Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) a prominent bank in the state of Maharashtra and Aviva Life Insurance today announced that they have entered into a Corporate Agency arrangement for distribution of Life Insurance products. With this tie-up, the Bank through its 1,863 branches will be able to distribute Aviva Life Insurance products across the country.

Under the Open Architecture system, a bank can sell insurance products of multiple insurers in the same category. This ensures that consumers are given multiple choices, and they can buy a product which suits their needs the best.

R.P. Marathe, MD & CEO Bank of Maharashtra said, ''Since inception in 1935, Bank of Maharashtra has built a strong network which has strived for offering comprehensive financial solutions to support wealth creation for its consumers. As per industry reports Insurance penetration in India is merely around 3.42 percent 1 as compared to global average of 6.2 percent. With our association with Aviva, we are delighted to offer superlative products to our customers and are committed in reaching out to the large section of insurable but untapped population in the Tier II and III cities, in the country.''