SBI Life Insurance: Q2FY23 Result Update
31-10-2022

SBI Life Insurance
Market Cap 126,916 Cr
CMP 1,268
Price/Embedded Value 2.6xFY23E

Results

(INR Cr)

YoY Growth

Comments

Annual Premium Equivalent

3,930

-1%

Decline in ULIP business

Net Profit

380

53%

Aided by controlled expenses and lower claims

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  • Decline in APE came due to ULIP which saw a decline of 26% YoY. Non-Par savings and Annuity business grew 121% and 86% YoY, respectively. Protection business grew 10% YoY led by 28% growth in Group protection while Individual protection saw a decline YoY.
  • Absolute VNB grew 24% YoY to Rs. 1240 Cr driven by a rise of ~640bp in VNB margin to 31.6% in 2QFY23. EV grew 10% YoY to Rs. 42,410 Cr.
  • Within the distribution front, banca channel declined by a modest 2% YoY while agency channel saw a higher decline of 10% YoY on an APE basis.
  • Persistency improved across cohorts with 13 month and 61 month persistency improving 45bp and 360bp YoY to 85.2% and 52.5%, respectively.
  • As per the management, the company is not chasing a VNB margin number. The focus is to grow premiums and VNB margin is an outcome of the product mix. The aim is to grow premiums by 20-25%+ on a sustainable basis.
  • A changing product mix within Non-Par portfolio has supported margins. There are no internal targets on the share of this segment and SBILIFE will continue to write as long as it can hedge the interest rate risk.
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