General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) on Monday reported over fivefold jump in net profit to Rs 1,419.11 crore for the quarter ended September 2017, as against Rs 252 crore in the year-ago quarter. The surge in profit was attributed to fewer claims, and higher premium collection from the agriculture segment.
Gross premium dipped to Rs 7,210 crore from Rs 10,177 crore in the same quarter last financial year. The drop was due to technical reasons, said the company. “In the September quarter of 2016-17, we had collected over Rs 5,800 crore from agriculture insurance, as the implementation of the