As indicated in my earlier post, IRDA claim settlement ratio might be an important factor in determining the best term insurance plan in India. Following is the stats for 2011-12 for IRDA claim settlement ratio for individual death claims by insurance companies. I have tried to take some of the popular brands in the market. I have also included premium for a 1 crore/30 year old/30 year person in order to make some cost comparisons also.
| Premium(30Ys) | No of Claims Recd | Claim Amount | Claim paid | Rejected | |
| Aegon Religare | 8202 | 274 | 16.15 cr | 66.00% | 33% |
| Bharti AXA | 8202 | 935 | 23.3 cr | 87.70% | 10.80% |
| Aviva | 8279 | 2240 | 71.5 cr | 89.50% | 9.50% |
| HDFC Life | 11911 | 5149 | 107.23 cr | 96.17% | 3.63% |
| Edel TOKIO | 12921 | 1 | 0.05cr | 100.00% | 0% |
| Bajaj Allianz | 14169 | 27200 | 423 cr | 90.61% | 6.28% |
| Kotak | 16574 | 2949 | 85 cr | 89.00% | 5.24% |
| SBI Life | 18875 | 11864 | 185cr | 95% | 3.19% |
| Birla | 19214 | 10900 | 280 cr | 90.94% | 8.78% |
| ICICI Pru Life | 23993 | 14829 | 225cr | 96.53% | 3.16% |
| Max Life | 26405 | 9031 | 216 cr | 89.84% | 8.58% |
| LIC | 37753 | 731336 | 6873 cr | 97.42% | 1.30% |
- It is clear from the above table that guys like LIC and SBI have high claim payment ratios but LIC also has one of the highest premium in the market!
- Edelweiss Tokio’s stats are insignificant
- Bharti AXA, though cheap is still in its early days
- Among bigger private players, Aviva,HDFC Life and Bajaj Allianz look decent
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