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Watch: New India Assurance aims to launch IPO by September

May be first pure general insurer to go public; Will comes out with both, OFS and fresh issue

New India Assurance aims to launch IPO by September
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Pavan Burugula Mumbai
State-owned General Insurance Company (GIC) New India Assurance is planning to launch an initial public offer (IPO) by September. With a book value of over Rs 50,000 crore, New India Assurance’s IPO would be the first ever public offering by any non-life insurance company.
 
Speaking at Business Standard Insurance Round-table, G Srinivasan, chairman, New India Assurance said the public offering is expected to hit the markets in next six months and will comprise of both an offer for sale(OFS) and a fresh issue. While the insurer has already received a nod from the Finance Ministry for the share sale,

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