ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company on Saturday said a designated person of the company had “inadvertently” uploaded certain information pertaining to its third-quarter financial statements on his personal WhatsApp status, before deleting them. The incident occurred on January 9, 2026, at around 5:44 pm.
“Upon becoming aware of this incident (within an hour), the designated person deleted the above WhatsApp Status from the phone,” the insurer said in an exchange filing.
The company, however, clarified that the information shared was in draft form and subject to changes as the audit process was still underway. It added that the disclosure was being made as a precautionary measure and in line with good corporate governance practices. ICICI Lombard’s Q3FY26 earnings results is scheduled on January 13.
Internal Inquiry and Compliance with SEBI Norms
ICICI Lombard said the incident will be placed before the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors at their ensuing meetings. It has also initiated an internal inquiry in accordance with the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, the company’s Insider Trading Code and other applicable internal policies. The insurer also said the inquiry committee’s report will be disclosed to the public.
Growing Trend of Accidental Social Media Leaks
The development comes a week after Tamil Nadu-based Hatsun Agro Product reported a similar incident, where a senior executive had inadvertently uploaded draft third-quarter financial figures on his personal WhatsApp status.
In Hatsun’s case, the status was viewed by around 19 people in the executive’s contact list, including some company insiders. The dairy company said that draft figures may constitute certain Unpublished Price Sensitive Information (UPSI). “Immediately on becoming aware of this incident, the KMP deleted the above WhatsApp Status within an hour’s time from his phone,” Hatsun Agro said in its exchange filings.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has strict insider trading norms under the Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements Regulations, 2015, which prohibit company insiders from trading or communicating with UPSI to gain an unfair advantage in the securities market.