The brokerage maintains 'Buy' call on Canara HSBC Life
- Investec initiates coverage on Canara HSBC Life Insurance with a Buy rating and Rs 225 target price
- The brokerage views the stock as a mispriced opportunity with low risk in India's life insurance sector
- Key margin expansion drivers include scale, product mix, and higher rider attachment rates
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Let us know.Investec has initiated coverage on Canara HSBC Life Insurance with a ‘Buy' rating and a target price of Rs 225, calling it a “mispriced opportunity” and a relatively low-risk way to play India's structural life insurance growth.
The brokerage noted that,
Visible drivers for margin expansion/distribution-led scale
Valuations imply only modest VNB growth
Canara HSBC Life is a professionally run insurer
See levers - scale-driven operating leverage, mix tilt to higher-margin products, and higher rider attachments - to lift profitability
Still see 20% upside even if Canara HSBC Life's distribution at Canara Bank is capped at 50%
