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LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA (LIC) IPO

IPO Details

ICICI Direct Research Rating : UNRATED
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15 shares
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₹ 902 to 949
₹ Upto 20,557 cr.

Timeline

  • 12-May-2022
  • 13-May-2022
  • 16-May-2022
  • 17-May-2022

Subscription Status

Shareholder -
Qualified Institutional Buyers -
Non-Institutional Investor -
Retail Individual Investor -
Employee -
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About Company

LIC has been providing life insurance in India for more than 65 years and is the largest life insurer in India, with :
- 61.6% market share in terms of premium (or GWP),
- 61.4% market share in terms of new business premium (or NBP),
- 71.8% market share in terms of number of individual policies issued,
- 88.8% market share in terms of number of group policies issued for the nine months ended December 31, 2021, as well as by the number of individual agents, which comprised 55% of all individual agents in India as at December 31, 2021.

(Source: CRISIL Report, RHP)

Strengths & Risks

Strengths (3)

Fifth largest life insurer globally by GWP and the largest player in the fast growing and underpenetrated Indian life insurance sector

For FY21, LIC issued approximately 21 million individual policies in India, representing approximately 75% market share in new individual policy issuances. The second largest player in the industry issued 1.66 million individual policies and had a 5.9% market share for FY21. (Source: the CRISIL Report)

Risks (2)

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could adversely affect all aspects of business

These include (i) restricting the ability of agents to sell products; (ii) significantly increasing expenses due to changes in laws and regulations and investing in new methodologies to overcome the restrictions brought in to address the spread of COVID-19 and the adverse changes in population mortality/morbidity or utilization behaviours; (iii) adversely affecting the investment portfolio; (iv) adversely affecting operational effectiveness; and (v) heightening the general risks faced in the business (Source: DRHP).

Financials

Industry Overview

There are currently 24 life insurance companies in India, with Life Insurance Corporation being the sole public player. The size of the Indian life insurance industry was ₹6.2 trillion on a total-premium basis in Fiscal 2021, up from ₹5.7 trillion in Fiscal 2020. The industry’s total premium has grown at 11% CAGR in the five years ended Fiscal 2021. CRISIL Research forecasts the industry’s total premium to grow at 14-15% CAGR over the next five years, to reach close to ₹12.4 trillion by Fiscal 2026. (Source: DRHP, CRISIL Report)

India is the Fifth Largest Insurance Market in Asia and Has Exhibited Consistent Growth in Insurance Premiums

Based on life insurance premium, India is the tenth largest life insurance market in the world and the fifth largest in Asia, as per Swiss Re’s sigma No 3/2021 report for July 2021. The size of the Indian life insurance industry was Rs. 6.2 trillion based on total premium in Fiscal 2021, up from Rs. 5.7 trillion in Fiscal 2020. The industry’s total premium has grown at 11% CAGR in the last 5 years ending in Fiscal 2021. New business premiums (NBP) grew at 15% CAGR during Fiscals 2016 to 2021, to approximately Rs. 2.78 trillion. In fact, in Fiscal 2021 – a year impacted by the COVID- 19 pandemic, the NBP of the industry rose by 7.5%. Within the NBP, group business premium grew at approximately 15.4% CAGR from Fiscals 2016 to 2021, whereas individual premium rose approximately 14% CAGR during the same period.

LIC continues to account for around two-thirds of the industry’s premium

LIC accounts for approximately 2/3rd market share in terms of both GWP and NBP in the life insurance industry for Fiscal 2021, driven by its individual agent network especially in rural areas, wide range of products and a sense of trust created by brand LIC among individuals. Private sector players, however, have been gaining market share, supported by their diversified product mix and strong distribution through bancassurance partners. Private players have increased their focus towards individual NBP and increased their market share from 44% in Fiscal 2016 to 50% in Fiscal 2021. In group NBP, LIC continues to dominate the market, accounting for more than 75% of the market share for Fiscal 2021.

LIC IPO FAQs

When is the LIC IPO?

The IPO is set to open on May 4th and close on May 9th, 2022.

Yes, anyone with a valid PAN card and a Demat Account can apply for shares in IPO as an investor.

There is no lock-in period for shares allotted in the IPO. 

 No. Only Resident policyholders can apply in the policyholder category

No. Group policy members are not eligible for the policyholder quota

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*The financials mentioned above are sourced from DRHP/ RHP documents.