HUTCH Enterprise Powers Sri Lanka's Nationwide Digital Vehicle Insurance Verification Platform
HUTCH Enterprise has launched a nationwide digital vehicle insurance verification platform in Sri Lanka, allowing motorists to verify insurance validity via mobile phone and eliminating the need for physical insurance certificates. This initiative, developed with various partners, aims to enhance convenience, reduce administrative burdens, and support environmental sustainability.
Why it matters
This digital transformation significantly modernizes Sri Lanka's vehicle insurance industry, improving efficiency, reducing fraud, and offering greater convenience for motorists and law enforcement, while also contributing to national digital agenda and environmental goals.
Sri Lanka’s vehicle insurance industry has taken a significant step towards digital transformation with the launch of a nationwide digital insurance verification platform, eliminating the long-standing requirement for motorists to carry a physical insurance certificate.
Since May 2026, motorists can conveniently verify the validity of their vehicle insurance by simply dialing *1338# from any mobile phone or sending an SMS with the vehicle registration number. The new service offers greater convenience and peace of mind, allowing motorists to access insurance information anytime and anywhere without the need to carry or safeguard a plastic insurance card.
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