LIC

Shares of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) surged nearly 7 per cent on Wednesday, a day after the state-owned insurance major said it will consider a bonus issue

Insurance stocks fall up to 4% as weak March quarter outlook, geopolitical tensions and regulatory changes weigh on growth, margins and investor sentiment

Irdai retains LIC, New India Assurance and GIC Re as systemically important insurers for FY26, mandating enhanced supervision, governance norms and risk management oversight

Iran-related geopolitical tensions have triggered significant notional losses in LIC's investment portfolio, weighing on its stock price, says Geojit Investments.

Tata Chemicals, Tata Communications, Tata Investment Corporation, Tata Technologies, Trent and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles from the Tata Group have hit 52-week lows.

The escalating US-Israel-Iran conflict is shaking global markets and India is feeling the impact. India’s largest institutional investor,

Doraiswamy says policy sales have gathered momentum after the goods and services tax (GST) rationalisation on individual life insurance premiums, increasing affordability for customers

Both life and non-life insurers reported strong January premium growth, supported by a favourable base effect and the GST exemption on individual life and health insurance premiums

The recent GST exemption on individual life insurance policies has emerged as a strong structural tailwind for the sector after a prolonged period of regulatory headwinds

Q3 FY26 net premium income was Rs 1.3 trillion, up 18 per cent year on year

LIC's net premium income for the quarter increased 17 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to ₹1.26 trillion from ₹1.07 trillion in Q3FY25

LIC's Q3 profit rose 17% on strong premium and investment income, while higher VNB margins and lower cost ratios supported overall performance

Q3FY26 company results: Nykaa, Godrej Properties, Suzlon Energy, PVR Inox, and Berger Paints India are also to release their October-December earnings today

All 190,000 shareholders of the exchange will be given the option to participate in the secondary sale as part of the IPO

From a macroeconomic perspective, LIC's integrated balance sheet enables counter-cyclical investment, stabilisation of long-term bond markets and long-term infrastructure financing

An IIM Kozhikode panel has proposed splitting LIC and divesting weak PSU insurers to boost competition, capital and insurance penetration under the 'Insurance for All by 2047' vision

Life insurers clocked nearly 40% year-on-year growth in December new business premiums, led by LIC and aided by GST rationalisation that improved affordability

Technically, the term 'Death Cross' means that the 50-DMA has slipped below the 200-DMA. Chart shows that LIC stock now trades below both the key moving averages.

Campaign running from January 1 to March 2, 2026, allows revival of lapsed individual policies with concessions on late fees, aimed at restoring insurance cover for policyholders

For LIC, the proposed legislative changes will help the company in strengthening its reach, leveraging technology at scale, and for universal insurance coverage