HDFC Life Insurance on Wednesday said the insurer plans to raise Rs 1,000 crore through non convertible debentures to fund business growth. The decision to this effect was taken by the Capital Raising Committee (CRC) of the HDFC Life Insurance Board, the insurer said in a regulatory filing. The fund would be raised through unsecured, rated, listed, subordinated, redeemable, fully paid up, non cumulative, non convertible debentures (NCDs) for an aggregate nominal value of Rs 1,000 crore on a private placement basis, it said. The debenture of tenure 10 years would carry a coupon rate of 8.05 per cent per annum, it said. "The debentures proposed to be issued shall neither be secured nor covered by a guarantee of the company or other arrangements that legally or economically enhance the seniority of the claims as against the claims of the company's policyholders and all other creditors," it said. The debentures shall be listed on the WDM (Wholesale Debt Market) segment of the National
The GST Council has announced the formation of a new Group of Ministers to review the issue of GST rate reduction on health insurance.
Star Health, ICICI Lombard, ICICI Pru Life, SBI Life and HDFC Life stocks have zoomed up to 28% so far in the September quarter. Time to keep track of these key pivot points as per technical charts.
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Technical charts suggest that bias for insurance shares, barring Star Health, remain upbeat; hence, these stocks could see up to 12 per cent further upside from current levels.
As India marches forward to join the ranks of developed nations, the demand for long-term savings, protection and annuity products will only accelerate, believe life insurers.
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The company said that it has appointed Keki M Mistry as the chairman of the Board
Net premium income was Rs 20,488 crore, up 5.4% from Rs 19,426 crore last year
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Life Insurance Corporation will keep its offices open on March 30 and March 31 to facilitate taxpayers to complete tax saving exercise before the closing of the fiscal year. LIC's measure follows the announcement by banks that their branches will remain open on Saturday and Sunday. The RBI had earlier this month directed banks to keep their designated branches open for government transactions up to the normal working hours on March 30 and March 31, 2024. In a statement, the public sector insurer said as per the advisory by the insurance regulator IRDAI, LIC has decided to extend this special measure to the policyholders. "It has been decided that the Offices under the jurisdiction of zones and divisions will be kept open for normal operations as per official working hours on 30.3.2024 and 31.3.2024, in order to avoid any hardship to the policyholders," LIC said in a statement.
HDFC Life Insurance Company on Thursday said it has received GST demand orders of over Rs 27 crore for alleged short payment of taxes. In two separate regulatory filings, the insurer said it has received tax demand orders of over Rs 16.5 crore and Rs 10.5 crore from authorities for alleged short payment of GST and input tax credit claim mismatch. The demand orders include interest and penalty as well. The company said it will file appeals against the GST demand orders before the Appellate Authority. Shares of HDFC Life settled 1.27 per cent higher at Rs 634.20 apiece on the BSE.
HDFC Life may see stronger momentum as merger synergies kick in
The absence of the leadership from HDFC is likely to make the integration process smoother and faster as the leadership from the HDFC bank will drive the process
The Nifty financial services index is poised to rally in the direction of 20,700 - 20,900 level, delivering an upside of 5 per cent.
Insurer faces charge of wrongly availing tax credit under GST rules
The CCI in its meeting held on June 20, 2023, has granted its approval to HDFC to increase its stake in HDFC Life to more than 50 per cent.
At present, HDFC Life trades at 15.3x its projected VNB for FY25, while ICICI Pru and SBI Life trade at 8.1 times and 9.5 times, respectively
Among the buyers were Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, ICICI Prudential MF, SBI MF, Societe Generale and T Rowe Price
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