India’s private life insurers’ business growth has taken a blow once more this year due to the second wave of covid-19 infections, but may soon see a pickup June onwards as state governments lift restrictions in a phased manner. After all, a pandemic is reason enough for Indians to think seriously about life insurance. Data from the regulator showed that retail business growth for private life insurers was 5% in May on an annualized premium equivalent (APE), while government-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) showed a contraction of 22%.
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