Insurance Stocks and Companies in India

The largest Insurance stocks in India by market value are LIC (₹4.97 lakh crore), SBI Life (₹1.79 lakh crore) and HDFC Life (₹1.23 lakh crore), at prices of 6 Nov 2026.

• LIC: ₹394 | market value ₹4.97 lakh crore | P/BV 2.8
• SBI Life: ₹1,784 | market value ₹1.79 lakh crore | P/BV 8.7
• HDFC Life: ₹565.30 | market value ₹1.23 lakh crore | P/BV 6.3
• ICICI Prudential Life: ₹445 (price from the week of 16 Oct 2026) | market value ₹64,580 crore | P/BV 4.41
• Go Digit General Insurance: ₹249.10 | market value ₹23,045 crore | P/BV 5.0
• Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company: ₹76.08 | market value ₹14,069 crore | P/BV 3.7
• Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company: ₹122.05 | market value ₹11,595 crore | P/BV 7.1
• Religare Enterprises: ₹233.44 | market value ₹8,048 crore | P/BV 2.7

Share price | market value | P/BV or P/E, biggest first. Prices, market values and ratios at the official close of 6 Nov 2026; the score list below uses the weekly figures.

Ranked by the 4-Factor Sector Score (growth & earnings 35, capital efficiency 25, valuation 20, relative strength 20). Prices as of 30 Oct 2026.

All 8 listed Indian Finance - Insurance companies are named here, largest first. This is the set of companies people mean when they search for a Nifty Finance - Insurance index; NSE publishes its own indices only for the largest sectors, so this equal-weighted set stands in for one. One large company cannot set the reading.

1. Life Insurance Corporation of India₹5.1 lakh cr
2. SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd₹1.7 lakh cr
3. HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd₹1.1 lakh cr
4. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd₹64,600 cr
5. Go Digit General Insurance Ltd₹24,100 cr
6. Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd₹13,400 cr
7. Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd₹11,500 cr
8. Religare Enterprises Ltd₹7,320 cr

8 Insurance companies in the Finance - Insurance industry group have a page on Sector Alpha, by market value as of 30 October 2026, and all 8 are listed below, largest first. The largest is Life Insurance Corporation of India (₹5.14 lakh crore) and the smallest with a market value is Religare Enterprises.

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The line below covers up to 5.2 years and opens on the 5Y view; the buttons cut it shorter. Over the last two years (104 weeks) this sector is 4% behind NIFTY 500. Earnings across its companies grew 8% on average over the last four reported quarters, close to flat.

0 of 8 companies pass the momentum test (5+ points ahead of the Nifty 500 over 3 months, within 20% of the 52-week high).

Ahead of NIFTY 500 on the three-month view for 1 week running; 0 of the 8 companies in the industry index above their 200-day average (no change from four weeks earlier); 0 of those 8 pass the momentum test (1 fewer than four weeks earlier); earnings rising at 6 of the 7 that report earnings.

Participation is shrinking, 1 → 0 of 8 over four weeks, after being ahead of NIFTY 500. Price-only fade, 6 of 7 members have higher trailing twelve-month earnings than a year ago, so the fade is in the price, not in the earnings.

Both lines start at 200 in the same week, so the gap between them tells the story: the sector line is an equal-weighted index of its 8 companies. The bars underneath are trailing 12-month earnings per share, one bar per reported quarter, each member set to 100 at the start and the sector taking the middle value, so a price line pulling away from flat bars means the market is paying more for the same earnings. A bar turns grey when that figure is lower than the quarter before. The rules are fixed and the same everywhere on this site: ahead by 5% or more over three months, or behind by 20% or more over a year while earnings grew 20% or more. Hover or tap any point to read both values and the gap.

Finance - Insurance has done worse than the NIFTY 500 by 8.2% over the last 52 weeks. Over 13 weeks the gap is a shortfall of 3.7%. Life Insurance Corporation of India is the strongest against the sector itself at +5%.

Finance - Insurance has done worse than the NIFTY 500 by 8.2% over 52 weeks and by 3.7% over 13 weeks. 0 of 8 companies we track are beating the NIFTY on relative strength (how a share price has done against the index over recent months) (1 has no relative-strength reading yet), and 2 of the 4 with a long enough price history are ahead of the industry itself.

A score that ranks each company against the others in its industry. The four parts shown always add up to the total: Growth & earnings (35), Capital efficiency (25), Valuation (20), and Relative strength (20). Missing or old evidence affects only its own part, never as a hidden adjustment.

Life Insurance Corporation of India has the strongest current balance of earnings trajectory, business quality, valuation and price confirmation, with 72.9% evidence confidence.

Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd has the strongest one-year price move in Finance - Insurance at +4.3%. Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd leads on relative strength against the NIFTY, at −3.0%. 0 of 8 companies we track are ahead of the index on that measure (1 has no relative-strength reading yet).

Price and relative strength

Price · same starting point: Every company, the sector's own index and NIFTY 500 all start level on the left edge of the window, so only the distance between the lines counts: the highest line has risen the most since then, and the chart at the top of this page is drawn the same way. It opens on one year; the buttons beside it stretch that to three or five.

RS vs NIFTY 500: How far ahead of or behind NIFTY 500 each company has been running, measured against its own recent average of that comparison, so the flat line at zero IS NIFTY 500: above it the company is beating the market, below it the market is beating the company. It opens on one year.

RS vs sector: The same measure taken against Finance - Insurance itself instead of the whole market, so the flat line at zero is the sector: above it the company is beating its own peers, which is the sharper test of the two. It opens on one year.

Biggest one-year moves

Strongest against NIFTY 500

Strongest against the sector itself

4 of 8 Finance - Insurance companies held a results call for July to September 2026. SBI Life Insurance Company guided: FY27 individual rated premium growth of 14-15%.

From the results calls for July to September 2026.

Big funds, foreign and Indian, raised their stake by 0.5 points over the last two quarters. Founders and promoters raised theirs by 0.5 points.

• Spending on plants is not a useful measure for a lender, so it is left out.

Big funds = foreign and Indian institutions, change in their share of ownership across 8 Finance - Insurance companies, in percentage points.

Ownership and spending as of 10 October 2026.

This is the written read behind the Finance - Insurance figures above: what is actually happening in the industry, in words, with the evidence each claim rests on. It is dated 19 Apr 2026, so the words are older than the numbers. 1 theme is live here.

The sector is successfully navigating a transition to high-margin non-par products, resulting in superior PAT growth despite moderate premium growth. While regulatory headwinds regarding GST and RBC transition persist, the operational efficiency gains and margin expansion provide a strong buffer for future earnings.

The life insurance sector, as represented by LICI in 9MFY26, is undergoing a structural shift toward profitability over pure volume. LICI reported a PAT of ₹33,998 Crore, a 16.68% YoY increase that significantly outpaced its 9.02% revenue growth. This divergence is primarily explained by margin expansion, with the net VNB margin climbing to 18.8%.

How old this read is: OLD: this read comes from our Finance - Insurance sector brief dated 19 Apr 2026, about 7 months ago. The page says so rather than dressing it up, and a fresh sector dive replaces it the day it runs.

What is live in this sector right now

Sources: our Finance - Insurance sector brief, 19 Apr 2026 · company earnings-call transcripts.

Life Insurance Corporation of India has the highest Income among the 8 Finance - Insurance companies compared here, at ₹9,94,088 crore. SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is next at ₹1,21,161 crore. Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd has the highest Income growth at 27.9%, so level and change sit with different companies.

What the numbers say: Life Insurance Corporation of India is the largest at ₹9,94,088 crore, 720.5% ahead of SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd's growth is 27.9% from a ₹7,907 crore base, with 12 reported quarters out of the last 20. Fast growth from a smaller base is not yet the same as proven size.

What this means: Life Insurance Corporation of India is the size to compare against; Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd is the one growing fastest. The faster grower has to keep that growth and turn it into margin and returns before it counts as more than a fast start.

This conclusion weakens if: Life Insurance Corporation of India's growth falls below Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd's for two consecutive comparable reports while operating margin also compresses.

For lenders, reported income is used instead of industrial-company sales. Growth is compared year-on-year.

Income · company comparison

Income · largest

Income growth · fastest growers

All-company data · latest reported quarter

In every all-company table on this page, each figure is the company’s latest single reported quarter. The rankings above them use trailing-twelve-month or current-market values, so a company can legitimately show a different number in each.

Revenue shows both size and speed. A large company can absorb shocks and pay for wide distribution; faster growth can mean market-share gains, new capacity or stronger demand. The best sign is usually growth that lasts without hurting margins and returns.

Life Insurance Corporation of India has the highest Net profit among the 8 Finance - Insurance companies compared here, at ₹60,055 crore. SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is next at ₹2,656 crore. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd has the highest Profit growth at 34%, so level and change sit with different companies.

What the numbers say: Life Insurance Corporation of India earns the most, ₹60,055 crore of profit over the last 12 months, 22.6× the profit of SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd shows 34% growth from a profit base of ₹1,759 crore. A fast rate from a small base matters less than a large profit that keeps coming.

What this means: Life Insurance Corporation of India sets the level to compare against; the company improving fastest needs another report to confirm the change.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current profit growth signal.

Net profit is ranked only where the comparison base is economically meaningful. Loss-to-profit flips are shown but do not win the growth table.

Net profit · company comparison

Net profit · largest

Profit growth · fastest growers

All-company data · latest reported quarter

No company in this Finance - Insurance comparison reports a funding base figure this section can compare, so the Deposits rank is empty. On Borrowings, HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd is highest at ₹3,099 crore, across 8 of 8 companies with a usable reading.

What the numbers say: There is not enough comparable evidence to name a reliable deposits leader.

What this means: The current leader sets the level to compare against; the company improving fastest needs another report to confirm the change.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current borrowings signal.

For banks, debt is operating funding rather than industrial leverage. Deposits and borrowings are therefore shown as funding-base levels; asset quality, funding cost and liquidity determine whether that funding is attractive.

Funding base · company comparison

Deposits · largest deposit bases

Not enough comparable data.

Borrowings · largest borrowings

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Deposits is left out: no company here reports it on a comparable basis.

Deposit scale can lower funding risk, while rising wholesale borrowings can change cost and liquidity. Asset quality and margins decide whether the funding base creates value.

Go Digit General Insurance Ltd has the highest ROA among the 8 Finance - Insurance companies compared here, at 1.9%. Life Insurance Corporation of India is next at 0.7%. The same company also has the highest ROA change, at +0.3 percentage points. 7 of 8 companies report a comparable reading, the latest through Jun 2026.

What the numbers say: Go Digit General Insurance Ltd leads both roa at 1.9% and roa change at +0.3 percentage points.

What this means: Go Digit General Insurance Ltd sets the level to compare against; the company improving fastest needs another report to confirm the change.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current roa change signal.

ROA is the cleanest first comparison for lenders because the balance sheet is the operating asset.

Return on assets · company comparison

Withheld from this chart: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LICI): its two data sources disagree by up to 120% on reported income across 15 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld; Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd (NIVABUPA): its two data sources disagree by up to 860% on reported income across 12 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld; Religare Enterprises Ltd (RELIGARE): its two data sources disagree by up to 43% on reported income across 15 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn, the gap is a decision, not missing data.

ROA · highest

ROA change · fastest improvers

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Life Insurance Corporation of India has the highest ROE among the 8 Finance - Insurance companies compared here, at 37.8%. SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is next at 13.7%. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd has the highest ROE change at +1.2 percentage points, so level and change sit with different companies.

What the numbers say: Life Insurance Corporation of India leads roe at 37.8%; ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd leads roe change at +1.2 percentage points.

What this means: Life Insurance Corporation of India sets the level to compare against; the company improving fastest needs another report to confirm the change.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current roe change signal.

ROE shows the return to shareholders, but should be read with asset quality and leverage.

Return on equity · company comparison

Withheld from this chart: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LICI): its two data sources disagree by up to 120% on reported income across 15 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld; Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd (NIVABUPA): its two data sources disagree by up to 860% on reported income across 12 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld; Religare Enterprises Ltd (RELIGARE): its two data sources disagree by up to 43% on reported income across 15 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn, the gap is a decision, not missing data.

ROE · highest

ROE change · fastest improvers

All-company data · latest reported quarter

No company in this Finance - Insurance comparison reports gross NPA on a comparable basis, so there is nothing to rank here, 0 of 8 companies have a usable current reading. The section is shown rather than removed so an unavailable metric is not mistaken for one that was quietly left out. Filings were read through Sep 2026.

Lower gross NPA is better. Improvement means the ratio is falling, so ranks are intentionally inverted.

Withheld from this chart: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LICI): its two data sources disagree by up to 120% on reported income across 15 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld; Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd (NIVABUPA): its two data sources disagree by up to 860% on reported income across 12 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld; Religare Enterprises Ltd (RELIGARE): its two data sources disagree by up to 43% on reported income across 15 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld. A figure two sources cannot agree on is not drawn, the gap is a decision, not missing data.

Life Insurance Corporation of India has the lowest P/BV ÷ ROE among the 8 Finance - Insurance companies compared here, at 0.08×. Go Digit General Insurance Ltd is next at 0.42×. Religare Enterprises Ltd has the lowest P/BV at 2.43×, so level and change sit with different companies.

What the numbers say: Life Insurance Corporation of India has the lowest comparable P/BV ÷ ROE at 0.08×, 81% below Go Digit General Insurance Ltd. That would need today's multiple, the company's own history and steady growth to agree.

What this means: A low valuation is a reason to look closer at the business, not a conclusion on its own.

This conclusion weakens if: The next two comparable reports reverse the current p/bv signal.

Banks are compared on P/BV and P/BV÷ROE, not PEG. A lower figure is better only if loan quality and returns stay strong; a low price against book value while bad loans are rising is not a good sign by itself.

Valuation · company comparison

P/BV ÷ ROE · lowest return-adjusted price

P/BV · lowest P/BV

All-company data · latest reported quarter

Finance - Insurance companies show up on 5 of our India lists. The most are on the small & mid cap stocks list (3 companies).

This Finance - Insurance comparison names 7 specific ways its own evidence can mislead, all listed below. All 8 companies here report on comparable dates, so no rank carries a stale marker. 3 have second-source figures left out because the two sources disagree. 2 of the 7 ranked sections have fewer than three usable current readings.

Keep these limits visible

• A high growth rate can come from a very small starting figure. The page keeps level and change separate for that reason.
• A high ROE can come from heavy borrowing. It is best read beside ROA and loan quality.
• The 4-Factor Sector Score ranks published data only. Management quality, upcoming events and risks are not part of it.
• An “all companies” line chart preserves completeness, but rank changes should be checked against reporting dates before drawing a conclusion.
• Banks and lenders are not forced through operating-margin or ROCE comparisons; missing lender-specific fields remain visibly missing.
• 3 companies are missing from the second-source figures on purpose: the two sources disagree, so nothing from the second is drawn. Those rows have less evidence; that does not make the business weaker.
• Thin comparisons: Funding base, Asset quality have fewer than three usable current readings.

This comparison is built from the reported filings of 8 Finance - Insurance companies, normalized to a common ₹ scale and a shared quarter axis of up to 20 quarters each. Fundamentals run through Sep 2026 and market data through 30 October 2026.

3 of 8 companies have a second data feed that is known to disagree with the primary source, so nothing from it is drawn: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LICI): its two data sources disagree by up to 120% on reported income across 15 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld; Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company Ltd (NIVABUPA): its two data sources disagree by up to 860% on reported income across 12 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld; Religare Enterprises Ltd (RELIGARE): its two data sources disagree by up to 43% on reported income across 15 comparable periods, so its derived ratios are withheld.

These 23 answers restate the Finance - Insurance comparison above in question form. Every one is computed from the same 8 companies and the same reported filings as the rankings and charts, current through Sep 2026. Price and relative-strength answers run through 30 October 2026. Nothing here is estimated, and none of it is a recommendation.