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Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company financials and balance sheet

NSE: CANHLIFEBSE: 544583InsuranceSmall Cap

Last close ₹124.75down ₹1.02 (0.81%)BSE ₹124.40

Share price at the NSE close on 23 Oct 2026. Previous close ₹125.77.

52-week range of traded prices to 23 Oct 2026
₹107.10Low, 23 Oct 2025₹166.69High, 21 Jul 2026
Market cap
₹11,851 Cr465th largest listed
P/E
88.7
P/B
7.2
Dividend yield
0.32%
ROE
8.4%
Solvency
1.80times the capital required
Gross premium
₹10,046 Cr
First-year premium
₹2,585 Cr
Expense ratio
18.68%
Persistency, 13 months
86.35%
Conservation
86.57%
Volume, NSE
4,44,64045.2% delivered

Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company business segments, year to Mar 2026

A reportable segment is a line of business the company must report on its own. Standalone, ₹ crore, as the company reports them. A segment at a deficit has no share of surplus.Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company segment results by quarter

Net premium by segment

₹9,841 CrTotal
  • Linked Non Participating - Life₹3,863 Cr39.3% of total
  • Non Linked Non Participating - Life₹3,809 Cr38.7% of total
  • Non Linked Participating - Life₹1,218 Cr12.4% of total
  • Non Linked Non Participating - Pension₹904 Cr9.2% of total
  • Linked Non Participating - Pension₹46 Cr0.5% of total
  • Non Linked Non Participating - Health₹2 Cr0.0% of total

Surplus by segment

  • Non Linked Non Participating - Life₹70.3 Cr80.3% of total
  • Non Linked Participating - Life₹16.4 Cr18.7% of total
  • Non Linked Non Participating - Pension₹0.6 Cr0.7% of total
  • Non Linked Non Participating - Health₹0.3 Cr0.4% of total

Segment results by year

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March.

  • Linked Non Participating - Life

    Net premium, ₹ crore
    Surplus, ₹ crore
  • Non Linked Non Participating - Life

    Net premium, ₹ crore
    Surplus, ₹ crore
  • Non Linked Participating - Life

    Net premium, ₹ crore
    Surplus, ₹ crore
  • Non Linked Non Participating - Pension

    Net premium, ₹ crore
    Surplus, ₹ crore
  • Linked Non Participating - Pension

    Net premium, ₹ crore
    Surplus, ₹ crore
  • Non Linked Non Participating - Health

    Net premium, ₹ crore
    Surplus, ₹ crore
  • Linked Non Participating - Health

    Net premium, ₹ crore
    Surplus, ₹ crore
  • Linked Non Participating - Others

    Net premium, ₹ crore
    Surplus, ₹ crore
  • Non Linked Non Participating - Others

    Net premium, ₹ crore
    Surplus, ₹ crore
  • Non Linked Participating - Health

    Net premium, ₹ crore
    Surplus, ₹ crore
  • Non Linked Participating - Others

    Net premium, ₹ crore
    Surplus, ₹ crore
  • Non Linked Participating - Pension

    Net premium, ₹ crore
    Surplus, ₹ crore
₹ croreMar 2026
Net premium of all lines9,841
Company net premium, as in its results9,841
Net premium3,863
Surplus−43
Surplus to net premium−1.1%
Assets17,620
Liabilities17,620
Net premium3,809
Net premium1,218
Net premium904
Net premium46
Net premium2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Net premium is the premium the insurer keeps after reinsurance; surplus is what each line has left after its benefits, reserves and expenses.

Income

Standalone, laid out as a life insurer files them. No figures on this form for the years to Mar 2017, Mar 2018, Mar 2019, Mar 2020, Mar 2021, Mar 2022, Mar 2023, Mar 2024 and Mar 2025. ₹ crore, years to March.Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company annual reports

₹ croreMar 2026Filed 29 Jul
Total income11,515
The lines under it are parts of it, not all of it.1,254
Employee costs758
Profit before tax141
Tax14
Net profit127
Earnings per share₹1.33

Premiums and claims

₹ crore, years to March. Premium is an insurer's revenue; net is what it keeps after passing risk to a reinsurer.

₹ croreMar 2026Filed 29 Jul
Gross premium10,046
Net premium9,841
First-year premium2,585
Renewal premium6,129
Single premium1,332
Income from investments1,601
623
On first-year premium397
On renewal premium152
On single premium75
Expenses of management1,877
Provision for doubtful debts0
Provision for fall in investment value0
Benefits paid4,611
Added to policy reserves4,867
Bonus given to policyholders118
Interim bonus paid29
Terminal bonus paid0
Surplus or deficit267
Kept for future allocation32

Balance sheet

₹ crore, at 31 March.

₹ croreMar 2026Filed 29 Jul
Total assets48,057
46,118
Of policyholders26,450
Of shareholders1,901
For unit-linked policies17,767
Fixed assets37
Borrowings250
Current liabilities and provisions1,232
Owed to policyholders26,614
Owed on unit-linked policies17,767
Kept for future allocation720
1,605
Contingent liabilities343

Capital

Solvency is the capital the insurer holds, in times the capital the regulator requires; the government's holding is a per cent of its shares; bad investments are in ₹ crore.

FigureMar 2026Filed 29 Jul
Solvency, times the required capital1.90
Held by the government0.00%
Bad investments, policyholders' fund32.4
Bad investments, shareholders' fund86.1

Ratios

Per cent. The expense ratio is a share of premiums. Persistency is the share of policies still paid the stated number of months after they were sold.

Per centMar 2026Filed 29 Jul
Expense ratio18.68%
Conservation ratio86.57%
Policies still paid at 13 months86.35%
At 25 months73.65%
At 37 months65.33%
At 49 months60.72%
At 61 months55.37%

Cash flow

Standalone, ₹ crore, years to March. The last column is the half year to Sep 2026, after the latest full year: the cash flow over its six months.

₹ croreMar 2026Filed 29 JulSep 2026Half yearFiled 9 Oct
Cash from operations3,5341,666
Capital spending107
Free cash flow3,5231,659
Cash from investing−3,666−1,745
Cash from financing212−38
Dividends paid3838
Shares bought back00
Shares issued00
Net change in cash80−117
Capital spending is part of cash from investing, and dividends paid, shares bought back and shares issued are part of cash from financing. Each is shown as an amount on a line of its own, and the section's other items are in its total only.

Per share

Standalone, ₹ per share, years to March.Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company dividend history

₹ per shareMar 2026Filed 29 Jul
Earnings per share₹1.33
Dividend per share₹0.40
Book value per share₹16.90
Dividend payout30.0%
Shareholder yield0.3%
Market cap at the year end (₹ crore)13,362

Where the cash came from and went

Standalone: the listed company alone, without its subsidiaries. ₹ crore, added up over each window, which ends with the year to Mar 2026.

₹ croreLatest year
Cash from operations3,534
Cash from investing−3,666
Cash from financing212
Capital spending10
Dividends paid38
Shares bought back0
Shares issued for cash0

Credit ratings

An agency's view of the chance the company repays a borrowing on time, from AAA, the highest, down to D, in default.

DateAgencyBorrowing ratedRatingOutlookAmount, ₹ Cr
24 Feb 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Issuer RatingCARE AAAReview, Re-affirmStable
24 Feb 2026CARE Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Debt-Subordinate DebtCARE AA+New, NewStable250
19 Feb 2026CRISIL Ratings Limited (opens in a new tab)Subordinated DebtCrisil AA+New, NewStable250
The latest rating on each borrowing. The agency's name opens its reasoning for the rating.