PNB MetLife India Insurance Company

PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Limited
Public company
Industry Insurance services
Founded 2001 (2001)
Headquarters Mumbai, India
Area served
 India
Key people
 Ashish Kumar Srivastava (Principal Officer & CEO)
Products Life Insurance, Retirement Solutions, Employee Benefit Programs
Number of employees
 10,000+
Website www.pnbmetlife.com

PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Limited (PNB MetLife) is one of the leading life insurance companies in India present since 2001. PNB MetLife has as its shareholders MetLife International Holdings LLC (MIHL), Punjab National Bank Limited (PNB), Jammu & Kashmir Bank Limited (JKB), M. Pallonji and Company Private Limited and other private investors, MIHL and PNB being the majority shareholders. The company serves customers in over 7000 locations providing a range of health, life and retirement insurance products.[1]

History

PNB MetLife was initially launched as MetLife India Insurance Company Limited in 2001. In 2011, PNB picked up a 30% stake in MetLife India Insurance. Both PNB and MetLife India approached the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on December 7, 2012. In January 2013, PNB received full approval for acquiring 30% stake in MetLife India Insurance. This new private sector life insurer was re-branded as PNB MetLife India Ltd.[2]

PNB MetLife is now present in over 150 locations across the country and serves customers in more than 7,000 locations through its bank partnerships with PNB, Jammu and Kashmir Bank Limited (JKB) and Karnataka Bank Limited.

Key People

The key people of PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Limited as defined by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA) are as follows:

Name of Key PersonDesignation
Ashish Kumar SrivastavaPrincipal Officer & CEO
P K DinakarAppointed Actuary
Sanjay KumarChief Investment Officer
Viraj TanejaChief of Internal Audit
Niraj Ashwin ShahChief Finance Officer
Sarang CheemaChief Compliance Officer
Anjan BhattacharyaChief Risk Officer

Products and Services

Some key plans include:

  • MetLife Endowment Savings Plan – Endowment plan
  • MetLife Money Back Plan – Money back at regular intervals
  • MetLife Major Illness Premium Back Cover – Protection from 35 illnesses
  • MetLife Mera Tera Plan – Protection for your family
  • MetLife College Plan – Children’s education policy
  • MetLife Retirement Savings Plan – Retirement plan
  • MetLife Mera Wealth Plan – Life protection

Awards

2016: PNB MetLife won the ‘Website of the Year’ award at the E-Commerce Summit & Awards in Mumbai.[3]

2016: PNB MetLife won ‘Celent Model Insurer Asia’ award for the most responsive eCommerce platform on a mobile.[4][5]

2016: PNB MetLife won honors at the prestigious Asia Training & Development Excellence Awards 2016 held in Singapore in two categories – Best Education Training Campaigns and Programs and Best Sales Development Program.[6]

Other Achievements

The company launched its corporate social responsibility programme in August 2014 in support of the education of children in Karnataka. This project, which is part of the existing Rajiv Gandhi Crèche Scheme, works in tandem with the Government agenda towards strengthening and supporting the 30 crèche centres.[7]

On the occasion of World Health Day, PNB MetLife announced the fifth edition of Guinness Record-holding PNB MetLife Satara Hill Half Marathon 2016.[8]

In June 2016, PNB MetLife rolled out a new digital campaign, which includes a 75-second film conceptualised by McCann Erickson.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "About PNB MetLife". pnbmetlife. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Punjab National Bank acquires 30% stake in MetLife, company to be re-branded". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "E-COMMERCE AWARD WINNERS 2016". asiaretailcongress. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "PNB Metlife Won Celent Model Insurer Asia 2016 Award". policymantra.com. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "PNB Metlife wins Model Insurer Asia awards 2016". indiainfoline.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "PNB METLIFE WINS TWO HONORS AT ASIA TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2016". visheshnews.in. Vishesh News. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "PNB Met Life, Karnataka Bank reiterate support for creche project under CSR". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Hill half marathon to challenge fitness enthusiasts launched in Mumbai". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "PNB MetLife plots wacky vanishing act to show 'anything can happen". Campaign India. Retrieved 25 October 2016.

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