The net premium income of the insurer jumped by 21.68 per cent to Rs 20,049.66 crore from Rs 16,477.26 crore, as compared to the corresponding period last year
Net premium income rose 21.7% to Rs 20,050 crore from Rs 16,477 crore, while expenses surged 22.1%, mainly due to higher commissions and rewards during the quarter
New Business Premium (NBP) has grown by 11% to Rs 6210 crore in Q1 FY 24 aided by growth in single premium business by 18%
On June 2, Irdai directed SBI Life Insurance to take over policy liabilities of around 2 lakh policies of Sahara Life as the latter failed to comply with the regulatory directions
In a big relief to Sahara India Life Insurance Co Ltd, the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) on Tuesday stayed regulator Irdai's order directing the transfer of policy liabilities of around two lakh policies along with assets of Sahara Group firm to SBI Life Insurance Company. The order comes after Sahara India Life filed an appeal against an order passed by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai). Irdai, in its order on June 2, ordered for transferring the entire business of Sahara India Life to SBI Life. Further, the books of accounts, bank accounts, etc were also been directed to be transferred. The decision was taken at the meeting of the Irdai given the deteriorating financial health of Sahara India Life. In its order on Tuesday, the appellate tribunal stayed "the effect and operation of the impugned order dated June 2, 2023, till further orders of this Tribunal". The matter is now listed for further consideration and arguments on August 3. Sahar
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
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Transfer of liabilities of around two lakh policies along with assets of Sahara Life is unlikely to have a major impact on SBI Life Insurance as the business of the former is very small, an expert said. The total number of policies being transferred is only a small percentage of SBI Life's total policies, a company official said. At the same time, capital related to policies based on actuarial calculation is being transferred to SBI Life, an insurance industry expert said. Besides, the expert said that the new policyholders may provide an opportunity for SBI Life to offer their product depending on their age profile. There may not be a big impact on SBI Life, the expert said, adding, it is also a test case for the industry since it was opened for private players in 2000. On Friday, regulator Irdai directed SBI Life Insurance to takeover the policy liabilities of around two lakh policies along with assets of stressed Sahara India Life Insurance Co Ltd (SILIC). The decision was tak
SBI Life, a subsidiary of country's biggest lender State Bank of India (SBI), has said it is not a merger between the two companies but only a transfer of the policyholder related assets and liabilities of Sahara Life Insurance. On Friday regulator Irdai directed SBI Life Insurance to takeover the policy liabilities of around two lakh policies along with assets of stressed Sahara India Life Insurance Co Ltd (SILIC). The decision was taken at the meeting of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) in view of deteriorating financial health of the SILIC. Following the Irdai order, SBI Life assured two lakh policyholders of "high levels" of service and commitment as is accorded to our customers. "We have started and we are expeditiously working on the process of integrating all these policyholders in our systems. While the full integration may take some time, we request these policyholders to reach out to us on our helpline number 1800 267 9090 or email us at
SBI Life, which has 990 branches across the country, serves 49,036,079 policyholders
Private sector Karur Vysya Bank has inked a pact with SBI Life Insurance to offer their insurance products to customers at its branches, the bank said on Tuesday. The Tamil Nadu-based bank offers a range of financial services through similar tie-ups with leading service providers. "In an attempt to offer a wider choice to customers in the life insurance sphere, KVB has inked an agreement with SBI Life." the Managing Director and CEO of the bank B Ramesh Babu said. "I am sure that together both of us will be able to provide not just choice but quality options to the customers in the days to come," he said. On the tie-up with Karur Vysya Bank, SBI Life Insurance MD and CEO Mahesh Kumar Sharma, "we look forward to strengthening the financial immunity of Karur Vysya Bank's customers with our life insurance solutions and tech-enabled services." "We are confident that the partnership will further enable us to expand the insurance market across the bank's presence in the country," he add
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Private sector SBI Life Insurance on Saturday reported more than 16 per cent decline in net profit at Rs 304 crore in the third quarter ended December 2022
On the broader market outlook, the technical & derivative analyst from HDFC Securities expects the near term trend on the Nifty to remain bearish as long as the index stays below 18,141.
India's SBI Life Insurance Co reported a 53% jump in second-quarter profit on Friday, helped by a rise in premiums and as its value of new business grew
The company displayed a strong show in Q1FY23 with 80 per cent YoY growth in APE along with a sharp jump of 132 per cent YoY in VNB.
Its VNB margins - a measure of profitability of life insurers - stood at 30.4 per cent, against 23.7 per cent in the year-ago period
Rather than simply putting up hoardings and banners or setting up stalls, companies are going for innovative ways to strike a chord with their target audience in small towns and villages
In April, the industry earned NBP to the tune of Rs 17,939 crore, compared with Rs 9,739 crore in the year-ago period
The 13th month persistency stood at 88.35 per cent in FY22 versus 87.92 per cent in FY21