{"id":267745,"date":"2026-09-24T13:16:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T07:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/?p=267745"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T07:46:18","slug":"insurance-stocks-fall-irdai-fee-cap-pb-fintech-hdfc-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/insurance-stocks-fall-irdai-fee-cap-pb-fintech-hdfc-life\/","title":{"rendered":"PB Fintech, HDFC Life Lead Insurance Stock Losses on IRDAI’s Fee Cap Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

PB Fintech leads slump in insurance stocks. IRDAI proposal could cut fee income for banks, digital brokers by up to 90% in high-margin categories. SBI Life seen least impacted: HSBC.<\/em><\/p>\n

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insurance stocks fall on September 24, 2026 after IRDAI proposed measures that could slash insurance distribution fee income for banks and digital brokers by as much as 90 percent in high-margin categories, with PB Fintech leading the sector-wide decline. A separate HSBC note flagged that HDFC Life, Max Financial and PB Fintech could face the greatest potential impact from the regulator’s proposed expenses-of-management, or EOM, limits, while SBI Life appears relatively least impacted among the names it covers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Insurance and insurance-distribution stocks came under fresh pressure on Thursday after IRDAI’s latest proposals on distribution economics rattled investors across the sector.<\/p>\n

PB Fintech led the slump, with the broader move triggered by IRDAI’s proposed measures that could sharply cut fee income banks and digital brokers currently earn from distributing insurance products, particularly in high-margin policy categories where reported cuts could run as high as 90 percent.<\/p>\n

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