SBI Life Insurance Company
Company type | Public |
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Industry | Financial services |
Founded | March 2001[1] |
Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Mr. Mahesh Kumar Sharma, MD & CEO |
Products | Life insurance Investment management |
Owner | State Bank of India BNP Paribas |
Number of employees | 12,000+ |
Website | Sbi Life |
SBI Life Insurance is a joint venture life insurance company between State Bank of India (SBI), the largest state-owned banking and financial services company in India, and BNP Paribas Cardif. BNP Paribas is a French multinational bank and financial services company with global headquarters in Paris. SBI has a 62.1% stake in the company and BNP Paribas Cardif owns a 22% stake. Other investors are Value Line Pte. Ltd. and MacRitchie Investments Pte. Ltd., holding a 1.95% stake each while the remaining 12% is free float stake with public investors. SBI Life Insurance has an authorized capital of ₹20 billion (US$240 million) and a paid up capital of ₹10 billion (US$120 million).
In 2007, CRISIL Limited, a subsidiary of global rating agency Standard & Poor's, gave the company a AAA/Stable/P1+ rating.[2][3]
History
SBI Life Insurance Listed on BSE And NSE (Stock Exchange of India). SBI Life started as a joint venture with BNP Paribas in 2001. While in its initial stage its business was mainly from bancassurance channel, now it is developing its own agency team for selling its life insurance products.
References
- ^ Products by SBI life Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority, (IRDA) website.
- ^ "SBI Life Insurance gets top rating". Mint. 1 October 2007.
- ^ "India's SBI Life Insurance rated 'AAA' on parental support - Crisil". Forbes. 17 September 2017.