Does a value of Rs46,000 crore for SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd that holds a little over 9% market share, look rich? Analysts are divided but the answer could of course be found in its performance in the first half of 2016-17.
The 3.9% stake sale by the insurer’s parent, State Bank of India (SBI), to KKR and Temasek Holdings at Rs460 a share valued the business at Rs46,000 crore, a shade lower than ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ltd (valued at Rs47,957 crore through the initial public offering in September).