Insurers, particularly those promoted by non-banking companies, are likely to see a major boost in insurance distribution, as banks can now start selling products of multiple insurers.
Future Generali Life, which did not have a bancassurance partner, announced a partnership with Saraswat Bank, which has a tie-up with HDFC Life for distribution of life insurance products.
Industry experts say that other non-bank-promoted insurers, such as Birla Sun Life, Reliance Life, Bajaj Allianz, Aegon Life and Shriram Life, are also likely to get into similar tie-ups with leading banks.
Nilesh Sathe, Member-Life at the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), said 25-30 banks will start distributing products of more than one insurer.
At present, most major public and private sector banks, such as State Bank of India, Union Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Andhra Bank, ICICI Bank and IDBI Bank, have promoted insurance companies.
