Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, one of the leading private Life Insurance companies in India, has been nominated by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) as the lead insurer (for Life) for the state of Tripura, to improve insurance awareness and penetration across the state. A State Level Insurance Committee, constituted by IRDAI, state government, and insurers, began operations in Agartala. ICICI Lombard GIC Ltd., along with Bajaj Allianz Life, was nominated as the lead insurer in the Non-Life Segment. The State Level Insurance Committee aims to implement the State Insurance Plan, ensuring accessible insurance services for the uninsured population. Bajaj Allianz Lifealong and ICICI Lombard will promote insurance awareness and financial literacy through programs.
The collective agenda includes skill development, employment generation, and strengthening claims and grievance redressal mechanisms. Mr. Anil PM, Head Legal, Compliance & FPU, Bajaj Allianz Life, said, “With a particular focus on streamlining and enhancing the entire insurance value chain, spanning from distribution to claims, such initiatives will undoubtedly lead us closer to the collective goal of achieving Insurance for all by 2047”.
Mr. Jitendra Kumar Sinha, Chief Secretary, Government of Tripura said “The State of Tripura is committed to the growth of its people and its financial ecosystem. Financial risk mitigation being the key component to enable a sustainable growth, we are happy to welcome IRDAI along with the insurers into the state that will offer the much-needed impetus to insurance penetration in the region. These initiatives will not just provide financial protection against death, sickness or disablement, it will enable income protection, securing MSMEs through Group insurance schemes, overall development of the State through investments. We laud the formation of this Committee and will ensure continued support to secure Tripura financially against unforeseen eventualities.”
Mr. Thomas Devasia, Member (Non-Life), IRDAI said “Insurance is an extremely crucial component that drives socio-economic growth of the country. It is often perceived to be complicated, inaccessible in remote locations of the country and sometimes as a less significant part of their financial portfolio. Through the State Level Insurance Committee which in turn will drive the State Insurance Plan, it is our endeavour to tackle these challenges and extend insurance coverage to uninsured individuals, bringing them into the insurance fold for the first time. We are happy to have been ably supported by the Government of Tripura, the two lead insurers, Bajaj Allianz Life and ICICI Lombard General Insurance along with other insurers and are certain that this is a giant step in the right direction.”
