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Privatisation of Insurance
Privatisation of Insurance
Presented By:
Kamal Aggarwal (48)
Kapil Dev (40)
Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Nationalization Era
3. Scene in 1956 and earlier
4. Establishment of Life Insurance
Corporation of India (LIC of India)
5. Establishment of General Insurance
Corporation of India
6. Foreign operations of insurers in India.
Cont…..
7. The process of Liberalization. Malhotra
Committee’s Report.
8. Establishment of Insurance Regulatory
and
Development Authority (IRDA):
9. Private Insurers
10. The Future.
Introduction:
India :a colony under British Rule till 1947.
Insurance business: not regulated till 1912.
Regulatory apparatus established in 1912. A
superintendent was appointed under Ministry of
Finance.
A comprehensive legislation was drawn in 1938
to regulate insurance business.
1956 saw nationalization of life insurance
industry—government took over business of life
insurance.
Cont….
1972 saw nationalization of general insurance
industry.
1990’s was year of start of liberalization of financial
sector due to international pressures.
1993: Malhotra Committee was asked by Government
of India to recommend process of liberalization of
insurance sector. It submitted its report in Jan, 1994.
1999: At last, government’s monopoly ended,
insurance industry again came into hands of private
insurers.
Cont….
2000 witnessed new insurers in the Indian
market.
India became important destination for insurance
in view of vast potential and opportunities.
Nationalization Era: