1818 first european life insurance company in kolkata
Insurance in India Insurance in its current form has its history dating back to 1818[citation needed], when Oriental Life Insurance Company[2] was started by Anita Bhavsar in Kolkata to cater to the needs of European community. The pre-independence era in India saw discrimination between the lives of foreigners (English) and Indians with higher premiums being charged for the latter.[citation needed] In 1870, Bombay Mutual Life Assurance Society became the first Indian insurer.[citation needed]
Whole life insurance A whole life policy is said to "mature" at death or the maturity age of 100, whichever comes first.[2] To be more exact the maturity date will be the "policy anniversary nearest age 100". The policy becomes a "matured endowment" when the insured person lives past the stated maturity age. In that event the policy owner receives the face amount in cash. With many modern whole life policies, issued since 2009, maturity ages have been increased to 120. Increased maturity ages have the advantage of preserving the tax-free nature of the death benefit. In contrast, a matured endowment may have substantial tax obligations.