Future Generali India Insurance

Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited
Joint Venture
Industry Insurance
Founded 2007
Headquarters Mumbai, India
Key people
KG Krishnamoorthy Rao, MD & CEO
Products Insurance
Total assets 2,484 Crore (2017)[1]
Parent Future Group & Generali Group
Website General.futuregenerali.in

Future Generali India Insurance (FGII) Company Limited is a private general insurance company in India.[2] The company is a joint venture between the Future Group and Assicurazioni Generali. It commenced business in September 2007 and achieved break-even in its 6th year of operation. [3] It received an ISO 9001:2008 certification in 2013 [4][5] and ISO 27001:2013 Certification in 2014. The company has tie ups with many banks including UCO Bank,[6] Bank of Maharashtra,[7] Laxmi Vilas Bank[8] and Nainital Bank[9] The company’s portfolio comprises insurance products categorised within Personal, Commercial & Social/Rural Insurance.

Presence and distribution

As of 2017, Future Generali has over 12.6 lakh customers in 125+ locations across India. They settle over 1,80,000 claims every year. They have around 2,000 active corporate clients and over 6,000 agents.[10]


The company launched ‘Health Total’,[11] a comprehensive health insurance product in 2015. It introduced a new micro insurance cover, ‘Sukshma Hospicash’ in 2016.[12] In the same year, online exclusive travel insurance products were also launched by the company.[13]

In April 2016, the company tied up with 10 medium and small-size banks in Kolhapur and Sangli districts, aimed towards increasing rural insurance penetration.[14] In January 2017, the company entered a corporate agency tie up with Bank of Maharashtra to promote motor, home, shopkeeper and rural insurance products at the 1,896 branches of the bank.[7] It also entered into a tie-up with UCO Bank in March 2017.[15]

In 2016, FGII launched i-MoSS, an application for motor claim surveyors for faster settlement of motor claims.[16]

In 2012, FGII insured the music concert by AR Rahman for Rs 4 crore.[17] By FY 2017, the company issued 372 film insurance policies, including the acclaimed film Bahubali 2, which was insured for a sum of Rs 200 crore.[18]

Products

The company provides a diverse range of insurance, including personal, commercial and social/rural insurance.

Financials

Future Generali India Insurance registered Gross Written Premium (GWP) at Rs 1,843 crore fiscal 2017, a growth of 16% compared to fiscal 2016. The company witnessed an increase in policy volumes by 7% from 12 lakh in fiscal 2016 to 14 lakh in fiscal 2017. FGII reported a solvency ratio of 172% in fiscal 2017, an upsurge from the solvency ratio of 154% as reported in fiscal 2016.[19]

Initiatives & Awards

  • Their CSR unit is called Sneh which focusses on health, education and environment. Their major initiatives include village adoption, desktop donation drive, anti-tobacco awareness workshop, autism awareness, financial literacy workshop and self-defense education for women.
  • The company extended its support to ‘Muktshala’ - a residential facility to restore the educational rights of 80 tribal children of migrant workers at Mahad in Raigad district of Maharashtra.[20]
  • FGII has adopted a village in Palghar district of Maharashtra to provide access to sanitation, clean drinking water, adult education and vocational training to the 132 tribal families residing in the village.[21]
  • Best Implementation of HR Technology by HR Excellence Awards in 2016[22]

References

  1. "FGII Total Assets 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 4 Nov 2017.
  2. "FGII CEO speaks about the future of wellness based health insurance". Money Control. 27 Apr 2017. Retrieved 4 Nov 2017.
  3. "FGII targets 20% growth in FY15". Business Standard. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 31 Oct 2017.
  4. "FGII receives ISO certification". Bima Bazar. 19 Feb 2013. Retrieved 31 Oct 2017.
  5. "FGII receives ISO". APN News. 18 Feb 2013. Retrieved 31 Oct 2017.
  6. "Future Generali India Insurance ties up with UCO Bank". Money Control. 15 Mar 2017. Retrieved 4 Nov 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Future Generali India Insurance ties up with Bank of Maharashtra". Business Standard. 30 Jan 2017. Retrieved 1 Nov 2017.
  8. "Centrum, Lakshmi Vilas Bank in wealth management tie-up". Live Mint. 27 Feb 2017. Retrieved 1 Nov 2017.
  9. "FGII adds Nainital Bank Ltd to its bouquet of Bancassurance partners in Uttarakhand". Orissa Diary. 23 Aug 2017. Retrieved 1 Nov 2017.
  10. "FGII Official Data".
  11. "Launch of Health Total Insurance Policy". The Times Of India. 29 Oct 2015. Retrieved 1 Nov 2017.
  12. "Launch of Sukshma Hospicash". India Infoline. 4 Aug 2016. Retrieved 1 Nov 2017.
  13. "Launch of Travel Insurance (sold online only)". Economic Times. 14 Jun 2016. Retrieved 1 Nov 2017.
  14. "FGII ties up with 10 banks in Maharashtra". Economic Times. 21 Apr 2016. Retrieved 1 Nov 2017.
  15. "UCO Bank, Future Generali tie up". The Hindu Business Line. 15 Mar 2017. Retrieved 1 Nov 2017.
  16. "i-moss app for Motor claim surveys". The Times Of India. 1 Apr 2016. Retrieved 1 Nov 2017.
  17. "Future Generali insures A R Rahman live concert for Rs 4 crore". Economic Times. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 1 Nov 2017.
  18. "Baahubali 2 Gets A Rs. 200 Crore Future Generali Insurance Cover". NDTV Profit. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 1 Nov 2017.
  19. "Annual Report 2016-17 - FGII" (PDF). Retrieved 4 Nov 2017.
  20. "FGII extends support to Muktshala". India CSR. 30 Nov 2016. Retrieved 3 Nov 2017.
  21. "FGII adopts a village".
  22. "Winner of HR Excellence Award". BW Events.
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