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India Approves Up to 20% Foreign Direct Investment in Giant Insurer LIC: Source

India’s cabinet approved on Saturday a policy amendment allowing foreign direct investment of up to 20% in Life Insurance Corp of India (LIC), a government source said, a change aimed at easing the listing of the state-run insurer. India’s biggest …

Prospective Investors in Giant LIC IPO Worried About Gov’t Control of Insurer: Sources

Prospective investors in Life Insurance Corp. of India’s (LIC) $8 billion IPO are seeking assurances from company management that it will not sacrifice their interests to meet the goals set out by the government, its controlling shareholder, sources said. In …

India’s State-Run Insurer LIC Set to Launch Record $8 Billion IPO on March 11: Sources

A public offering of shares by India’s state-run Life Insurance Corp (LIC), set to be the country’s biggest yet at $8 billion, is expected to open for anchor investors on March 11, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter …

India’s Life Insurance Corp. Files IPO Papers to Potentially Raise $8 Billion

State-run Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has filed draft papers with the market regulator to sell 5% of its shares to potentially raise nearly $8 billion, dwarfing the biggest IPO in Asia’s third-largest economy by a considerable margin. The …

Life Insurance Corp. of India’s Embedded Value Set at More Than $66.8B: Gov’t Official

NEW DELHI – State-run Life Insurance Corp. of India’s (LIC) embedded value has been finalized at more than 5 trillion rupees ($66.82 billion), a government official who is overseeing what is expected to be the country’s largest IPO said on …

Generali to Raise Stake in Indian P/C Insurance Joint Venture to 74%

Generali has agreed to become the majority shareholder in both its property/casualty and life joint ventures in India. For the P/C business, Generali has agreed to acquire 25% of the shares of Future Generali India Insurance (FGII) from Future Enterprises …

LIC Could Begin Issuing Public Shares for India’s Biggest IPO by Mid-March: Sources

Life Insurance Corp. (LIC), India’s largest insurer, could publish key details of its mammoth initial public offering (IPO) this month and begin issuing public shares by mid-March, government and banking officials told Reuters on Thursday. LIC’s listing is set to …

India Pushes for $203 Billion Valuation for State-Owned Insurer in Mega IPO: Sources

India is pushing for a valuation of about 15 trillion rupees ($203 billion) for a state-owned insurer that’s soon expected to file for the nation’s biggest initial public offering, people familiar with the matter said, even as arrangers awaited a …

Life Insurance Corp. of India’s IPO Prospectus Could Be Filed in Final Week of January

Life Insurance Corporation of India could file a prospectus in the final week of January for what would be the nation’s biggest initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The state-run insurer plans to file the …

Marsh Increases Shareholding in Marsh India from 49% to 92%

Insurance broker Marsh announced that it has increased its shareholding in Marsh India Insurance Brokers Pvt. Ltd. from 49% to 92%. Marsh said the enhanced investment will enable it to more effectively meet the increasingly complex needs of companies across …