HDFC ERGO successfully conducts 3rd edition of State Insurance Quiz Junior Grand Finale in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
With engagement from over 1,070 teams across 42 districts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, the initiative reflects the company’s focus to equip communities across the grassroots with insurance awareness.
Chennai, January 30: HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, India’s leading private sector general insurer, successfully conducted the grand finale of the third edition of the State Insurance Quiz Junior– Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Chapter 2026.
After a series of exciting preliminary and semi-final rounds, the grand finale witnessed a spirited contest among eight top-performing teams. Team Srinuprasad and Ajesh from GHSS Kalkulam, Kanniyakumari, emerged as the champions of the quiz competition. Sibidharshan and Nikil from GHSS Palapatti, Namakkal, secured the first runner-up position, while Monisha and Anushya from GHS Vanavareddy, Kallakurichi, finished as the second runners-up. The winning team was awarded a cash prize of ₹1.5 lakh, while the first and second runners-up received ₹90,000 and ₹60,000 respectively. The remaining five teams were each awarded a cash prize of ₹30,000.
Parthanil Ghosh, Executive Director, HDFC ERGO General Insurance, with the winners of the 3rd edition of State Insurance Quiz Junior Grand Finale in Chennai.
This year’s quiz witnessed an overwhelming response, attracting over 1,070 teams from Tamil-medium Government schools across 42 districts, a significant rise from the 530+ teams that participated in the second edition of the state level quiz last year.
Speaking about the initiative, Parthanil Ghosh, Executive Director, HDFC ERGO General Insurance, said, “Building financial confidence at a young age lays the foundation for a resilient future. As the lead insurer for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, we remain deeply committed to strengthening insurance awareness at the grassroots and increasing the adoption of insurance products. What began as a modest initiative—State Insurance Quiz Junior–Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Chapter—with participation from just over 100 schools has grown to more than 1,070 teams in three years, reflecting the rising curiosity and understanding of insurance among students across the states. The success of the 2026 edition reaffirms the impact of this initiative and strengthens our resolve to continue nurturing financially aware and empowered young citizens.”
Since 2016, HDFC ERGO has been organising Insurance Quiz Junior on a national level to spread insurance awareness among next generation, engaging over 25 lakh students across Bharat. Building on this legacy, the company introduced the first-ever Insurance Quiz Senior for undergraduate students in 2025, drawing participation from 1,100+ students across 140+ cities.
As part of its broader insurance awareness efforts in the region, HDFC ERGO also concluded the 3rd edition of ‘Kapitu Varaam’ (Insurance Week) in collaboration with 29 non-life insurers. The initiative aimed to enhance public understanding of motor, health, home, shopkeeper and MSME insurance through multiple outreach activities, including pamphlet distribution, newspaper inserts and awareness drives across high-footfall locations, collectively facilitating ~ 17 lakh interactions.
About HDFC ERGO:
HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited, one of the leading private sector general insurance companies of India, whose promoters are HDFC Bank Limited, one of India’s leading private sector banks, and ERGO International AG, the primary insurance entity of Munich Re Group. A digital-first company, transforming into an AI-first company, HDFC ERGO is a leader in implementing technology to offer customers the best-in-class service experience. HDFC ERGO offers a complete range of General Insurance products including Health, Motor, Home, Agriculture, Travel, Credit, Cyber and Personal Accident in the retail space along with Property, Marine, Engineering, Marine Cargo, Group Health and Liability Insurance in the corporate space.
Be it unique insurance products, integrated customer service models, top-in-class claim processes or a host of technologically innovative solutions, HDFC ERGO has been able to delight its customers at every touchpoint and milestone. The Company has created a stream of innovative & new products as well as services using technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Natural Processing Language (NLP), and Robotics. HDFC ERGO offers a range of general insurance products and has a completely digital sales process with 299 branches and 600+ digital offices across India.
HDFC ERGO’s technology platform has empowered the customers to avail services digitally on a 24×7 basis, with 70%+ claims for retail products intimated digitally and over 80% of service interactions are catered digitally of which 10% are AI led. The Company issued ~3.4 crore policies in FY25 and has one of the best claims payout ratios in the General Insurance industry
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