Analysts expect stocks to remain under pressure in the near-term as the government's new tax regime push, with no tax saving deductions, could hurt demand for insurance products
Technically, prior to this announcement, the price structure of SBI Life Insurance Company and Max Financial Services were highlighting a bullish sentiment and were on the verge of the next up move
Analysts positive on most of the stocks, especially SBI Life, HDFC Life and LIC
On Monday, shares of General Insurance Corporation hit a fresh 52-week high at Rs 182.65, up 10 per cent; New India Assurance rallied 8 per cent.
In the past one month, shares of New India Assurance Company (up 30 per cent) and GIC Re (up 18 per cent) outperformed the S&P BSE Sensex, which was up less than 2 per cent during the period
Among individual stocks, even as SBI Life trades record high the stock has been unable to enter unchartered territory. The proposed changes to the sector may help revive sentiment going forward.
Around 22.84 million shares representing 5 per cent of total equity of PB Fintech worth of Rs 1,042.53 crore changed hands in pre-open deals on the NSE today, the exchange data shows.
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With 28 million shares opening up on November 15, 2022, along with 4 million shares that were already unlocked for AIF / FVCI investors, the float for PB Fintech is expected to go up significantly
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Though Q1 was disappointing, there are triggers that could lead to improvement in the performance of the two insurers
The country's largest private sector general insurer reported 80 per cent YoY growth in net profit at Rs 349 crore in Q1FY23 on the back of a healthy growth in premium income.
LIC's stock traded at its lowest level since market debut on May 17, 2022
New online distribution models such as B2C, B2B and B2B2C are key drivers of growth, with B2C in particular, gaining significant opportunities.
LIC's inability to move up in the customer segment by significantly changing its product and distribution mix means that the insurer will continue to lose market share.
Muted business growth in two years coupled with higher claims led by covid-19 resulted in the recent underperformance.
Since listing, LIC has lost Rs 56,000 crore of market-cap from Rs 5.54 trillion to Rs 4.98 trillion
Shares of LIC were trading at a discount of Rs 15-20 a piece over its issue price of Rs 949 in the grey market ahead of its listing on Tuesday, May 17.
Except for Max Financial Services other insurance related shares seem to be on a weak ground, indicate technical charts.