Ministry of Finance

Premium collected by health insurance companies

Posted On: 11 APR 2017 6:13PM by PIB Delhi

As per the information furnished by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), the health insurance premium collected by all general and health insurance companies in the past three years including the share of public sector and private sector insurance companies is as under:

 

                                                                                                          (Amount in Rs. crores)

Sectors

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

Private Sector General insurers

4482

4386

4911

Stand-alone Health Insurers

2172

2828

3946

Private Sector Companies Total

6654 (38%)

7214 (36%)

8857 (36%)

Public Sector Companies Total

10841(62%)

12882(64%)

15591(64%)

Industry Total

17,495 (100%)

20,096 (100%)

24,448 (100%)

Note: Figures in the bracket indicate the share in total health insurance premium.

 

This was stated by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

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