About ICICIPrulife
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company is a joint venture between ICICI Bank, a premier financial powerhouse and Prudential , a leading international financial services group headquartered in the United Kingdom.
ICICI Prudential Life has several firsts to our credit.
- Amongst the first private sector insurance companies to begin operations in December 2000, after receiving IRDA approval.
- First life insurer in India to receive a National Insurer Financial Strength rating of AAA (Ind) from Fitch Ratings.
- First private life insurer to cross 1 million policy mark.
- First organisation in the insurance industry to adopt the Six Sigma methodology, and driving the Malcolm Baldrige framework across our organisation.
With a wide range of flexible products, we deliver world class financial solutions to our customers all over India. As of December 31,2006 we have a nationwide team comprising of over 175,000 insurance advisors and 18 bancassurance partners. We have also tied up with NGOs, MFIs and Corporates for the distribution of rural policies.
The ICICI Prudential Life Edge
- We have been the No.1 private life insurance company for the last 6 years, without a break. What makes us the Leader ?
- Our products have been developed after a thorough understanding of the customer's needs.
- Our products and services are easily accessible through our nationwide network of advisors and partnerships with leading banks, corporate agents and brokers.
- Robust risk management and underwriting practices.
- Our 50,000+ strong staff is engaged and enthusiastic, to cover the customer at every step in their life.
Our Vision:
It is our vision to make ICICI Prudential Life , India's dominant Life and Pensions player, which we hope to achieve by
- Understanding the needs of customers.
- Leveraging technology to offer quick service.
- Developing and implementing superior risk management and investment strategies.
Our Core Values:
Every one of our Team is committed to 5 core values -
Integrity, Customer First, Boundaryless, Ownership and Passion.
Board of Directors:
Comprises of reputed finance professionals, from India as well as abroad.
Mr. K.V. Kamath, Chairman
Mr. Barry Stowe
Mrs. Kalpana Morparia
Mrs. Chanda Kochhar
Mr. HT Phong
Mr. M.P. Modi
Mr. R Narayanan
Mr. Keki Dadiseth
Ms. Shikha Sharma, Managing Director
Mr. N. S. Kannan, Executive Director
Mr. Bhargav Dasgupta, Executive Director
Financial highlights
ICICI Prudential's capital base stands at Rs. 18.15 billion with ICICI Bank and Prudential plc holding 74% and 26% stake respectively. For the 9 months ended December 31, 2006, the company garnered Rs.27.22 billion of weighted retail and group new business premium and wrote over 1.1 million policies. Assets held stand at over Rs.1000 billion.
ABOUT THE PROMOTERS
About ICICI Bank
ICICI Bank (NYSE:IBN) is India's second largest bank and largest private sector bank with assets of Rs. 2823.72 billion at September 30, 2006. ICICI Bank provides a broad spectrum of financial services to individuals and companies. This includes mortgages, car and personal loans, credit and debit cards, corporate and agricultural finance. The Bank services a growing customer base through a multi-channel access network which includes over 635 branches and extension counters, 2325 ATMs, call centres and Internet banking (www.icicibank.com).
About Prudential plc.
Established in London in 1848, Prudential plc, through its businesses in the UK and Europe, the US and Asia, provides retail financial services products and services to more than 21 million customers, policyholder and unit holders worldwide. As of June 30, 2006, the company had over £234 billion in funds under management. Prudential has brought to market an integrated range of financial services products that now includes life assurance, pensions, mutual funds, banking, investment management and general insurance. In Asia, Prudential is the leading European life insurance company with a vast network of 23 life and mutual fund operations in twelve countries - China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. |