[5] HDFC Life obtained the certificate of commencement of business on 12 October 2000 and a certificate of registration from Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to undertake the life insurance business on 23 October 2000.

[6] HDFC Life has 467 branches[5] and is present in 980+ cities, villages, and towns in India and supported by 16,544 employees.

HDFC Life launched its first TV advertising campaign 'Sar Utha Ke Jiyo' in 2005.

In December 2013 it declared a maiden dividend for its shareholders and in 2014 the company's assets under management (AUM) crossed Rs 50000 crore mark.

[6] By 2017, it was the country's third-largest private sector life insurance company[6] with a 16.5 percent share of total private-sector premiums for the Financial Year 2017 and fourth largest in the life insurance industry based on premium earned and had 66,372 individual agents across India, comprising 6.8 percent of total private agents in the Indian life insurance industry and entered into 125 banking tie-ups including HDFC Bank giving it access to a huge branch network.