State-owned insurance coverage big Life Insurance coverage Company (LIC) on Friday stated it’s not trying to enter the medical health insurance market by buying an entity. The corporate stated that no formal proposal has been initiated on this regard. It additional stated that it will consider and discover varied strategic alternatives within the peculiar course.
“On this regard, pursuant to Regulation 30(11) of the Itemizing Rules, we hereby make clear that at current, no such formal proposal has been initiated. Nonetheless, the Life Insurance coverage Company of India evaluates and explores varied strategic alternatives within the peculiar course and in addition inorganic choices for development and enlargement of its enterprise, together with strategic partnerships and funding alternatives,” LIC stated in a regulatory submitting.
Earlier, a report in Mint stated that LIC is trying to purchase one in every of India’s 5 personal well being insurers in a bid to enter the medical health insurance sector in India.
On Friday, LIC shares closed at Rs 1,067 apiece.
The event adopted days after LIC Chairman Siddhartha Mohanty had spoken about exploring “inorganic” choices for the corporate’s new initiative. Mohanty had earlier shared: “We intend to focus our strategic interventions to maximise our market share throughout classes. On the identical time, our sharp deal with varied parameters which create superior worth for all stakeholders shall proceed, as demonstrated.”
LIC holds a dominant place within the Indian life insurance coverage sector, commanding a major market share of 58.87% in first-year premium revenue as of March 2024. The corporate’s belongings underneath administration (AUM) amounted to Rs 51.21 lakh crore by the shut of the March quarter.
