AADHAAR IS NOW MANDATORY TO GET INSURANCE
All general, life and standalone health insurers
must link existing and new policies with customer ‘Aadhaar and PAN with
immediate effect, insurance regulatory body IRDAI said. The decision comes while
the supreme court is hearing a batch of petitions challenging the validity of
Aadhaar. The government has already called for linking bank
accounts, PAN cards and mobile connection with Aadhaar.
While there may be some short term challenges to
overcome, we see significant long term benefit in terms of preventing frauds
and streamlining the KYC process. There are 24 life insurance companies and 33
general insurers including standalone health insurers operating in the country.
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