Through this collaboration, Vastu’s customers will now have access to key products such as Income Protect and Home Insurance, helping them secure their health, home and financial well-being.
Mumbai, 04 December 2025: ICICI Lombard General Insurance, one of India’s leading private general insurers and Vastu Housing Finance, one of India’s fastest-growing tech-enabled Housing Finance companies, have entered a partnership. The partnership aims to provide Vastu’s customers across 17 Indian states and 340 districts with a suite of comprehensive and digitally enabled insurance solutions that safeguard their health, home, and financial well-being.
The partnership enhances Vastu’s value proposition by integrating protection into the lending lifecycle and expanding the range of accessible insurance products available to its extensive housing customer base.
Vastu’s deep customer engagement enables high adoption and relevance for the curated
suite of products like Income Protect and Home Insurance. These solutions combine
extensive benefits with digital convenience, ensuring Vastu’s customers — many of whom
are first-generation homeowners and self-employed individuals — have access to holistic
financial security.
Grounded in Vastu’s strong community connect in peri-urban and rural India, the partnership
brings protection closer to underserve households, strengthened by ICICI Lombard’s
commitment to financial inclusion and its tech-led service ecosystem that enables easy
access to reliable insurance cover
Customers will have access to a wide range of protection options, including:
● Income Protect – cover provides a lump-sum pay-out on diagnosis of any of the
listed 33 critical illnesses, along with protection in case of accidental death and
permanent total disability.
● Home Insurance – safeguarding residential structures and contents against fire,
natural calamities, theft and accidental damage, with additional protection for
valuables, collectibles and designer assets.
These protections align with the risk exposures seen among Vastu’s customer segments,
especially income disruptions and asset security.
Technology-Enabled Servicing and Claims Support:
Both Vastu Housing Finance and ICICI Lombard bring to the partnership their robust digital
capabilities and customer-first service infrastructure:
● Instant Policy Issuance & Renewals through real-time API integration with Vastu’s
platforms like Pulse and Vastu Connect
● Cashless Claims Settlements within 60 minutes through the IL TakeCare app
● AI/ML-driven claim assessment tools for faster turnaround and greater
transparency
● Comprehensive customer servicing via WhatsApp interactive bots, voice-based
claim registration, and the Instaspect virtual survey app for on-the-spot approvals
● Dedicated claim assistance and grievance redressal, ensuring 98% resolution
within IRDAI timelines
With customer centricity at its core, Vastu has been building financial resilience for
underserved households for over 10 years and brings local branch facilitation along with
multilingual support to the partnership.
Mr. Anand Singhi – Chief Retail & Government Business, ICICI Lombard said, “At ICICI
Lombard, we believe protection should be simple, seamless, and accessible to all. Our
collaboration with Vastu enables us to bring insurance solutions closer to customers at every
stage of their financial journey. Backed by our strong digital ecosystem and service
excellence, this partnership will help Vastu’s customers enjoy comprehensive protection”
Mr. Satish Nair - Chief Business Officer, Vastu Housing Finance, said, “At Vastu, we
work towards enabling our customers far beyond homeownership. For the customers we
serve, a home often marks the beginning of financial independence and generational
progress. Over the years, we’ve consciously expanded our solutions to help strengthen their
financial resilience in a meaningful and responsible way. This partnership is another step in
ensuring they remain secure as they move forward in our customers’ long-term financial
resilience.”
The partnership will be rolled out in a phased manner, beginning with product alignment,
technology integration, and employee training, followed by customer on-boarding across
Vastu’s branches and digital channels.
With this tie-up, ICICI Lombard continues to strengthen its bancassurance and fintech
partnerships, leveraging its innovation, customer-centric products, and advanced servicing
capabilities to protect millions of Indians against life’s uncertainties. For Vastu, the
partnership reinforces its commitment to building resilient households by embedding
essential protection within its core customer offering.
