Royal Sundaram to Double its Premium Income from Insurance to 25% Royal Sundaram General Insurance lays down a growth plan for the next five years. They are looking forward to doubling the premium income from home, health, and accident insurance from 11 percent to 25 percent. In addition to that, the insurance company plans to increase the premium income from commercial segments like property, marine, engineering from 12 percent to 20 percent over the next 5 years. In the financial year 2016, its total premium income touched 1,700 crores, which they expect to reach 2,100 crores by the end of this financial year. The CPO of Royal Sundaram General Insurance, Nikhil Apte told PTI that we are expecting a raise in the premium share coming from home, health and accident insurance to from 11 percent to 25 percent over the next 5 years. He added, over the next five years, RSGI plans to raise its premium income from the commercial business line from 12 percent to 20 percent. The company earns the largest segment for the premium income from motor insurance sector, which contributes 75 percent of its entire premium income to the total. The company is also planning to increase its health sectors premium income. Apte also said that we have set our eyes on retail health insurance to meet our targets. Royal Sundaram General Insurance Introduces New `Comprehensive Two-wheeler Insurance Policy Royal Sundaram General Insurance recently launched a comprehensive two-wheeler insurance policy that provides coverage for damages caused to a two-wheeler, including any of its accessories, third-party property and/or life. It enables the policyholder renew an existing two-wheeler insurance policy as well as buy a new one online. Each claim-free year entitles the policyholder to receive No Claim Bonus (NCB) that is applicable even when a policyholder moves to Royal Sundaram from his or her previous insurer. The new policy comes with additional benefits of the unlimited claim for death or injury of a third-party while indemnity of Rs. 1 Lakh for any damages caused to the third-party property is also there. The Managing Director and CEO, Royal Sundaram General Insurance, M.S. Sreedhar said that youngsters in India seek uninterrupted, efficient services availability, as the country is on the list of fastest growing two-wheeler markets and the Internet penetration is also very high. The policy is aimed at offering the maximum coverage to the policyholders. Royal Sundaram General Insurance Company Among Leaders in Private Insurance Sector Royal Sundaram General Insurance Company, one of the leading private insurance companies in India, has emerged as one of the key drivers of growth for Indias private insurance sector. Overall, sales of general insurance companies in the private sector including Royal Sundaram General Insurance Company witnessed 17.9% growth to reach a value of Rs. 3185.02 crores. This, even though public insurance companies having been in business for many more decades as compared to the relatively new private insurance players. This strong showing was particularly driven by increased sales of personal accident and motor insurance policies. Compared to this, public sector insurers recorded a sales volume of Rs. 3729.14 crores indicative of only 11.6% growth during the period. The total premium volume received from owned-damage (OD) motor policies by private insurance companies till January for the financial year 2015-2016 was recorded at Rs. 10,533.72 crores. Royal Sundaram Insurance Introduces Plan for Standard Chartered Customers Royal Sundaram General Insurance, a leading private player in the Indian insurance sector, announced the launch of its Lifeline plan through the bancassurance channel specifically targeted at customers of Standard Chartered Bank India. Lifeline is the much celebrated and highly customizable flagship health insurance product of Royal Sundaram General Insurance. Through this launch, the company is expected to leverage its partnership with Standard Chartered Bank India to gain new retail and corporate customers. In return, the private insurer would provide market-leading customer service as well as an exhaustive bank of product knowledge to new customers acquired through this channel. Lifeline may be availed as one of three available sub plans- Classic, Elite and Supreme, which feature sum assured values ranging from Rs. 2 Lakhs to Rs. 1.5 Crore. Other key features of the Royal Sundaram Lifeline plan include tax saving benefits, family floater benefits as well as an option to obtain coverage for up to 11 critical illnesses.
