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- SBI Life Insurance Company Limited, a leading Indian life insurance provider listed on the BSE and NSE under the ticker SBILIFE.NS, offers a comprehensive portfolio of individual and group insurance solutions including protection plans such as term insurance; savings and money-back plans; unit-linked insurance plans (ULIPs); child education plans; retirement and pension products like annuity and superannuation schemes; wealth creation plans; health and critical illness coverage; group gratuity, leave encashment, and loan protection plans. Incorporated in October 2000 as a joint venture between State Bank of India and BNP Paribas Cardif and registered with the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India in March 2001, the company is headquartered in Mumbai, India, and operates nationwide through over 1,154 branches, 268,792 agents, and partnerships with more than 40,000 bancassurance partner branches across 29 states and seven union territories. It serves millions of individual and group customers with a customer-first approach, emphasizing digital innovation, ethical claims settlement, and assets under management exceeding Rs 4.8 trillion as of September 2025. Recent developments include the launch of SBI Life - Smart Shield Plus, a non-linked non-participating term insurance plan with increasing cover options up to 200% of the base sum assured and milestone-based enhancements in August 2025; strategic partnerships with AU Small Finance Bank in 2025 to distribute protection, savings, child, money-back, and retirement plans via over 2,500 branches, as well as with State Bank of Sikkim, Insurance Dekho, Airtel, and Zopper in FY2024; and a joint acquisition with Vidyaniti LLP of a 4.25% stake in Narayana Hrudayalaya for Rs 1,100 crore in May 2025 to diversify investments into the healthcare sector.