According to the company’s release, the company’s health business grew 41 percent, personal accident (PA) segment rose 48 percent, and the motor insurance portfolio expanded 17 percent
Responding to questions about the initial public offering (IPO) plans for SBI General Insurance, Setty said no fixed schedule has been set.
Premji Invest and New York-based Warburg Pincus agreed to buy 16.01% and 9.99% of SBI General Insurance, respectively, in 2019 from Insurance Australia Group Ltd. in a transaction that was completed in 2020.
Excluding the impact of the 1/n accounting norm, the company's filing says, SBI General’s GWP growth was even stronger at 14.5 percent, growing 1.7 times faster than the industry
The Great Place to Work Certification serves as a confirmation of SBI General’s s commitment to supporting its workforce and delivering top-notch service to its customers.
The company said it could sustain the strong growth momentum through the year, as visible from the 40 per cent jump in net profit and 17.6 per cent growth in gross premium over the 12 trailing months.
This will further enable easy access to insurance products through the popular messaging platform.
He succeeds P C Kandpal, who has been posted as Deputy Managing Director (DMD)-(P&RE) at the Corporate Center, State Bank of India (SBI).
A seasoned banker, Kandpal, has more than 33 years of experience with SBI. He has an experience in both retail and international banking, human resource, technology, and learning and development. He also had a stint in SBI Mutual Fund as the chief operating officer.
Universal Sompo is a joint venture between Indian Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Karnataka Bank, Dabur Investments Corporation and Sompo Insurance of Japan. It employs over 1,000 people across 86 branches and 17 zonal offices.
SBI General Insurance's gross written premium rose 45 percent YoY to Rs 6,840 crore in FY20.
The transaction involves acquisition of 16.01 per cent paid-up share capital of SBI General Insurance by Napean Opportunities and 9.99 per cent by Honey Wheat Investment Ltd, the CCI said in two separate statements.
Of this 26 percent stake, PremjiInvest -- the family office of Wipro founder Azim Premji -- is likely to pick up a higher stake than Warburg Pincus and may get a board seat as part of this proposed transaction.
The insurer will come out with its IPO in FY20.
In the initial phase, the focus will be on SMEs and mid-market businesses, but later the product can cater to larger business conglomerates as well, the insurer said in a statement.
SBI General recorded its sustainable underwriting profit of Rs 49 crore in quarter as against an underwriting loss of Rs 41 crore in the same quarter a year ago.
Gross written premium collected grew by 52 percent to Rs 1,011 crore in the first quarter.
they have been very careful in terms of the type of risks they write and so they are moving towards underwriting profits, said Pushan Mahapatra, MD & CEO, SBI General.
The company's gross premium increased to Rs 926 crore from Rs 690 crore a year ago, of which crop insurance alone contributed Rs 306 crore during the reporting period
In an interaction with Moneycontrol, Pushan Mahapatra, MD and CEO, SBI General said that the insurer posted a profit of Rs 153 crore for FY17 as against loss of Rs 120 crore in FY16.
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Riding high on motor and fire premia and government-run social security schemes, the general insurance industry grew 12.5 percent in the April-June quarter mobilising Rs 23,418 crore in premium income.
With the Indian nuclear insurance pool falling short by Rs 600 crore towards becoming operational, some foreign companies have shown an interest in being a part of the initiative.
SBI General Insurance joint venture partner IAG Group will increase its stake in the company from 26 percent to 49 percent, SBI MD VG Kannan told CNBC-TV18.
Private sector general insurer SBI General Insurance hopes to break even by FY15 on the back of better underwriting practices, a top company official said today.