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Now, buy insurance policies using eKYC. List of companies who will accept it

Irdai's recent move will commence a truly paperless regime for insurance companies
  • eKYC or Digital KYC is a paperless Aadhaar-based process for fulfilling your KYC requirements
  • Customers will no longer need to visit insurance offices or meet agents to submit necessary documents (Photo: iStock)Premium
    Customers will no longer need to visit insurance offices or meet agents to submit necessary documents (Photo: iStock)

    Buying insurance policies have become easier than ever. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has allowed insurance companies to avail the Aadhaar-based authentication services to complete the Know Your Customer (KYC) procedure.

    Irdai's recent move will commence a truly paperless regime for insurance companies. "It will assist the industry to restart the process of paperless KYC for their online customer on-boarding journeys," said Kayzad Hiramanek, EVP-Customer Service & Operations, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance.

    Customers will no longer need to visit insurance offices or meet agents to submit necessary authentication documents such as photograph or address proof. However, customers need to submit proof of income and medical statement if required.

    All the major insurance players welcome this move, especially considering the present situation in the country amid coronavirus outbreak. "In the current environment of social distancing, this helps reduces the requirement for physical KYC to be submitted," said N S Kannan, MD & CEO, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company.

    eKYC or Digital KYC is a paperless Aadhaar-based process for fulfilling your KYC requirements while opening a bank account or investing in mutual funds. Now, you can use eKYC while purchasing an insurance.

    "This move will go a long way in enabling us and other insurance companies to truly embrace the Digital India initiative," said Ashwin B, COO, Exide Life Insurance.

    However, Irdai only allowed a list of companies that can start using eKYC procedure in the coming days. Here's the full list of insurance companies that will accept eKYC from now on.

    1)Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited

    2)Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company Limited

    3)Exide Life Insurance Company Limited

    4)HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited

    5)ICICI Prudential Life InsuranceCompany Limited

    6)India First Life InsuranceCompany Limited

    7)Max Life Insurance Company Limited

    8)PNB Metlife India Insurance Company Limited

    9)SBI Life Insurance Company Limited

    10)Future Generali India Life Insurance Company Limited

    11)Reliance Nippon Life Insurance Company Limited

    12)Aegon Life Insurance Company Limited

    13)Shriram Life InsuranceCompany Limited

    14)Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Limited

    15)Pramerica Life Insurance Company Limited

    16)Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Limited

    17)Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company Limited

    18)IDBI Federal Life Insurance Company Limited

    19)Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance Company Limited

    20)Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance Company Limited

    21)Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Company Limited

    22)Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited

    23)Manipal Cigna Health Insurance Company Limited

    24)ACKO General Insurance Limited

    25)Religare Health InsuranceCompany Limited

    26)Royal Sundaram General InsuranceCompany Limited

    27)SBI General InsuranceCompany Limited

    28)HDFC Ergo General Insurance Company Limited

    29)HDFC ERGO Health Insurance Limited (Formerly Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company Limited



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    Published: 25 Apr 2020, 02:58 PM IST
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