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
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company on Wednesday reported a nearly 6 per cent drop in net profit at Rs 27.65 crore for the three months ended December 2025. The insurer had clocked a net profit of Rs 29.32 crore in the year-ago period. Total income of the firm promoted by Canara Bank rose to Rs 4,272.53 crore from Rs 1,540 crore in Q3 FY25, according to a regulatory filing to the stock exchanges. The company collected a net premium of Rs 2,867 crore in the quarter, up from Rs 2,005 crore a year ago. This is the second set of quarterly numbers announced by the company after making its stock market debut in October.
Canara HSBC Life is among India's top 10 life insurance companies and has a well-diversified product mix, MOFSL said
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company stock hit a new high at ₹153 on Wednesday and has now gained 44 per cent when compared with its issue price of ₹106 per share.
Canara HSBC's debut price came in slightly below expectations in the grey market, where its unlisted shares were trading at ₹109 per share
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Canara HSBC Life Insurance IPO received bids for 178.92 million equity shares against 166.7 million shares on offer, translating to a subscription of 1.07 per cent
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The unlisted shares of Canara HSBC Life were trading at ₹116, up ₹10 or 9.5 per cent compared to the issue price of ₹106 per share
Canara HSBC Life Insurance IPO is available at a price band of ₹100 to ₹106 per share, with a lot size of 140 shares
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Co IPO is scheduled to open for subscription on Friday, October 10, 2025, and will close on Tuesday, October 14, 2025
The insurance firm, which manages more than ₹40,000 crore ($4.7 billion) in assets, did not detail the size or timing of the IPO but said it will not issue fresh shares
HSBC Insurance (Asia Pacific) Holdings Ltd (INAH), one of the shareholders in Canara HSBC OBC Life Insurance Co Ltd, has expressed its intention to acquire PNB's stake in the insurance company
While customer experience has been key, the opening of affordable insurance products will drive the future