SBI Life, Syndicate bank tie up for home loan insurance

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Posted: Thursday, Jun 04, 2009 at 1844 hrs IST
Updated: Thursday, Jun 04, 2009 at 1844 hrs IST

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Mumbai: SBI Life Insurance has tied up with Syndicate Bank to offer housing loan insurance cover to banks home loan borrowers.

The scheme would be effective up to June 30, 2009, the company said in the statement issued here today.

As per the agreement, SBI Life will provide insurance cover to Syndicate Banks home loan customers who have availed loan under the special scheme announced by Indian Bankers Association (IBA) and Government of India.

“We are confident that the tie up would further enhance accessibility of our home loan protection product which covers the borrowers family from the outstanding loan and ensures retention of the property, in case of any unforeseen incident,” SBI Life Insurance Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, U S Roy, said.

SBI Life Insurance is a joint venture between State Bank of India and BNP Paribas Assurance.

Under the scheme, home loan customers, between age group 18 to 55 years, availing a loan up to Rs 20 lakh will be eligible for home loan cover at no extra cost.

The housing loan cover, premium of which will be borne by the bank, does not involve any documentation.

Syndicate Bank has a vast branch network of over 2225 branches spread across the country, including the islands of Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep.

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