 "Life insurance")
The October-December quarter of the 2022-23 financial year (Q3FY23) and the nine-month (April-December 2022) performances of life insurers is expected to be satisfactory but there are divergent trends in December 2022.
Overall, APE (annual premium equivalent) growth will ease off year-on-year (YoY) due to a high base in Q3FY22. Most insurers will see stable or better margins sequentially on the VNB (value of new business) side due to sustained rise in non-par savings in the product mix.
Retail premium trends should be better on a sequential basis. The APE trend is up for Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), SBI Life and HDFC Life, but muted for ICICI Prudential Life (IPRU) and Max Life.
