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Govt sells 5% GIC stake; FY27 disinvestment haul tops ₹16,000 crore

The government on Wednesday said it has sold a five per cent stake in the public sector reinsurance company, the General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC), with an enthusiastic response from investors to the offer for sale. The stake sale is expected to garner about Rs 3,000 crore to the exchequer, taking the total proceeds from five PSU disinvestments so far in the current fiscal to around Rs 16,000 crore. Non-retail investors oversubscribed the offer for sale (OFS) on Tuesday, putting in bids worth Rs 4,000 crore. The OFS opened for retail investors on Wednesday. "Offer for Sale (OFS) in GIC Re closed with enthusiastic response from the investors. Government of India has divested 5 per cent of its stake in GIC Re with full subscription of base and green-shoe offer," Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) Secretary Arunish Chawla said on X. Through the two-day OFS at a floor price of Rs 352 per share, the government proposed to divest 2 per cent of equity

Govt appoints Hitesh Joshi as chairman and managing director of GIC Re

Joshi, who has been serving as acting CMD since October 2025, takes charge of the state-owned reinsurer following the retirement of N Ramaswamy

GIC shares fall 5% as Centre launches OFS; floor price at 9% discount

At present, the government owns an 82.40% stake in General Insurance Corporation. At the floor price of ₹352 apiece, the sale of over 8.77 crore shares will fetch about ₹3,000 crore to the exchequer.

Govt launches GIC OFS to sell up to 5% stake, targets ₹3,000 crore

The government will sell up to 5 per cent stake in General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC) at a floor price of Rs 352 per share. The two-day offer for sale (OFS) will open for institutional investors on Tuesday and retail investors on Wednesday. At the floor price of Rs 352 apiece, the sale of over 8.77 crore shares will fetch about Rs 3,000 crore to the exchequer. The government will divest 2 per cent equity in GIC, with an additional 3 per cent as a green shoe option, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) Secretary Arunish Chawla said on X. Shares of GIC closed 2.55 per cent higher at Rs 388.35 on the BSE. The floor price is at a discount of 9.36 per cent over Monday's closing price. The government has already raised Rs 13,389 crore through public sector units' stake sales in the current fiscal. This includes Rs 5,542 crore from Coal India, Rs 4,357 crore from NHPC, Rs 2,266 crore from Central Bank of India and Rs 1,223 crore from NLC India. The ...

GIC Re to withdraw marine hull war risk cover in high-risk regions

Reinsurer withdraws marine hull war risk cover across key global hotspots, including West Asia and parts of the Black Sea, citing rising geopolitical tensions

Entry of new players likely to intensify competition in reinsurance segment

New private players, including Valueattics Re, Jio Financial Services & Allianz are set to increase competition in India's reinsurance sector. However, experts believe GIC Re's position remains robust

GIC Re Dubai unit gets ₹90 cr VAT demand from UAE tax body, to seek review

GIC Re on Saturday said its Dubai Branch has received a VAT demand notice of approximately Rs 90.42 crore from the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) of the United Arab Emirates. The VAT demand notice comprises United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED) 12,868,602.71 in net due tax and AED 25,966,807.36 in administrative penalties. The demand notice relates to discrepancies in VAT returns filed for January 2018 to December 2020, GIC Re said in a regulatory filing. GIC Re is currently reviewing the order in detail and intends to file a reconsideration request with the Authority within the statutory timeline, it said. There is no material impact on financials, operations or other activities of the Corporation due to the above-mentioned order, it said.

GIC Re Q4FY25 results: Net profit declines 17.4% to ₹2,182.89 crore

GIC Re's Q4 net profit fell 17.4% YoY to ₹2,182.89 crore due to underwriting loss; full-year profit up 3.1% to ₹6,701.36 crore; solvency ratio improves to 370%

Irdai retains obligatory cession at 4% for FY26, third year in a row

Obligatory cession is the portion of business that Indian non-life insurers must mandatorily reinsure with GIC Re

GIC Re board of directors approves setting up wholly owned subsidiary in UK

The company has no minimum capital requirement and can be set up with a capital of £1. The corporation will initially subscribe to the minimum capital as may be necessary, at face value

IMGC, GIC Housing partner to offer mortgage guarantee-backed home loans

India Mortgage Guarantee Corporation (IMGC), has announced a partnership with GIC Housing Finance Ltd (GICHFL) to offer innovative mortgage guarantee-backed home loan products. This strategic collaboration aims to introduce innovative mortgage guarantee-backed home loan products to prospective salaried and self-employed home loan customers, specifically designed to enhance accessibility and affordability in the growing housing finance sector, a joint statement said on Monday. By combining IMGC's expertise in mortgage guarantees with GICHFL's extensive network, the partnership will enable it to offer more flexible and secure home loan products to a wider range of borrowers, it said. Mortgage guarantee as a product plays a crucial role in helping lender partners foray into responsible lending with minimal risk and helping home buyers fulfill their dreams of owning a home through higher eligibility and lower equated monthly installments, it said. Speaking on the partnership, IMCG Chie

New India, GIC, other insurance cos fall up to 6% as GST decision deferred

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

AM Best upgrades credit ratings of GIC Re's to 'A-' (Excellent)

The outlook for both ratings has been revised to stable. In addition, AM Best has reaffirmed GIC Re's India National Scale Rating (NSR) of aaa.IN (Exceptional) with a stable outlook

GIC Re slips 5% after Govt plans to dilute 6.78% stake to raise Rs 4,700 cr

The decline in GIC Re's share price follows the central government's announcement of its plan to reduce its stake in the company by 6.78 percent to raise about Rs 4,700 crore.

Finance ministry to sell 6.78% stake in GIC Re for Rs 4,700 crore

Stake sale for non-retail investors begins on Wednesday, retail investors to bid on Thursday

Plan to diversify in India, abroad: GIC Re CMD Ramaswamy Narayanan

We plan to finish at around Rs 42,000-43,000 crore for FY25, up 15-16 per cent from last year at Rs 37,000 crore, driven by the health segment to a great extent, said GIC CMD Narayanan

Irdai endorses panel's view to cut obligatory cession to zero from 4%

The obligatory cession was reduced from 5 per cent to 4 per cent in FY23. The regulator has been reducing the obligatory cession over time

Insurance regulator Irdai proposes changes to reinsurance regulations

Seeks to revise order of preference while placing reinsurance business

GIC Re part of Rs 500-crore insurance pool to cover imports from Russia

While it will be called the fertiliser pool with a corpus of Rs 500 crore, it can be used to cover the risks of oil and gas imports too

Go Digit promoters Watsa, Goyal seek regulatory nod for reinsurance biz

Currently, India has one domestic reinsurance company, the state-owned General Insurance Corporation (GIC Re)