rewrite this title and make it good for SEOLIC announces 1:1 bonus issue, sets May 29 as record date

Life Insurance Corporation of India’s (LIC) board on Thursday approved issuance of bonus shares in 1:1 proportion and India’s largest life insurer has set May 29 as the record date to determine shareholders’ eligibility for the payment of an extra share.

Under the issue, the company will pay one new fully paid-up equity share of Rs 10 each for every one existing fully paid-up equity share of Rs 10 each.

The announcement was made along with company’s Q4 earnings where the State-owned company reported ‌a ⁠23% year-on-year (YoY) growth in its consolidated net profit at Rs 23,467 crore in the fourth quarter, compared with Rs 19,039 crore in the last year period.

The company’s board has also recommended a final dividend of Rs 10 per share for the financial year 2025-26. The board has fixed Thursday, June 25, 2026 as the record date for the purpose of ascertaining the eligibility of members of the corporation for the proposed final dividend.

LIC’s net premium income in the quarter under review stood at Rs 1.64 lakh crore compared to Rs 1.48 lakh crore in the year ago period. It was an 11% year-on-year jump. The net premium income increased 30% on a sequential basis versus Rs 1.26 lakh crore in the October-December quarter of FY26.

PAT for the full financial year stood at Rs 57,419 crores, reporting an increase of 19% YoY. Individual Business Non-Par APE increased by 43.78% to Rs 15,214 crore while non-par APE share within individual business at 35.11% for FY26 as compared to 27.69% for FY25.Value of New Business (VNB) increased by 41.63% to Rs 14,179 crore VNB margin (net) increased by 360 bps to 21.2%. The new business premium income (Individual) increased by 8.29% to Rs 67,676 crore.Total group business premium income increased by 16.26% to Rs 1.97 crore and total premium income increased by 9.80% to Rs 5.36 crore.

Indian Embedded Value (IEV) increases by 1.58% to Rs.7,89,185 crore

The assets under management (AUM) increased by 5.08% to Rs 57,29,396 crore with solvency ratio increased to 2.35 from 2.11. Expense Ratio reduced by 51 bps to 11.91% for FY26 from 12.42% for FY25 while the bonus to policyholders stood at Rs 59,726 crore.