Aegon Religare looks beyond tier-I cities

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| According to Rajiv Jamkhedkar, CEO, Aegon Religare Life Insurance, "We are here for the long-term and we look forward to serving the interest of the Indian consumer. We have plans to start with a large footprint going well beyond tier-I cities across the country." |
| The company is expected to chart out the details in this regard soon. |
| Aegon Religare Life Insurance has been accorded the initial approval (R1 licence), by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) to operate in the life insurance space. |
| The R1 licence is the first of the three steps in the registration process. |
| Aegon is one of the world's largest life insurance and pension companies with a presence in more than 20 countries including the US, the Netherlands and the UK. |
| Religare's businesses operate across three key verticals, retail, institutional and wealth spectrums. Religare boasts of a retail network in over 1,300 locations across more than 400 cities in the country. |
First Published: Apr 11 2008 | 12:00 AM IST