“The market (insurance) size is estimated to reach USD200 bn by FY ’27 at the present growth rate. However, we have aspirational plans and we expect the market to grow by leaps and bounds and the contribution of venture capital, private equity and family offices in nation building is a step in the right direction,” Panda stated.
“With the support of the ecosystem, the burgeoning Indian insurance sector gains additional capital source as well as help foster new products and solutions to overcome present challenges of affordability and accessibility,” he was quoted as saying by IVCA in a launch.
According to the discharge, insurance penetration in India skilled a rise in momentum lately shifting to 4.2 per cent in FY21 from 3.76 per cent in FY20.
Multiple causes are cited for this improvement, particularly, ease of doing business, deployment of digital options by insurers, change within the angle of shoppers and their realisation of monetary safety, evolution of merchandise, together with new regulatory framework concerning product approval and distribution by IRDAI, it stated.
“With India today ranking 10th in the global life insurance market and ahead of China (at 2.4%) and UK (at 3%), we are suitably positioned to cater to the rising demand of younger and digital-first consumers emerging from smaller and newer geographies and across life and non-life,” stated Karthik Reddy, chairperson, IVCA & co-founder and managing associate, Blume Ventures.
