United India Insurance Company (UIIC) is an Indian public sector insurance company owned by the Government of India and administered by the Ministry of Finance. Headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, the company has 30 regional offices and more than 1,400 operating offices nationwide, including 511 micro offices, as of 31 March 2023. It also had underwriting operations in Hong Kong that ceased effective 1 April 2002, following which the New India Assurance Company Limited, Hong Kong, has taken over the run-off portfolio. This foreign operation had three outstanding claims as of 31 March 2023. The company was incorporated on 18 February 1938 and nationalized in 1972. The Company recorded a gross direct premium income of ₹17,644 in the financial year 2022-23, registering a growth of 12.23% over the previous year.

The Ministry of Finance is a ministry within the Government of India concerned with the economy of India, serving as the Treasury of India. In particular, it concerns itself with taxation, financial legislation, financial institutions, capital markets, centre and state finances, and the Union Budget.