Insurance Penetration in the Country.

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..... Insurance Penetration in the Country.
News and Press Release
Dated:- 15-5-2012

Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Finance 15-May-2012 17:58 IST Insurance Penetration in the Country The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has informed that the total insurance penetration, which is the ratio of insurance premium as a percentage of GDP has in .....

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..... creased from 2.32 in 2000-01 to 5.10 in 2010-11. The life insurance penetration has decreased from 4.60 in 2009-10 to 4.40 in 2010-11, whereas the non-life insurance penetration has increased from 0.60 in 2009-10 to 0.71 in 2010-11. The insurance penetration is impacted by several macro-economic factors such as growth, inflation, interest rates, small savings return and returns of competing finan .....

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..... cial products offered by banks and mutual funds. The IRDA undertakes a sustained insurance education campaign under the brand name Bima Bemisaal. The campaign seeks to educate the uninsured and the insured about the need for insurance, rights, obligations of policyholders etc through various media channels viz. print, radio and television. IRDA also supports consumer bodies in conducting seminars .....

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..... and workshops on insurance in various parts of the country in order to create awareness about insurance. The Bima Bemisaal campaign is carried out in various Indian languages including Hindi, apart from English. IRDA has also brought out educational material for the public and policyholders. Further, to create awareness, IRDA over the last two years has started conducting yearly seminars exclusiv .....

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..... ely on policyholder protection and welfare that brings together all stakeholders including consumer representatives. This information was given by the Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today. * * * DSM/SS/Hb
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