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<ul><li>The Indian life insurer stood fourth on the list by S&amp;P Global based on reserves.</li><li><keyword id="6367143" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="lic" source="Orion">LIC</keyword> has reserves of over $500 billion, as per the report.</li><li>Sector watchers say that Asia is the next major market for growth for <keyword id="6406875" type="General" weightage="60" keywordseo="life-insurance" source="Orion">life insurance</keyword> companies.</li></ul> Public sector life insurance behemoth, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is the world’s fourth largest insurer based on reserves, as per a report released by S&amp;P Global Market Intelligence. LIC follows Allianz SE, China Life Insurance and Nippon Life Insurance on the list of top largest life insurers. LIC has reserves of $500 billion while Nippon’s reading is at $536 billion. China Life Insurance has $616 billion, and Allianz SE has $750 billion in reserves. Asia accounts for 17 spots on the list of top global life insurers, making it the region with the second-highest number. Mainland China and Japan shared the top spot in Asia with five companies headquartered there. European companies from six countries dominated the list of top 50 global life insurers ranked by life and accident &amp; health reserves, taking 21 spots. Karl Hersch, Deloitte's US insurance leader, expects the life industry to experience tempered levels of growth in the US and Europe in light of macroeconomic factors while seeing more opportunities in emerging markets. "The growth I'm expecting to see is more in the emerging markets where you already have a higher underserved population and there's more opportunity," Hersch said. Rob Sims, managing director and partner with Boston Consulting Group's insurance practice, is seeing the rise of a more digitally-led experience in Asia than anywhere else in the world. <div type="image" title="Life-insurers-Map_2023-SPGlobal" msid="105758459" hostid="261" sizebytes="176172" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Image courtesy: S&amp;amp;amp;P Global &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> An area of concern for the life insurance industry, as pointed in the report, is the difficulty to adapt to large-scale transfer of wealth from one generation to the next. "There's not a single area in the world that isn't going to be experiencing that wealth transfer. The life insurance industry is not yet ready to address this challenge as it does not have the right products and technology," said Samantha Chow, global leader for the life, annuities and benefits sector at Capgemini. The LIC stock has been on the path of recovery having rallied 20% in the past six months. The past month has seen the stock gain as much as 16% in value. LIC Chairman <keyword id="7568398" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="siddhartha-mohanty" source="Orion">Siddhartha Mohanty</keyword> recently confirmed the imminent establishment of a branch in GIFT City. Currently, LIC has a presence in 14 countries and the decision to establish an office in GIFT City is expected to catalyze further growth in LIC's foreign operations, providing the insurer with an international opportunity.

With $500 billion in reserves, LIC is the world’s fourth largest insurer

<ul><li>To boost investment from its army of policyholders, LIC has created a policyholder quota under which those holding a policy of LIC can apply under the special quota and avail some discounts.</li><li>Policyholders, who want to bid under the reserved quota, have been asked to link their policy with PAN number.</li><li>Today, February 28, is the last day to link the PAN number with policy.</li></ul>LIC’s initial public offering (IPO), the biggest public issue in India’s history, has created a lot of buzz in the market and is expected to open in March. The insurance major’s IPO comes with a number of perks for people who own insurance policies of the company. LIC has about 29 crore policyholders and dominates with a market share of 74.6% in terms of a number of individual policies issued in FY21. The IPO is selling about 31.6 crore shares or 5% of the government's stake. LIC has created a reservation quote for policyholders and employees wherein such investors will get a discount on the issue price. However, to apply under the reserved policyholder quota, policyholders need to link their PAN with policy by February 28. Here are the steps to complete, if you have an LIC policy and willing to apply to the <keyword id="7922409" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="lic-ipo" source="Orion">LIC IPO</keyword>: Process to link your PAN details with the LIC: <ul><li>Visit LIC website <a href="http://www.licindia.in/">www.licindia.in</a> OR <a href="https://licindia.in/Home/Online-PAN-Registration">https://licindia.in/Home/Online-PAN-Registration</a></li><li>Keep your policy number ready, PAN, date of birth and e-mail ID, which needs to be filled in while updating your PAN.</li><li>You may update the records for all of your LIC policies using the above link.</li><li>You can also check whether your PAN Is registered in your policy or not by visiting the Corporation's website <a href="http://www.licindia.in/">www.licindia.in</a> OR <a href="https://linkpan.licindia.in/UIDSeedingWebApp/getPolicyPANStatus">https://linkpan.licindia.in/UIDSeedingWebApp/getPolicyPANStatus</a>?</li><li>Alternatively, you may also contact your LIC Agent for assistance.</li></ul>All policies that have not exited LIC’s records by way of maturity, surrender or by way of death of the policyholder are eligible for policyholder reservation. To apply under the special quota the policy should have been issued on or before the date when LIC’s draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) was filed, that is February 13. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/indian-startups-like-dunzo-swiggy-dealshare-raised-8-billion-in-january-and-february-2022/articleshow/89890583.cms">Indian startups raised around $1 billion a week in January and February</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/tinder-bumble-quack-quack-were-the-popular-dating-apps-in-india-in-feb-2022-month/slidelist/89889436.cms">Quack Quack was downloaded more than Tinder, Bumble this Valentine’s day</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/as-long-as-mukesh-ambani-is-there-to-rescue-the-market-doesnt-care-about-future-retails-financial-stress/articleshow/89886569.cms">As long as Mukesh Ambani is there to rescue, the market doesn't care about Future Retail's financial stress</a>

LIC IPO: Last day to link PAN to apply under policyholder reservation; here’s how to do it

State-run insurance major <keyword id="6368369" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="life-insurance-corporation-of-india" source="Orion">Life Insurance Corporation of India</keyword> (<keyword id="6367143" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="lic" source="Orion">LIC</keyword>) reported a consolidated <keyword id="6431508" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="net-profit" source="Orion">net profit</keyword> of Rs 2,409 crore during Q4FY22, down 17 per cent year on year from the same quarter of previous fiscal. The insurance company's consolidated income from net premium income during the quarter rose nearly 18 per cent to Rs 144,158 lakh crore, the earnings report shared with the exchanges showed. This is the first earnings results reported by the company after it went public on the exchanges earlier this month. It has recommended a dividend of Rs 1.5 per equity share for FY22, which is subject to approval of shareholders in the annual general meeting, the filing said. The shares of the much-awaited LIC made a weak listing on the stock exchanges on May 17. It listed on the stock exchanges at a discount of 8.62 per cent at Rs 867, from its IPO issue price of Rs 949. On Monday closing, it traded at Rs 836. The initial public offering of the company had, however, received robust response from investors as the insurance major's offer has been subscribed 2.89 times. It received bids for 46.77 crore equity shares against IPO size of 16.2 crore equity shares. The portion set aside for policyholders had been subscribed 5.97 times, employees bid 4.31 times the allotted quota, and retail investors 1.94 times, while the reserved portion of qualified institutional buyers had booked 2.83 times and that of non-institutional investors 2.8 times. The government had brought down the issue size from 5 per cent to 3.5 per cent. The <keyword id="14069986" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="IPO-valued-LIC" source="Orion">IPO valued LIC</keyword> at Rs 6 lakh crore. To attract a large number of investors, the policyholders were offered a Rs 60 discount, while for retail investors, the discount was at Rs 45.

LIC  reports  a 17% decline in the net profits as compared to same quarter in the last fiscal

The much-anticipated IPO of public sector insurer Life Insurance Corp of India (LIC) may well lend more sparkle to the Indian stock markets this Diwali. Speaking to IANS, <keyword id="44532" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Disinvestment">Disinvestment</keyword> Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey noted the fact that LIC is a complex undertaking but the government is up to the challenge and will complete the market offering post October. "It may happen after October... around Diwali," Pandey said in the interview. He added that the government has already initiated its plan to clear all incumbrances on way of LIC IPO. In this regard, he said that the amendment required for the IPO has already been included as part of the Finance Bill, 2021 and will become effective once <keyword id="6354721" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="parliament">Parliament</keyword> gives its nod to the <keyword id="6360189" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="union-budget">Union Budget</keyword>. Presenting the Union Budget on Monday, Finance Minister <keyword id="129243" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nirmala-Sitharaman">Nirmala Sitharaman</keyword> said that all the announced disinvestment proposals including the LIC IPO would be completed this fiscal. She had first made the mega announcement of the IPO in the last year's budget. On the size of the <keyword id="8843196" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="LIC-Offer">LIC offer</keyword>, Pandey said that the amount of shares to be offered in the initial public offering (IPO) would depend on the embedded value and the size. The valuation process is underway for the insurance giant. "This is an institution in which people have trusted and we don't want to break their trust. We have even asked them to be the owners (shareholders)." Pandey said that Amendment Act reserves 10 per cent of the total shares on the block for policy-holders. Regarding the requirement of listed public sector companies to achieve minimum public shareholding of 25 per cent, he said that a new rule is in the making for large PSUs having high valuations. A rule notified in 2018 had mandated every listed PSU, which has public shareholding below 25 per cent, to increase its public shareholding to at least 25 per cent, within a period of two years from the date of that notification -- August 3, 2018. The government has however extended the time period for compliance to the norm till August 2021. Currently, the government totally owns LIC and its valuation is expected to be in the range of Rs 8-10 lakh crore. Once LIC enters the stock market, it may be the largest IPO in Indian history, even if just 5 per cent of its paid-up equity capital is offered to the public. The top five IPOs in India so far are Coal India, Reliance Power, General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re), ONGC and SBI Cards and Payment Services. Each of these have been in the vicinity of Rs 10,000 crore. The Secretary for the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) also said that the government's core focus in terms of disinvestment will be strategic sale and the major chunk of revenue from offer of shares on the stock markets, be it an IPO or offer for sale (OFS) would come from the LIC IPO. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/reliance-subsidiary-to-sell-all-of-its-upstream-assets-in-marcellus-shale-play-for-250-million/articleshow/80682497.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Reliance subsidiary to sell all of its upstream assets in Marcellus shale play for $250 million</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/kishore-biyani-says-sebi-ban-wont-stop-future-group-deal-with-reliance/articleshow/80680781.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Kishore Biyani says SEBI ban won't stop Future Group's deal with Reliance</a>

LIC IPO to launch in October — Government may reserve 10% portion for policyholders

<ul><li><keyword id="7922409" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="lic-ipo" source="Orion">LIC IPO</keyword> is selling about 31.6 crore shares or 5% of the government's stake till the end of March.</li><li>To boost investment from its army of policyholders, LIC has reserved 10% shares from the total issue size for such investors.</li><li>LIC has a market share of 74.6% in terms of a number of individual policies issued in FY21.</li></ul>The government is all set to sell a small chunk of its shareholding to list the largest life insurer, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). The initial public offering (IPO) comes with a number of perks for people who own insurance policies of LIC. LIC has about 29 crore policyholders and dominates a market share of 74.6% in terms of a number of individual policies issued in FY21. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;" class="redcator-table-advance"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">LIC IPO </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Shares for offer </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">31.6 crore </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Embedded value </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">₹5.4 lakh crore </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Listing at </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">BSE, NSE </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Government pre holding in LIC </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">100% </td></tr></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody><tbody></tbody></table>LIC has created a reservation quote for policyholders and employees wherein such investors will get a discount on the issue price. 10% reservation for policyholders along with some discount LIC has reserved 10% of the issue size for its army of policyholders and also plans to give some discount to such investors in the IPO. Not only policyholders, employees of the insurance company also have a quote for themselves with 5% of issue size reservation. “Policyholders may get a 10% discount on issue price,” Anshuman Khanna, Director at Value Prolific Consulting Services (ValPro) told Business Insider. Suppose the issue price of LIC IPO is ₹1,500 then the policyholder may get at ₹1,350 per share, which will give them an additional upside, said Khanna. Cap on investment Investors holding LIC policy cannot exceed their investment more than ₹2 lakh as most of such investors also come under the retail category. Such investors can bid under the ‘Policyholder Reservation Portion’ through the applications supported by blocked amount (ASBA) and the UPI mechanism. Mandatory to link PAN and have a demat account Only policyholders who have updated their PAN by February 28, 2022 can apply under policyholder's quota. Process to link your PAN details with the LIC: <ul><li>Visit LIC website <a href="http://www.licindia.in/">www.licindia.in</a> OR <a href="https://licindia.in/Home/Online-PAN-Registration">https://licindia.in/Home/Online-PAN-Registration</a></li><li>Keep your policy number ready, PAN, date of birth and e-mail ID, which needs to be filled in while updating your PAN.</li><li>You may update the records for all of your LIC policies using the above link.</li><li>You can also check whether your PAN Is registered in your policy or not by visiting the Corporation's website <a href="http://www.licindia.in/">www.licindia.in</a> OR <a href="https://linkpan.licindia.in/UIDSeedingWebApp/getPolicyPANStatus">https://linkpan.licindia.in/UIDSeedingWebApp/getPolicyPANStatus</a>?</li><li>Alternatively, you may also contact your LIC Agent for assistance.</li></ul>Joint life policy holders If you own a joint policy of LIC, then only one of the policy members can apply under the ‘Policyholder Reservation Portion’ category. The PAN number of the applicant bidding in the offer (you or your spouse) needs to be updated while linking the PAN. Also, the policy member applying for the IPO has to have a demat account in his/ her name and in case the demat account is joint, the applicant needs to be the first /primary holder of the demat account. Eligible policies All policies that have not exited LIC’s records by way of maturity, surrender or by way of death of the policyholder are eligible for policyholder reservation. Applied for LIC policy recently but did not receive policy document If you have applied for a LIC policy but are yet to receive the policy document, in that case, the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) states that the policy should have been issued on or before the date when the DRHP was filed on February 13. No lock-in period Policyholders who were allotted equity shares under the reservation category can sell the shares anytime as per their choice. 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These are the discounts and perks LIC policyholders will get while applying for the IPO

<ul><li>The life insurance major, <keyword id="6367143" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="lic" source="Orion">LIC</keyword>, has a lot to offer to everyone, especially to its 29 crore policyholders in the IPO.</li><li><keyword id="7922409" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="lic-ipo" source="Orion">LIC IPO</keyword> is special to investors because it has a separate reservation quota for people holding LIC policies along with some discount on IPO floor price.</li><li>Here are answers to all your questions on how you can avail those benefits while applying for the IPO.</li></ul>Investors are eagerly waiting to get their hands on a piece of India’s largest life insurance company, which is about to launch the country's biggest initial public offering (IPO). More than that, the IPO is special for the 29 crore policyholders of the life insurer, who would be getting a preference on the shares. Here are answers to all your queries on how you can avail those benefits while applying for the IPO. <ol><li>When will the LIC IPO be launched? The IPO is expected to be completed within the end of March. </li><li>How to apply for LIC IPO? You need a demat account of your own from where you can subscribe to the LIC IPO. Click here for a step-by-step guide on how to open a demat account. </li><li>Who all are eligible to apply under the policyholder reservation quota? All policies that have not exited LIC’s records by way of maturity, surrender or by way of death of the policyholder are eligible for policyholder reservation.</li><li>What are the benefits of applying under the policyholder quota? LIC has reserved 10% of the issue size for its army of policyholders and also plans to give some discount to such investors on the issue price of the IPO.</li><li>Can senior citizens also apply for LIC IPO? Yes. Any person above 18 years of age can apply for this. The applicant should have a demat account and the PAN number should be linked with the policy. </li><li>Is there a maximum limit amount for policyholders to apply for the IPO? Investors holding LIC policy cannot exceed their investment more than ₹2 lakh as most of such investors also come under the retail category.</li><li>I hold a joint life insurance policy with my spouse, so can we both apply for policyholder reservation? No. If you own a joint policy of LIC, then only one of the policy members can apply under the ‘Policyholder Reservation Portion’ category.The PAN number of the applicant bidding in the offer (you or your spouse) needs to be updated while linking the PAN.The PAN number of the applicant bidding in the offer (you or your spouse) needs to be updated while linking the PAN.</li><li>Will there be any tax exemption if there is share allotment on investment in LIC IPO? No. Although there is a tax exemption for holding a LIC policy, there is none for investment in equities. </li><li>Will there be any lock-in period for selling the shares for policyholders ? Policyholders who were allotted equity shares under the reservation category can sell the shares anytime as per their choice.</li><li>If I bought an LIC policy last week, can I apply under the special policyholder quota? No. To apply under the special quota the policy should have been issued on or before the date when LIC’s draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) was filed, that is February 13.</li><li>Will those with the policy of Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) also be eligible to invest under the policyholder reservation category? No, one cannot. </li></ol>

LIC IPO – All your doubts cleared

<ul><li>The <keyword id="6354335" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="reserve-bank-of-india">Reserve Bank of India</keyword> has proposed 15% capital adequacy as a benchmark and LIC Housing Finance is short of that.</li><li>The new restrictions proposed by the regulator will also limit the amount of dividend paid by other non-banking finance companies.</li><li>Check out the latest news and updates on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Business Insider</a>. </li></ul>The Reserve Bank of India issued a draft circular that proposed restrictions on non-banking finance companies declaring dividends. And, according to analysis by Emkay, only two companies, LIC Housing Finance and M&amp;M Financial Services, in that space do not meet the conditions, under current circumstances, for paying dividends set by the central bank. However, M&amp;M Finance has clarified that it would be eligible. Not surprisingly, it took a toll on the two stocks. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Stock </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Losses on Dec 10 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">LIC Housing Finance </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-3.11% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">-3.35% </td></tr></tbody></table> The RBI has proposed a capital to risk weighted assets ratio (CRAR) of 15%. Simply put, CRAR is a measure of how much capital the company has compared to the riskiness of its loans. If the borrower fails to repay, the capital would be the cushion to absorb the loss. And LIC Housing Finance fails to meet the RBI threshold on this count. The capital adequacy ratio has been 14.4%% for the company in the last two financial years and 14.5% for the first half of the current one, the report said. The way out of this is that the company can raise money from the market to boost this figure past the 15% mark, and then, shareholders can expect a dividend. M&amp;M Financial, on the other hand, doesn’t make the cut on RBI’s benchmark for paying dividend because the amount of bad loans on its books is a little more than what the regulator likes. The circular has set the threshold at 4% while M&amp;M Financial has a net NPA (non-performing assets) of 4.7%. However, if the firm is able to recover enough loans by March 2021 to bring the metric below 4%, dividend may be back on the table. In the year before COVID-struck, the one ending in March 2019, the company paid a handsome 25.7% dividend to shareholders. On the other hand, in a statement to Business Insider, M&amp;M Financial stated “As per the circular, RBI has proposed a twin matrix of CRAR and NNPA and accordingly specified 4 categories based on a combination of both. CRAR of MMFSL has been above 18% for the last 3 years. Hence, the company will fall in Category B as per the matrix. Secondly, MMFSL’s net NPA at the end of September 30 was 4.7%, based on which our permissible dividend payout ratio is ‘up to 20%’,” the company said. This is not the first time the spotlight has fallen on M&amp;M Finance’s chunk of bad loans. The pandemic has only increased the risk of defaults and therefore the company too has been aggressively setting aside money to cover the losses if they occur. “As we progress, the next six months, which is normally the good six months, we would not see a decline in the gross NPA, and we will maintain our stance on aggressive provisions… if we start seeing things are not improving as we think, then we may take higher provision, whichever is necessary,” Vice Chairman and Managing Director Ramesh Iyer told Business Insider <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/mahindra-and-mahindra-finance-managing-director-gets-candid-about-the-rights-issue/articleshow/77212386.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">in an exclusive chat in July 2020</a>. Here’s an excerpt of that interview: <div type="Youtube" id="Qu9KvcNr1iM" title="M&amp;M Financial MD explains how the company is preparing for the worst and hoping for the best" thumbUrl="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Qu9KvcNr1iM/mqdefault.jpg"></div> For other NBFCs that are eligible to pay dividend, there may be a cap on how much they can dole out based on the benchmarks set by the RBI. These are the likely limits on dividends given the current financial health of the following firms. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Company </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Dividend limit </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Bajaj Finance </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Up to 45% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Cholamandalam Finance </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Up to 30% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HDFC </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Up to 45% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">L&amp;T Finance Holdings </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Up to 25 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Magma Fincorp </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Up to 25% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Shriram City Union Finance </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Up to 25% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Shriram Transport Finance </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 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