...Indian Life Insurance Industry with special reference to LIC of India – Prospects and Challenges Presentation of Pilot Survey To Research Development Committee Kadi Sarva Vishva Vidyalaya Gandhinagar J D Chandrapal 10E0244 - Management Scholar enrolled in PhD program Kadi Sarva Vishva Vidyalaya - Gandhinagar Prof. Dr. A.C. Brahmbhatt – (Guide) Institute of Management - Nirma University, Ahmedabad 382 481, India Mailing Address 7, Krishna flats Opp. Lalbhai Apartment Kiranpark, Nava Vadaj Ahmedabad -380013 Contact Info 9825070933 jdchandrapal@yahoo.com Key words: Life insurance, liberalization, globalization, Competition, Economic Reforms, LIC of India Changing Face of LIC of India in Response to Liberalization Abstract The purpose of this paper is to facilitate the attempts of mapping the change in LIC of India because of liberalization of Indian insurance sector. The insurance sector in India has experienced a 360-degree journey over a period of more than a hundred years. Its transition from an open competitive sector to nationalization and then back to a liberalized market characterizes this phenomenon. Economic reforms have revolutionized insurance sector. The economic reforms started, it leads to liberalization. Liberalization has sparkled a flame of globalization and privatization (LPG). The economic reforms i.e. Liberalization has posed some challenges to LIC of India. In the post liberalization period life insurance business felt...
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...[93] INDIAN LIFE INSURANCE INDUSTRY – THE CHANGING TRENDS Dr. Arnika Srivastava, Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce, Sunbeam College for Women, Varanasi, India Dr. Sarika Tripathi, Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce Sunbeam College for Women, Varanasi, India Dr. Amit Kumar, Assistant Professor Faculty of Commerce Sunbeam College for Women, Varanasi, India ABSTRACT Insurance industry contributes to the financial sector of an economy and also provides an important social security net in developing countries. The growth of the insurance sector in India has been phenomenal. The insurance industry has undergone a massive change over the last few years and the metamorphosis has been noteworthy. There are numerous private and government insurance companies in India that have become synonymous with the term insurance over the years. Offering a diversified product portfolio and excellent services the many insurance companies in India have managed to make their way into almost every Indian household. Keywords: Life Insurance, Substandard, Competitiveness, GDP, Indigenous, Aggressive Marketing, ULIP, Penetration, Pushed Insurer, Gross Premium. -Journal of Arts, Science & Commerce ■ E-ISSN2229-4686■ISSN2231-4172 International Refereed Research Journal ■ www..researchersworld..com ■ Vol.– III, Issue 2(3), April 2012 [94] INTRODUCTION: According to Mr J. Hari Narayan, Chairman of insurance watchdog IRDA, Indian insurance industry in set for...
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...SERVICES MARKETING CASE STUDY : GROWTH OF INSURANCE SECTOR IN INDIA INSURANCE PRODUCT OF LIC SUBMITTED BY: SANDEEP D S USN :11XQCMZ118 COURSE INSTRUCTOR : Dr. N.S.VISWANATH PROFESSOR & DEAN M P BIRLA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT INSURANCE INDUSTRY Insurance industry contributes to the financial sector of an economy and also provides an important social security net in developing countries. The growth of the insurance sector in India has been phenomenal. The insurance industry has undergone a massive change over the last few years and the metamorphosis has been noteworthy. There are numerous private and government insurance companies in India that have become synonymous with the term insurance over the years. Offering a diversified product portfolio and excellent services the many insurance companies in India have managed to make their way into almost every Indian household. A HISTORICAL REVIEW OF INDIAN INSURANCE INDUSTRY In 1818, a British company called Oriental Life Insurance setup the first insurance firm in India followed by the Bombay Assurance Company in 1823 and the Madras Equitable Life Insurance Society in 1829. Though all this companies were operating in India but insuring the life of European living in India only. Later some of the companies started providing insurance to Indians with approximately 20% higher premium than Europeans as Indians were treated as “substandard”. Substandard in insurance parlance refers to lives with physical disability...
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...This Paper mainly focus on the Foreign Direct Investment in the Insurance sector in India. India has been rapidly adapting to the liberalization, and FDI is encouraged in almost all the economic activities. FDI inflow in the country is increasing. India has tremendous potential for absorbing greater flow of FDI in the coming years. The Insurance sector in India has a great potential even during the downtrend and FDI flow is expected to rise in the mere future. The performance of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) Act by the Indian Parliament in 1999 opened the entry for participation of private insurance companies and a limited participation of foreign insurance companies through joint ventures with Indian company. Life Insuranceis the fastest growing sectorin Indiasince 2000 as Government allowed Private players and FDI up to 26%. Keywords: FDI in insurance sector, Insurance Regulations, FDI advantages, FDI Disadvantages, Life Insurance market, FDI cap on Insurance. Introduction: The insurance sector has been a fast developing sector with substantial revenue growth in the non-life insurance market, but in spite of its huge population, India only accounts for 3.4% of the Asia-Pacific general insurance market's value. The cap on foreign companies equity stake in insurance joint venture is 26%, but is expected to rise to 49%. The investment pattern with regard to foreign direct investment (FDI) and inflows from non-resident Indians remains resilient...
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...Enhancing Competitiveness: The Case of the Indian Life Insurance Industry Shilpa Rastogi* Runa Sarkar*,** Abstract: Insurance industry contributes to the financial sector of an economy and also provides an important social security net in developing countries. The consistent sub-optimal performance of this sector in India from independence through the 1990s has led to different sets of reforms, with each model adopted focusing on distinct competitive strategies. This study identifies the causes and the objectives with which the sector was reformed in 2000 to conclude that only in the last decade, the hybrid model of privatization with regulation adopted by the Government has yielded positive results and the sector has started to look up. The sector in its present form looks promising for the consumers, the insurers and the nation as a whole. Keywords: life insurance, regulation, competitiveness, Governmental reforms Theme: Enhancing Competitiveness Sub-Theme: Strategies for Enhancing Competitiveness of Firms, Industry Sectors and Country Introduction The insurance industry affects money, capital markets and the real sectors in an economy, making insurance facility necessary to ensure the completeness of a market. It is an industry with strategic importance for any country as it contributes to the financial sector (and hence the GDP) as well as confers social benefits on the society. At the micro-level, an insurance policy protects the buyer against financial loss arising from...
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...Insurance Industry – Road Ahead Path for sustainable growth momentum and increasing profitability kpmg.com/in Foreword The Insurance industry in India has undergone transformational changes over the last 12 years. Liberalization has led to the entry of the largest insurance companies in the world, who have taken a strategic view on India being one of the top priority emerging markets. The industry has witnessed phases of rapid growth along with spans of growth moderation, intensifying competition with both life and general insurance segments having more than 20 competing companies, and significant expansion of the customer base. There have also been number of product innovations and operational innovations necessitated by increased competition among the players. Changes in the regulatory environment had path-breaking impact on the development of the industry. While the life insurance industry got affected by the introduction of cap in charges, the general insurance industry got impacted by price detariffication and Motor third party risk pooling arrangements. While the insurance industry still struggles to move out of the shadows cast by the challenges and uncertainties of the last few years, the strong fundamentals of the industry augur well for a roadmap to be drawn for sustainable long-term growth. The available headroom for development, sustainable external growth drivers, and competitive strategies would continue to drive growth in the gross written premiums. However...
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...Executive summary The life insurance industry in India is achieving a growth rate of about 4% annually. It is considered to be one of the fastest growing sectors. The changing socioeconomic demographics and consumer behavior along with increased frequency of natural calamities and disasters have been the main reasons for the growth of this Industry. Its assets as on 31.03.08 were valued at $185 billion with a total of 250 million policies sold and an employee turnover of 113000 and about 1.2 million agents. There are currently 22 life insurance companies with LIC being the only public company having a market share of almost 50%. ICICI comes in second with 10% followed by HDFC at 6%, SBI at 5%, Bajaj at 4%, Reliance at 4%, Birla at 4%, Max 3%, Tata 3%, Kotak 2%, Met 1% and the rest taking up 10% of the market share. As of 2006 FDI norms the foreign participation of Indian insurance companies is restricted to 26%. All the life insurance companies of India have to comply with the strict regulation laid out by the ‘IRDA’ which is the insurance regulatory board in India set up in 2000. The majority of the population in India is yet to be tapped leaving a huge growth potential for this industry. The insurance industry in India is both service based as well as product based. Risk management and product development are the main highlights of R&D in this industry. The life insurance industry is re shapping the retail distribution channel. The life insurers engage with prospects...
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...Insurance is a subject matter of solicitation which means insurance has to be requested or asked for and not forced upon. But in reality majority of people never ask or request for insurance but are reluctant to buy insurance for some or the other reason. India being a hub of insurance industry, with enormous scope and development is still facing serious issues in terms of health insurance. According to study, as of now still major population of India is not covered under health insurance. Health insurance plays a vital role in reducing huge expenditures people incur in circumstances of uncertain medical situations. With increasing medical costs, recessions, new diseases spreading all over, possession of health insurance policy makes it easy to fight these difficult times. At the same time in today's world with so much inflation purchasing power of people has reduced significantly. With all this, health problems can lead to heavy indebtedness. Even with such out of pocket expenses Indian population is still reluctant to buy or invest in insurance policies. Health Insurance Industry has experienced vital changes since inception in terms of premium structures, high claim ratios, reluctance to buy health insurance which has given private companies a platform to develop in the Indian market. In this research we will try to determine the past and future of the health insurance industry in India, the growth of the industry and companies, benefits and importance of health insurance...
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...FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN INDIA ITS IMPACT ONBANKING AND INSURANCE SECTOR Introduction to topic Foreign direct investment is investment made by a foreign individual or company in productivecapacity of another country. It is the movement of capital across national frontiers in a manner that grants the investor control over the acquired asset. A parent business enterprise and itsforeign affiliate are the two sides of the FDI relationship. Together they comprise an MNC. The parent enterprise through its foreign direct investment effort seeks to exercise substantial controlover the foreign affiliate company.Foreign direct investments (FDI) are investment of foreign assets into domestic structures,equipments and organization. FDI reflects the objectives of obtaining a lasting interest by aresident entity in one economy (Direct Investor) in entity resident in an economy other than thatof the Investor (Direct investments enterprise). The lasting interest implies the existing of a long-term relation between the direct investor and the enterprise and a significant degree influence onthe management of the enterprise. Direct investment involves both the initial transaction betweenthe two entities and all the subsequent capital transactions between them and among affiliatedenterprises, both incorporated and unincorporated. Problem Statement In today¶s economy FDI plays an important role in a each sector. So it is important to understandthe concept and trends of FDI, therefore in this...
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...Overview of Indian insurance industry 2013 1 Outlook of Indian Insurance Industry lEafCraft Insights Overview of Indian insurance industry 2013 INDEX Introduction.......................................................................................................................................3 Brief history.......................................................................................................................................4 Market share of different insurance companies for the financial year 2012...............................5 Status of the Indian insurance industry and its demographics.................................................... 6 Changing market dynamics: evolution of mindset of the Indian population.............................. 7 Marketing strategies for various companies...................................................................................8 The way ahead..................................................................................................................................10 2 lEafCraft Insights Overview of Indian insurance industry 2013 INTRODUCTION Life is synonym to uncertainty and has become prone to contingency at any point of time. Any injury or accident can happen to anyone of us or our loved ones at any point of time. The material value of our life or immortal possessions of ours cannot be correctly estimated but of course we can keep a backup in case something fatal happens to them. This very...
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...BPO in India – an overview Contents I. Introduction II. What is BPO? • Types of BPO • Key services in various sectors III. Indian BPO Market IV. Market Segments and Trends • Banking sector • Insurance • Healthcare • Media/Publishing • Offshore Software Development • Network Outsourcing Services • HR Outsourcing V. Popular destinations VI. Employment opportunities VII. Key players in the market a. Indian companies b. MNCs VIII. Global competition IX. Future/outlook I. Introduction: Late 90’s has opened a new chapter in Information Technology (IT) sector in India – Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), one of the fastest growing segments of the Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) industry. Cost conscious companies in the world to gain cost savings has set up their back office operations in India. The BPO segment, which was virtually non-existent till a few years ago, has risen to be a US $2 billion industry and IDC expects it to grow at a CAGR of 54 per cent till 2006 to reach US $12 billion. A major portion of the revenues today come from customer care and back office processing services, according to IDC’s report. II. What is BPO? BPO is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain their position in the...
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...2015 Financial Analysis of Non-Life Insurance Sector in India New India Assurance Co. Ltd The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd Financial Analysis of Non-Life Insurance Sector in India Executive Summary Insurance is not the sale of products, but servicing customers. It is a system, by which the losses suffered by a few are spread over many exposed to similar risks. Insurance is a protection against financial loss arising on the happening of an unexpected event. Insurance companies collect premiums to provide for this protection. A loss is paid out of the premiums collected from the insuring public and the Insurance Companies act as trustees to the amount collected. The very fundamental principle of spreading of the risk is actually practiced by the insurance companies by reinsuring the risks that they have insured. The opening up of the Insurance Sector to Private Companies has made available more products and world class service to Indian Customer. Some excerpts on Indian insurance sector are as follows: An attempt has been made in this paper to understand and discuss the various issues of the Indian General Insurance industry. In this regard, the group studied the performance of New India Assurance Co. Ltd., ICICI Lombard, and The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd with the help of their financial statements. Also, keeping New India Assurance Co. Ltd as benchmark, the group made a comparative analysis using financial...
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...Chapter 1: Introduction Security has been a universal desire right from the earliest civilizations. This quest for security has led to the concept of insurance. Insurance is a contract between two parties whereby one party called insurer undertakes, in exchange for a fixed sum called premium to pay the other party an assured sum of money on the occurrence of a certain event. Life insurance protects against the economic loss in the event of death. A family is generally dependent for its food, clothing and shelter on the income brought by the bread earner of the family. So long as he lives, that family secure but the death of the person may put the family in a very difficult situation. Uncertainty of death is inherent in human life. It is this uncertainty that gives rise to the necessity for some form of protection against the financial loss arising from death. Life insurance substitutes this uncertainty by certainty. Insurance sector plays a very important role in the development of any economy also, as it provides long term funds for infrastructure development and at the same time strengthens the risk taking ability. Insurance is a contract between the insurance company (insurer) and the policyholder (insured). In return for a consideration (the premium), the insurance company promises to pay a specified amount to the insured on the happening of a specified event. Meaning of Customer Buying Behaviour: Before business can develop marketing strategies, they must understand...
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...APPLIED MANAGEMENT SCIENCES Aruna Chandra Hall (Near Post Office), Panjab University, Sector 14, Chandigarh-160 014 (India) Telefax: 0172-2701403 Phone: 0172-2534889 Email: uiams@pu.ac.in Website: uiams.puchd.ac.in SYLLABUS OF THE 1ST YEAR TRIMESTER – I CODE MBA-011 MBA-021 MBA-031 MBA-041 MBA-051 MBA-061a MBA-061b PAPER Principles and Practices of Management Quantitative Techniques for Managerial Decision Making. Managerial Economics Human Resource Management Accounting for Management Seminar on Executive Communication Workshop on Information Technology for Management CREDITS 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 MARKS 100 100 100 100 100 50 50 TRIMESTER – II CODE MBA-072 MBA-082 MBA-092 MBA-102 MBA-112a MBA-112b PAPER CREDITS Quantitative Methods and Operations Research 4 Economic Environment for Business 4 Production and Operations Management 4 Financial Management 4 Seminar on Negotiation Skills 2 Workshop on Management Information Systems 2 o Introduction to Retail Management (R. Mgt.)* 4 SECTORAL SUBJECT – 1 MARKS 100 100 100 100 50 50 100 o Principles of Banking and Insurance (B & I)* o Introduction to IT and Telecommunications (IT & Tel)* o Introduction to Infrastructure (Infra. Mgt.)* o Industrial Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology (Pharma. Mgt.)* o Hospital Planning and Organization (Hosp. Mgt.)* MBA-122 *R. Mgt= Retail Management; B&I= Banking & Insurance; IT & Tel.= IT & Telecommunication; Infra. Mgt.=Infrastructural Management; Pharma. Mgt.=Pharmaceutical Management;...
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