LIC shares climb up to 4% on robust jump in premium last month; SBI Life, HDFC Life gain up to 1%

Shares of life insurance companies gained traction in Friday’s trade (May 10, 2024) after the companies from the space reported robust premium numbers in the previous April month on the back of low base. This is in sharp contrast to the previous year when the industry witnessed a degrowth in new business premium (NBP).

LIC shares in early trade climbed nearly 4 per cent to day’s high of Rs 935. Other insurers including ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company, HDFC Life Insurance and SBI Life also traded with gains up to 1 per cent.

Led by the sharp growth clocked by the country’s leading state-run insurer Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), life insurers in India logged a stupendous 61.2 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth in new business premium (NBP) in April.

As per the data released by the Life Insurance Council, LIC’s premium during the reporting period surged by 113 per cent YoY, while private life insurers logged 16.5 per cent growth.

Company                Premium growth (YoY)  

ICICI Pru Life                  28%

Max Life                          40.9%

SBI Life                           26.2%

HDFC Life                       4.3%

Private Insurers              16.5%

LIC                                  113%

Total Insurers                  61.2%