This year the quiz reached to ~560 cities from across all States of the country, with 20% participants hailing from the vernacular medium schools ? thus making it truly an inclusive event, spreading Insurance Awareness across BHARAT.

After an intense battle of wits, Hrishant Singh and Suryansh Mishra from Sunbeam Lahartara, Varanasi emerged winners, claiming the champions title. Close on their heels were New Era Senior Secondary School and Cambridge Court High School, securing the first and second runner-up positions respectively. This year’s theme, ‘Decade of Impact’, perfectly captured the remarkable evolution of the Insurance Quiz Junior. What began in 2016 with just 18 schools in Mumbai has now grown into a nationwide movement, impacting over 25 lakhs students since its inception. The grand finale concluded on a high note, with the winners receiving a cash prize of Rs. 2,25,000, the first runners-up taking home Rs. 1,50,000, and the second runners-up awarded Rs. 75,000.

 

Commenting during the grand finale of this decade long initiative, Anuj Tyagi, MD & CEO, HDFC ERGO General Insurance, said, “Over the past 10-years, Insurance Quiz Junior has grown into an insurance awareness movement that goes far beyond competition — it’s a catalyst for change. With participation from around 3,600 schools covering nearly 560 cities and deep engagement from government schools, and vernacular educational institutions, we are reaching corners of Bharat. By conducting the Quiz in five regional languages, English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, and Bengali, we’re making financial literacy truly inclusive. As India advances toward IRDAI’s vision of ‘Insurance for All by 2047,’ we take pride in nurturing a generation that is not only insurance-aware but also empowered to lead financially secure lives. These young minds will be the torchbearers, carrying the message of insurance inclusion around the country.”

 

The Quiz commenced with an impressive participation of ~3,600 teams, with each team represented by two students from the same school, in the preliminary rounds, progressing through the cluster and zonal stages. Ultimately, six teams earned their place in the grand finale. These finalists included four zonal winners and two teams that qualified through the Eliminator round. The finalists were: Sunbeam Lahartara from Varanasi, BJEM School from Bhubaneswar, Army Public School Golconda from Hyderabad, Cambridge Court High School from Jaipur, New Era Senior Secondary School from Vadodara, and Little Angels Matriculation School from Namakkal.

 

Among the ~7200 participating students, 45% were girls. Also, this year the Company reached to large number of smaller towns to invite participation for this quiz, and 42% schools registered from the towns with populations under 10 lakhs. Besides, 20% schools were vernacular medium schools and 23% schools were Government schools, thus underscoring the Insurance Quiz Junior’s motto of reaching across the last mile.

 

Adding to the excitement, all finalists were taken for a day excursion to Rashtrapati Bhavan, offering them an unforgettable experience at one of India’s most iconic landmarks.

Anuj Tyagi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, HDFC ERGO, with the winners of the 10th edition of the HDFC ERGO Insurance Quiz Junior.

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 24x7 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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