List of insurance companies in India

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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:

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Life insurance companies

As of July 2024, IRDAI has recognized 24 life insurance companies. Following is the list: [1]

List is arranged chronologically based on their recognition by IRDAI
#CompanySectorHeadquartersFounded
1 Life Insurance Corporation of India Govt.Mumbai1956
2 HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd. PrivateMumbai2000
3 Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd. PrivateDelhi2000
4 ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd. PrivateMumbai2000
5 Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Co. Ltd. PrivateMumbai2001
6 Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Co. Ltd. PrivateMumbai2000
7 TATA AIA Life Insurance Co. Ltd.PrivateMumbai2001
8 SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd. PublicMumbai2001
9 Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd. PrivatePune2001
10 PNB MetLife India Insurance Co. Ltd. PrivateMumbai2001
11 Reliance Nippon Life Insurance Company PrivateMumbai2001
12 Aviva Life Insurance Company India Ltd. PrivateGurugram2002
13Sahara India Life Insurance Co. Ltd.PrivateLucknow2004
14Shriram Life Insurance Co. Ltd.PrivateHyderabad2005
15 Bharti AXA Life Insurance Co. Ltd. PrivateMumbai2008
16 Future Generali India Life Insurance Co. Ltd. PrivateMumbai2007
17 Ageas Federal Life Insurance Co. Ltd. PrivateMumbai2008
18 Canara HSBC Life Insurance Co. Ltd. PrivateGurugram2008
19 Bandhan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. PrivateMumbai2008
20Pramerica Life Insurance Co. Ltd.PrivateGurugram2008
21 Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance PrivateMumbai2008
22IndiaFirst Life Insurance Co. Ltd.PrivateMumbai2009
23Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance Co. Ltd.PrivateMumbai2011
24Credit Access Life Insurance limitedPrivateBengaluru2023
25Acko Life Insurance LimitedPrivateBengaluru2023
26Go Digit Life Insurance LimitedPrivatePune2023

Non Life insurance companies

As of January 2024, IRDAI has recognized 32 non-life insurance companies of which 5 are standalone health insurance companies. [2] [3]

CompanySectorHeadquartersFounded
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 Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India 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 Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Private Mumbai 2015
16 Liberty General Insurance Private Mumbai 2013
17 Magma HDI 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
31Universal Sompo General Insurance CompanyPrivate Mumbai 2007
32Kshema General Insurance LimitedPrivate Hyderabad 2023

Reinsurance companies

As of January 2023, IRDAI has recognized one reinsurance company. [4]

CompanySectorHeadquartersFounded
1 General Insurance Corporation of India Govt. Mumbai 1972

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">HDFC Life</span> Indian life insurance company

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Acko General Insurance</span> Insurance company in India

Acko General Insurance is a private sector general insurance company in India. Founded in November 2016, the company received its license from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) in September 2017. Acko follows an online-led model and hence all operations for the company are offered through the digital platform.

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References

  1. "List of Life Insurers". IRDAI. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  2. "List of General Insurers". IRDAI. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  3. "List of Health Insurers". IRDAI. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  4. "List of Reinsurers". IRDAI. Retrieved 2023-01-31.