The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Friday reported a 50 per cent decline in net profit at Rs 7,925 crore for the quarter ended September 30, on decrease revenue. The nation’s largest insurer had a net profit of Rs 15,952 crore in the year-ago interval, LIC stated in a regulatory submitting.
Its net premium revenue eased to Rs 1,07,397 crore in the second quarter of the present fiscal, from Rs 1,32,631.72 crore in the identical interval a yr in the past.
LIC’s whole revenue declined to Rs 2,01,587 crore in the most recent September quarter, in contrast to Rs 2,22,215 crore in the year-ago interval, it stated.
Centre approves measures for LIC brokers, staff
Earlier in September, the Ministry of Finance authorized a sequence of welfare measures aimed in direction of the good thing about LIC brokers and staff together with enhancement of gratuity restrict and enlargement of time period insurance coverage coverance.
Over 13 lakh LIC brokers and greater than 1 lakh common staff will profit from the newly-announced welfare measures, in accordance to an official launch. The measures are associated to amendments to the LIC (Agents) Regulations, 2017, Enhancement of Gratuity Limit, and Uniform Rate of Family (*50*) amongst others.
The Finance Ministry introduced that the gratuity restrict can be hiked to R5 lakh from Rs 3 lakh for LIC brokers, bringing substantial enhancements to their working situation and advantages. Reappointed brokers at the moment are eligible for renewal fee, which is able to present them with elevated monetary stability.
(With PTI inputs)
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