New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) will announce its April-June quarter (Q1) earnings on Thursday, August 7. Experts believe India's largest insurance company may report an improvement in VNB (value of new business) margin on a year-on-year basis, largely due to a favourable product mix. However, sequentially, the numbers may be weak.

Apart from the key numbers and growth metrics, investors will focus on the company's growth outlook and updates on the acquisition of a health insurance company.

Kotak Institutional Equities said LIC will likely report flat APE (annualised premium equivalent) in Q1FY26E as the company has reported flat APE in April and May 2025 on a YoY basis.

"APE may grow 1 per cent YoY but d...