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    SBI Life Insuran

    SBILIFEGood
    Financial Services·24 Apr 2025
    Management Summary

    SBI Life delivered strong FY25 results marking its 25th year of operations, with PAT growing 27% and embedded value crossing INR 700 billion. The company maintained private market leadership while executing a deliberate product mix shift toward non-ULIP products in Q4. Agency channel grew 28% for the year but decelerated to 4% in Q4 as focus shifted to non-ULIP products. VoNB margin expanded 220bps YoY in Q4 to 30.5% driven by favorable product mix change. Management guided for 13-14% IRP growth in FY26 with agency at ~25% and banca at ~10%.

    Highlights

    8

    • New business premium of INR 355.8 billion; maintained private market leadership with 20.8% share

    • Individual new business premium of INR 263.6 billion, up 11% YoY; private market share of 25.3%

    • Profit after tax of INR 24.13 billion, strong growth of 27% YoY

    • VoNB of INR 59.5 billion; VoNB margin at 27.8% (vs 28.1% prior year); Q4 VoNB margin at 30.5% (+220bps YoY)

    • Embedded value of INR 702.5 billion, growth of 21% over March 2024

    • AUM of INR 4.48 trillion, growth of 15% YoY

    • Agency channel individual NBP grew 28% YoY (but Q4 growth just 4%); 70 new branches opened

    • 13th month persistency improved 63bps to 87.41%; 61st month improved 528bps to 62.69%

    What Changed2

    vs Q2 FY26

    Risks discussed3 → 4 (+1)Q&A highlights8 → 3 (-5)

    Key financials

    Single quarter

    12 metrics
    1. 01New Business Premium$355.8B
    2. 02Individual New Business Premium$263.6B+11%YoY
    3. 03Gross Written Premium$849.9B+4%YoY
    4. 04Profit After Tax$24.13B+27%YoY
    5. 05Value of New Business$59.5B+7.0%YoY

    Segment breakdown

    ULIP
    162 INR billion Individual ULIP NBP18% YoY Growth62% Share of Individual NBP
    Non-Par Savings
    20% Individual APE Share18% NBP Growth
    Protection
    7.9 INR billion Individual Protection NBP33 INR billion Group Protection NBP25.2 INR billion Credit Life NBP20.5 INR billion Protection APE
    Bancassurance
    127.5 INR billion Individual APE9% YoY Growth61% Share of Total APE
    Agency
    59.5 INR billion Individual APE23% YoY Growth30% Share of IRP
    List

    Guidance & targets

    5
    CategoryTargetPriority
    Growth
    Individual IRP growth FY26
    13-14%
    		High
    Growth
    Agency channel growth FY26
    ~25%
    		Medium
    Growth
    Banca channel growth FY26
    ~10% or low double digits
    		Medium
    Profitability
    VoNB margin guidance FY26
    ~28%
    		High
    Product Mix
    ULIP vs Traditional split target FY26
    65% ULIP, 35% Traditional (on IRP basis)
    		Medium

    Risks & concerns

    6
    RiskSeverity

    Agency growth deceleration in Q4 to 4% from 28% for 9 months

    Large agent deletions (net addition marginally negative) due to de-weeding of inactive agents; conscious product mix shift also impacted growth — Analyst acknowledged

    medium

    Group savings business headwinds from unsustainable competitor pricing

    Group NBP at INR 92.2 billion with muted contribution due to hyper-competition in group savings — Management acknowledged

    medium

    VoNB margin dilution from higher ULIP share (70% vs target 65%)

    FY25 VoNB margin at 27.8% vs 28.1% prior year; shift toward ULIP partly offset by product-level margin improvements — Analyst acknowledged

    low

    Solvency ratio decline to 1.96 from 2.04 due to higher non-par and protection business capital requirements

    Management explained decline is business-as-usual from dividend payout and higher solvency requirements for non-linked products — Analyst acknowledged

    low

    Areas of Evasion(2)

    • Channel-wise VoNB margins not disclosed
    • Specific IRR rates not shared

    Q&A highlights

    3

    “agency channel was somewhat affected, but there was substantial growth in contribution of non-ULIP products from the agency channel”

    Clarified that Q4 agency slowdown (4% vs 28% for year) was a deliberate product mix shift toward non-ULIP, not structural weakness

    asked by Avinash Singh

    2 min read4 chapters

    Detailed Narrative

    01

    Premium Growth and Market Leadership

    SBI Life maintained private market leadership with 20.8% NBP share and 25.3% individual NBP share. Individual NBP grew 11% to INR 263.6 billion, with Q4 growing 7% vs industry 5%. The 3-year CAGR of individual rated premium stands at 15% vs industry 11%. Four new non-ULIP products (Smart Platina Supreme, Smart Bachat Plus, Smart Platina Young Achiever, Smart Future Star) sold over 1.5 lakh policies and collected INR 1,100+ crores.

    02

    Product Mix Shift and Margin Dynamics

    FY25 product mix was 70% ULIP and 30% traditional on IRP basis, with management targeting 65-35 in FY26. Q4 VoNB margin jumped to 30.5%, up 220bps YoY, driven by favorable product mix shift toward non-ULIP. Protection mix shifted from 90-10 ROP-to-pure-term to 80-20, which is margin accretive. Rider attachment rates are increasing with new riders launched, further boosting product-level margins. Non-par savings grew 18% for the year and 56% in Q4.

    03

    Agency Channel Transformation

    Agency individual APE grew 23% YoY to INR 59.5 billion, contributing 27% share (up from prior levels). Agent productivity improved 20% to INR 2.9 lakhs on individual NBP terms. 70 new branches opened targeting Tier 3 and 4 regions. However, net agent addition was marginally negative for the year as inactive agents were de-weeded (97,500 gross additions offset by deletions). Agency share in IRP rose from 28% to 30%. Management targets 25% agency growth and 87 new branches in FY26.

    04

    Operational Excellence and EV Growth

    Embedded value grew 21% to INR 702.5 billion with operating ROEV of 20.2%. Operating variance of INR 727 crores was driven by INR 423 crores from mortality, INR 277 crores from persistency, and INR 17 crores from expenses. 13th month persistency improved 63bps to 87.41% and 61st month improved a significant 528bps to 62.69%. Death claim settlement ratio reached 99.4%. Opex ratio at 5.3% and total cost ratio at 9.7% remain controlled.

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