India's non-life insurers continued their strong growth trajectory in June and in the first quarter of the 2024 fiscal aided by growth across all segments.
The gross premium underwritten by non-life insurers in June 2023 rose 15% year-on-year to Rs 20,452 crore, according to provisional data released by the General Insurance Council.
The robust growth was aided by double-digit growth across all segments, with standalone private health insurers and specialised state-run non-life insurers outpacing general insurers' growth.
Sequentially, premiums rose 12% over May.
Revenue for specialised state-run non-life insurers reported the strongest year-on-year revenue growth. It rose 103% year-on-year to Rs 339 crore.
Standalone private health insurers' gross underwritten premiums rose 24% from a year earlier to Rs 2,475 crore.
The revenue of general insurers—offering insurance for home, travel, motor, health, fire, and other natural or manmade calamities—rose 13% over the preceding year to Rs 17,638 crore in June 2023. Within general insurers, private insurers outpaced public sector insurers, growing 17% over last June. That compares to public-sector insurers, which grew 7% year-on-year.
Sequentially, revenues of specialised state-run non-life insurers rose 106%, standalone private health insurers reported an increase of 18%, and general insurers' premiums rose 11%.
Of the general insurers, private sector insurers gained market share by 1.42%, taking their overall share to 53.24%, while public sector insurers lost 2.52%, taking their overall share to 35.33%.
On an overall basis, as of June, specialised state-run non-life insurers and standalone private health insurers gained market share while general insurers lost some ground.
Here's how India's three listed non-life insurers fared in June 2023:
ICICI Lombard General Insurance
Revenue rose 20% year-on-year to Rs 1,912 crore.
Market share rose to 9.94% in June from 9.86% a year earlier.
Premiums rose 11% sequentially.
For the quarter ended June, premiums rose 19% year-on-year to Rs 6,387 crore.
The New India Assurance
Gross premium was up 5% over the previous year at Rs 2,897 crore in June.
Market share fell to 16.15% from 17.53% a year earlier.
Revenues rose 20% over the previous month.
Premiums were Rs 10,378 crore, up 9%, in the quarter ended June over the same period last year.
Star Health & Allied Insurance
The gross premium for the standalone health insurer rose 19% over the previous year to Rs 1,127 crore in June.
Market share rose marginally to 4.59% in June, as against 4.52% a year earlier.
The insurer reported a 13% growth in premiums over May.
In Q1 FY24, revenues rose by 20% year-on-year to Rs 2,948 crore.
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