Research paper on Role of FDI in Indian Insur...

Research paper on Role of FDI in Indian Insurance Sector

Author Name : Mandeep Kumar

ABSTRACT: India is no doubt a growth economy and many consider it an attractive country to invest in, particularly in its rapidly growing and changing insurance market. Indian insurance industry is one of the sunrise sectors with huge growth potential. Foreign direct investment plays an important role in the economic development of the country. However, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is released in the insurance industry, and despite many years of debate, the regulations are still not altered and there are still lots of restrictions. Foreign Investors are watching India, ready for a piece of the action in the insurance market, but there are still plethora of uncertainties, restrictions and potential socio-economic risks. However, the Government is gradually taking steps to open the sector. Due to economic liberalization started few years ago have started bringing in new investments from global giants and the government was hard pressed to facilitate global integration by lowering trade barriers for the free flow of technology , intellectual and financial capital. Thus liberalization of insurance creates an environment for the generation of long term contractual funds for infrastructural investments. This paper’s objectives are to investigate the Indian insurance industry and review current policy and regulations with a viewpoint of foreign investors so as to gain an understanding of the current position on FDI, as well as an overview of the Indian Policy and Regulatory Environment.