Mumbai, Oct. 26 -- Amid the Washington Post's claim that the Indian government facilitated an investment of around $3.9 billion from the state-run insurer into Adani Group firms in May, recent data reveal that a large chunk of the investments into Adani Group companies came from major US and global insurers.

In June 2025, a month after Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) invested USD 570 million (Rs 5,000 crore) in Adani Ports & SEZ, US-based Athene Insurance led a USD 750 million (Rs 6,650 crore) debt investment in Adani's Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL), according to a PTI report.

Several prominent global insurers joined the investment.

It added that this marked Apollo's second major financing for the airport, following an earli...