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  "format": "india-by-the-numbers.series.v1",
  "id": "household/life-insurance",
  "name": "Life-insurance new business",
  "hub": "Household",
  "topic": "Insurance",
  "moduleIds": [
    "life-insurance"
  ],
  "url": "https://data.indiadispatch.com/household/life-insurance-new-business",
  "period": "August 2026",
  "periodKey": "2026-08",
  "latest": {
    "formattedValue": "₹411.98 billion · $4.28 billion",
    "inr": 411977805156.0325,
    "usd": 4277178209.6764174
  },
  "source": {
    "name": "Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India",
    "url": "https://irdai.gov.in/life"
  },
  "numericValue": 411977805156.0325,
  "unit": "INR",
  "measure": "premium_crore",
  "cadence": "Monthly",
  "version": "35f60420609c3f9729e885e5b9e23f0524a89464e7672f08297d9d1260307c82",
  "dateModified": "2026-10-05T05:33:24.257Z",
  "coverage": "2025-08/2026-08",
  "notes": [
    "The table retains the source’s published periods. Missing observations are not zero and have not been interpolated.",
    "Dollar equivalents use the site’s reference rate of $1 = ₹96.32 on 2 October 2026, not historical exchange rates."
  ],
  "license": {
    "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "scope": "India Dispatch's original compiled tables and editorial text"
  },
  "sourceRights": "Underlying source publishers retain their own rights. This license does not grant rights to publisher documents, branding or other third-party material.",
  "attribution": "India by the numbers, Life-insurance new business, August 2026, https://data.indiadispatch.com/household/life-insurance-new-business. Source: Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India.",
  "valueRepresentation": "Table cells are the publication's formatted observations, with units retained. Missing observations are not zero. Numeric latest amounts, where present, are separately labelled INR and USD.",
  "tables": [
    {
      "title": "Monthly life-insurance new business",
      "temporalCoverage": "2025-08/2026-08",
      "columns": [
        "Period",
        "Premium",
        "Premium yoy",
        "Policies",
        "Policies yoy"
      ],
      "rows": [
        {
          "id": "2025-08",
          "cells": [
            "August 2025",
            "₹309.59 billion · $3.21 billion",
            "−5.16%",
            "2.15 million",
            "−10.34%"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "2025-09",
          "cells": [
            "September 2025",
            "₹402.07 billion · $4.17 billion",
            "14.81%",
            "2.21 million",
            "−31.44%"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "2025-10",
          "cells": [
            "October 2025",
            "₹340.07 billion · $3.53 billion",
            "12.06%",
            "1.95 million",
            "62.67%"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "2025-11",
          "cells": [
            "November 2025",
            "₹311.2 billion · $3.23 billion",
            "22.97%",
            "2.21 million",
            "48.44%"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "2025-12",
          "cells": [
            "December 2025",
            "₹421.51 billion · $4.38 billion",
            "39.49%",
            "2.88 million",
            "35.44%"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "2026-01",
          "cells": [
            "January 2026",
            "₹374.78 billion · $3.89 billion",
            "21.58%",
            "2.78 million",
            "9.15%"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "2026-02",
          "cells": [
            "February 2026",
            "₹354.17 billion · $3.68 billion",
            "18.11%",
            "2.39 million",
            "23.01%"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "2026-03",
          "cells": [
            "March 2026",
            "₹758.72 billion · $7.88 billion",
            "23.49%",
            "4.67 million",
            "6.38%"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "2026-04",
          "cells": [
            "April 2026",
            "₹305.5 billion · $3.17 billion",
            "39.09%",
            "1.29 million",
            "12.58%"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "2026-05",
          "cells": [
            "May 2026",
            "₹320.31 billion · $3.33 billion",
            "5.15%",
            "1.67 million",
            "−0.1%"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "2026-06",
          "cells": [
            "June 2026",
            "₹464.91 billion · $4.83 billion",
            "13.07%",
            "2.15 million",
            "7.26%"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "2026-07",
          "cells": [
            "July 2026",
            "₹470.05 billion · $4.88 billion",
            "20.66%",
            "2.3 million",
            "0.89%"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "2026-08",
          "cells": [
            "August 2026",
            "₹411.98 billion · $4.28 billion",
            "33.07%",
            "2.08 million",
            "−3.28%"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "New business by insurer",
      "temporalCoverage": "2026-08",
      "columns": [
        "Insurer",
        "Premium",
        "Premium yoy",
        "Market share",
        "Policies"
      ],
      "rows": [
        {
          "id": "LIC of India",
          "cells": [
            "LIC of India",
            "₹232.75 billion · $2.42 billion",
            "45.26%",
            "59.35%",
            "1.27 million"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "HDFC Life",
          "cells": [
            "HDFC Life",
            "₹36.09 billion · $375 million",
            "17.81%",
            "7.91%",
            "102,984"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "SBI Life",
          "cells": [
            "SBI Life",
            "₹34.15 billion · $355 million",
            "2.83%",
            "8.24%",
            "173,191"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Bajaj Life",
          "cells": [
            "Bajaj Life",
            "₹19.54 billion · $203 million",
            "31.59%",
            "3.57%",
            "62,335"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "ICICI Prudential Life",
          "cells": [
            "ICICI Prudential Life",
            "₹19.53 billion · $203 million",
            "9.94%",
            "4.63%",
            "65,619"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Aditya Birla Sun Life",
          "cells": [
            "Aditya Birla Sun Life",
            "₹13.13 billion · $136 million",
            "137.94%",
            "2.85%",
            "33,763"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Axis Max Life",
          "cells": [
            "Axis Max Life",
            "₹12.36 billion · $128 million",
            "8.11%",
            "2.77%",
            "87,740"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Tata AIA Life",
          "cells": [
            "Tata AIA Life",
            "₹10.96 billion · $114 million",
            "33.19%",
            "2.46%",
            "95,093"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Kotak Mahindra Life",
          "cells": [
            "Kotak Mahindra Life",
            "₹7.37 billion · $76.5 million",
            "16.06%",
            "1.83%",
            "21,668"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "PNB MetLife India",
          "cells": [
            "PNB MetLife India",
            "₹7.24 billion · $75.1 million",
            "55.52%",
            "1.14%",
            "17,532"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "IndiaFirst Life",
          "cells": [
            "IndiaFirst Life",
            "₹2.8 billion · $29.1 million",
            "20.48%",
            "0.61%",
            "19,657"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Canara HSBC Life",
          "cells": [
            "Canara HSBC Life",
            "₹2.78 billion · $28.8 million",
            "5.23%",
            "0.82%",
            "15,515"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Star Union Dai-ichi Life",
          "cells": [
            "Star Union Dai-ichi Life",
            "₹2.44 billion · $25.4 million",
            "−17.55%",
            "1.16%",
            "17,142"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Shriram Life",
          "cells": [
            "Shriram Life",
            "₹1.92 billion · $20 million",
            "10.23%",
            "0.46%",
            "46,540"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Go Digit Life",
          "cells": [
            "Go Digit Life",
            "₹1.63 billion · $16.9 million",
            "61.63%",
            "0.38%",
            "1,464"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Ageas Federal Life",
          "cells": [
            "Ageas Federal Life",
            "₹1.44 billion · $15 million",
            "19.85%",
            "0.32%",
            "4,310"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Pramerica Life",
          "cells": [
            "Pramerica Life",
            "₹1.1 billion · $11.5 million",
            "−3.78%",
            "0.34%",
            "6,594"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Generali Central Life",
          "cells": [
            "Generali Central Life",
            "₹992.39 million · $10.3 million",
            "19.36%",
            "0.34%",
            "8,386"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "IndusInd Nippon Life",
          "cells": [
            "IndusInd Nippon Life",
            "₹989.15 million · $10.3 million",
            "16.89%",
            "0.26%",
            "7,153"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Bharti Life",
          "cells": [
            "Bharti Life",
            "₹693.12 million · $7.2 million",
            "10.81%",
            "0.17%",
            "6,757"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Aviva Life Insurance Company India Limited",
          "cells": [
            "Aviva Life Insurance Company India Limited",
            "₹520.69 million · $5.41 million",
            "67.8%",
            "0.09%",
            "2,220"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "CreditAccess Life",
          "cells": [
            "CreditAccess Life",
            "₹456.7 million · $4.74 million",
            "101.55%",
            "0.07%",
            "120"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Bandhan Life",
          "cells": [
            "Bandhan Life",
            "₹445.68 million · $4.63 million",
            "47.89%",
            "0.09%",
            "3,847"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Edelweiss Life Iinsurance Company Limited",
          "cells": [
            "Edelweiss Life Insurance Company Limited",
            "₹436.15 million · $4.53 million",
            "−3.39%",
            "0.08%",
            "5,405"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "Acko Life",
          "cells": [
            "Acko Life",
            "₹188.91 million · $1.96 million",
            "122.01%",
            "0.05%",
            "207"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
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