HDFC Life Q3 profit rises 18% to Rs 246 crore

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
New Delhi: HDFC Life Tuesday reported 18.3 per cent growth in profit at Rs 245.63 crore for third quarter ended December 31. The private
sector insurer's profit stood at Rs 207.32 crore in same quarter of 2017, HDFC Life said in a statement. Total income of company declined
to Rs 9,303.09 crore from Rs 9,684.46 crore in October-December 2017. The board appointed Niraj Ashwin Shah as Chief Financial Officer of
company with effect from March 1, 2019. During April-December period, company maintained leadership position in terms of total new business
received premium with a market share of 21 per cent in private sector compared to 18.4 per cent in same period of 2017-18. Total number of
lives insured grew 71 per cent to 3.48 crore during 9-month period of 2018-19
Overall new business sum assured also saw an increase of 27 per cent to Rs 4,06,943 crore during same period.