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SBI Life (State Bank of India Life Insurance)

SBI Life Insurance is a joint venture between the State Bank of India and Cardif SA of France. SBI Life Insurance is registered with an authorized capital of Rs 500 crore and a paid up capital of Rs 350 crores. SBI owns 74% of the total capital and Cardif the remaining 26%.

State Bank of India enjoys the largest banking franchise in India. Along with its 7 Associate Banks, SBI Group has the unrivaled strength of over 14,000 branches across the country, the largest in the world.

Cardif is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas, which is The Euro Zone’s leading Bank. BNP is one of the oldest foreign banks with a presence in India dating back to 1860. It has 9 branches in the metros and other major towns in the country.

Cardif is a vibrant insurance company specializing in personal lines such as long-term savings, protection products and creditor insurance. Cardif has also been a pioneer in the art of selling insurance products through commercial banks in France and 29 more countries.

SBI Life Insurance’s mission is to emerge as the leading company offering a comprehensive range of Life Insurance and pension products at competitive prices, ensuring high standards of customer service and world class operating efficiency. The company plans to make the insurance buying process quick, simple and based on well-informed judgment. In 2004, SBI Life Insurance became the first company amongst private insurance players to cover 30 lakh lives.

The company expects to carve a niche in the Indian insurance market through extensive product innovation and aims to provide the highest standards of customer service through a technological interface. To facilitate this, call centres have been already installed and help lines will be installed and customers will have access to their accounts through the Internet or through SBI branches.

The company proposes to make available ready liquidity to its Life Insurance policies by way of loans at SBI counters. This will make Life Insurance a liquid asset in the financial portfolio of households.

SBI Life Insurance is uniquely placed as a pioneer to usher bancassurance into India. The company hopes to extensively utilize the SBI Group as a platform for cross-selling insurance products along with its numerous banking product packages such as housing loans, personal loans and credit cards. SBI’s access to over 100 million accounts provides a vibrant base to build insurance selling across every region and economic strata in the country.

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