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    • LIC – Business performance lacklustre, but the stock surges

      Top line flat and the insurer loses market share in FY25; valuation attractive

    • LIC – modest performance in Q1 FY25, but valuation remains main draw

      Margins improvement will take time, but the product-mix story is playing out

    • HDFC Life Q1 FY25: Healthy growth, encouraging guidance

      The management expects value of new business to double in four years, despite the adverse impact of regulatory changes on margins.

    • MC Pro Quick Take: HDFC Life posts muted numbers in FY24, budgetary changes cast a shadow

      HDFC Life posted flat annualised premium equivalent in FY24 as the changes introduced in the Budget 2023 impacted its high-ticket sized business

    • LIC – The elephant has started dancing

      While the insurer’s low valuation helped the rally in the stock, the financial performance can add momentum, going forward

    • LIC: Will the rising market tide lift this underperformer?

      The valuation of the stock points to more upside, but certain issues are dogging the life insurance behemoth

    • HDFC Life: Resilient show in H1 FY24, premium valuation to sustain

      The life insurer has a balanced product mix with focus on high-margin protection business

    • Will LIC’s FY23 earnings boost investor confidence?

      Healthy business growth with improving product mix, if sustained, can lead to a valuation re-rating of the life insurer gradually

    • Weekly Tactical Pick – Why is the stock of LIC under-performing despite good business performance?

      Potential government interference, stiff competition, and lower VNB margins weigh on the life insurer’s stock

    • Should investors bet on the LIC stock?

      The life insurer’s stock is trading closer to its lowest level despite healthy operating performance

    • ICICI Prudential: Business transformation a high point, but growth elusive

      The re-rating of the stock is contingent upon the private life insurer’s ability to quickly grow its top line

    • Will LIC’s stock price recover as the insurance behemoth regains market share?

      LIC’s stock price jumped 6 percent on Monday, following the earnings announcement. Strong top-line growth compared to private players and not the ten-fold increase in profit was the reason for the rally

    • Why is ICICI Pru’s stock underperforming despite robust margin in H1 FY23?

      The business makeover should help this private life insurer accelerate business growth, along with higher margins

    • SBI Life — Solid all-round Q1 numbers, best placed among private life insurers

      While the better product mix and higher VNB margin is encouraging, three things differentiate SBI Life from other private players – market leading share, largest bancassurance channel and lowest cost structure

    • ICICI Pru Q1 FY23 – Robust margins, but growth lags

      ICICI Pru’s Q1 FY23 earnings underscore that it is well on track to achieve the VNB target for FY23

    • LIC IPO - Many hits and a few misses. Should investors subscribe?

      LIC's IPO is priced at a significant discount to private peers. Why so?

    • Margins steal the show at ICICI Pru, premium growth takes focus

      Business transformation visible in improving product mix, higher margins and enhanced distribution channels

    • LIC will be valued at a discount to private sector insurers. Here’s why.

      LIC’s DRHP highlights many hits, but there are a few misses that should not be overlooked by investors

    • Ideas For Profit | ICICI Prudential, HDFC Life or SBI Life: Which stock will offer more upside?

      Given the promising sector outlook, which life insurance company’s stock is a worthy investment consideration at this juncture? Watch the video to find out the best bet among life insurers.

    • Claims spiral, but which life insurer offers best risk-reward ratio?

      While COVID-19 is a speed breaker, it doesn’t derail the structural growth story of the life insurance sector

    • Can ICICI Prudential’s stock re-rate further even as it rallied after good earnings?

      ICICI Pru is well on track to transit from a capital market player into a diversified franchise

    • SBI Life reports mixed performance, should investors bet on the stock?

    • ICICI PruLife looking to expand its protection biz

      The insurer‘s asset under management at the end of December 2016 (April to December) stood at Rs 113611 crore

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