In one month, the stock prices of ICICI Prudential, HDFC Life and SBI Life have fallen between 6 per cent and 10 per cent, as against the 2 per cent decline in BSE Sensex
NIACL's share price today surged after the company said that it has received a cumulative tax return of Rs 1,945 crore
New India Assurance on Wednesday reported a net profit of Rs 71 crore for the second quarter ended September 2024. The state-owned general insurer had booked a net loss of Rs 200 crore in the year-ago period. The total income of the Mumbai-based entity rose to Rs 10,090 crore from Rs 9,839 crore in the year-ago period, New India Assurance said in a regulatory filing. The company's written gross premium also rose to Rs 9,620 crore in the second quarter of this fiscal compared to Rs 9,397 crore a year ago. Its net premium collection increased to Rs 8,067 crore against Rs 7,894 crore in the same quarter a year ago, it said. However, the total expenditure of the company during the period under review declined to Rs 10,577 crore from Rs 10,628 crore in the year-ago period.
The GST Council has announced the formation of a new Group of Ministers to review the issue of GST rate reduction on health insurance.