Non-life insurers get health boost in April
The Hindu
Private life insurers post 55% growth
Growing demand for health insurance, evident since the pandemic began last year, played a role in non-life insurers posting more than 22% year-on-year rise in gross direct premium underwritten to ₹17,310 crore in April. Among them, standalone private health insurers posted a 55.6% increase to ₹1,259.2 crore, according to flash figures released by insurance regulator IRDAI. General insurers, for whom too health insurance is the mainstay, reported a 19.6% rise to ₹15,946.5 crore. With the inclusion of the two specialised PSU insurers, the non-life insurers gross premium underwritten rose 22%.More Related News

Insurance penetration and density are often misunderstood and do not reveal how many families are insured or whether they would be financially secure if the main earning member were to die. The real issue is not reach but adequacy, as households may have life insurance but not enough cover to replace lost income, leaving them financially vulnerable.












