New Delhi: Slowdown in the economy has trimmed growth in premium income of Indian insurers in FY09, Union minister of state for finance Namo Narain Meena said in a written reply to Parliament on Friday.
The minister said the total premium income of market leader Life Insurance Corp grew 4.45% to Rs1.56 trillion in FY09, lower than the 17.19% expansion seen in 2007-08.
The overall premium income of all the life insurers stood at Rs2.24 trillion at the end of FY09, compared with Rs2.01 trillion in the previous year.
“In the year 2008-09, the pace of growth in the insurance sector has slowed down which may be a result of the economic slowdown during the period,” Meena said.