The IPO will consist of a fresh offer of Rs 500 crore and an offer for sale of 141.2 million shares
Value of new business (VNB) of the insurer was up 10.3 per cent YoY to Rs 748 crore in Q2FY23 compared to Rs 678 crore in the year-ago period
A day after insurance regulator Irdai's final approval, HDFC Life Insurance on Friday announced completion of Exide Life merger. This marks the completion of the first-ever merger and acquisition (M&A) transaction in the Indian life insurance sector, HDFC Life said in a statement. HDFC Life had completed the acquisition of Exide Life in January 2022. The entire transaction from announcement of the deal in September 2021 followed by the acquisition in January 2022 and the eventual merger was completed in less than 14 months, it said. "Pursuant to the merger, customers across both entities will have access to a wider bouquet of products and service touch points. Employees and distributors will benefit from a larger, stronger organisation that has complementary business models, wider geographical presence and strong ethos," it said. This merger will accelerate the scale-up of HDFC Life's agency channel and enhance its geographical presence in tier II and tier III markets, it ...
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Friday approved the merger of Exide Life Insurance with HDFC Life Insurance. The Scheme of Amalgamation was approved by the Mumbai bench of NCLT, HDFC Life Insurance said in a regulatory filing. Earlier this year, HDFC Life had announced acquisition of 100 per cent stake in Exide Life from its parent Exide Industries after issuing over 8.7 crore shares at an issue price of Rs 685 and a cash payout of Rs 726 crore, aggregating to Rs 6,687 crore. Exide Industries now holds 4.1 per cent stake in HDFC Life. The Scheme of Amalgamation is subject to the final approval of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), it added.
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) is in talks with the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to let NPS subscribers port their annuity plans
Societe General bought shares worth Rs 469 cr, Integrated Core Strategies bought shares worth Rs 287 cr and Norges Bank bought shares worth Rs 234 cr
Shares of HDFC Life Insurance Company settled for the day with gains of over 1 per cent after the UK-based investment company Abrdn said it is planning to sell 4.3 crore shares in the private sector insurer through block deal. Abrdn is planning to sell up to 4.3 crore shares, representing 2 per cent of HDFC Life's outstanding shares through a block deal to raise over Rs 2,425 crore. On BSE, HDFC Life stock opened at Rs 601, and touched an intra-day high of Rs 606 and a low of Rs 585.35 during the trading session. The stock finally settled at Rs 586.90, up 1.21 per cent from its previous closing price. At the end of Tuesday's trading session, the market capitalisation of HDFC Life Insurance Company stood at Rs 1,24,027.23 crore. On the NSE, shares of the company opened at Rs 605 apiece, and finally ended the day at Rs 586.50, higher by 1.37 per cent from its previous closing price. The 30-share Sensex rose 455.95 points or 0.76 per cent to close at 60,571.08 points. The broader Ni
Stocks to Watch: Abrdn, formerly Standard Life, is looking to sell 2 per cent of its stake in private sector insurer HDFC Life via block trades on Tuesday
Price range set at Rs 564.1-578.55 per share; sale could fetch UK-based financial major at least Rs 2,425.6 cr
Vibha Padalkar talks about the company's performance in Q1 and its growth plans going forward
Stocks to watch today: HDFC, Sun Pharma, and Cipla will report their June quarter results on Friday, July 29; Dr Reddy's saw 108 per cent YoY rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,187.6 crore in Q1.
VNB up 25% YoY to Rs 510 cr, annualised premium equivalent grew 22% to Rs 1,904 cr; Solvency ratio at 178%, slightly above the regulatory norm of 150%
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Analysts are more bullish on stocks of private insurers
According to the technical analyst from Anand Rathi, Balkrishna Industries is showing immense strength on the 2-hour chart, while the weekly chart of HDFC Life indicates a sharp up move.
There has been a brisk rally in these stocks, despite a weakness in the broader market
Except for Max Financial Services other insurance related shares seem to be on a weak ground, indicate technical charts.
Stocks to Watch Today: Shares of Bajaj Auto, Hindustan Unilever and Indian Hotels are likely to be in focus as the companies report Q4 results on Wednesday.
Company is a steady performer and it is 'comfortably beating' the Sensex's performance, says the top executive.
HDFC, HDFC Bank, HDFC AMC and HDFC Life were underperforming the market by falling in the range of 3 per cent to 4 per as against a 1.7 per ent decline in the S&P BSE Sensex.