India · South Asia · class L
Life insurance companies in India
26 licensed life insurers, 35% of the 74 insurance entities supervised by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India. Long-term life assurance, annuities, pensions and savings products.
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| Company | Class | Parent / group | Ownership | Regulator | Verification | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acko Life Licensed 2023 | LLife | Acko | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | — |
| Aditya Birla Sun Life | LLife | Aditya Birla / Sun Life | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | — |
| Ageas Federal Life | LLife | Ageas / Federal Bank | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | 85 Confidence: Low |
| Aviva Life Insurance India | LLife | Aviva / Dabur | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | — |
| Axis Max Life | LLife | Axis Bank / Max Financial | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | — |
| Bajaj Allianz Life (Bajaj Life)NSE: BAJAJFINSV Allianz exit 2025; rebranding | LLife | Bajaj Finserv | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | — |
| Bandhan Life (ex-Aegon Life) | LLife | Bandhan Financial | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | 98 Confidence: Low |
| Bharti AXA Life (Bharti Life) | LLife | Bharti | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | 98 Confidence: Low |
| Canara HSBC Life Listed 2025 | LLife | Canara Bank / HSBC | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | — |
| Credit Access Life Licensed 2023 | LLife | CreditAccess Grameen | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | — |
| Edelweiss Life (Zuno Life)NSE: EDELWEISS | LLife | Edelweiss | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | — |
| Generali Central Life (ex-Future Generali Life)Borsa Italiana: G | LLife | GeneraliIAIG | Foreign multinational | IRDAI | Verified | — |
| Go Digit Life Licensed 2023 | LLife | Go Digit / Fairfax | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | — |
| HDFC Life | LLife | HDFC Bank | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | — |
| ICICI Prudential Life | LLife | ICICI / Prudential plc | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | — |
| IndiaFirst Life | LLife | Bank of Baroda / Carmel Point | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | — |
| IndusInd Nippon Life (ex-Reliance Nippon Life) Renamed 2026 | LLife | IIHL / Nippon Life | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | 96 Confidence: Low |
| Kotak Mahindra LifeBSE: 500247 | LLife | Kotak | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | — |
| Life Insurance Corp of India (LIC)State-owned Largest life insurer; listed 2022 | LLife | Government of India | State-owned / parastatal | IRDAI | Verified | 91 Confidence: Low |
| PNB MetLife | LLife | PNB / MetLife | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | — |
| Pramerica Life | LLife | Piramal / Prudential Financial | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | — |
| Sahara India Life Portfolio transferred to SBI Life | LLife | Sahara | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | — |
| SBI Life | LLife | SBI / BNP Paribas Cardif | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | — |
| Shriram Life | LLife | Shriram / Sanlam | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | — |
| Star Union Dai-ichi Life | LLife | BoI / Union Bank / Dai-ichi | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | — |
| Tata AIA Life | LLife | Tata / AIA | Domestic private | IRDAI | Verified | — |
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Popularity is an estimate of how often people search Google for each insurer, from 0 to 100; the bars show how confident the estimate is. Not a rating of the insurer. How the index works
About life insurers in India
How many life insurers are licensed in India?
26 of the 74 licensed insurance entities this directory lists in India are classified as life (35%). Verified against the regulator register.
Who regulates life insurers in India?
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI). Regime: Insurance Act 1938; 100% FDI from 2025. Official website: https://irdai.gov.in.
Who owns the life insurers in India?
Of the 26 licensed life insurers in India, 24 are domestic private companies, 1 is a subsidiary of a foreign multinational group (Generali), and 1 is state-owned or parastatal (Government of India), as recorded in the register.
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