Aviva Life Insurance today announced the launch of its fourth branch office in Mumbai to strengthen presence and meet the growing demand in Maharashtra.
- Opens fourth fully functional branch in Mumbai
- Total branches in India go up to 36
- Aviva’s products and services are available in 200 locations across India.
Aviva Life Insurance today announced the launch of its fourth branch office in Mumbai to strengthen presence and meet the growing demand in Maharashtra. The new branch is located in the Thane area in Mumbai. The other three branches are located in Mahalaxmi, Ghatkopar and Andheri areas. With the opening of this branch the total number of branches for Aviva will go up to 36 branches across India.
Mr Stuart Purdy, managing director, Aviva Life Insurance and Mr Shoumitro Roye, director, Direct Sales Force inaugurated the branch. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Purdy said: “We are delighted that we are further expanding our presence in Mumbai to reach all our customers and service them better. Mumbai is one of the key markets for Aviva. As part of our aggressive expansion plan, we have launched the fourth branch in the city to reach out to our target audience.”
He added: “We entered the Indian market in 2002 and since then we have strengthened our Direct Sales Force team to cover a large geographical area of the country. We seek to provide quality support and advice to our existing and prospective customers.”
Aviva India has branch offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, NOIDA, Cochin, Gurgaon, Coimbatore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Jaipur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Asansol, Guwahati, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Pune, Ludhiana, Patna, Vijaywada, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, with multiple branches in the metros and four rural branches in Udaipur, Faridkot, Nasik and Nagpur. In addition, Aviva’s products are available in 200 locations in the country through its Bancassurance tie-ups.
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About Aviva
Aviva Life Insurance is a joint venture between Dabur and Aviva. Current paid up capital amounts to 320 Crores. Dabur are the 74% shareholder and Aviva the 26% shareholder. Aviva plc is the UK’s largest insurance Group and the world’s oldest insurance Group, with a history dating back to 1696. Today, it is the sixth largest insurer worldwide, with 30 million customers and Ł291 billion assets under management. Prior to nationalization, Aviva was the biggest of the foreign insurers operating in the Indian market.
Founded in 1884, Dabur is one of India’s oldest and largest groups of companies with the Group’s consolidated annual sales in excess of Rs 1,537 crores. A professionally managed company it is the country’s leading producer of traditional healthcare products.
Aviva pioneered the concept of Bancassurance in India, and has leveraged its global expertise in this area successfully in India. Bancassurance has been contributing close to 65% of the total sales of Aviva India. Through its branches and its Bancassurance partner locations, Aviva products are available in 200 towns and cities across India.
Aviva’s products have been designed in a manner to provide customers flexibility, transparency and value for money. We have been among the first companies to introduce Unit Linked products in the market.
Aviva has a unique need based sales approach through the “Financial Health Check” (FHC). The FHC is a free service administered by our FPAs (Financial Planning Advisers) for a need-based analysis of the customer’s long-term savings and insurance needs. Depending on the life stage and earnings of the customer, the Financial Health Check assesses and recommends the right insurance product for them.
Aviva is also keen to reach out to the underprivileged that have not had access to insurance so far. Through its association with Basix (a micro financial institution) and other NGOs, it has been able to cover lakhs of lives.