United India Insurance Company Limited (UIIC)
United India Insurance Company Limited was incorporated on 18 February 1938 and, after 1972 nationalisation, formed by merger of 22 companies/entities. It reports headquarters at Chennai, over 9000 workforce across 1537 offices covering 1.74 crore policyholders.
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How we verify →United India Insurance Company Limited was incorporated on 18 February 1938 and, after 1972 nationalisation, formed by merger of 22 companies/entities. It reports headquarters at Chennai, over 9000 workforce across 1537 offices covering 1.74 crore policyholders.
What happened
United India was incorporated 18 Feb 1938; after nationalisation in 1972, 12 Indian insurers, 4 cooperative societies, Indian operations of 5 foreign insurers and southern-region general business of LIC were merged into it; it reports over 9,000 workforce across 1,537 offices covering 1.74 crore holders, with headquarters at Chennai (source: UIIC official Company Profile opened).
What we could not confirm
Audited FY2024-25 financial statements from UIIC public disclosures were not retrieved; the Rs 154 crore profit and Rs 20,072 crore premium are per company statements as reported by news, so financials field is left null to avoid using news for official figures. Exact paid-up capital and shareholding as-of date not confirmed from pages opened.