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Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) have issued new norms, making Know Your Customer (KYC) mandatory when purchasing and renewing all types of insurance: life, general and health. This rule will be applicable from January 1, 2023.
In compliance with the Anti-Money Laundering Master Guidelines, IRDAI has mandated KYC guidelines for insurance companies. Read on to know about KYC, why it is mandatory for insurance policies, the necessary documents and more.
Like banks and other financial institutions, insurance companies are required to legally comply with guidelines on Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Financing of Terrorism. This requires them to follow customer identification procedures while establishing a client-based relationship and monitor every transaction.
Know Your Customer (KYC) is the process of tracing and verifying the basic credentials of the customers by the financial institutions viz. banks, insurance companies, stockbrokers, etc. A customer's name, address and other basic details are easily verified through KYC before the issuance of their policy. KYC is done before or during conducting of financial transactions with the customers.
IRDAI has mandated insurance companies to collect KYC details from clients and customers to ensure insurance products and services are not being used to launder unlawfully derived funds or to finance terrorist acts.
The concern for insurance companies, like other financial institutions, are money laundering (a process or activity of moving illegally acquired money through financial systems so that it appears to be legally acquired), fake accounts, stolen identities, application fraud and other types of fraud. To ensure that they know who their customers are, they use KYC processing. This also helps to stay in compliance with the Anti-Money Laundering regulations.
Earlier, customers were required to provide KYC details voluntarily at the time of claims and during health insurance claims if those claims are greater than Rs 1 lakh. Now, the new process will require customers to provide details at the time of purchasing as well as renewing the policy.
Financial institutions gather vital information related to the identity of a customer through KYC. The KYC procedure is mandatory for ensuring proper legal vigilance to minimise chances of fraud or money laundering.
The basic details that are available through KYC are used to:
Ensure that the person availing the policy is a genuine customer.
Create a customer profile to better target and sell products.
Get basic customer details to contact a policyholder in times of need.
KYC is a mandatory compliance that is required by regulators, including IRDA, RBI, and SEBI. KYC is also used when opening bank accounts, demat accounts, investing in mutual funds, stocks, buying insurance, using mobile wallets, and many other financial transactions!
Some of the benefits are mentioned below:
Transparency between the Insurer and the Insured: Insurers handle the personal identifiable information of their clients. As a result, companies must guarantee the accuracy of the information belonging to their clients—both persons and institutions. KYC assists insurers in gathering sufficient evidence so they may offer adequate insurance coverage to the appropriate customers.
Keeps Track of Transactions: KYC aids financial institutions in avoiding dealings with individuals or groups engaged in corruption as well as those with criminal intentions, such as laundering money and/or financing terrorism. This assists in risk management as financial institutions can prevent misuse of their services by correctly implementing the KYC standards.Â
Purchasing an insurance policy through Digit is simple! We have our portal, app and partners to assist you through the entire journey. If you’re looking to renew or buy a new insurance policy, KYC verification is necessary.
Any customer, those who have or have not done KYC previously with us, can refer to the below steps. We've mentioned the procedures to easily verify your KYC documents with us, to get the best of our services.
After a successful payment, follow these given steps:
Enter the customer's mobile number and date of birth.
Choose the method of ‘KYC’ if the customer has previously done e-KYC (electronic KYC) for any financial product. Choose ‘CKYC’ (Central KYC) through PAN, or Aadhar verification through DigiLocker. If not, choose ‘Manual Document Upload’.
If you select ‘Manual Document Upload’:
If there is a mismatch, we'll issue a policy with the details mentioned on the government ID. Select ‘Ok, I agree’ to confirm issuance or close the tab to cancel.
To know more or if you face any issues, then you can contact Customer Happiness at 1800-258-5956.
You must submit a signed, scanned copy of documents for processing. You also need to include a copy of all these documents at the time of policy issuance.
For ID proof documents, you can submit:
PassportÂ
PAN card
Aadhar Card
Voter's IDÂ
Driving licence,
For the address proof documents, you can submit:
Aadhar card
Driving Licence
Voter’s ID
Passport
And any other document as sought by the insurer from time to time.
Know Your Customer (KYC) is a simple process of seeking and verification of customers' details such as name, address, etc. before issuance of a policy. 
Know Your Customer (KYC) is a simple process of seeking and verification of customers' details such as name, address, etc. before issuance of a policy. 
IRDAI has issued Master Guidelines making KYC a mandatory step before policy issuance from 1st January 2023. You will also be required to provide KYC details at the time of renewal of your policy, if not already provided.
IRDAI has issued Master Guidelines making KYC a mandatory step before policy issuance from 1st January 2023. You will also be required to provide KYC details at the time of renewal of your policy, if not already provided.
Yes, you can do the KYC verification process from your home. You need to have the right government documents and a stable internet connection. The above is done online through CKYC or Aadhar based KYC. Alternatively, offline method of KYC verification is also available.
Yes, you can do the KYC verification process from your home. You need to have the right government documents and a stable internet connection. The above is done online through CKYC or Aadhar based KYC. Alternatively, offline method of KYC verification is also available.
Digit's integration system recognises a 70% accuracy in the matching of the insured's name. E.g. - If someone has entered their name as Rohit Singh but their name as per PAN is Rohit Kumar Singh, the system will accept it. Only if there is a complete mismatch, the system will ask to re-enter the right name according to KYC details or another policy will be issued with the right name.
Digit's integration system recognises a 70% accuracy in the matching of the insured's name. E.g. - If someone has entered their name as Rohit Singh but their name as per PAN is Rohit Kumar Singh, the system will accept it. Only if there is a complete mismatch, the system will ask to re-enter the right name according to KYC details or another policy will be issued with the right name.
KYC will be done for all retail policies irrespective of whether it was bought through an agent, intermediary or directly through Digit’s website or the Digit app.
KYC will be done for all retail policies irrespective of whether it was bought through an agent, intermediary or directly through Digit’s website or the Digit app.
During the KYC process, you can share your Driver's licence or Voter's ID if you don't have a PAN or Aadhaar card. The same will be used to verify your details.
During the KYC process, you can share your Driver's licence or Voter's ID if you don't have a PAN or Aadhaar card. The same will be used to verify your details.
Only the proposer/policyholder/primary member (the person who will be paying the premium) needs to do the KYC verification.
Only the proposer/policyholder/primary member (the person who will be paying the premium) needs to do the KYC verification.
If the address doesn't match, then the address mentioned in the KYC documents will be considered as permanent address and the one given by the proposer shall be the communication address. The insurance company will ask for a ‘self-declaration’ in case of address mismatch.
If the address doesn't match, then the address mentioned in the KYC documents will be considered as permanent address and the one given by the proposer shall be the communication address. The insurance company will ask for a ‘self-declaration’ in case of address mismatch.