United India Insurance company Limited launched an emergency roadside assistance in Chennai in collaboration with My TVS, under the brand name “United India Assist” . The company plans to increase its present 7 lakh customers in the private car package insurance to 11 lakh in the current fiscal through such measures.
The company has entered into a MoU with My TVS, a unit of TVS Group and the services will be provided through the network of authorised service providers of TVS which is spread across 2600 centres in the country.
While launching the programme, G Srinivasan, chairman-cum-managing director, United India Insurance, told that it is a value addition to the present customers and will be free of cost.
According to the initiative, private cars below 10 years of age and insured by United India will be eligible for the assistance and will be valid till the private car package policy is valid.
The revenue from Private vehicle insurance alone amounted to Rs 15 crore for the insurance company. According to Srinivasan, the company foresees a 15 to 18 per cent growth for the private car segment.
