scholarly journals Life Insurance Sector Development and Economic Growth of India in the Changing Policy Regime

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. p34
Author(s):  
P K Mishra ◽  
Javaid A. Mir
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Labour Productivity ◽  
Growth Strategy ◽  
Policy Regime ◽  
Indian Economy ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Insurance Density ◽  
Almost All

The changing economic scenario of the Indian economy posed new challenges to almost all the sectors of the economy, and the insurance sector is no exception. The introduction of insurance sector reforms not only eliminated the monopoly of life insurance sector, but opened up the insurance windows to the private players which increased the competition in many folds, especially since 2000. The reforms brought an overall increase in insurance penetration as well as insurance density in the country. As a result, the insurance industry is today more efficient and exerts considerable positive impacts on the growth of the Indian economy. The insurance sector contributes to a rise in labour productivity through efficient investments, and also generates productive employment opportunities. In this context, this paper examines dynamics of the relationship between the development of life insurance sector and the real economic growth in the changing policy regime in India, and provides the evidence of the positive and significant relationship between them. Therefore, it is suggested to prioritize the focus on the further development of the sector may be through the implementation of prudent policies to increase rural penetration of life insurance in India. Also, the inclusive growth strategy in the country can be effectively mobilized to enhance the development of the life insurance sector.

scholarly journals Macro-Economic Determinants of Life Insurance Business – Empirical Evidence during 2000-01 to 2015-16

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 4599-4606
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Insurance Business ◽  
Enrolment Ratio

There is a strong link between an institutional framework of insurance sector and sustainable economic growth. Insurance business has a positive impact on economic development and vice versa. As a developed insurance market stimulates economic growth of a country, the level of its economic growth affects insurance business development in return. In India, regulatory changes commenced since midnineties for opening up of insurance markets to private and foreign insurers. After more than one and half decade execution of insurance sector reforms, Indian life insurance business have been witnessed the better growth. In this juncture, the present study focuses on an examination of the role of a macroeconomic environment in the development of life insurance industry in India by using time series data with regression analysis. The study finds that the savings to GDP ratio, banking sector development, expenditure on social security to GDP, gross enrolment ratio and life expectancy are most significant and positive factors in driving the life insurance business during the study period..

scholarly journals Growth of Indian Life Insurance Density and Penetration

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
R Sivarama Prasad ◽  
R S NSharma
Keyword(s):  
Life Insurance ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Life Insurers ◽  
Life Insurance Industry ◽  
Insurance Density ◽  
The Government ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Indian Insurance

The Government of India nationalized insurance industry in 1956 on 19th Januaryleading to the amalgamation of154 Indian, 16 non-Indian Insurers and 75 provident societies, in total 245 Indian and foreign insurers, to form the Life Insurance Corporation of India. The Life Insurance Corporation of India, a public sector corporation, enjoyeda monopoly in the business for four decades until the entry of private life insurers with foreign joint ventures having 26% Foreign Direct Investment(FDI).As per one of the major recommendations of Sri R N Malhotra committee, on 19th April 2000, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority was set up by the Government of India through the passing of an act of the Parliament. The IRDA aimed to promote insurance and protect the insured. Since its formation, the IRDA has been proving itself successful in promoting orderly growth and development in Indian Insurance sector. This study is an attempt to study life insurance density and penetration in Indian life Insurance industry toassess the growth in theexpansion of life insurance business in India. An analysisis made, and some conclusions are drawn with the help of growth percentages and trend calculations

scholarly journals Insurance market development: An empirical study of African countries

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-330
Author(s):  
Athenia Bongani Sibindi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Insurance Market ◽  
Market Development ◽  
Insurance Markets ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Life Insurance Industry ◽  
Insurance Density

The insurance industry plays a very crucial role in an economy by fostering intermediation and by its mechanism of risk bearing. As such it could be argued that the insurance industry fosters economic growth. In this article we analyse the global insurance market development trends, particularly focusing on Africa. Our sample comprise of the 10 African countries namely—South Africa, Angola, Nigeria, Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt. We employ three insurance market development metrics namely; premium volumes, insurance density and insurance penetrations ratios to establish trends in the level of development of global insurance markets. Our results document that the African countries (excluding South Africa) have the least developed insurance markets. For most of the countries in our sample, the non-life insurance industry dominates the life-insurance industry. As such, it is imperative that their respective governments put in place measures that will grow their economies in order to stimulate the development of insurance markets in Africa.

scholarly journals A study on Growth and Development of Insurance in India- An Empirical Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nagaraj . ◽  
Sandeep . ◽  
Issac . ◽  
M. V. Bharamagoudar
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Insurance Density ◽  
Risk Situation ◽  
Negative Growth

The present paper aims to analyse the growth, density and penetration trends of Insurance both in India and Other Asian Countries. The study was conducted using secondary data available in various journals and magazines published by authorised institutes such as Insurance Institute of India (III), Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA), Institute for Global Insurance Education (IGIE) and National Insurance Academy (NIA). The study results revealed that growth of insurance in Non-life was found to be significant (12.55 %) which was highest among south Asian countries, conversely in case of Life insurance India has registered negatively at second position (-4.65 %) next to Hong Kong which was highest with negative growth -9.0 %. In case of Total insurance the growth in total insurance was positive and significant (1.67 per cent) in the Japan country, which in case of other country was founded to negative (Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan) and non-significant (India and South Korea) countries. Further, the study also focused to study the Insurance Density (Insurance Density is calculated as the ratio of premium to population) over a period of 13 years, results revealed that the density of insurance over a period time was found to be increasing from 11.5 USD to 55 USD. This figure is self explanatory which reveals the positive and increasing growth in insurance density in India. However, since from 2010 the density for Life was found to be decreasing with declining trend, whereas Non-Life insurance density was found to be positive and increasing trend. The study also assess the growth of Insurance industry in India, the results revealed that, giant player of insurance in India, LIC has also shown negative growth of -41.55 per cent in 2014-15 where compared to 2013-14 which was only -6.17 per cent. Hence the study suggests that policies should re-formulate / restructure to ensure better security among insurance industry and its stoker holders.This kind of change not only secures individuals during risk situation but also helps greater population to cover under appropriate risk policies and other risk mitigating measure for both Life and Non-Life Insurance policy holders. All these changes can boost the economy by increasing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) channels so that insurance sector can contribute better to improve the countries income.

scholarly journals Life insurance, financial development and economic growth in South Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athenia Bongani Sibindi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Financial Development ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Capital Requirements ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Insurance Density ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Insurance Development ◽  
Growth Hypothesis

The life insurance sector may contribute to economic growth by its very mechanism of savings mobilisation and thereby performing an intermediation role in the economy. This ensures that capital is provided to deficient units who are in need of capital to finance their working capital requirements and invest in technology thereby resulting in an increase in output. In this way, it could be argued that life insurance development spurs financial development. In this article we investigate the causal relationship between the life insurance sector, financial development and economic growth in South Africa for the period 1990 to 2012. We make use of life insurance density as the proxy for life insurance development, real per capita growth domestic product as the proxy for economic growth and real broad money per capita as the proxy for financial development. We test for cointegration amongst the variables by applying the Johansen procedure and then proceed to test for Granger causality based on the vector error correction model (VECM). Our results confirm the existence of at least one cointegrating relationship amongst the variables. The results indicate that the direction of causality runs from the economy to the life insurance sector which is consistent with the “demand-following” insurance-growth hypothesis. There is also evidence of causality running from the economy to financial development which is consistent with the “demand following” finance-growth hypothesis. The results also reveal that life insurance complements economic growth in bringing about financial development further lending credence to the “complementarity” hypothesis.

IndiaFirst Life Insurance: Planning Next-Level Growth by Corporate Entrepreneurship

2021 ◽  
pp. 097226292110109
Author(s):  
Amarpreet Singh Ghura ◽  
Abhishek
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Corporate Entrepreneurship ◽  
Business Leader ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Human Resource Policies ◽  
Life Insurance Industry ◽  
Customer Delight ◽  
Annual Premium

IndiaFirst Life Insurance (IFLI) became the 23rd entrant in India’s life insurance industry by launching its operations in November 2009 (IndiaFirst Life Insurance, 2015). IFLI went on to break-even within 6 years of its inception by declaring maiden profits in FY 2015–2016 (IndiaFirst Life Insurance, 2015). The company stated its vision as—‘To become a Life Insurance and Pension business leader that provides significant value to all its stakeholders enabling a true customer delight’ (IndiaFirst Life Insurance, 2015). In order to implement its vision, IFLI worked its human resource policies and processes around the ‘Employees First’ approach (IndiaFirst Life Insurance, 2015). These processes had helped IFLI to become the fastest-growing company in the life insurance sector, and it was ranked 12th amongst the private insurers in terms of market ranking in individual annual premium equivalent for FY 2016–2017 ( Times of India, 2017). The company aimed to become a top 10 life insurance provider in the next few years in India in terms of retail premium business ( Times of India, 2017).

scholarly journals Financial analysis of the South African life insurance sector - An empirical decomposition of economic value added

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 903-926
Author(s):  
Paul Alagidede ◽  
Takalani Mangenge
Keyword(s):  
Life Insurance ◽  
Asset Management ◽  
Financial Analysis ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Economic Value Added ◽  
Value Drivers ◽  
Insurance Sector

This article examines the determinants of economic value added (EVA) in insurance industries. It addresses the key components of EVA, the value drivers that are more important in managing economic value and the combination of these value drivers that best explain EVA as a group. The study covers the life insurance sector in South Africa, specifically focusing on the big five companies: Discovery Holdings, Liberty Holdings, MMI Holdings, Old Mutual plc, and Sanlam Ltd for the period 2004-2014. Variance and principal component analyses are used to identify the main drivers of EVA. Five main drivers were prominent, namely: underwriting, asset management, costs, opportunity cost and strategic investments. The implications of the results for best practice in the insurance industry are discussed.

scholarly journals Denmark

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (252) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Life Insurance ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Pension Schemes ◽  
High Penetration ◽  
The Eu

Denmark’s insurance sector is highly developed with a particularly high penetration and density in the life sector. Traditionally, work-related life insurance and pension savings are offered as a combined package, and life insurance companies dominate the market for mandatory pension schemes for employees. The high penetration explains the overall size of the insurance sector, which exceeds those of peers from other Nordic countries and various other EU member states. Assets managed by the insurance industry amounted to 146 percent of the GDP at end-2018, compared to 72 percent for the EU average.

Is Liberalisation Associated with Higher Productivity? A Case Study of Punjab Manufacturing

2007 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 53-65
Author(s):  
Ravi Kiran ◽  
Manpreet Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Total Factor Productivity ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Factor Productivity ◽  
Policy Regime ◽  
Indian Economy

Productivity is an important concept in the context of the economic growth of a nation. The rate of productivity in accelerating the pace of economic growth is well recognised in both the theoretical as well as empirical literature on growth. The significance of productivity for economic growth was highlighted by Kuznets (1966) when he showed that rapid gain in industrial productivity was the crucial underpinning of Western Industrialization. The Indian Economy was thrust into throes of rapid change in the nineties when the then government of India adopted the New Economic Policy. Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization — became the three planks by which the Indian Economy was propelled into the fusion. This process has had maximum impact on the manufacturing sector, as it has radically changed its business environment and future growth dynamics. All the states of Indian union have been affected differently due to the structural changes. In response to changed policy regime different sub sectors of industry of Punjab have responded differently to adjust optimally. The present research work focuses on studying the response of manufacturing industries in Punjab to the changed policy regime after the advent of liberalisation and privatisation process in India. The present study analyses the trends in value added, labour, capital as well as trends in labour, capital and total factor productivity for sixteen industrial groups on the organised manufacturing sector for the period 1980 — 81 to 2002 — 03 and also for two sub periods, period I, 1980 — 81 to 1990 — 91 and period II, 1991 — 92 to 2002 — 03. The present study tries to examine the trends in partial productivities as well as total factor productivity in the two sub periods to see whether there has been an improvement in productivity in the post 1991 period, the period associated with liberalisation and globalisation. The study tries to analyse the industries which have been showing better performance in terms of partial and total factor productivity and also study the trends of the industries which have not performed well in the period of analysis.

Impact of Foreign Direct Investment in India on Insurance Industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krunal Soni
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Life Insurance ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Dynamic Environment ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Private Participation ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Insurance Business

The study concluded that increase in foreign direct investment (F.D.I.) is optimistic move for the future of Indian Life Insurance Sector, since this sector need huge amount of capital investment which can be done effectively only through increase in FDI and it enhance overall performance of insurance sector. Parliament has passed Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2015. It was first passed in LokSabha on 4 March 2015 and later in RajyaSabha on 12 March 2015, which will become an Act when the President signs it. The bill aims to bring improvements in the existing laws relating to insurance business in India. The bill also seeks to remove archaic provisions in previous laws and incorporate modern day practices of insurance business that are emerging in a changing dynamic environment, which also includes private participation. The insurance sector in India has a great potential even during the downtrend and FDI flow is expected to rise in the mere future.

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