General Insurance Corporation of India
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Case Code: BSTR111 Case Length: 31 Pages Period: 1992 - 2002 Pub Date: 2002 Teaching Note: Not Available |
Price: Rs.500 Organization: General Insurance Corporation of India Industry: Insurance Countries : India Themes: - |
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General Insurance in India
The history of general insurance dates back to the industrial revolution in the western countries and the growth of sea-faring trade and commerce during the 17th century. The concept of general insurance came to India during the British rule. General insurers from Britain and other countries carried out the general insurance business. In 1928, the Indian Insurance Companies Act was passed to enable the government to collect statistical information about both life and non-life insurance business transacted in India by Indian and foreign insurers including provident insurance societies. In 1938, the Indian Insurance Companies Act was consolidated and amended by the Insurance Act 1938 to protect the interests of the public. The Insurance Act of 1938 was amended in 1950, which resulted in far-reaching changes in the insurance sector. These included a statutory requirement of equity capital for companies carrying on insurance business, ceiling on share holdings in such companies, stricter control on investments, submission of periodical returns relating to investments and such other information to the controller.
The controller could also call for appointment of administrators and put a ceiling on expenses of management and agency commission for mismanaged companies. By early 1970s, there were about 100 Indian insurers carrying on the general insurance business in India. Malpractice and mismanagement had crept into the management of these companies. Some insurance companies either liquidated, or cheated the policyholders. There were complaints of falsification and denial of claims, interlocking of funds and other malpractices by many insurance companies. To protect public funds, the government started considering nationalization of the insurance industry. In 1971, as a prelude to the nationalization of the general insurance industry, the GOI took over the management of all private general insurance companies. The main objective of this nationalization was to channelise the insurance funds for the benefit of the community at large....
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