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Insurance Stocks In Focus: SBI Life Among Motilal Oswal's Preferred Picks After IRDAI's New Framework — Details Inside

State Bank of India is in focus.

24 Sept 2026 · NDTV Profit

The brokerage believes distributors, particularly brokers and bancassurance channels, could see the biggest impact if the proposals are implemented in their current form.

Against that, the stock is -1.1% on the day at ₹948.05, and has returned -8.7% over three months. It sits 23% below its 52-week high. The banks sector has moved -4.0% over the same period, so State Bank of India is running 4.7 points behind its peers.

For State Bank of India, the question is how much of this is already reflected in the price and how much re-rates the banks peer set alongside it.

  • With IRDAI involved, this carries a regulatory dimension that can outlast the immediate market reaction.
  • The company directly in focus is SBIN.
  • Sector exposure: Banks.
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