He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and also a fellow of the Insurance Institute of India (qualified in 2000)
Country's largest insurance company urges customers to avoid divulging sensitive policy or banking details in response to unsolicited communications
The LIC stake sale may be split into two rounds for better value, with the government likely to seek an extension if market conditions turn unfavourable
Annuity payment can be done yearly, half-yearly, quarterly and monthly, says company
A large portion of the dip is attributed to the over 10 per cent correction in ITC (Rs 11,863 crore), Larsen & Toubro (Rs 6,713 crore) and State Bank of India (Rs 5,647 crore) shares, thus far in CY25
Its expenses declined 20.76 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 14,415.80 crore, aided by a nearly 30 per cent drop in employee-related expenses
Employee compensation and welfare expenses dropped 30% on year to Rs 6,691 crore
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Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Wednesday said it has received a demand notice of about Rs 105.42 crore for short payment of Goods and Services Tax (GST) for seven financial years. The company has received a communication/demand order for interest and penalty for several states on February 5, LIC said in a regulatory filing. The order is appealable before the Commissioner (Appeals), Lucknow, it said. The demand notice pertains to seven financial years between 2017-18 and 2023-24, it said. The financial impact of the demand is to the extent of the GST, interest and penalty. There is no material impact on financials, operations or other activities of the corporation, it said.
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Tuesday said tax authorities have slapped a demand notice of about Rs 101.95 crore on it for short payment of Goods and Services Tax (GST) for five financial years. The company has received a communication/demand order for interest and penalty for several states, LIC said in a regulatory filing. The order is appealable before the Commissioner (Appeals), Thane, it said. The demand notice pertains to five financial years between 2017-18 and 2021-22, it said. The financial impact of the demand is to the extent of the GST, interest and penalty. There is no material impact on financials, operations or other activities of the corporation, it said.
The inefficiency of current succession processes not only frustrates grieving families but also undermines the government's ease-of-living agenda
"Ninety per cent of assets are concentrated in only three pension fund managers - SBI, LIC, and UTI," M Nagaraju said
LIC's premium fell 41.15 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 13,523.87 crore, while private insurers reported 7 per cent Y-o-Y growth in NBP to Rs 16,694.85 crore
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The initiative launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 9
372,282 policyholders have not claimed their maturity benefits, Parliament is told
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has unclaimed maturity amounts of Rs 880.93 crore in 2023-24, Parliament was informed on Monday. As many as 3,72,282 policyholders did not claim maturity benefits during FY2024, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. During the previous year, he said, the amount worth Rs 815.04 crore belonging to 3,73,329 policyholders remained unclaimed. As many as 10 death claims worth Rs 14 lakh remained unclaimed during 2023-24, he said. In order to reduce the Unclaimed and Outstanding Claims, LIC has undertaken several measures, including print media and digital media advertisement apart from radio jingles for policyholders to claim their due amounts. Outstanding amounts lying in unclaimed accounts are settled in favour of respective policyholders or claimants upon receipt of claim request, he said. Reminder letters are sent through ordinary/speed post as well as through email where available and also SMS are
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched the 'Bima Sakhi Yojana' of LIC here under which 2 lakh woman insurance agents will be appointed over the next three years. 'Bima Sakhi Yojana', an initiative of state-owned LIC, is designed to empower women aged 18-70 years who are Class X pass. They will receive specialised training and a stipend for the first three years to promote financial literacy and insurance awareness. Under the scheme, the woman agents will also get a stipend of Rs 7,000 per month for the first year, Rs 6,000 per month in the second year and Rs 5,000 per month in the third year. Bima Sakhis will also get the benefit of commission. The plan is to appoint 2 lakh Bima Sakhi over three years. After training, they can serve as LIC agents and the graduate Bima Sakhis would have the opportunity to qualify for being considered for Development Officer roles in LIC. Prime Minister will also distribute appointment certificates to prospective Bima Sakhis. The Prime Min
LIC hiked its shareholding in equity shares from 4,79,66,302 to 6,72,40,527 shares which implies an increase of around 2 per cent.
Women achieving their targets will qualify for commission-based incentives