R Doraiswamy, MD & CEO, LIC
Life Insurance Corporation of India is benefiting from the volatility in the stock exchange and choosing stocks that offer the very best go back to insurance policy holders and financiers, a leading authorities stated.
“We have actually been taking a look at the geopolitical stress and concerns from time to time and we continue to be a financier. We remain invested. We take a look at the worth proposal readily available at such times likewise and see that the marketplaces are likewise looked after. Primarily our focus is to make sure that our financial investments are safe and they offer the returns that we are imagining for our insurance policy holders,” CEO & & MD R Doraiswamy informed businessline
Reacting to an inquiry whether the federal government anticipated LIC to play any particular function in stabilising the equity markets in the face of Trump’s high tariffs causing volatility, he stated, “I can not straight state that federal government is asking us to do something or the other.
“We ourselves are taking a look at the scenario and based upon the emerging financial scenario, we purchase, guaranteeing that we get the returns from the financial investment that we made. We take a look at the chances readily available and based upon the chances, we act.”
In the very first quarter of FY26 the state-owned life insurance company raised its equity direct exposure substantially to over 25,000 crore while its equity portfolio increased 10 percent sequentially to 16.84 lakh crore at the end of June, according to a Prabhudas Lilladher report, based upon the stock market filings by the corporation.
Doraiswamy stated that the Corporation’s financial investment approach has actually been to purchase sensible rates and hold for an extended period of time “so that we handle our possessions and liabilities as near each other as possible, and we remain in a position to satisfy client expectations.”
Bullish on monetary sector
Just recently, LIC was among the most significant customers to State Bank of India’s 25,000 crore QIP issuance, in which it invested 5000 crore, raising its stake in the bank to 9.5 percent.
Doraiswamy stated the monetary sector was an essential element of financial development. ” We are a banks, and we make sure that the monetary sector requires to grow. India is working towards Viksit Bharat by 2047. If that needs to occur, the market needs to grow. If the market in the nation needs to grow, there needs to be funding assistance for markets.”
“There is a certain function to be played by banks and other banks. If you return and see, we have actually been a promoter of lots of developmental banks in the past,” he included.
LIC has a significant stake in IDBI Bank, in which both the main federal government and the corporation are preparing to divest stake.
Doraiswamy mentioned that LIC is banking on other sectors too. Stock market filings reveal that it made some brand-new financial investments in business such as Mazagon Dock, Siemens, IREDA and Firstsource Solutions.
Released on August 12, 2025
