** ICICI Prudential Life Insurance ICIR.NS falls as much as 2.6% to 662.85 rupees, last down 1.6%
** Co says in quarterly business update that its first quarter FY26 annualized premium equivalent (APE) is down 5% y/y
** APE refers to the sum of annualized first year premiums on regular policies and 10% of single premiums from individual and group customers
** Retail weighted received premium (RWRP) declines 13% y/y in Q1
** RWRP refers to premiums actually received by an insurer under individual products and weighted at the rate of 10% for single premiums
** Including session's decline, ICIR up 2.4% YTD
(Reporting by Ananta Agarwal in Bengaluru)
((Ananta.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com))