OM Kotak Mahindra changes name to Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Limited
By Mumbai: | 07 Jul 2004
Market research findings on the corporate brand have shown that while the company ranked very high in awareness scores, Old Mutual plc was not being associated with the word OM. Old Mutual plc has a lineage of 159 years of domain expertise in the insurance business. This fact was being missed out by the customers and they were unable to recognise Old Mutual's role and expertise as a partner with Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Limited. The name change will address this issue. The second change is the move towards a unified brand Kotak. This would help present a common face to the consumer and help the consumer connect even more deeply with the brand.
Commenting on the name change, Uday Kotak, chairman, Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Limited said "We believe that the change of the name and the change of the brand will help the consumer in understanding the strength of the association with a Global Fortune 500 company like Old Mutual better. The unified brand will help us leverage the synergies and the goodwill of the common brand - Kotak."
Hasan
Askari, ceo, Old Mutual plc and vice chairman of Kotak
Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Limited said "
I have been involved with the research findings, which
have shown that the customers are not realizing that the
insurance venture in India is backed by an entity as strong
as Old Mutual. I am confident that the
changes in the company name and the unified brand will
help bring out the expertise and strength of Old Mutual
in making the company one of the leading private insurers
in India."
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