The partnership will allow the insurance company to avoid face-to-face sales in an attempt to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Customers will be able to register the necessary information through multi-function machines in Seven-Eleven’s stores in Japan.

The application process is complete once the customer pays the insurance fee at the cashier.

Customers will also be able to do part of the process through their smartphones or laptops, the Nikkei Asian Review reports.

Seven-Eleven and MS&AD are planning to set up call centres where licensed insurance sales staff can talk to customers 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to ensure the same quality of services offered by insurance shops.