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June 2020
Sector Update
India Life Insurance
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COVID-19 weighs on performance – Pvt. players’ individual WRP
down ~32% YoY for May’20 (-36% for FY21YTD)
LIC’s individual WRP dips ~3% YoY (-23% for FY21YTD), resulting in 20% YoY
drop (-30% for FY21YTD) in overall industry
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Private players’ individual weighted received premium (WRP) declined 32.1% in
May’20 (v/s -40.3% YoY in Apr’20) while industry posted decline of 19.8% YoY (v/s -
43.7% YoY in Apr’20). The decline was mainly due to the COVID-19 outbreak, which
continues to weigh down business performance. For FY21YTD, private players’
individual WRP plunged 35.5% YoY; for the industry, it dropped 30% YoY.
Amongst the listed players, Max Life witnessed the lowest decline of 20% YoY while
HDCF Life saw a decline of 33% YoY. SBI Life/IPRU Life reported decline of 46%/52%
YoY.
Amongst mid-sized players, Bajaj Allianz witnessed decline of 18% YoY while Birla Sun
Life/Tata AIA saw growth of 10%/3% YoY.
LIC reported much lower decline of 3.1% YoY (v/s -47.9% YoY in Apr’20) in individual
WRP. During FY21YTD, LIC’s individual WRP declined 23.0% YoY.
Private players’ individual WRP market share contracts to ~49% for May’20
(52% as on FY21YTD)
Private players’ individual WRP market share contracted ~910bp to ~49% in May’20
vs 58% in Apr’20 as LIC posted much lesser decline of 3.1% YoY as against 19.8% YoY
decline by the industry whereas private players reported higher decline of 32.1%.
During FY21YTD, HDFC Life (9.5%) remained the largest private insurer in terms of
individual WRP, followed by SBI Life (7.7%) and IPRU life (6.5%). On an un-weighted
basis, SBI Life was the largest private insurer with market share of 7.6%, followed by
HDFC Life (6.4%) and IPRU Life (4.6%).
Individual WRP and YoY growth (%)
Individual
WRP, INRm
Grand Total
Total Public
May-20
34,778
17,810
YoY
growth
-19.8%
-3.1%
Performance of key private players
The combined market share of listed players – SBI Life, ICICI Prudential Life, HDFC
Life and Max Life– on an individual WRP basis stood at ~56.8% as at May’20 (v/s
Total Private
16,968 -32.1%
62.9% in FY20). Tata AIA, Bajaj Allianz and Birla Sun Life are getting firmly positioned
HDFC Life
3,096
-33.2%
amongst the 5-7th largest private insurers on individual WRP. Amongst the key
SBI Life
3,023
-45.9%
listed players, on the basis of individual WRP –
ICICI Prudential
1,915
-52.4%
HDFC Life
reported 33% YoY decline (-32% YoY in FY21YTD); total un-weighted
Max Life
1,606
-19.5%
premium declined ~47% YoY (-50.2% YoY in FY21YTD).
Tata AIA
1,583
3.3%
SBI Life
reported decline of 46% YoY (-57% YoY in FY21YTD); total un-weighted
Birla Sun life
982
10.3%
premiums declined 31.3% YoY (-15.5% YoY in FY21YTD).
Bajaj Allianz
966
-18.0%
IPRU Life
reported decline of 52% YoY (-54% YoY in FY21YTD); total un-weighted
Kotak Life
753
4.9%
premium declined 2.3% YoY (-29.6% YoY in FY21YTD).
PNB Met Life
595
-30.3%
Max Life
reported 20% YoY decline (-20% YoY in FY21YTD); total un-weighted
Reliance Life
501
-6.7%
premium declined 18.3% YoY (-16.8% YoY in FY21YTD).
Source: Company, MOFSL
Research Analyst: Nitin Aggarwal
(Nitin.Aggarwal@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 6129 1542 |Himanshu
Taluja
(Himanshu.Taluja@motilaloswal.com); +91 22 6129 1544
Alpesh Mehta
(Alpesh.Mehta@MotilalOswal.com); +91 22 6129 1526 |
Yash Agarwal
(Yash.Agarwal@motilaloswal.com); +91 22 6129 1571
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