Bajaj Allianz plans 1,000 virtual sales offices, pilots in 14 locations

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Leading private life insurer Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Ltd, plans to have 1,000 virtual sales offices in the next 12-18 months.

"We have taken a new initiative of virtual sales office. It is our ability to get to locations where we want to get customers without actually opening a branch. We are piloting the new initiative in 14 locations in Maharashtra,” said Manish Sangal, chief agency officer of the insurance company.

"A device will be handed over to the sales officers where all the services relating to the customers will be done on it. It will be acting as a mobile