Life Insurance Corp. of India News

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 …

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 …

India Plans to Let Foreign Investors Hold 20% Stake in Life Insurance Corp.’s IPO

India is considering a proposal for foreign investors to own as much as 20% in Life Insurance Corp., according to a person with knowledge of the matter, which would enable them to participate in the nation’s biggest initial public offering. …

India Likely to Block Chinese Investment in IPO of Insurance Giant LIC: Reuters

New Delhi wants to block Chinese investors from buying shares in Indian insurance giant Life Insurance Corp. (LIC) which is due to go public, four senior government officials and a banker told Reuters, underscoring tensions between the two nations. State-owned …

Mega IPO Planned for India’s Biggest Insurer

India approved the sale of shares in state-run insurer Life Insurance Corp. of India, a key step in moving ahead with the mega-listing. The cabinet committee on economic affairs cleared the initial public offering proposal, according to Disinvestment Secretary Tuhin …