Insurance Ads: Transcending Stereotypes! Are insurance ads truly changing from being purveyors of death and destruction? Once upon a time, Indians were put off by insurance advertising, as gloomy visuals reminded them of the impending demise or accident of their loved ones. Those who did, insured themselves as a ‘savings’ mechanism, which would either help them in their old age or provide for the family in case of their untimely demise. The insurance agents were the perceived Yamdoots and
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Life Insurance Insurance in India: The penetration for the Insurance category in India is pegged at 3.9% as against the world average of 6.3%. Most G20 countries are above India in terms of life insurance penetration, with South Africa leading the pack at 15.4%. Not only is this number paltry, it is a matter of great worry considering over 51% of the urban households are squarely dependent on a single provider (earning member). (Source – Census 2011) In the case of the passing of the provider
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com ■ Vol.– III, Issue 2(3), April 2012 [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
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NIGERIA’S FINANCIAL SYSTEM STRATEGY 2020 DEVELOPING THE INSURANCE SECTOR IN NIGERIA: EXPERIENCE OF SINGAPORE TO COVER • Overview of Singapore’s Insurance Sector • Regulatory Objectives • Regulatory Initiatives • Developmental Objectives • Recent Initiatives • Conclusions Note: Observations are personal, not MAS Overview of Singapore’s Insurance Sector (1) • Focus of the direct sector is largely domestic • Reinsurance sector (esp general) has strong international component • International
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are several factors that have affected the cost of health care coverage over the course of the past two to three decades. One of these factors is the introduction and rapidly increasing enrollment in managed health care insurance plans. Managed care health insurance plans can, in most cases, help to alleviate the rising costs of effective medical coverage. Another important factor that has affected health care costs is the invention and implementation of new medical technologies. As
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THE ARMCHAIR ECONOMIST by Steven E. Landsburg Praise: "Witty economists are about as easy to find as anorexic mezzo-sopranos, natty mujahedeen, and cheerful Philadelphians. But Steven E. Landsburg...is one economist who fits the bill. In a wide-ranging, easily digested, unbelievably contrarian survey of everything from why popcorn at movie houses costs so much to why recycling may actually reduce the number of trees on the planet, the University of Rochester professor valiantly turns the discussion
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ASSIGNMENT COSUMER BEHAVIOUR LIFE INSURANCE SUBMITTED BY: PRATIBHA RAJ M.F.M. - II INTRODUCTION Life Insurance is the key to good financial future planning. On one hand, it safeguards our money and on the other, ensures its growth, thus providing us with complete financial well being. Life Insurance can be termed as an agreement between the policy owner and the insurer, where the insurer for a consideration agrees to pay a sum of money upon the occurrence of the insured individual's
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GAUHATI UNIVERSITY A training report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of the Bachelor of Business Administration (Industry Integrated) 3rd Semester, Gauhati University on “CUSTOMER BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS INSURANCE PRODUCTS” AT METLIFE INDIA VISAKHAPANTAM [pic] Under Organisation Guidance Of: Under Institutional Guidance Of: Mr. K.V.R. Murthi Mr. Hari Krishna Senior
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This project was carried out in the HR department of BHARTI AXA Life insurance co. Pune. Bharti AXA Life insurance is only concern with life insurance and General insurance. The objective of this project is to study the entire Recruitment & Selection processes at Bharti AXA Life insurance. The Human Resources Department of Bharti AXA Life insurance carries out both these functions quite effectively. Hence, the procedure of Recruitment is studied thoroughly and some inferences
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2nd Prize Winner – Dr Vinita Rana, NIA, Pune Group Health Insurance Schemes of State Governments Over the last 50 years India has achieved a lot in terms of health improvement. But still India is way behind many fast developing countries such as China, Vietnam and Sri Lanka in health indicators. In case of government funded health care system, the quality and access of services has always remained major concern. The condition of health in a country like India is really bad, generally the expenses
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