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<ul><li>Distribution Diversification Gains Traction; Agency-Led Momentum Sustains Growth: SBILIFE continued to witness healthy diversification across its distribution franchise while maintaining strong bancassurance leadership.</li><li>The agency channel maintained strong momentum, delivering 20% YoY growth in individual APE, supported by sustained investments under the Agency 2.0 and Agency Next initiatives, improving agent productivity, branch expansion, and continued agent additions (34,000 agent additions in Q1).</li><li>Management remains confident that agency growth will remain strong over the remainder of FY27, resulting in a healthier balance between banca and agency contributions. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Distribution Diversification Gains Traction; Agency-Led Momentum Sustains Growth: SBILIFE continued to witness healthy diversification across its distribution franchise while maintaining strong bancassurance leadership.The agency channel maintained strong momentum, delivering 20% YoY growth in individual APE, supported by sustained investments under the Agency 2.0 and Agency Next initiatives, improving agent productivity, branch expansion, and continued agent additions (34,000 agent additions in Q1).Management remains confident that agency growth will remain strong over the remainder of FY27, resulting in a healthier balance between banca and agency contributions. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

SBI Life Insurance Ltd. - Growth Visibility Remains Strong; Margins to Improve Gradually

<ul><li>Margin Guidance Stays: In Q3/9MFY26, SBILIFE’s VNB margins stood at 26.6%/27.2%.</li><li>The management reiterated its guidance of maintaining VNB margins within the range of 26- 28% even in Q4.</li><li>The GST impact is structural in nature and will continue as long as business is written and commissions are paid; however, SBILIFE has been able to absorb this headwind through a combination of stronger product mix, improved distribution mix, and operating leverage. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Margin Guidance Stays: In Q3/9MFY26, SBILIFE’s VNB margins stood at 26.6%/27.2%.The management reiterated its guidance of maintaining VNB margins within the range of 26- 28% even in Q4.The GST impact is structural in nature and will continue as long as business is written and commissions are paid; however, SBILIFE has been able to absorb this headwind through a combination of stronger product mix, improved distribution mix, and operating leverage. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

SBI Life Insurance Co Ltd - Strong Quarter; Business Momentum to Continue!

<ul><li>GST Impact to be Offset By Favourable Product Mix Shift: In Q2, SBILIFE’s VNB growth (+14.5% YoY) outpaced APE growth (+10% YoY), driving VNB margins (calc.) higher at 27.9% vs 26.9%/27.5% YoY/QoQ.</li><li>During the quarter, the impact of the GST rate cut was 80bps, of which 20bps was attributable to business booked post-GST rationalisation (after 22nd Sep’25) due to Input Tax Credit (ITC) disallowance.</li><li>Excluding the GST impact, H1 VNB margins would have been strong at 28.5%. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

GST Impact to be Offset By Favourable Product Mix Shift: In Q2, SBILIFE’s VNB growth (+14.5% YoY) outpaced APE growth (+10% YoY), driving VNB margins (calc.) higher at 27.9% vs 26.9%/27.5% YoY/QoQ.During the quarter, the impact of the GST rate cut was 80bps, of which 20bps was attributable to business booked post-GST rationalisation (after 22nd Sep’25) due to Input Tax Credit (ITC) disallowance.Excluding the GST impact, H1 VNB margins would have been strong at 28.5%. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

SBI Life Insurance Ltd - Margins Surprise Positively; GST Impact Manageable!

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<ul><li>SBI Life Insurance: SBILIFE delivered APE and VNB growth of 13%/14% YoY respectively in FY26, marginally below our estimates</li><li>Geopolitical headwinds seem to have weighed on business momentum during Mar-26</li><li>VNB margins were broadly in line with expectations, driven by increased contribution from the NPAR segment (FY26: 26.3%, 9MFY26: 25.2%)</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

SBI Life Insurance: SBILIFE delivered APE and VNB growth of 13%/14% YoY respectively in FY26, marginally below our estimatesGeopolitical headwinds seem to have weighed on business momentum during Mar-26VNB margins were broadly in line with expectations, driven by increased contribution from the NPAR segment (FY26: 26.3%, 9MFY26: 25.2%)Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

HSIE Results Daily: SBI Life Insurance, Trent, Tech Mahindra, Havells India

<ul><li>The systemic loan growth has shown signs of revival, and as per the latest RBI print as of 15th December, 2025, systemic credit growth stood at 12% YoY, a stark improvement vs Sep’25 levels.</li><li>Banks that have reported their provisional updates have reported a healthy sequential growth.</li><li>We expect banks under our coverage to deliver ~12.4% YoY credit growth, in-line with industry growth. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

The systemic loan growth has shown signs of revival, and as per the latest RBI print as of 15th December, 2025, systemic credit growth stood at 12% YoY, a stark improvement vs Sep’25 levels.Banks that have reported their provisional updates have reported a healthy sequential growth.We expect banks under our coverage to deliver ~12.4% YoY credit growth, in-line with industry growth. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Q3FY26 Earnings Preview - Banks, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI)

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SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd. is a prominent Indian life insurance company, operating as a joint venture between the State Bank of India and BNP Paribas Cardif. The company offers a comprehensive suite of individual and group life insurance and savings products, including traditional plans, unit-linked plans (ULIPs), pension plans, and health plans. It also provides accident, disability, and critical illness insurance. SBI Life Insurance is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, and was founded in October 2000.

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Margin Guidance Stays: In Q3/9MFY26, SBILIFE’s VNB margins stood at 26.6%/27.2%. The management reiterated its guidance of maintaining VNB margins...

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SBI Life Insurance Ltd - Margins Surprise Positively; GST Impact Manageable!

In Q2, SBILIFE’s VNB growth (+14.5% YoY) outpaced APE growth (+10% YoY), driving VNB margins (calc.) higher at 27.9% vs 26.9%/27.5% YoY/QoQ.

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HSIE Results Daily: SBI Life Insurance, Trent, Tech Mahindra, Havells India

VNB margins were broadly in line with expectations, driven by increased contribution from the NPAR segment (FY26: 26.3%, 9MFY26: 25.2%)...

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Q3FY26 Earnings Preview - Banks, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI)

The systemic loan growth has shown signs of revival, and as per the latest RBI print as of 15th December, 2025, systemic credit growth stood at 12%...

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