LIC plays the price game for growth, margins take a back seat, for now

LIC plays the price game for growth, margins take a back seat, for now

Mumbai : Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), the country’s largest insurer, is changing its growth strategy.The June quarter performance shows a clear focus on growth, even as it impacts margins. In the first quarter of FY25, LIC reported a 24% year-on-year increase in its value of new business (VNB) to ₹1,600 crore, largely driven … Read more

2 PSU insurance stocks zoom 14%. What’s the good news?

2 PSU insurance stocks zoom 14%. What’s the good news?

Shares of two PSU insurance companies – General Insurance Corporation of India and New India Assurance – rallied 14% each on Thursday to fresh peaks amid reports that the government may infuse capital into three state-owned insurers. Shares of General Insurance Corporation of India jumped 13.9% to a fresh 52-week high of Rs 466 while … Read more

LIC ignores bear howls to strengthen hold on Dalal Street’s most hated corner

LIC ignores bear howls to strengthen hold on Dalal Street’s most hated corner

NEW DELHI: Snubbing bearish views of most foreign institutional investors (FIIs) on IT stocks amid recession-related worries in western economies, India’s largest domestic investor LIC is making a contra bet. The March quarter shareholding pattern shows that the state-owned insurer hiked stakes in seven of the biggest Indian tech majors – TCS, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, … Read more