HDFC Life, SBILIFE , ICICI Prudential, more: What should investors do with insurance stocks? Check out brokerages' target prices
Insurance Stocks to Buy , Insurance Stocks : The domestic life insurance industry witnessed subdued performance in August 2025, with both private players and the state-run Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) showing muted growth. The question now is whether investors should consider sector stocks such as HDFC Life, ICICI Prudential, and others. Brokerages' analysts, in their latest reports, highlighted weak new business momentum but maintained positive outlooks on select private insurers. How the industry performed earlier According to brokerage Motilal Oswal Securities Limited (MOSL), industry annualised premium equivalent (APE) remained flat year-on-year (YoY) in August 2025, with private players recording just 1 per cent YoY growth—a sharp slowdown from 14 per cent in July.