ZENITH International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 4

Impact of insurance sector on economic growth: A case of India

  • Author:
  • Irfan Ahmad1, Arti Yadav2
  • Total Page Count: 9
  • Page Number: 332 to 340

1Associate Professor, Department of Commerce, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

2Post Doctoral Fellow, Indian Council of Social Science Research, Department of Commerce, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

Online published on 8 May, 2019.

Abstract

The objective of the present study is to examine the impact of insurance sector on the economic growth of India. The study applied multiple regression as a statistical tool using Eviews. The analysis used data for the period 2001 to 2017. Insurance development is measured by insurance density and insurance penetration of the industry. According to the findings, there is a positive and significant impact of Insurance sector, both life insurance and non-life insurance in terms of penetration and density parameters on the economic growth of Indian economy.

Keywords

Insurance Sector, Economic Growth, Life Insurance Corporation, India