ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited is a 74:26 joint venture between ICICI Bank Limited and the Canada based $ 26 billion Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. ICICI Bank is India's second largest bank, while Fairfax Financial Holdings is a diversified financial corporate engaged in general insurance, reinsurance, insurance claims management and investment management.
Lombard Canada Ltd, a group company of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, is one of Canada's oldest property and casualty insurers. ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company received regulatory approvals to commence general insurance business in August 2001.
Why ICICI Lombard
India 's number one private general insurance company
First general insurance company in India to be ISO 9001:2000 certified
Assigned the iAAA rating by ICRA indicating highest claims paying ability
Simple and fast documentation
Lightning fast claims settlement
Instant online policy issuance
Comprehensive product line
Highest security level offered through 128-bit encryption in case of online data exchange
First company to provide digitally signed documents through an online interface
Achieved financial breakeven in first full year of operations
Achieved underwriting breakeven in second year of operations
Adjudged as the 'General Insurance Company of the Year' at the 11th Asia Insurance Industry Awards 2007
Awarded the NDTV Profit Business Leadership Awards 2007 in the General Insurance category on July 27, 2007
Adjudged as the most Customer Responsive Company in the Insurance category at the Economic Times Avaya GlobalConnect Customer Responsiveness Award 2006
Awarded the Best Housing Insurance in the Smart Living Awards by 360 degrees, a Times of India Group subsidiary, in Nov 2006
Awarded the Gold Shield for "Excellence in Financial Reporting" by the ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) for the year ended March 31, 2006
Adjudged amongst the top three in the Insurance Website of the Year category at the 9th Asia Insurance Industry Awards function held in Singapore during September, 2005