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| Company type | Central Public sector undertaking |
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| BSE: 540769 NSE: NIACL | |
| Industry | Insurance |
| Founded | 23 July 1919; 106 years ago (23 July 1919) |
| Founders | Dorabji Tata |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | India |
Key people | Girija Subramanian (Chairman and Managing Director)[1] |
| Products | |
| Revenue | |
| Total assets | |
| Total equity | |
| Owner | Government of India (85.44%)[3] |
Number of employees | 12,816 (2023) |
| Website | newindia.co.in |
The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. (NIACL) is an Indianpublic sector insurance company owned by theGovernment of India and administered by theMinistry of Finance. Headquartered inMumbai, it is the largestnationalised general insurance company of India based on gross premium collection inclusive of foreign operations. It was founded by SirDorabji Tata in 1919, and was nationalized in 1973.
Previously, it was a subsidiary of theGeneral Insurance Corporation of India (GIC). But when GIC became are-insurance company following the passage of theIRDA Act 1999, its four primary insurance subsidiariesNew India Assurance,United India Insurance,Oriental Insurance andNational Insurance became autonomous.

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| Category Of Employees | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class I | 4,644 | 2,477 | 7,121 |
| Class II | 116 | 5 | 121 |
| Class III | 2,285 | 732 | 3,017 |
| Class IV (Excluding PTS) | 504 | 186 | 690 |
| Part Time Sweepers | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 7,551 | 3,400 | 10,951 |
The company's achievements include: