Insurance in India covers both the public and private sector organisations. It is listed in the Constitution of India in the Seventh Schedule as a Union List subject, meaning it can only be legislated by the Central Government only. The insurance sector has gone through a number of phases by allowing private companies to solicit insurance and also allowing foreign direct investment. India allowed private companies in insurance sector in 2000, setting a limit on FDI to 26%, which was increased to 49% in 2014, and further increased to 74% in May 2021. Since the privatisation in 2001, the largest life-insurance company in India, Life Insurance Corporation of India has held a monopoly until up to date but its market share slowly slipping to private giants like HDFC Life, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, General Insurance Corporation of India and Exide Life Insurance. (en)