<h1>Life insurer partners with small finance bank to expand insurance distribution via 1,000 outlets and 2.5M customers</h1> A life insurer has entered a phased bancassurance partnership with a small finance bank to expand distribution across 18 states, leveraging the bank's roughly 1,000 outlets, 375 ATMs and a 2.5 million customer base to offer retail and group life, savings, health-focused plans, ULIPs, and products for microfinance and loan-protection segments. The collaboration aims to enhance financial inclusion and insurance penetration-particularly in southern states-by combining banking touchpoints with insurance solutions, aligning with the insurance regulator's 'Insurance for All by 2047' vision and complementing the insurer's existing channels.