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EasyLife
                                                                                EasyLife is primarily a Digital Sales
                                                                                Channel activated via app and web. It is
                                                                                intended to make insurance more
                                                                                accessible to consumers. A significant
                                                                                number of people in our country are now
            EasyLife Inauguration Ceremony 2018                                 policies through both app & web.
                                                                                connected through the internet; Easy Life
                                                                                allows them to purchase insurance
                                                                                One can conduct all the activities entirely
                                                                                online for buying an insurance policy and
                                                                                also pay the premium for being under
                                                                                coverage instantly. The very distinctive
                                                                                propositions of EasyLife are accessibility
                                                                                and availability. Its services are available
                                                                                on-demand regardless of the time.
                                                                                Without any intermediaries, one can buy
                                                                                life insurance instantly without the hustle
             THE DIGITAL JOURNEY:                                               of medical test and filling-up a form.
             GLIL IS FOSTERING                                                  Additionally, information gets dilated
                                                                                through the traditional method of securing
             FINANCIAL INCLUSION                                                clients through agents. It paves the way
             FURTHER BY BEING THE                                               for illegal and unethical practices. The
             PIONEER OF DIGITAL                                                 conventional approach resulted in the
                                                                                spread of misinformation and confusion,
             LIFE INSURANCE                                                     which still haunts the sector. Through
             Over the next decade, digitalization will                          EasyLife, the entire process has become
             play a pivotal role in reducing poverty and                        transparent. Clients now have all the
             improving financial inclusion. Digitization                        detailed information about every scheme
             connects people, processes, and things                             available; it allows them to assess and
             intelligently which allow business entities                        determine the plan most suitable for them.
             to access more data. Greater data allows                           EasyLife aims to educate the market about
             for more intelligent decisions, and so   MyGuardian                the aggregate benefits of insurance and
             more comprehensive benefits can be   MyGuardian is a digital service platform   ultimately encouraging them to buy
             derived from the digital revolution. More   which is designed to enhance the   insurance.
             importantly, it makes financial services   customer experience of current and   To provide a genuinely world-class digital
             more accessible and transparent.     future clients of GLIL. It includes both   life insurance experience along with
             Digitalization is the key to accelerating   MyGuardian self-care app and   monthly savings, GLIL carried out
             the impact of financial inclusion.   MyGuardian Web Portal, each of them is   extensive desk research and
             The idea of Digital Bangladesh has   speci cally designed to provide an   benchmarking study with products of
             transformed the socio-economic scenario   extensive client experience. MyGuardian   other countries with the homogeneous
             of our country. Currently, we have the   App is a one-stop destination that allows   populace which resulted in the following
             second-largest pool of online workers in   clients to make more informed decisions   products:
                                                                                1)  EasyLife – Simple Term (No premium
                                                  about their preferred policy. It has
             the world and income from ICT exports are   detailed product information on the retail
                                                                                   refund option)
             gradually on the rise. It has also   product portfolio of GLIL. It enables them   2)  EasyLife Plus – Premium Refund
             transmuted the lives of the impoverished   (customers) to choose their preferred   Option
             population by allowing them to take part   product by evaluating their options   3)  MSP – Monthly Savings Plan
             in economic activities. The digital platform   through the premium calculator.   4)  MSP Ladies – Monthly Savings Plan
             has been playing a significant role in   Remarkably, MyGuardian allows clients   with CI (Critical Illness)
             improving financial inclusion in     the option to pay premiums instantly via   With more than 2.5 Lac downloads since
             Bangladesh. Multiple businesses entities   debit/credit cards and mobile banking.   inception, EasyLife currently has more
             across the country are continually   Currently, the app is being used by   than 1 Lac monthly users. Moreover,
             innovating to bring more people under the   5000+ users.           EasyLife offers a digital loyalty program
             umbrella of financial inclusion. Guardian   Moreover, it is possible to make instant   for its users that includes tremendous
             Life Insurance Limited (GLIL) is considered   claims for swift processing; a procedure   digital offers & discounts at lifestyle
             to be the most innovative, progressive and   that otherwise can take weeks through   brands and prominent hospitals.
             fastest-growing Life Insurance Company of   traditional methods. The same bene ts   Currently, over 20,000 digital loyalty
             Bangladesh and has been leading the   can also be availed from MyGuardian   program users of EasyLife are enjoying
                                                  Web Portal. The MyGuardian Digital
             change in providing access to the masses   Platform has the potential to be a   exciting discounts at more than 30
             to take part in formal financial activities   game-changer in  nancial inclusion by   hospitals across the country.
             ushering a financially inclusive revolution.   making life insurance services more   GLIL has done an incredible job in
             Through EasyLife and MyGuardian, GLIL is   accessible to millions of Bangladeshis.   creating a user-friendly and intuitive app
             set to transform millions of lives with the   GLIL is pioneering  nancial inclusion by   which is compatible with the average
             blessing of life insurance.          digitalizing life insurance for millions.    financial literacy of Bangladesh.

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