ICICI Lombard explained

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd
Type:Public
Location:Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Industry:Financial services
Products:General insurance
Health insurance
Vehicle insurance
Travel insurance
Home insurance
Crop insurance
Business insurance
Key People:Sanjeev Mantri (CMD)
Revenue: (2023)[1]
Operating Income: (2023)[2]
Net Income: (2023)
Assets: (2023)
Equity: (2023)
Num Employees:10,236 (2021)
Parent:ICICI Bank
Homepage:www.icicilombard.com

ICICI (Lombard General Insurance Company Limited) is a general insurance company located in India. ICICI is engaged with general insurance, reinsurance, insurance claims management and investment management.[3]

The company has a Gross Written Premium of ₹217.71 billion (FY2023). It offers policy insurance and renewal through its intermediaries and website. It markets assurance products including Car Insurance, Health Insurance, International Travel Insurance, Overseas Student Travel Insurance, Two Wheeler Insurance, Home Insurance and Weather Insurance.[4]

History

Founded in 2001, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company is a joint venture between ICICI Bank- India’s second-largest bank, and Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited- a financial services company based in Toronto. ICICI Bank had 64% stake in the venture while Fairfax had 36% in the joint venture. ICICI Lombard General Insurance is the largest private-sector general insurance company in India.[5]

In a 2016 fiscal, ICICI Bank sold a 9.0% stake in ICICI General to its joint venture partner, Fairfax Financial Holdings, at a company valuation of .[6] Following the transaction, the share ownership in ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company of ICICI Bank and Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited is approximately 64% and 35%, respectively. On 16th October 2019, FAL Corporation, part of Fairfax Financial Holdings, exited ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd. by selling shares, which at the time were worth nearly [7]

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company partnered with Karur Vysya Bank to sell bancassurance products in 2019.[8]

In August 2020, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company acquired Bharti Axa Insurance General, through a share swap deal.[9] The deal enabled Bharti AXA's current shareholders to receive 2 shares of ICICI Lombard for every 115 shares of Bharti AXA held. The merger resulted in a combined annual premiums, worth .[10] [11]

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company has 13,670 employees, 312 branches(2024)[12] 840 virtual offices spread across India.

Financials

ICICI Lombard's Gross Written Premium was in the 2023 fiscal year.[13] ICICI Lombard had the second highest industry market share of 8.30 percent in the general insurance market as of February 2022.[14] ICICI Lombard’s profit before tax increased from ₹16.83 billion in fiscal 2022 to ₹21.12 billion in fiscal 2023. ICICI Lombard’s profit after tax increased from ₹12.71 billion in fiscal 2022 to ₹17.29 billion in fiscal 2023.[15]

Key people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ICICI Lombard Ltd. Financial Statements 2023. icicilombard.com.
  2. Web site: ICICI Lombard Ltd. Financial Statements 2023. icicilombard.com.
  3. Web site: About ICICI Lombard. 26 November 2014.
  4. News: ICICI Lombard to be restrictive towards weather insurance. 13 August 2015. Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 18 December 2014. Mumbai.
  5. News: Anirudh Laskar . ICICI Lombard, Bharti AXA to merge general insurance businesses . 24 August 2020 . Livemint . 22 August 2020 . en.
  6. Web site: ICICI sells 9% stake in general insurance arm to JV partner Fairfax . 2022-04-04 . MyInsuranceClub . en.
  7. News: FAL Corp exits ICICI Lombard; sells stake worth Rs 2,627 crore . The Economic Times . 2022-04-04.
  8. News: ICICI Lombard, Karur Vysya Bank tie up for sale of insurance products . 24 August 2020 . Business Standard India . Press Trust of India . 30 October 2019.
  9. News: ICICI Lombard, Bharti AXA to merge in share swap deal to form 3rd largest general insurer . 24 August 2020 . The Indian Express . 23 August 2020 . en.
  10. News: ICICI Lombard to merge Bharti AXA's non-life insurance biz with self, create 3rd largest player . 24 August 2020 . The Economic Times . 22 August 2020.
  11. News: ICICI Lombard to acquire Bharti Axa General Insurance; stock slips over 1% . 24 August 2020 . Business Standard India . 24 August 2020.
  12. Web site: March 31, 2024 . Link to number of branch's and staff as of 2024 . 19 August 2024 . www.icicilombard.com.
  13. Web site: Bharti AXA General Insurance Merger with ICICI Lombard . 18 March 2023 . www.icicilombard.com.
  14. News: Rebello . Joel . PSU general insurers lose market share; New India bucks trend . The Economic Times . 2022-04-04.
  15. Web site: ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Profit & Loss account, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Financial Statement & Accounts . 18 April 2023 . www.icicilombard.com . en.
  16. Web site: ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Management Information - Details of ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Management . 2022-04-04 . The Economic Times . en.