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Private sector insurer HDFC Life expects margins to improve in Mar quarter

Leading private sector life insurer HDFC Life expects its margins to improve further in the fourth quarter, having already neutralised the hit it had taken from the merger of Exide Life three quarters earlier than expected. The company closed the December quarter with a new business premium margin of 26.8 per cent. Its FY22 VNB (value of new business) margin stood at 27.4 per cent and the management is confident of reaching there or making a further improvement as it closes the current fiscal. Over the weekend, HDFC Life reported a 15.2 per cent growth in net income at Rs 315.22 crore on a net premium income of Rs 14,379.38 crore, which rose 18.6 per cent annualised from Rs 12,124.36 crore. Its first-year premium stood at Rs 2,724.87 crore, up from Rs 2,115.97 crore, and the renewal premium soared to Rs 7,187 crore from Rs 5,543.03 crore. At 26.8 per cent, the VNB margin is already at the pre-merger level, neutralising the impact of the merger of Exide Life (in Q2 FY23) almost thre

Updated On : 22 Jan 2023 | 1:32 PM IST

HDFC Life completes merger of Exide Life a day after Irdai's approval

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 ...

Updated On : 15 Oct 2022 | 12:26 AM IST

NCLT approves merger of Exide Life with HDFC Life, holds 4.1% stake HDFC

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.