The life insurance industry saw massive disruptions in the initial period of the pandemic
Valuers are expected to finalise embedded value of LIC this month
Finance Minister announced plans to sell shares in the insurer in February 2020, but pandemic slowed the process
In the last 10 years, though PSU stocks have gained ground, they have mostly been laggards at the bourses
The Union government plans to list LIC on the bourses by the end of this fiscal year
Crawford Bayley, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Link Legal and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas will make a representation before govt on Friday
After the law firms showed no interest, the government revised its offer twice this month, limiting the timeline of the LIC's IPO work and offering a part payment during the IPO process, not just at t
India's biggest insurer is losing market share and faltering on growth like never before, as it prepares to go public through an IPO
Move comes ahead of India's largest IPO, expected later this year
Most of the merchant bankers who had submitted bids for facilitating strategic sale of LIC-controlled IDBI Bank indicated a time-frame of one year to complete the elaborate process, sources said
The sale, which is set to be the country's biggest, could value the company at as much as $261 billion, surpassing Reliance Industries Ltd.
LIC has picked up nearly 3.9 per cent (15,90,07,791 shares) of the bank through open market acquisition
A ministerial panel, called the Alternative Mechanism on strategic Divestment, is expected to decide soon on the size of the stake to be sold.
Allowing foreign investors to invest in LIC would aid its listing, expected to be the largest initial public offering in India
The government is also planning a big advertisement campaign for the listing of the IPO
The sector as a whole has been growing at a pace significantly higher than that of the overall economy, says dditional Secretary in the Finance Ministry Amit Agarwal
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Finmin exploring a glide path; considering the interests of both policyholders and future shareholders
The government plans to complete the initial public offering of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) in the current fiscal, the Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad said on Monday.
Under the issue, LIC Housing Finance will allot 4,54,00,000 shares to Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)