• ANKITA GHOSH
• DR. KINGSHUK ADHIKARI

One of the fundamental changes experienced by the life insurance companies in India is the New Economic Policy. Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization brought significant changes in economy of the country. Entry barrier has been withdrawn as a result private players entered into the market in huge number thereby eroding the market share of all the companies in operation. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) was set up as a regulatory and monitoring body to overview the tasks of the insurance companies. Since then private companies in the Indian Insurance industry is increasing which poses a great threat to each and every life insurance companies. Huge competition among the companies posed a challenge to survive in the market with a sound financial health. The paper makes an attempt to compare the financial performance of SBI Life Insurance Company and PNB MetLife Insurance Company from 2008-2009 to 2013-2014 on the basis of certain parameters relating to profitability, solvency and liquidity.

Profitability, Liquidity, Solvency, Average Net Premium, Long term funds.

"FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF SBI LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND PNB METLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY: A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 3, page no.88-90, March-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1803018.pdf

"FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF SBI LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY AND PNB METLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY: A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 3, page no. pp88-90, March-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1803018.pdf