General Insurance | Private | Jaipur | 2008 |
27 | Star Health and Allied Insurance | Private | Chennai | 2006 |
28 | Tata AIG General Insurance | Private | Mumbai | 2001 |
29 | The Oriental Insurance Company | Govt. | New Delhi | 1947 |
30 | United India Insurance Company | Govt. | Chennai | 1938 |
31 | Universal Sompo General Insurance Company | Private | Mumbai | 2007 |
32 | Kshema General Insurance Limited | Private | Hyderabad | 2023 |
33 | Galaxy Health Insurance Co Ltd | Private | Chennai | 2023 |
As of January 2023, IRDAI has recognized one reinsurance company. [4]
Company | Sector | Headquarters | Founded | |
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1 | General Insurance Corporation of India | Govt. | Mumbai | 1972 |