LIC

State-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has emerged as the highest profit-making firm in the Indian financial sector in the March quarter, netting a little over Rs 23,400 crore. Even among Central Public Sector Enterprises, the Corporation maintained the number one position for fourth-quarter profit for FY26. Last week, LIC reported a 23 per cent jump in net profit to record Rs 23,420 crore in the just concluded March quarter as compared to Rs 19,013 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year.. The insurance behemoth was followed by the country's biggest lender State Bank of India (SBI), and the second-biggest lender HDFC Bank with profit of Rs 19,684 crore and Rs Rs 19,221 crore, respectively, during the fourth quarter, according to the financial numbers posted on exchanges. However, SBI significantly outpaced LIC in annual profit, earning Rs 80,032 crore in FY26 compared to LIC's Rs 57,419 crore. Similarly, HDFC Bank's profit stood at Rs 74,670 crore wh

LIC share price rose nearly 5% after Q4FY26 results beat estimates. Strong VNB margins and product mix prompted brokerages to raise targets

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Life insurers reported a sharp rise in new business premium in April, driven by strong growth in LIC and private insurers amid continued GST-related momentum

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DFS Secretary M Nagaraju urged LIC to strengthen digital capabilities and design products for younger customers to drive insurance adoption and engagement

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State-owned insurance giant Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Monday approved a 1:1 bonus issue

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

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

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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