With in the non-life insurance space, the note finds more upside potential in the reinsurance sector while India's life insurance plays are poised for a most growth upside among Asia, riding on the demographic dividend.
With overseas players rapidly expanding their footprint, domestic incumbents such as GIC Re maybe seeing their market share erode, due to regulatory changes, competitive pricing, and the burden of unprofitable crop insurance
While public sector insurers may face less competitive pressure to optimise reinsurance costs, as the mandatory cession aligns with their operational framework, private insurers may face financial stress, say sources.
This decision marks a major step toward fostering competition and diversification within the reinsurance landscape, a domain long dominated by the public sector, the regulator has said
The government has launched 6.78 percent stake divestment via OFS on September 4 and 5, with a floor price of Rs 395 per share.
GIC Re shares are in focus as the government launches a nearly 7 percent stake divestment via OFS on September 4 and 5, with a floor price of Rs 395 per share.
The floor price for the Offer for Sale is likely to be Rs 395 per share, implying roughly 6% discount to the CMP, it is learnt. At this floor price, the size of the OFS is pegged at around Rs 4,701 crore.
This price increase is in the insurer's 25 percent of its health portfolio, said sources, adding that there is no hike in prices in Its flagship health products
General Insurance Corporation stock has rallied over 75 percent year-to-date, outperforming benchmark Nifty 50 which has risen 15 percent during this period.
GIC Re has risen 40 percent in the past month. Despite the sharp rally, the stock is still some distance from its IPO price of Rs 456 a share
GIC Re is one stock that witnessed a smart rally in today’s trade. The stock was among the top movers on Nifty 500. The state-owned insurer has been grabbing headlines in recent times and has also reported its Q3 earnings recently. How do the valuations stack up and will the company’s shares continue to move upwards? Watch to find out!
General Insurers have sought the removal of obligatory premium paid to General Insurance Corporation Re, the obligatory premium is 4% of the amount of the policies sold.
D-SIIs refer to insurers of such size, market importance and domestic and global inter connectedness, whose distress or failure would cause a significant dislocation in the domestic financial system.
GIC Re's Chairman and Managing Director Devesh Srivastava in a conversation with Moneycontrol, talks about the business so far, international expansion, emerging risks, etc.
If the public sector reinsurer is privatised, it will unlock huge value
GIC Re had an underwriting loss of Rs 463.6 crore during the reporting quarter against an underwriting profit of Rs 101.16 crore a year ago.
Consolidated loss stood at Rs 1,496.08 crore against a consolidated profit of Rs 1,868.69 crore.
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Being the leader in reinsurance in India, GIC Re has competitive strengths in the domestic market in terms of strong underwriting and actuarial capabilities.
The programme extends comprehensive coverage to upstream offshore assets valued at over USD 40 billion.
The company had clocked a net profit of Rs 251.79 crore in the July-September quarter of the previous fiscal.
A look at top cues from domestic and international cues that could have a bearing on D-Street.
State-run reinsurance major, GIC Re posted its fourth quarter earnings today. The company showed a strong premium growth of over 80 percent, major portion of it coming from government's crop insurance scheme. The company also posted a bottomline growth of 10 percent. Talking to CNBC-TV18, Alice Vaidyan, CMD of GIC Re cleared the air over the company's IPO plan and said that they expect to list in FY18.
Two to be listed in FY18, others insurers' IPO to be done in subsequent financial years