Hero FinCorp plans entry into non-life insurance business:

Hero FinCorp Ltd, the financial services arm of India’s largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp Ltd, plans to enter the non-life insurance business and is looking to acquire a controlling stake in an existing general insurance company, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Hero FinCorp was until recently in talks with Future Generali—a joint venture between Kishore Biyani’s Future group and Italy’s Generali group—but the talks were not successful, the people mentioned above said on condition of anonymity as the talks are private.

Emails sent to Hero FinCorp and Future Generali remained unanswered until press time.

“The talks failed because of mismatch in valuation,” the first person cited above said, adding that Hero FinCorp had also begun discussions with potential buyers to sell equity stake to raise capital for the acquisition.

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