LIC

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

LIC and GQG Partners have indicated interest in subscribing to Adani Enterprises' rights issue, with RE trading active and most applications expected closer to the December 10 deadline

LIC has entered a bancassurance partnership with Yes Bank, giving customers wider access to its life insurance plans as both institutions work toward the "Insurance for All by 2047" vision

The Centre has appointed LIC's executive director and chief financial officer Ramakrishnan Chander as managing director from December 1, with his tenure running till September 2027

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said her ministry does not issue advisory or directions to Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) regarding its investment decisions, and emphasised that the investments that the state-owned insurer made in Adani Group were as per established SOPs. India's largest insurer has, over the years, made investment decisions across companies based on fundamentals and detailed due diligence. Following due diligence as per established standard operating procedures (SOPs), it has bought shares across half a dozen listed companies of Adani Group, whose book value stands at Rs 38,658.85 crore and invested another Rs 9,625.77 crore in debt instruments of the conglomerate. "The Ministry of Finance does not issue any advisory/direction to LIC in connection with matters related to investment of LIC fund," she said in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha. The investment decisions of the state-owned insurer, she said, are taken by "LIC alone ...

LIC MD Ratnakar Patnaik urges the government to exempt insurance from GST to restore input tax credit and suggests raising the tax threshold for high-value insurance policies

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At the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2025, insurance leaders said GST waiver alone will not boost coverage; better awareness, innovation and risk management are key to sector growth