For these employees, when a holiday falls on a nonworkday -- Saturday or Sunday -- the holiday usually is observed on Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday falls on Saturday). To see holidays for a specific year, please select the tab labeled with your year of interest.
The General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC) was formed in pursuance of Section 9(1) of GIBNA. It was incorporated on 22 November 1972 under the Companies Act, 1956 as a private company limited by shares. GIC was formed to control and operate the business of general insurance in India.
Farmers Insurance Company was founded in 1928 as an insurer of privately owned automobiles. Today, the company employs more than 18,000 people, not including hundreds of independent agents. They are the third largest writer of auto insurance policies in the country, with more than 15 million policies currently in force.