Motor insurers rally after Supreme Court mandates longer third-party cover for new vehicles

The Supreme Court has ordered four years of mandatory third-party cover for new cars and six years for new two-wheelers, versus three and five years previously. Go Digit gained as much as 10.48%, while New India Assurance and ICICI Lombard also rose on expectations of higher upfront premiums and better compliance.

— Filed Wed, 5 Aug, 2026, 09:57 IST · Source NDTV Profit · Updated

Insurance shares rallied after the Supreme Court ordered longer mandatory third-party cover for new vehicles: four years for cars and six years for two-wheelers. The change could lift policy premiums and improve insurance compliance at vehicle purchase.

Why this matters

No related recent Go Digit signals are provided. The ruling links Go Digit's near-term market move to potentially higher upfront third-party premiums and stronger policy compliance.

Retail-company signals are accelerating, up +206229% QoQ.