NIACL FY26 PAT Up 40% to ₹1,384 Crore; GWP Rises 8.15% to ₹47,174 Crore
NIACL reported a 40% increase in FY26 PAT to ₹1,384 crore, with GWP rising 8.15% to ₹47,174 crore. Q4 FY26 PAT increased by 61% to ₹558 crore. The company's Indian business grew faster than the industry, increasing market share to 12.74%. NIACL launched a "War Cover" for the Fire segment and saw a 25% premium growth in the MSME sector.
The announcement indicates substantial financial growth and strategic initiatives, likely to positively impact the company's performance and market position.
The company reported strong financial results with significant increases in profit and gross written premium. The company's outlook is also positive.
The New India Assurance Company Limited (NIACL) announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of FY26. The company's gross written premium (GWP) for the full year stood at ₹47,174 crore compared to ₹43,618 crore in FY25. Net premium earned was ₹38,462 crore, up from ₹35,368 crore in the previous year. The net profit after tax (PAT) increased by 40% to ₹1,384 crore, compared to ₹988 crore in FY25. For Q4 FY26, the GWP was ₹11,619 crore, slightly higher than ₹11,433 crore in Q4 FY25. The net profit after tax for Q4 FY26 stood at ₹558 crore, a 61% increase from ₹347 crore in Q4 FY25. The gross domestic premium of New India is ₹42,822 crores. The Indian business grew faster than the industry and the company's market share increased from 12.56% to 12.74% during the year compared to the same period last year. The company was able to absorb the full impact of wage revision and revision in family pension amounting to ₹3,525 crores during the year. The entire impact of revision in the family pension from 15% to 30% as notified by the government amounting to ₹597 was absorbed during the 4th Quarter. The adverse impact was partially offset by better investment returns during the year. During the year, AM Best also revived the company's outlook to Positive by reaffirming our financial strength rating of B++ Good, recognizing the continued strengthening of our enterprise risk management framework, internal systems and governance processes. New India Assurance continues to be identified by IRDAI as a domestic systematically important insurer consecutively for the fifth year, reflecting the company's scale, market significance and systemic importance within the Indian insurance sector. As a lead insurer, New India Assurance is at the forefront of this initiative, providing much -needed indigenous capacity for protection and indemnity and hull risk. By locali zing this capacity, we are reducing our dependency on overseas markets and ensuring that Indian shipowners have access to stable, uninterrupted c over, even during global crises. This initiative is not merely a business expansion, it is our long -standing commitment to the “Atmanirbhar Bharat ” vision, ensuring that the lifelines of our nation's trade remain protected by a robust India -led insurance f ramework. The company has launched the “War Cover ” for the Fire segment. By introducing this dedicated add -on, which integrates with our “Bharat Laghu Udyam Suraksha “and “Business All -Risk Flexi Sui te”, we are filling a vital protection gap for large -scale industrial units and infrastructure projects. The company is building a more resilient Motor engine that contributes to our long -term goal of improving the combined ratio, ensuring that New India remains a symbol of stability and fiscal discipline in a volatile market. The company achieved a remarkable 25% growth in the MSME premium. Building on this success, we have entered the current year with a clear mandate to “GO RETAIL”. IT infrastructure revamp has already been initiated and is nearing completion. The combined ratio for the year adjusted for the wage revision related impact was 116.67% compared to 115.34% in the previous year. The solvency ratio stood at 1.84 times remaining comfortably above the regulatory re quirement of 1.5 times.
Mrs. Girija Subramanian – Chairman cum Managing Director said that the growth will definitely be there. Because I think next year the growth will continue to be very bullish. It will be double digit for the industry. And so it will be for New India also. On Motor , I think it will be a single digit growth. We will not be very aggressive on Motor . We will have a single dig it growth. And we will see that we focus more on the profitability.
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