Bajaj Finserv consolidated net up 31% to Rs 576 crore

\ Mumbai, Oct 27 (PTI) Bajaj Finserv Ltd today reported\a 31 per cent jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 576 crore\for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, led by growth in\financing and general insurance businesses.\ The financial services firm had posted a consolidated\profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 441 crore in the same period last\year.\ \\"There was a strong profitability growth in Bajaj\Finance where PAT grew by 46 per cent and general insurance\profit by 66 per cent,\\" the company\\’s Chief Financial Officer,\S Sreenivasan, said.\ Consolidated gross revenue shot up 33 per cent to Rs\6,912 crore from Rs 5,185 crore in the same quarter last year.\ Its NBFC arm, Bajaj Finance, reported a 46 per cent\jump in its net profit at Rs 408 crore in the July-September\period, helped by higher loan growth across all segments.\ \\"The growth was broad-based. Consumer business grew by\52 per cent, SME 14 per cent, commercial 61 per cent and rural\expanded by at 195 per cent,\\" the company\\’s Managing Director,\Rajeev Jain, said.\ Its assets under management grew by 38 per cent to Rs\52,332 crore from Rs 37,964 crore a year ago.\ Another Group firm, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance,\saw its PAT zooming by 66 per cent to Rs 234 crore from Rs 141\crore a year ago. Underwriting profit was Rs 57 crore as\against an underwriting loss of Rs 8 crore in the year-ago\period.\ Gross written premium grew by 45 per cent to Rs 2,179\crore from Rs 1,500 crore last year.\ The company has written crop insurance of Rs 737 crore\as against Rs 159 crore in the same period last year.\ Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance\\’s PAT in the quarter\dropped to Rs 202 crore from Rs 216 crore in the year-ago\period. Gross written premium expanded by 23 per cent Rs 1,447\crore from Rs 1,172 crore. New business premium was up 70 per\cent to Rs 782 crore. PTI HV RSY JM\SDM\