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Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Thursday posted a 23 per cent increase in net profit to Rs 23,420 crore in the March quarter. The country's biggest insurer had earned a profit of Rs 19,013 crore in the corresponding quarter a year earlier. The total income of the insurer during the reporting quarter rose to Rs 2,53,592 crore from Rs 2,22,805 crore in the same period of the preceding fiscal year, LIC said in a regulatory filing. LIC's income from first-year premium also improved to Rs 12,970 crore in the latest January-March quarter against Rs 11,069 crore in the same period of the preceding fiscal year. Income from renewal premiums in the reporting period increased to Rs 81,933 crore compared to Rs 79,138 crore a year ago. During the entire financial year ended March 2026, the insurer earned a profit of Rs 57,419 crore as compared to Rs 48,151 crore in the previous fiscal year, registering a growth of 19 per cent. Total income during the financial year rose to Rs 9,7
LIC Housing Finance has reported a 9 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 1,497 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 2026. The company had a net profit of Rs 1,368 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal. However, total income declined to Rs 7,195 crore in the March quarter of FY26, from Rs 7,283 crore in the corresponding quarter in the previous financial year, LIC Housing Finance said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday. Interest income too moderated to Rs 7,009 crore during the period under review, from Rs 7,117 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago. Net Interest Income (NII) rose to Rs 2,222 crore, as against Rs 2,165 crore for the same period in the previous year, up by 3 per cent. Total disbursements were at Rs 21,019 crore as against Rs 19,156 crore for the corresponding period in 2024-25, up by 10 per cent, it said. Net Interest Margin (NIM) for the quarter moderated to 2.80 per cent as against 2.85 per cent in for Q4 FY25. However, the mortgage lender w