Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Limited has informed the exchange regarding transcript of investor meet
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Cholamandalam Financial Holdings held its Q4 FY26 earnings call primarily focused on its Chola MS General Insurance subsidiary. The company reported GDPI of INR 7,762 crores for FY26, with GWP at INR 8,904 crores. Combined ratio stood at 115.2% (112.2% without 1/n accounting effect) due to higher motor claims ratio of 81.3% and motor TP reserve augmentation. The company lost INR 590 crores in crop insurance business due to re-tender but expects to participate in the next tender cycle. Management has implemented 7-8% pricing correction on motor OD business in the last 2-3 months to address rising loss ratios. The company will transition to IFRS from April 2027 (forbearance sought) and targets 15%+ ROE in medium to long term. Leadership transition: Rajive Kumaraswami takes over as MD of Chola MS from June 1, 2026 from outgoing MD V. Suryanarayanan.
The company faces near-term margin pressure from elevated combined ratio but management actions on pricing and digital initiatives (Chola Xceed app) aim to improve motor OD loss ratio. The IFRS transition from April 2027 will bring motor TP reserve discounting benefits. Target of 15%+ ROE indicates management confidence in medium-term margin improvement.