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The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is an Indian multinational public sector life insurance company headquartered in Mumbai. It is India's largest insurance company as well as the largest institutional investor with total assets under management worth ₹ 52.52 trillion (US$610 billion) as of March 2024. [ 4 ]
Life Insurance in India was nationalised by incorporating Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) in 1956. All private life insurance companies at that time were taken over by LIC. In 1993, the Government of India appointed RN Malhotra Committee to lay down a road map for privatisation of the life insurance sector.
LIC Housing Finance Limited (LIC HFL) is the largest Housing Finance Company in India, with a registered corporate office in Mumbai. It is a deposit taking housing finance company, and it is a subsidiary of LIC , mainly providing long-term financing to people who purchase or construct residential houses or flats.
Premium financing is the lending of funds to a person or company to cover the cost of an insurance premium.Premium finance loans are often provided by a third party finance entity known as a premium financing company; however insurance companies and insurance brokerages occasionally provide premium financing services through premium finance platforms.
In insurance, the insurance policy is a contract (generally a standard form contract) between the insurer and the policyholder, which determines the claims which the insurer is legally required to pay. In exchange for an initial payment, known as the premium, the insurer promises to pay for loss caused by perils covered under the policy language.
Insurance premiums from many insureds are used to fund accounts reserved for later payment of claims – in theory for a relatively few claimants – and for overhead costs. So long as an insurer maintains adequate funds set aside for anticipated losses (called reserves), the remaining margin is an insurer's profit .
Single premium contracts and those running for a short term are subject to income tax depending upon the marginal rate in the year a gain is made. All UK insurers pay a special rate of corporation tax on the profits from their life book; this is deemed as meeting the lower rate (20% in 2005-06) of liability for policyholders.
OICL made a modest beginning with a first-year premium of ₹ 99,946 (US$1,200) in 1950. The company's goal was “service to clients”, and achievement was helped by the strong traditions built up over time. [6] From less than a lakh at its inception, the gross premium figure stood at ₹ 15,993 crore (US$1.8 billion) in FY 2022–23. [4]