Strong performance by BAF offsets weak quarter for BAGIC; BALIC on track Bajaj FinServ reported consolidated PAT of INR 7.0 billion, up 1% YoY as the strong performance in Bajaj Finance (IndAS PAT up 55% YoY in 2QFY19) was offset by a) Kerala flood losses at BAGIC which negatively impacted combined ratio by 360bps and b) investment related provisions and losses at BALIC which negatively impacted shareholders' net income. A key point to note is that Bajaj FinServ continues to be a debt-free company with surplus liquidity (ex-group investments) at INR 8.4 billion as of Sep'18. All three of Bajaj FinServ's (BJFIN) businesses are well-poised to post strong profitability going forward. We...