LIC eyes 75:25 mix of par, non-par in individual biz
Business Standard|November 19, 2022
State-owned insurance behemoth Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is aiming to achieve a mix of 75:25 between participatory (par) and nonparticipatory (non-par) businesses in the individual segment in the next few years and once that happens, it will give a significant push to the value of new business (VNB) and VNB margins of the corporation, the management said in an analyst call after the company's Q2 results.
LIC eyes 75:25 mix of par, non-par in individual biz

As of H1FY23, the non-par share on an individual annaulised premium equivalent (APE) basis of LIC stood at 8.99 per cent; the par share stood at 91.09 per cent. In the March quarter of FY22, the share of non-par in individual business was 7.12 per cent, and in the June quarter, it was 7.75 per cent.

"We continue to increase the share of non-par business in our individual business with every passing quarter," said M R Kumar, chairperson, LIC, in the analyst call.

"The immediate goal is that within the next few years these product portfolio mix in the individual segment could possibly turn around to 75-25 sort of proportions from current 955 or 93-7 sort of proportions.

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