ING Life India, in its 10th year of operations, is a part of the ING Group. ING Life entered the private life insurance industry in India in September 2001. The company has issued over 1 million policies and is staffed by over 6500 employees. Headquartered in Bangalore, ING Life India is currently present in 229 cities across 251 branch offices. In addition, the company distributes its products in several parts of the country through its partner's presence. ING Life India distributes its products through two channels, the Tied Agency Force and the Alternate Channel. The Tied Agency force comprises over 50,000 ING Life Advisors, spread across the country. The Alternate Channels business within ING Life India is a fast growing distribution channel, and includes the Bancassurance partner ( ING Vysya Bank), Referral Partners, Corporate Agents and Brokers.