Chennai, Feb. 6 -- One of the Asian life insurance giants, the government owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) today said it had logged higher net profit for the first nine months of FY26.

The Board of Directors of LIC approved and adopted the standalone and consolidated financial results for the nine months ending December 31st, 2025.

The life insurer said its profit after tax (PAT) for the nine months ended December 31st, 2025 was Rs. 33,998 crore as compared to Rs. 29,138 crore for the nine months ended December 31st, 2024, registering a growth of 16.68%.

In terms of market share measured by First Year Premium Income (FYPI) (as per IRDAI), LIC continues to be the market leader in Indian life insurance business with overall ...