Deal size likely to be Rs 2,000 crore
Bringing down combined ratio to below 100 a tough task
GIC filed a settlement application with the regulator "without admitting or denying the findings of fact and conclusions of law, proposing to settle the defaults" and remitted the settlement amount
The company said it wrote gross premium of Rs 9,511.91 crore during the quarter, higher than Rs 8,656.75 crore a year ago period
The general insurance industry in September grew by almost 40 per cent to Rs 19,047 crore.
A 30-year veteran of the insurance industry, she has a graduate degree in English and diploma from the Harvard Business School
SAARC region's largest re-insurer names seasoned Lloyd's market practitioner as Active Underwriter; targets 60:40 domestic to international biz ratio
General Insurance Corporation (GIC Re) made a lackluster stock market debut on Wednesday as its shares fell as much as 14.5 per cent during the session. The state-owned reinsurer's shares closed at Rs 898 apiece, down Rs 14 or 1.5 per cent from the initial public offering (IPO) issue price. The poor performance of GIC Re post listing is in-line with its three listed peers - ICICI Prudential Life, SBI Life and ICICI Lombard which have registered similar performance post listing.Market participants say, this poor performance was majorly due to dilemma in the markets about how these companies should be valued. Usually, analysts use parameters like price-to-earnings (P/E) and return on equity (RoE) to evaluate a non-banking company. For banks, price to book is usually considered a benchmark criterion. However, insurance is a relatively new sector in the listed space and hence investors are yet to grip a way to asses these stocks."It is difficult to have a fixed benchmark to value ...
After raising Rs 11,176 crore in the country's biggest initial public offering in seven years
The insurance and reinsurance industry is the latest to join the palette of choice for equity investors in recent times
The insurance and reinsurance industry is the latest to join the palette of choice for equity investors in recent times
Currently, 95 per cent of the GIC's premium income comes from the non-life insurance segment
Has proposed a dividend of 200% of share capital amounting to Rs 860 cr for FY16