Private equity players have showed interest in being a larger participant in the insurance sector. : Rising interest among private equity players to purchase stake in insurance companies may have solved the funding gap and also provided an exit to investors. This has also meant that insurers do not necessarily need to hit the market to raise capital. Apart from Warburg Pincus, players like Singapore's GIC, KKR, Temasek, PremjiInvest and Carlyle are among firms who are looking to play a larger role in the insurance sector by acquiring stake in companies.