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India: Life Insurance Corp of India and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Life Insurance Corp of India IPO: Premium Market

Life Insurance Corp of India IPO: Premium Market

By Arun George

  • Life Insurance Corp of India (1248Z IN) is the largest life insurer in India. LIC is looking to raise about $8 billion. It opens for anchor investors on 11 March. 
  • LIC has leveraged its dominance to deliver healthy premium growth and high persistency ratio. However, the VNB margin and operational efficiency metrics are mid-tier compared to peers. 
  • On balance, the fundamentals look sound. The IPO is worth a look for investors willing to brave the volatile IPO market conditions. 

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