ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company disclosed on Saturday that a designated employee inadvertently uploaded draft third quarter financial statements to personal WhatsApp status, marking the second such corporate data breach incident within a week. The company immediately reported the matter to stock exchanges as a precautionary compliance measure.

Incident Details and Timeline

The breach occurred on January 9 at approximately 5:44 p.m., when the designated person uploaded draft Q3 financial figures to their personal WhatsApp status before subsequently deleting the content. The company emphasized in its exchange filing that the information was in draft form and subject to changes during the ongoing audit process.

Corporate Governance Response

ICICI Lombard stated it will inform the Audit Committee and board about the incident shortly and conduct an internal investigation as per regulatory requirements. The company did not disclose the name or designation of the employee involved in the breach. The inquiry committee's findings will be made public following the investigation.

"Though this information is in draft form and subject to changes during the ongoing audit, as a precautionary measure and in compliance with good corporate governance practices, the Company is reporting this incident to the Stock Exchanges," the company stated in its filing.

Similar Recent Incident

This incident follows a comparable breach at Hatsun Agro Product Ltd. earlier this week, where a senior executive accidentally uploaded draft Q3 financial figures to personal WhatsApp status on Sunday evening. The Hatsun Agro incident involved approximately 19 viewers from the executive's contact list, including company insiders, before the status was deleted within an hour.

Regulatory Framework

The Securities and Exchange Board of India maintains strict insider trading regulations under the Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements Regulations, 2015. These rules prohibit company insiders from trading or communicating Unpublished Price Sensitive Information (UPSI) to gain unfair advantages in securities markets. Both incidents potentially involve UPSI, requiring comprehensive disclosure and investigation protocols.

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited has informed stock exchanges about an inadvertent disclosure of confidential financial information by one of its designated persons. The incident involved the accidental upload of unaudited draft financial results for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2025, on a personal WhatsApp Status.

Incident Details

The breach occurred on January 9, 2026, at approximately 5:44 p.m., when a designated person of the company mistakenly shared information pertaining to unaudited draft financial results on their personal WhatsApp Status. Upon becoming aware of the incident within an hour, the designated person immediately deleted the WhatsApp Status from their phone.

Regulatory Compliance and Disclosure

As a precautionary measure and in compliance with good corporate governance practices, ICICI Lombard General Insurance reported this incident to BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited under Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The company emphasized that the leaked information was in draft form and subject to changes during the ongoing audit process.

The company has cautioned investors not to rely on any information relating to financial results unless the same is officially disseminated by the company post approval of audited financial results by the Board of Directors.

Internal Investigation and Next Steps

ICICI Lombard General Insurance has initiated a comprehensive internal inquiry as per SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, and the company's Insider Trading Code and other applicable policies. The investigation will examine the circumstances surrounding the inadvertent disclosure and assess any potential violations of insider trading regulations.

The company will inform the Audit Committee and Board of Directors about this incident in their upcoming meetings. Once the internal inquiry is concluded, ICICI Lombard General Insurance will share the outcome with the stock exchanges as part of its transparency and compliance obligations.

Corporate Information

The disclosure was signed by Vikas Mehra, Company Secretary, and the information has been made available on the company's website at www.icicilombard.com . The company operates under IRDA Registration Number 115 and is listed on both BSE (scrip code: 540716) and NSE (scrip code: ICICIGI).