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LIC announces launch of unit linked, regular premium 'Index Plus'

According to exchange filing, the product which will be available from February 6, 2024 is a unit linked, non-participating, individual life insurance plan

LIC Housing Finance Q3 profits more than doubles, hits Rs 1,163 crore

Mortgage lender LIC Housing Finance on Friday reported a more than two-fold jump in profit at Rs 1,163 crore in the third quarter ended December 2023. The housing finance subsidiary of LIC had earned a net profit of Rs 480 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Its total income increased to Rs 6,792 crore during the quarter under review against Rs 5,876 crore in the same period last year, LIC Housing Finance said in a regulatory filing. The interest income of the company rose to Rs 6,744 crore as against Rs 5,839 crore in the third quarter of the previous year. During the quarter ended December 31, 2023, the company has made a provision of Rs 50.32 crore in respect of Investment in Alternate Investment Funds (AIFs) pursuant to a Reserve Bank of India circular dated December 19, 2023. However, the company's Capital Adequacy Ratio improved to 19.77 per cent as against 17.74 per cent at the end of December 2022.

Life insurance policy terms, premium amounts detailed in one table

Such coverage is a necessary part of financial planning and companies have a range of products

Decadal perspective: Foodgrain production up 20% under the Modi govt

Electronic National Agriculture Market has integrated 1,361 mandis and 180 million farmers over a period of time

ICICI Prudential Life Q3 results: Net profit flat at Rs 227 crore

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance on Wednesday reported a flat net profit of Rs 227 crore for the third quarter ended December 2023. The company had posted a profit of Rs 221 crore in the same quarter a year ago. During the third quarter of this fiscal the net premium income increased to Rs 9,929 crore, as against Rs 9,465 crore in the same period a year ago, ICICI Prudential Life said in a regulatory filing. The assets under management of the company increased to Rs 2,86,676 crore as against Rs 2,51,884 crore at the end of third quarter of previous fiscal, it said. The company's net worth was Rs 11,075 crore on December 31, 2023 while the solvency ratio was 196.5 per cent against the regulatory requirement of 150 per cent.

Budget 2024-25: Insurers hope for tax reliefs, provisions for uncertainties

Insurers have suggested introduction of a separate tax deduction limit for life insurance, waiver of taxation on annuity and pension products

Statsguru: How the insurance industry is becoming a two-speed sector

Insurance penetration is the value of the premiums relative to gross domestic product. Life insurance penetration declined in 2022-23 (FY23)

HDFC Life Q3 FY24 results: Net profit rises 16.6% to Rs 368 crore

The investment income rose by 130.7 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 11,372 crore, from Rs 4,929.8 crore a year ago

LIC receives another Income Tax demand notice worth Rs 1,370.60 crore

The state-owned insurer received a demand order worth Rs 1,370.60 crore from the Income Tax authorities in Mumbai

HDFC Life Q3 results: Profit rises 16% on higher investment income

The insurer's profit after tax rose to 365 crore rupees ($44.02 million) for the three months ended Dec. 31 from 315 crore rupees a year earlier

LIC drives new business premium growth in December 2023, shows data

Life insurance sector collects 44% higher premium

Former TCS executive director Phiroz Vandrevala passes away at 70

Vandrevala joined TCS in 1982 and served as a key part of the leadership team over the decades, including serving as Executive Director of the company between 2007-2016

Premiums of non-life insurance companies rise 14.74% YoY in Dec 2023

In terms of the market share, the public-sector general insurers stood at 31.76 per cent of the overall insurance industry in December 2023 as against 33.16 per cent in December 2022

Life insurers' premium income rises nearly 13% to Rs 7.83 trillion in FY23

Premium income of life insurance companies grew 12.98 per cent to Rs 7.83 lakh crore in fiscal 2023 while that of general insurers increased by 16.4 per cent to Rs 2.57 lakh crore, as per the Irdai's annual report released on Wednesday. Private sector life insurers have clocked a growth of 16.34 per cent in premiums, while the public sector life insurer recorded a 10.90 per cent rise in premiums, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) said in its Annual Report 2022-23. Renewal premium continues to contribute the majority of total premiums underwritten by life insurers at 52.56 per cent in 2022-23. The rest 47.44 per cent is contributed by the new business premium. However, the growth in new business premium was higher at 17.90 per cent compared to renewal business at 8.88 per cent, as per the report. During 2022-23, Irdai said, life insurers issued 284.70 lakh new policies under individual business, out of which public sector insurers issued 204.29 lakh

LIC hits 19-mth high, up 7% on getting 1-time exemption to achieve 25% MPS

Growth ramp up of the country's largest life insurer hinges on improved execution

Irdai's diktat on surrender value weighs on life insurance stocks

According to the H1FY24 earnings, the share of Non-Par in Individual Annualised Premium Equivalent (APE) of LIC stood at 10.76 per cent

Time to review insurance cover; and buy art: Top personal finance stories

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Non-par products haven't really picked up much: Bajaj Allianz Life MD & CEO

Tarun discusses strategies to boost sales in the remaining months of this financial year, with introduction of new products

LIC amends norms for inclusion of shareholders' directors on its board

State-owned insurer LIC on Saturday said it has amended a framework to allow the induction of shareholders' directors on its board. LIC was listed on bourses following the largest initial public offering in the Indian capital market last year. The government raised Rs 20,557 crore by diluting its 3.5 per cent stake in the insurer. Life Insurance Corporation of India (shareholders' director) Regulations, 2023, was notified in the Gazette of India on December 1, 2023, LIC said in a regulatory filing. The corporation would, upon notice of not less than one thousand shareholders or one-tenth of the total number of shareholders, whichever is lower, elect a shareholders' director through a general meeting of such shareholders, the regulation said. The person elected as a shareholders' director would be appointed by the board for a term of 4 years and eligible for re-election and re-appointment for another term of 4 years, it added. At present, LIC has five executive directors, including

We will grow above 28% this fiscal: Shriram Life MD Casparus J H Kromhout

The rural population in India is around 65-70 percent. It is much more difficult to reach rural customers, said Kromhout