Traditionally, the second fortnight of March is the most productive period for the life insurance business as around 15-18 per cent of the entire business comes during this period
The insurer has collected about Rs 87,300 crore of renewable premium till August this year, registering a growth of 13.5 per cent over the same period of the last fiscal
In August, life insurers earned NBP to the tune of Rs 27,039.79 crore, compared to Rs 23,554.94 crore in the same period last year
With ambitious FY21 target of Rs 2.1 trn unlikely to be met, govt to push through LIC IPO, privatisation of BPCL or Concor
Settled 561 Covid-19 death claims amounting to Rs 26.74 crore
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The first quarter of FY21 was a rough one for life insures because NBP contracted 18.64 per cent to Rs 49,335 crore against Rs 60,637 crore in Q1FY20 due the lockdown.
Kumar was appointed MD of LIC in March 2019
PFC, REC will first issue bonds based on initial demand from states
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Budget 2020-21 had announced stake sale in LIC through an initial public offer in the current financial year
His former colleagues say that he is a patient listener and participant, even if he does not agree with the views.
In FY20, premiums from LIC's pension and group schemes clocked Rs 1 trillion mark
The 24 life insurance companies' collective premium income stood at Rs 43.33 trillion during fiscal year 2018-19
Any slippage in disinvestment numbers combined with other revenue shortfall would mean the govt would have to borrow more in the market
Life Insurance Corporation has offered relaxation to policyholders on payment of premiums due on inforce policies up to April 15
The value of insurer's holdings in listed companies at the end of December 2019 quarter stood at Rs 6.02 trillion
Hours after the Cabinet approved restructuring scheme for YES Bank, private lenders ICICI Bank, HDFC, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Axis Bank came to the cash-strapped bank's rescue
A rescue plan involving SBI and Life Insurance Corporation of India was being discussed and an announcement in this regard might be made soon
Going by the experience and track record of IPOs of ONGC, Coal India and a dozen other PSUs, it is doubtful whether investors will reap reasonable capital appreciation and dividends.