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Following is the '''list of insurance companies in India''' which have been approved by the [[Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority|Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India]] (IRDAI) which is a statutory body regulating and promoting the insurance and reinsurance industries in India.There are three types of Insurance Companies in India which are as given below:

== Life insurance companies ==
As of 1 April 2025, IRDAI has recognized 26 life insurance companies. Following is the list:<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Life Insurers |url=https://irdai.gov.in/list-of-life-insurers1 |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=IRDAI |language=en-US}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List is arranged chronologically based on their recognition by IRDAI
! # !! Company !! Sector
!Headquarters!! Founded
|-
| 1 || [[Life Insurance Corporation of India]] || Govt.
|Mumbai|| 1956
|-
| 2 || [[HDFC Life|HDFC Life Insurance Co. Ltd.]] || Private
|Mumbai|| 2000
|-
| 3 || [[Max Life Insurance|Axis Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd.]] || Private
|Delhi|| 2000
|-
| 4 || ICICI Prudential Life Insurance|[[ICICI Prudential Life Insurance|ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd.]]|| Private
|Mumbai|| 2000
|-
| 5 || [[Kotak Life Insurance|Kotak Life Insurance Co. Ltd.]] || Private
|Mumbai|| 2001
|-
| 6 || Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance|Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Co. Ltd. || Private
|Mumbai||2000
|-
| 7 || [[Tata AIA Life|TATA AIA Life Insurance Co. Ltd]]. || Private
|Mumbai|| 2001
|-
| 8 || [[SBI Life Insurance Company|SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd.]] || Public
|Mumbai|| 2001
|-
| 9 || Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance|Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd. || Private
|Pune|| 2001
|-
| 10 || PNB MetLife India Insurance Co. Ltd. || Private
|Mumbai|| 2001
|-
| 11 || [[Reliance Life Insurance|Reliance Nippon Life Insurance Company]] || Private
|Mumbai|| 2001
|-
| 12 || Aviva India|Aviva Life Insurance Company India Ltd. || Private
|Gurugram || 2002
|-
| 13 || Sahara India Life Insurance Co. Ltd. || Private
|Lucknow || 2004
|-
| 14 || Shriram Life Insurance Co. Ltd. || Private
|Hyderabad|| 2005
|-
| 15 || Bharti AXA Life|Bharti AXA Life Insurance Co. Ltd.|| Private
|Mumbai|| 2008
|-
| 16 || Generali Central Life Insurance Co. Ltd. || Private
|Mumbai|| 2007
|-
| 17 || Ageas Federal Life Insurance|Ageas Federal Life Insurance Co. Ltd. || Private
|Mumbai|| 2008
|-
| 18 || [[Canara HSBC Life Insurance|Canara HSBC Life Insurance Co. Ltd.]]|| Private
|Gurugram|| 2008
|-
| 19 || [[Bandhan Life|Bandhan Life Insurance Co. Ltd.]]|| Private
|Mumbai|| 2008
|-
| 20 || Pramerica Life Insurance Co. Ltd. || Private
|Gurugram|| 2008
|-
| 21 || Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance || Private
|Mumbai|| 2008
|-
| 22 || IndiaFirst Life Insurance Co. Ltd. || Private
|Mumbai|| 2009
|-
| 23 || Edelweiss Life Insurance Co. Ltd. || Private
|Mumbai|| 2011
|-
| 24 || Credit Access Life Insurance limited || Private
|Bengaluru|| 2023
|-
| 25 || Acko Life Insurance Limited || Private
|Bengaluru|| 2023
|-
| 26 || Go Digit Life Insurance Limited || Private
|Pune|| 2023
|}

== Non Life insurance companies ==
As of 1 April 2025, IRDAI has recognized 33 non-life insurance companies of which 6 are standalone health insurance companies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of General Insurers |url=https://irdai.gov.in/list-of-general-insurers |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=IRDAI |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Health Insurers |url=https://irdai.gov.in/list-of-health-insurers |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=IRDAI |language=en-US}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!
!Company
!Sector
!Headquarters
!Founded
|-
|1
| [[Acko General Insurance]]
|Private
| [[Mumbai]]
| 2016
|-
|2
| [[Aditya Birla Group|Aditya Birla Health Insurance]]
|Private
| [[Mumbai]]
| 2015
|-
|3
| [[Agriculture Insurance Company of India]]
|Govt.
| [[New Delhi]]
| 2002
|-
|4
| [[Bajaj Allianz General Insurance]]
|Private
| [[Pune]]
| 2001
|-
|5
| [[Cholamandalam MS General Insurance]]
|Private
| [[Chennai]]
| 2001
|-
|6
| Manipal Cigna Health Insurance Company Limited
|Private
| [[Mumbai]]
| 2014
|-
|7
| Navi General Insurance Limited
|Private
| [[Bengaluru]]
| 2016
|-
|8
| Go Digit Insurance
|Private
| [[Pune]]
| 2017
|-
|9
| Edelweiss General Insurance|Zuno General Insurance
|Private
| [[Mumbai]]
| 2017
|-
|10
| [[Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India|ECGC Limited]]
|Govt.
| [[Mumbai]]
| 1957
|-
|11
| [[Future Generali India Insurance]]
|Private
| [[Mumbai]]
| 2007
|-
|12
| [[HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company]]
|Private
| [[Mumbai]]
| 2002
|-
|13
| [[ICICI Lombard]]
|Private
| [[Mumbai]]
| 2001
|-
|14
| IFFCO TOKIO General Insurance
|Private
| [[Gurugram]]
| 2000
|-
|15
| [[Zurich Kotak General Insurance]]
|Private
| [[Mumbai]]
| 2015
|-
|16
| [[Liberty General Insurance]]
|Private
| [[Mumbai]]
| 2013
|-
|17
| Magma General Insurance
|Private
| [[Mumbai]]
| 2009
|-
|18
| [[Niva Bupa|Niva Bupa Health Insurance]]
|Private
| [[New Delhi]]
| 2008
|-
|19
| [[National Insurance Company]]
|Govt.
| [[Kolkata]]
| 1906
|-
|20
| [[New India Assurance]]
|Govt.
| [[Mumbai]]
| 1919
|-
|21
| Raheja QBE General Insurance
|Private
| [[Mumbai]]
| 2007
|-
|22
| [[Reliance General Insurance]]
|Private
| [[Mumbai]]
| 2000
|-
|23
| Care Health Insurance Ltd
|Private
| [[Gurugram]]
| 2012
|-
|24
| [[Royal Sundaram General Insurance]]
|Private
| [[Chennai]]
| 2000
|-
|25
| [[SBI General Insurance]]
|Private
| [[Mumbai]]
| 2010
|-
|26
| Shriram General Insurance
|Private
| [[Jaipur]]
| 2008
|-
|27
| Star Health and Allied Insurance
|Private
| [[Chennai]]
| 2006
|-
|28
| [[TATA AIG|Tata AIG General Insurance]]
|Private
| [[Mumbai]]
| 2001
|-
|29
| [[The Oriental Insurance Company]]
|Govt.
| [[New Delhi]]
| 1947
|-
|30
| [[United India Insurance Company]]
|Govt.
| [[Chennai]]
| 1938
|-
|31
| Universal Sompo General Insurance Company
|Private
| [[Mumbai]]
| 2007
|-
|32
| Kshema General Insurance Limited
| Private
| [[Hyderabad]]
| 2023
|-
|33
|Galaxy Health Insurance Co Ltd
|Private
|[[Chennai]]
|2023
|}

== Reinsurance companies ==
On 1 April 2025, IRDAI reinsnised the first private reinsurer ending state-monopoly of GIC Re since 1972.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-14 |title=IRDAI nod for first private reinsurance firm |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/business/irdai-nod-for-first-private-reinsurance-firm-9885693/ |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=GIC Monopoly Ends for Reinsurance |url=https://www.moneylife.in/article/gic-monopoly-ends-for-reinsurance/76643.html |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=Moneylife NEWS & VIEWS |language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!
!Company
!Sector
!Headquarters
!Founded
|-
|1
| [[General Insurance Corporation of India]]
|Govt.
| [[Mumbai]]
| 1972
|-
|2
|Valueattics Re
|Private
|Bangalore
|
|}

== Health insurance ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Health Insurers - IRDAI |url=https://irdai.gov.in/list-of-health-insurers |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251212224421/https://irdai.gov.in/list-of-health-insurers |archive-date=2025-12-12 |access-date=2026-01-28 |website=IRDAI |language=en-US}}</ref> !! Company !! Sector
!Headquarters!! Founded
|-
!1
|[[HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company]]
|Private
|[[Mumbai]]
|
|-
!2
|Star Health and Allied Insurance
|Private
|[[Chennai]]
|
|-
!3
|[[ICICI Lombard]]
|Private
|[[Mumbai]]
|
|-
!4
|[[Niva Bupa|Niva Bupa Health Insurance]]
|Private
|[[New Delhi]]
|
|-
!5
|Care Health Insurance Ltd
|Private
|[[Gurugram]]
|
|-
!6
|[[Aditya Birla Group|Aditya Birla Health Insurance]]
|Private
|[[Mumbai]]
|
|-
!7
|[[TATA AIG|Tata AIG General Insurance]]
|Private
|[[Mumbai]]
|
|-
!8
|[[Zurich Kotak General Insurance]]
|Private
|[[Mumbai]]
|
|-
!9
|[[Bajaj Allianz General Insurance]]
|Private
|[[Pune]]
|
|-
!11
|IFFCO TOKIO General Insurance
|Private
|[[Gurugram]]
|
|-
!11
|[[New India Assurance]]
|Govt.
|[[Mumbai]]
|
|-
!12
|Universal Sompo General Insurance Company
|Private
|[[Mumbai]]
|
|-
!13
|[[Cholamandalam MS General Insurance]]
|Private
|[[Chennai]]
|
|-
!14
|Go Digit Insurance
|Private
|[[Pune]]
|
|-
!15
|[[Reliance General Insurance]]
|Private
|[[Mumbai]]
|
|-
!16
|Manipal Cigna Health Insurance Company Limited
|Private
|[[Mumbai]]
|
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.irda.gov.in/ Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority]

{{Insurance in India}}

[[Category:Life insurance companies of India]]
[[Category:Lists of insurance companies|India]]

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