According to a new report, India will see continued explosive growth in the insurance market, with IT spending growing to over $9bn by 2012

India will see continued explosive growth in the insurance market, with IT spending growing to over $9bn by 2012, said a new report.

The country has experienced unprecedented economic rates of growth in the past decade, and the insurance industry has seen a 25% increase in premium income over 2005.

According to the authors—IT market research firm Celent—insurers must be clear about growth plans and overall business strategy if IT is to be supportive in the future.

Celent estimates IT spending in 2008 will top US$3bn. The largest proportion of IT spending is within the life insurance sector, reflecting both the enormous size of this sector and higher overall IT spending. Growth in IT spending will match the increase in premium growth expected in the coming years. Celent estimates IT spending will grow to over US$9 bn by 2012.

“India is emerging as one of the most important players in the world economy,” notes co-author and insurance senior analyst Catherine Stagg-Macey.

“This is a nation only just beginning to tap its enormous potential,” adds co-author Ashley Evans, “and India stands poised to become a giant in the world economy, perhaps even a serious rival to the US and China.”

This report looks in more detail at the size and structure of the Indian insurance market and discusses IT trends.

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