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Saturday, June 27, 2026

Data Feature

India life first-year premiums up 21.6% in January amid ULIP commission surge

Average ticket sizes and sums assured climbed, but lives covered dropped, as industry commissions hit ₹608bn (US$6.69bn) in FY25.

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March 9, 2026

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