LIC premium goes up by 60 percent
New Delhi: Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), a public sector insurer, has showed a 60 percent growth in April 2010 compared with the same month a year ago. It is almost doubled to 
4,173 crore in April 2010 compared with 2,113 crore a year ago, reports Dipak Mondal for Financial Chronicle.
While ICICI Prudential Life Insurance registered a 124 percent growth in new premium collection from 134 crore in April 2009 to 304 crore in April 2010, SBI Life saw a 60 percent drop in premium collection.
HDFC Standard Life saw a healthy 65 percent growth in premium from 99 crore in April 2009 to 163 crore in April 2010. On the other hand, Bajaj Allianz's new premium collection remained static in April compared with the same period a year ago.
During the period, public sector general insurers' premium collection has gone up to 20 percent against 15.41 percent growth registered by private general insurers.
4,173 crore in April 2010 compared with 2,113 crore a year ago, reports Dipak Mondal for Financial Chronicle.
While ICICI Prudential Life Insurance registered a 124 percent growth in new premium collection from 134 crore in April 2009 to 304 crore in April 2010, SBI Life saw a 60 percent drop in premium collection.
HDFC Standard Life saw a healthy 65 percent growth in premium from 99 crore in April 2009 to 163 crore in April 2010. On the other hand, Bajaj Allianz's new premium collection remained static in April compared with the same period a year ago.
During the period, public sector general insurers' premium collection has gone up to 20 percent against 15.41 percent growth registered by private general insurers.