Insurance policies can be classified into two categories:

Life Insurance Policies
General Insurance Policies


Life Insurance policies in India
In India there are various types of life insurance policies. Major among of them are:

Endowment Policy
Whole Life Policy
Term Life Policy
Money-back Policy
Joint Life Policy
Group Insurance Policy
Loan Cover Term Assurance Policy
Pension Plan or Annuities
Unit Linked Insurance Plan
General Insurance policies in India
General Insurance provides much-needed protection against unforeseen events such as accidents, illness, fire, burglary etc.

Major insurance policies that are covered under General Insurance are:

Home Insurance
Health Insurance
Motor Insurance
Travel Insurance

Insurance Companies in India

Aviva Life Insurance
Bajaj Allianz
Birla S un Life Insurance
HDFC Standard Life Insurance
ICICI Prudential
ING Vysya
Kotak Mahindra
LIC
Max New York Life Insurance
Metlife India Insurance
Reliance Life Insurance
SBI Life Insurance
Shriram Life Insurance
Tata AIG Life etc....