Insurance sector is one of the crucial sectors in the infrastructural sectors that is providing economic security to millions of individuals across the nation. But it is no exaggeration to say that employees of almost all insurance companies are going through acute workplace stress. This is because of ever-increasing pressure to beat out competitors. Moreover, insurance products are such that due to the low awareness among public about their utility, it is very challenging for the agents to publicize insurance products and market them. The result is acute levels of stress among employees working in insurance sector. With the growing number of players in private insurance sector, even public sector insurance companies like LIC has to struggle a lot to attract the public. Hence, the present study aims at studying and analyzing the causes of stress among employees of public as well as private sector insurance companies..