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- ↑ IANS (16 September 2013). "Digitise insurance policies, says Chidambaram". IBM LIVE. Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ List of Insurance Repositories - IRDA
- ↑ CDSL Insurance Repository Limited (CDSL IR)
- ↑ Karvy Insurance Repository Limited
- ↑ National Insurance-policy Repository
- ↑ CAMS Insurance Repository Services Limited
