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Government of India
Ministry of Finance
26-August-2011 17:25 IST
Growth in Insurance Sector
The annual average growth of life insurance industry in terms of total insurance premium is 17.18% for the period 2007-08 to 2010-11.The annual average growth of general insurance industry in terms of Gross Direct Premium is 15.92% for the period 2007-08 to 2010-11.
The growth in insurance sector is internationally measured in terms of insurance penetration (percentage of insurance premium to Gross Domestic Product) and insurance density (per capita premium determined in US$) of Indian insurance industry. The details are as under:
Insurance Penetration (Premium as % of GDP)
| Year | Total Business | Life | Non Life |
| 2005 | 3.14 | 2.53 | 0.61 |
| 2006 | 4.80 | 4.10 | 0.60 |
| 2007 | 4.70 | 4.00 | 0.60 |
| 2008 | 4.60 | 4.00 | 0.60 |
| 2009 | 5.39 | 4.73 | 0.66 |
Insurance Density (Premium per capita in INR)
| Year | Total Business | Life | Non Life |
| 2005 | 1039 | 838 | 201 |
| 2006 | 1758 | 1520 | 238 |
| 2007 | 2133 | 1849 | 284 |
| 2008 | 2169 | 1886 | 284 |
| 2009 | 2485 | 2183 | 302 |
Note: Insurance density is converted to INR(1 US$ = 45.7695 INR).
Source: IRDA
This information was given by the Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena in written reply to a question raised in Lok Sabha today.
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