Insurance Repository is a good initiative from IRDA. It will help the insurers and insured with inherent benefits of insurance policy demat. But, will you really be able to demat all your insurance policies? Will insurance companies tie-up with all the repository companies?

Raj Pradhan

The insurance repository system was introduced with great fanfare by finance minister, P Chidambaram on 16 September 2013 to digitise physical insurance policies. E-insurance policies will help insurers to save costs on printing and dispatching policies. Insurance companies will save crores of rupees every year that is spent on storing of physical insurance documents and repeat KYC. While the IRDA (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority) e-insurance initiative is commendable, there is one blunder.

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