Airtel partners HDFC Life for providing insurance cover with prepaid bundle

NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel and HDFC Life Insurance on Monday announced a partnership under which the telecom operator has launched a prepaid bundle that will come with in-built life insurance cover (term plan) from the private life insurer.

“Airtel’s new ₹249 prepaid bundle will come with ₹4 lakh life cover from HDFC Life along with 2 GB data, unlimited calls to any network and 100 SMS/day. The recharge is valid for 28 days and policy cover till recharge is active,” a company statement said.

A customer needs to enrol for the insurance after first recharge through SMS, My Airtel App or retailer, it said, adding that the insurance renews automatically for subsequent recharges.