Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Limited is aprivately heldlife insurance company based in India.[2][3][4] It was established in 2001 and currently serves 46 million customers in 148 cities and towns across India.[5][6]
The company provides protection, retirement, savings, investment, and annuity plans.[7]
The Kotak Mahindra Group was founded in 1985 as a provider of financial services.[8][9] In February 2003,Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd (KMFL), the Group's flagship company, received banking license from theReserve Bank of India (RBI) to conduct banking operations in the country and was renamed asKotak Mahindra Bank, the parent company of Kotak Life Insurance.[10] The company started operations in 2001 on ajoint venture between Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd andOld Mutual Plc.[11][12][13]
In 2017, Kotak Mahindra Bank bought Old Mutual's 26 percent stake in the life insurance joint venture for Rs 1,293 crore, subject to approvals, making the life insurance company fully owned by Kotak Mahindra Group.[14][15][16][17]
Kotak Life Insurance has various plans,[18] including health insurance, as of 2020.[19][20][21][22]
Kotak Life Insurance has implemented someCSR projects. These include free breast cancer screenings.[23]
