Liberty General Insurance Limited is headquartered in Mumbai, India, and commenced operations in 2013. It is a joint venture between Liberty Mutual Insurance Group (a Fortune 100 US insurer with operations across multiple countries), Indian investment fund Enam Securities, and industrial conglomerate DP Jindal Group. The combination brings together US underwriting expertise, Indian investment know-how and industrial-sector understanding.
The numbers are strong. Claim Settlement Ratio is 98% for FY 2020-21 — among the highest in the Indian general insurance industry. Market Share is 1.68% (FY 2019-20). Premium growth was 36% YoY in FY 2019-20, and the Gross Direct Written Premium for that year was ₹1,53,137 lakh. The company employs 1,200+ people across 113 offices in 95 cities spread over 28 states.
The product range covers car insurance (Liability-only / third-party, plus comprehensive own-damage), two-wheeler insurance (third-party + comprehensive), health insurance (Liberty Health Connect, Health Connect Supra, Secure Health Connect, plus Janata Personal Accident and Individual Personal Accident policies), commercial vehicle insurance, marine insurance, property insurance, liability insurance and risk-engineering insurance. Tax benefits on health premiums are available under Section 80D of the Income Tax Act.
The cashless network includes 4,300+ network garages for motor claims and 5,000+ network hospitals for health claims. The LivMobile app enables policy management, claims registration, policy tracking, renewal notices and a built-in hospital and garage locator. Through Policywings, you can compare Liberty General against ICICI Lombard, Bajaj Allianz General, HDFC ERGO and Digit Insurance.