Insurers Move to stop selling door-to-door sales of insurance products New Corona Apr 13 19:33
As the spread of the new coronavirus spreads, Nippon Life, a major life insurance company, has decided to bring about 50,000 home sales representatives nationwide to work from home. The store will also be temporarily closed and will not postpone the sale of new insurance for the time being.
Nippon Life has said that 52,000 sales representatives nationwide who directly visit homes and workplaces to sell insurance products. Decided to work from home.
In addition, it is assumed that about 100 insurance products stores nationwide are closed, and sales of new insurance products will be forgotten for the time being.
It is said that renewal of insurance contracts already in place and payment procedures for insurance claims will be handled by call center or mail.
At major life insurance companies, Sumitomo Life has decided to stop visiting business nationwide from the 15th, and the movement to refrain from selling is spreading.
On the other hand, at Nippon Life Insurance, one employee is found to be infected at the headquarters of a company in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, and about 180 employees, including employees from the same department, are on standby.