The recent GST reforms have created a mixed impact on insurance stocks. Earlier, policyholders were paying 18% GST on life and health insurance premiums, which made policies expensive but allowed insurers to claim input tax credit (ITC) on their costs. With the new rules, premiums have been exempted from GST,...

The insurance sector has been in focus this August after several major players posted their Q1 results, sparking renewed investor interest. Bajaj Finserv, SBI Life Insurance, HDFC Life Insurance, ICICI Lombard General Insurance, and PB Fintech (Policybazaar) have been among the most actively discussed names. The latest earnings have generally...

Everyday we make scenarios for an upside in Bank Nifty and every day it postpones to the next day! For the record though, the closing of the day was higher but the candle for the day shows shadows on both ends. So, that is continued high uncertainty. Now, RBI policy...

The Bank Nifty pushed up to a good close on Friday. It seems that the market is anticipating a third rate cut on Jun 6th when the RBI meets. In addition, the GDP numbers pipped past 7% once again. While there may be naysayers still around to say the current...