ICICI Lombard posts 12% rise in Q1 profit on higher investment income

ICICI Lombard

Net premium income from the motor business, which accounted for more than half of the total premium collected, climbed 3.3% to 21.03 billion rupees after sales of vehicles picked up.


BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s ICICI Lombard General Insurance Ltd reported a nearly 12% rise in first-quarter profit on Tuesday, led by growth in investment income and premium earned.


The ICICI Bank-backed insurer said its profit after tax stood at 3.90 billion rupees ($47.5 million) for the quarter ended June 30, compared with 3.49 billion rupees a year earlier.


Income from investments jumped nearly 27% to 6.22 billion rupees, helped by an increase in the market value of securities and higher profits on the sale of investments.


Net premium earned rose 12% to 38.87 billion rupees.


Net premium income from the motor business, which accounted for more than half of the total premium collected, climbed 3.3% to 21.03 billion rupees after sales of vehicles picked up.


Shares of ICICI Lombard closed nearly 1% lower ahead of results.


($1 = 82.0374 Indian rupees)


 


(Reporting by Kashish Tandon; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil)

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First Published: Jul 18 2023 | 7:01 PM IST

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