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    Prospects of MCGClients of SBI LifeSummer InternshipJamshedpur Region

    Makers Desk:

    Ravish KumarIMI DelhiPGDM040. 2012-14 batch

    SBI Life5 27 2013

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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

    If words are considered to be the signs of gratitude then let these words convey the very same.

    My sincere gratitude to SBI Life for providing me with an opportunity to work with SBI Life andgiving necessary directions on doing this project to the best of my abilities.

    I am highly indebted to Mr. Debidas Parira, Area Sales Manager- Corporate Solutions Groupand company project guide, who has provided me with the necessary information and also thesupport extended out to me in the completion of this report and his valuable suggestion andcomments on bringing out this report in the best possible way.

    I also thank Mr. Raghwendra Sinha, who gave me an opportunity to work on retail side of theinsurance industry.

    I extend my heartfelt thanks to Mr. Arnab Ghorai, ASM, Anupama Shukla, HR head andeveryone who has in some or the other way helped me in the successful completion of thisreport.

    Finally, my sincere thanks to all my friends and family members who gave their full fledged co-

    operation for the successful completion of this project.

    It was indeed a learning experience for me.

    Ravish Kumar

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    Introduction

    ..5

    Executive

    summary.6

    Objective of the

    Study.7

    Concepts/Models

    introduced..8

    Description of industry and

    Organization.10

    Findings and

    Interpretation25

    Conclusion3

    7

    Recommendation..3

    7

    Limitation of the

    Study.38

    Scope for future

    Improvement..38

    Retail Marketing

    (Jamshedpur)39

    References...4

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    INTRODUCTION

    Security has been a universal desire right from earliest civilizations. This quest for security hasled to the concept of insurance. Insurance is a contract between two parties whereby oneparty called insurer undertakes, in exchange of a fixed sum called premium to pay theother party an assured sum of money on occurrence of a certain event. Life insuranceprotects against the economic loss in the event of death. A family is generally dependent for itsfood, clothing and shelter on the income brought by the bread earner of the family. So long aslives, that family is secure but the death of the person may put the family in a very difficultsituation. Uncertainty of death is inherent in human life. It is this uncertainty that gives rise tonecessity for some form of protection against the financial loss arising from death. Lifeinsurance substitutes this uncertainty by certainty. Insurance sector plays a very important rolein the development of any economy also, as it provides long term fund for infrastructuredevelopment and at the same time strengthens the risk taking ability.

    An insurer, or insurance carrier, is a company selling the insurance; the insured or policy holder,is the person or entity buying the insurance policy. The amount of money to be charged for acertain amount of insurance coverage is called the premium.

    Every asset has a fixed time period in which only they can be productive. After end of their fixedage they will get expire and they will not be productive. The owner of the asset knows about thatthing and therefore he arranges things by which he can earn after expiry of his current asset.But there are chances that the assets can expire before their respective age. This can happen

    by accident or by any natural calamity. If assets expire before their life end time then it caninversely effect their owner and other persons also who are beneficiaries of this asset.

    Insurance is such a system by which the bad results of such type of accidents and naturalcalamities can be reduced. Insurance is not securing the assets and also it cannot stop any kindof accident or natural calamity. It can only reduce the burden on their owner and otherbeneficiaries.

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    Executive Summary:

    The insurance is primarily a social device adopted by civilized society for mitigating the

    incidence of loss of income to families by unforeseen contingencies. Uncertainties haveencouraged many corporate to go for the insurance. The part of SBI Life dealing with the

    insurance of corporate is Corporate Solution Group. SBI Life tries to educate people from

    corporate about the benefits of individual; insurance policies designed specially for company

    people. SBI Life has divided corporate into two groups Mid Corporate Group (MCG) and

    Corporate Account Group (CAG). The project was to find the prospects of MCG clients in

    Jamshedpur region. MCG clients were identified and market research was conducted with the

    help of questionnaire. Exploratory research was conducted and data collected were analyzed to

    reach at a conclusion for product fitment in MCG group.

    It was observed that products like keyman insurance or employer-employee scheme are not

    very popular among the corporate. But there is huge opportunity to engage the corporate andtap this market.

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    Objective of the Study:

    1. MCG (Mid Corporate Group)& CAG (Corporate Accounts Group) Accounts Analysis

    Product Suite Fitment:

    a. Insurance Buying behavioral patterns for each product such as Term : Keyman,Investment , Pension products

    b. Analysis of possible accounts for Employer Employee , Salary Saving Scheme &Keyman Insurance

    2. Account Patterns over the last 3 yrs

    a. SB Ratings movements of each account

    MCG is under the wholesale banking of SBI which caters to the mid level corporatein India. All companies / firms whose annual sales / income exceed Rs 50 crore orwhose fund based or non fund based requirement exceed Rs 10 crore are coveredby MCG.CAG was set up in 1995 as the first strategic business unit to be created underCorporate Banking group of the bank. Over the years CAG has effectively met itsstrategic objectives of delivering best in class corporate banking services to the topmost corporate in the country. Nearly 500 such corporate deals with CAG and theclient list include industry leaders in every segment.CSG : The job profile of CSG unit of SBI Life is to cater the insurance needs of theMCG accounts through either Employer- Employee Insurance, Keyman Insurance orGroup Insurance.

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    Concepts /Models introduced in the study:

    Multi-Distribution Model

    SBI Life has a unique multi-distribution model encompassing vibrant Bancassurance, Retail

    Agency, Institutional Alliance and Corporate Solutions distribution channels.

    SBI Life extensively leverages the State Bank Group relationship as a platform for cross-selling

    insurance products along with its numerous banking product packages such as housing loans

    and personal loans. SBIs access to over 100 million accounts across the country provid es a

    vibrant base for insurance penetration across every region and economic strata in the country,

    thus ensuring true financial inclusion. Agency Channel, comprising of the most productive force

    of over 80,000 Insurance Advisors, offers door to door insurance solutions to customers.

    Models / Concepts:

    1. Term Assurance Policy - The term assurance policy offers payment only on deathwithin the term. There is nothing available on maturity. This is ideal for family protection,especially for a young man. The premium is very low as only risk premium is collectedand no savings element. Any breadwinner, on whom a family is dependent, can opt forthis policy.

    2. Pure Endowment - This policy offers payment only on survival, nothing on death. Thistakes care of retirement income only and not family protection. This caters to the needsof single person who has no dependents. Since such people are extremely rare, thispolicy is mostly available in combination.

    3. Endowment Assurance The endowment policy is very popular in India. Theendowment policy is a combination of Term Assurance and Pure Endowment. It thustakes care of family protection and retirement income, the twin needs of life insurance.

    4. Whole Life Policy The Whole Life Policy is basically a Term Assurance Policy. Thedifference is that, in a term assurance policy, payment is made on death within the term.In a whole life policy, payment is made on death, whenever it may occur. The whole lifepolicy is term assurance policy with an indefinite term. As there is a definite payment, thewhole life policy is costlier than a term assurance policy.

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    5. Money Back Policy Under the money back policy, the entire maturity proceeds arenot paid at the end. They are paid at the intervals of 4 or 5 years throughout the term.The periodical payments come in handy for some major expense or the other. Thoughsome installments are released to the policyholders, the risk cover remainsundiminished.

    6. Annuities Annuities are not a plan of life insurance. Annuity is the reverse of lifeinsurance. In a life insurance policy, the life insurance company is at risk. In an annuitythe annuitant takes the risk. Annuities are pension plans. Before or after retirement, aperson can pay and purchase a pension plan. The pension is paid according to theterms of the annuity.

    7. Keyman Insurance- Life insurance was originally meant to protect the family from theloss on account of the death of the breadwinner. But a man is useful not only to hisfamily but his employer as well. This has led to the rise of Keyman insurance. Keymanis a life insurance policy taken by a company on the life of an important employee ordirector who contributed in a major way to the continuance and growth of the company.

    8. Unit Linked Policy Unit Linked plans are a way to invest in the market while availing

    the features of the insurance policy. In these plans the savings, portion of the amount

    paid by the unit-holders is invested by the insurer as desired by the unit-holders. In other

    words, the investment risk under linked plans are borne by the insured themselves,and not by the insurer as in the case of other plans of insurance

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    Description of Industry and Organization:

    Introduction to Insurance:

    When life insurance companies started operating in the middle of 20th century in the country,the evil play natural to all business had its sway. There was a lot of cut throat competition aswell as profiteering. As a result Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) came into existence on1st September, 1956 after nationalization of all the 245 companies engaged in life insurancebusiness. However, Government made a paradigm shift in the economic policy by adopting theprocess of liberalization, privatization and globalization at the end of previous decade.Consequently, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has been establishedunder IRDA Act, 1999 to regulate the insurance business in the country. As a result, privatesector has been allowed entry both in general and life insurance sector in India. Life insuranceindustry expanded tremendously from 2000 onwards in terms of number of offices, number of

    agents, new business policies, premium income etc. Further, many new products (like ULIPs,pension plans etc.) and riders were provided by the life insurers to suit the requirements ofvarious customers.The insurance is primarily a social device adopted by civilized society for mitigating theincidence of loss of income to families by unforeseen contingencies. In India, when lifeinsurance companies started operating in the middle of 20th century the evil play natural to allbusiness had its sway. There was a lot of cut throat competition as well as profiteering. Theavowed social objective of insurance had been totally relegated to background. As a result LifeInsurance Corporation of India (LIC) came into existence on 1st September, 1956 afternationalization of all the 245 companies engaged in life insurance business. From its veryinception, the Corporation has made impressive growth always striving for further improvement.However, Government made a paradigm shift in the economic policy by adopting the process of

    liberalization, privatization and globalization at the end of previous decade. Consequently acommittee was set up under the chairmanship of Mr. Malholtra, Ex-governor of RBI forundertaking various reforms in the insurance sector in the light of new economic policy. TheCommittee which submitted his report in 1993 recommended the establishment of a specialregulatory agency along the lines of SEBI and opening of insurance industry for private sector.This was aggressively opposed by the various trade unions of then operating insurancecompanies which led to some delay in implementation of Malhotra Committeesrecommendations. However, the Government passed Insurance Regulatory and Development

    Authority (IRDA) Act in 1999 and established IRDA to regulate the insurance business in thecountry. As a result, private sector was allowed entry both in general and life insurance sector inIndia. IRDA also allowed foreign participation up to 26 per cent in equity shareholding of privatecompanies.

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    SBI Life Insurance:

    SBI Life Insurance is a joint venture between State Bank of India and BNP Paribas Cardif. SBI

    owns 74% of the total capital and BNP Paribas Cardif the remaining 26%. SBI Life Insurance

    has an authorized capital of Rs. 2,000 crores and a paid up capital of Rs 1,000 crores.

    Vision, Mission and Values.

    Vision:

    "To be the most trusted and preferred life insurance provider

    Mission:

    "To emerge as the leading company offering a comprehensive range of life insurance and

    pension products at competitive prices, ensuring high standards of customer satisfaction and

    world class operating efficiency, and become a model life insurance company in India in the

    post liberalization period".

    Values:

    Trustworthiness Ambition

    Innovation

    Dynamism

    Excellence

    MILESTONES

    [2001-03] 1. Total premium (14 cr 2001-02 & 72 cr 2002-03).

    2. Ranked 5th among private life insurers in 2002-03

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    [2003-04] 1. 4th position among private life insurers.

    2. Covered 14 lac group lives

    3. Became leader in Banca with total premium 94.1 cr

    [2004-05] 1. Emerged leader in no. of lives covered among private life insurers-29lac

    2. Launched its first ULIP- HORIZON

    [2005-06] 1. First private life insurer to make profit.

    2. Crossed the 1000 crore premium mark.

    3. Started state of the art central processing centre at Belapur-

    New Mumbai.

    [2006-07] 1. Moved to 3rd position among private players.

    2. Second consecutive year of profitability.

    3. Leads private life insurance companies in lives covered-64, 90,000.

    [2007-08] 1. First life insurer in India to receive the highest financial rating AAA

    from CRISIL.

    2. Ranked amongst global top 5 life insurance companies in MDRT

    Membership.

    3. Received 9001:2000 certifications for superior claim settlement process.

    [2008-09] 1. Ranked 2nd in terms of first year premium collection.

    2. Bagged Best Life Insurer 2008 award.

    3. ICRA assigned iAAA rating indicating highest claim paying ability.

    4. Ranked among global top 3 in MDRT membership.

    [2009-10] 1. Crossed Rs 10,000 crore GWP

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    2. Ranked 1st globally in MDRT.

    3. Ranked No. 1 among private life insurance companies.

    [2010-11] 1. NDTV Profit Business Leadership Award.

    2. Ranked 1st globally in MDRT

    3. Bloomberg UTV- Financial Leadership Award.

    Parentage

    Along with its 5 Associate Banks, State Bank Group has the unrivalled strength of over 18,000

    branches across the country, arguably the largest in the world.

    BNP Paribas Cardif is the life and property & casualty insurance arm of BNP Paribas, one of the

    strongest banks in the world. BNP Paribas Group, having presence in more than 80 countries

    ranks highly in Retail Banking, Investment Solutions and Corporate & Investment Banking. BNP

    Paribas Cardif is one of the world leaders in creditor insurance and its life and non-life insurance

    units have received an AA rating from Standard & Poors.

    .

    REGULATORY BODY OF INSURANCE IN INDIA

    In 1993, the Government set up a committee under the chairmanship of R.N. Malhotra, a formerGovernor of RBI, to propose recommendations for reforms in the insurance sector. Theobjective was to compliment the reforms initiated in the financial sector. The committeesubmitted its report in 1994 wherein, among other things it recommended that the private sectorbe permitted to enter the insurance sector. They stated that foreign companies be allowed to

    enter by floating companies, preferably a joint venture with Indian partners.

    Following the recommendation of the Malhotra committee report in 1999, the InsuranceRegulatory and Development Authority was constituted as an autonomous body to regulate anddevelop the insurance industry. The IRDA was incorporated as a statutory body in April 2000.The key objective of IRDA include promotion of competition by introducing the enhancedexpertise of foreign players so as to enhance consumer satisfaction through increased customer

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    choice and lower premiums, while ensuring the financial security of the insurance market. TheInsurance Regulatory & Development Authority (IRDA) is a national agency of the Governmentof India, based in Hyderabad. In 2010 Government of India ruled that the Unit Linked InsurancePlan (ULIPS) will be governed by IRDA and not the market regulator Securities and ExchangeBoard of India.

    MISSION OF IRDA

    To protect the interest of the policy holders, to regulate, promote and ensure orderly growth ofthe insurance industry and for matters connected herewith or incidental thereto

    ROLE OF IRDA

    The law of India has the following expectations form IRDA:

    To protect the interest of and secure fair treatment to policyholders.

    To bring about speedy and orderly growth of the insurance industry for the benefit of thecommon man and to provide long term funds for accelerating growth of the economy.

    To set, promote, monitor and enforce high standards of integrity, financial soundness,fair dealing and competence of those it regulates.

    To ensure that insurance customers receive precise, clear and correct information about

    product and services and make them aware of their responsibilities & duties in thisregard.

    To ensure speedy settlement of genuine claims, to prevent insurance fraud and othermalpractices and put in place effective grievances redressal machinery.

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    To promote fairness, transparency and orderly conduct in financial markets dealing withinsurance and build a reliable management information system to enforce high standardof financial soundness amongst market players.

    To take actions where such standard are inadequate or ineffectively enforced.

    To bring about optimum amount of self regulation in day to day working of the industryconsistent with the requirement of prudential regulation.

    LIST OF COMPANIES REGISTERED WITH IRDA

    Following are the list of Life Insurance companies registered with IRDA.

    Aegon Religare Life Insurance Company Ltd. Aviva Life Insurance Company India Ltd. Bajaj Alliance Life Insurance Company Limited. Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company Ltd. Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Ltd. Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance Company Ltd. DLF Prameria Life Insurance Company Ltd. Future Generali India Life Insurance Company Limited. HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Ltd. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited. IDBI Fortis Life Insurance Company Ltd.

    ING Vysya Life Insurance Company Private Limited. Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Limited. Life Insurance Corporation of India. Max New York Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Metlife India Insurance Company Ltd. Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd. Sahara India Life Insurance Co. Ltd. SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. Shriram Life Insurance Company Ltd. Star Union Dia-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Tata AIG Life Insurance Company Ltd. Edelweiss Tokyo life Insurance Co. Ltd.

    IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Limited.

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    Types of Insurance:

    Life Insurance - Life insurance (or commonly Life assurance, especially in the Commonwealth)is a contract between an insured (insurance policy holder) and an insurer or assurer, where theinsurer promises to pay a designated beneficiary a sum of money (the "benefits") upon thedeath of the insured person. Depending on the contract, other events such as terminal illness orcritical illness may also trigger payment. The policy holder typically pays a premium, eitherregularly or as a lump sum. Other expenses (such as funeral expenses) are also sometimesincluded in the benefits.

    Life policies are legal contracts and the terms of the contract describe the limitations of theinsured events. Specific exclusions are often written into the contract to limit the liability of theinsurer; common examples are claims relating to suicide, fraud, war, riot and civil commotion.

    General Insurance - General insurance or non-life insurance policies, including automobile andhomeowners policies, provide payments depending on the loss from a particular financial event.General insurance typically comprises any insurance that is not determined to be life insurance.It is called property and casualty insurance in the U.S. and Canada and Non-Life Insurance inContinental Europe.

    Products of SBI Life:

    1. Protection Plans - There are several protection plans in SBI Life which aretraditional non-participating pure term plan. Eg.-

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beneficiaryhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beneficiary
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    2. Savings Plan ExampleSmart Income Protect - SBI Life - Smart Income Protect is

    a savings plan with added advantage of life cover and regular cash inflow at the time you

    need. It is a participating traditional plan where you continue to pay your regular

    premiums over a period of 5, 10 or 15 years. Thereafter your payout period starts, where

    you get guaranteed regular annual payouts over a period of 15 years, meeting your

    various financial obligations.

    Product Snapshot:

    Age^ at Entry Min: 8 years Max: 60 years

    Age^ at Maturity Min: 18 years Max: 65 years

    Sum Assured Min: Rs.1,00,000/- ( 1,000/-) Max: No Limit

    Policy Term 5/10/15 years

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    Premium Frequency Yearly / Half-yearly / Quarterly / Monthly#

    Payout Period 15 years

    Payout Frequency Yearly

    Shubh Nivesh

    Key Features:

    The basic purpose is to provide savings, income andinsurance cover.

    Flexibility to receive the maturity amount as a lump sum oras a regular income for a chosen period.

    Single premium or regular premium paying optionsavailable.

    3 Riders: i) Preferred term rider

    ii) Accidental Death Benefit rider

    iii) Accidental TPD rider

    Option to receive the basic sum assured at regular intervalover a stipulated time period of 5/10/15/20 years.

    Shubh Nivesh has two options:

    i) Endowment Assuranc

    ii) Whole life Endowment

    3. Unit Linked Plans: ExampleSmart Performer- Smart Performer, a Unit Linked,

    Non Participating insurance product that offers you the twin benefits of Higher than thehighest of the daily NAV guarantee. Guarantee at maturity based on 5% Higher than

    Highest Guaranteed NAV during the first seven years or prevailing NAV at Maturity,

    whichever is higher, subject to conditions. Convenience through single premium (SP) or

    5 years Premium Paying Term (PPT). It provides option to customize the product with

    Accidental Death Benefit.

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    Product Snapshot

    Age at Entry* Min: 9 years Max: 65years

    Age at Maturity Max: 75 years

    Premium Payment Term SP or 5 years

    Minimum LimitedPremium Amounts (X100)

    Minimum SinglePremium (X 100)Maximum Limited/SinglePremium Amounts

    Yearly Rs 50,000Half-yearly Rs 44,000Quarterly Rs 36,000Monthly Rs 20,000

    Rs 60,000No limits

    Policy Term 10 years from the start of the subscription period.

    Premium Modes Single / Yearly / Half-yearly / Quarterly / Monthly***

    Sum Assured Age/PPT For 5 yr PPT For SP

    Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum

    Below 45Yrs

    10 * AP 20*AP 1.25*SP 5*SP

    Between45yrs &

    60yrs

    7 * AP 20*AP 1.25*SP 5*SP

    61 yrsandabove

    7 * AP 7 * AP 1.25*SP 1.25*SP

    Plan Options 2 Plan Options:1. Secure Plan - All your funds would be invested in

    the Daily Protect Fund2. Secure N Grow Plan - 80% of your funds would

    be invested in the Daily Protect Fund and 20%would be invested in the Index Fund

    Smart Elite

    Key Features:

    Provides the flexibility of Premium Paying Term (PPT) of 5,8,10 years or a singlepremium.

    No premium allocation charges from the 6 th policy year onwards.

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    Two protection options available :- Gold & Platinum Accidental death and Accidental Total & Permanent Disability (TPD) benefit is an

    internal part of the plan. Maturity benefit can be either paid in a lump sum or through settlement option which

    helps to get periodic installments of your maturity proceeds within 5 years (max) fromthe date of maturity.

    Different fund options to choose from: - Index fund, P/E managed fund, Balanced fund,Bond fund etc.

    Switching option, change in sum assured multiple factor, partial withdrawal.

    11 years of steady growth:

    Org Chart:

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    Underwriting

    A discipline that evaluates the risk associated with insuring a particular person or asset and

    uses that evaluation to set the premium pricing is Underwriting. Insurance underwriting helps in

    pricing life insurance, health insurance, property/casualty insurance and homeowners

    insurance. Underwriters use the computer applications and actuarial data to determine the term

    of the policy payment. High risk individuals have to pay more premiums to pay than low risk

    individual.

    Concept of Financial Underwriting:

    Financial Underwriting is based on the concept that the life of the individual or the asset should

    be insured from any unfortunate event. To fulfill this, the company first needs to evaluate the

    value of the life of an individual or the asset. Conceptually the sum assured should be less thanthe value of the life insured. If the sum assured is more than the life insured than a person might

    intentionally harm the asset or the individual to get the benefit.

    Need for Financial Underwriting:

    The role of the underwriter is to insure that the sum assured applied for is justified and based on

    potential economic loss. It helps the insurer monitor and control risks, protect the portfolio and

    optimize the results of the insurance activity. An underwriter should judge the intension of the

    proposer and should be aware of the moral hazard of the proposer. If the proposal is made

    with an intention to seek undue advantage from the policy, then there is some moral hazard.

    One of the indicators of the moral hazard is the size of the proposal as compared to the income.

    Financial Underwriting Types:

    1) Personal Insurance - Personal Insurance replaces lost earnings caused by premature

    death. This includes special needs such as mortgage life insurance and college funds.

    Multiples of income is usually used to justify personal insurance amounts; most

    individuals do not have as much insurance as they could qualify for, so amounts in

    excess of the tables should be analyzed carefully to be sure they are justified.

    2) Keyman Insurance An employee is called the key employee of an organization if

    he/she has a significant role in the operation of the company. The value of a key

    employee must be evaluated based on the skills, contacts or knowledge.

    Medical Underwriting is health insurance which evaluated the health of the life insured and

    based on that it suggests the coverage package. Medical underwriting uses the health report of

    the life insured to decide 2 things, whether to provide the insurance or not and what premium

    rate to be fixed for the plan. Cost of the insurance is determined using the mortality tables

    prepared by the actuaries. 3 main factors which are considered in the mortality tables are age,

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    gender and use of tobacco. Underwriting practice varies from insurer to insurer, encouraging

    competition.

    Actuarial Science:

    Actuarial Science is a discipline to access the risk associated with the insurance and finance

    sector by applying mathematical and statistical methods. Actuaries are professional who are

    qualified in this field by education and experience. Actuarial Science includes many interrelated

    subjects like mathematics, probability, statistics, finance, economics, computer programming

    etc. Initially Actuarial Science included only calculation of Premiums and Tables. Now the

    discipline has vast scope and is used for various other purposes.

    Actuarial Science became more critical in the late 17th century when the demand for long term

    insurance became more popular, insurance coverage like burial, life insurance and annuities.Theses long term coverage requires that money should be kept aside for future uncertainties. In

    case of long term insurance or annuities these saved money could be used. So it was

    necessary to ascertain the amount to be kept and the amount to invest. This led to the

    emergence of Present Value of a future sum. Certain aspects of Actuarial Science are as

    follows:

    In traditional life insurance the discipline, actuarial science concentrates on the analysis of the

    mortality, the production of tables and application of compound interest for the production of life

    insurance, endowment policies and annuities. Life insurance programs have been further

    extended to include facilities like credit and mortgage insurance, long term care insurance, key

    man insurance for small businesses and health savings accounts.

    In health care insurance, including employer-employee schemes and social science, actuarial

    science look out for mortality rate, disability rate, morbidity rate, fertility rate and other

    contingencies. Actuarial Science also helps in developing benefit structures, reimbursement

    standard and proposed government standards effect on the cost of health care.

    In pension industry, actuarial science helps in designing the pension plans and determining the

    cost of alternate strategies. The strategies are greatly influenced by short term and long term

    bond rates; status of the person and benefit arrangements; short and long term financial and

    economic trends. Benefit plans liabilities should be properly valued reflecting both the benefits

    for past and future services.

    Actuarial Science is also used in determining all kinds of benefits like survival benefits, death

    benefits and total and permanent disability benefits. It helps in program financing and performs

    demographic research on social insurance.

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    Methodology:

    The first part of my project is to determine the product which fits the profile of the MCG clients of

    SBI Life. The project is also about knowing the need of the MCG clients.

    Process:

    Research is mostly based on primary data collected from the clients. Secondary data has also

    been used during the research process. Research was done through questionnaire and

    personally interacting with the clients.

    The test unit for the research was clear and so the research was done through the exploratory

    research.

    Sample Design:

    As the number of clients in the Jamshedpur region was less and difficult to approach, sample

    was decided on the basis of convenient sampling. Sample size for the research is 20.

    Data Source:

    Primary data was collected with the help of questionnaire and personally interacting with the

    clients.

    Secondary data source used were: company websites, magazines.

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    Findings and Interpretation:

    Corporate Solution Group Analysis:

    1. Awareness about the insurance policy in the company:

    Yes 75

    No 25

    Interpretation:

    As can be seen from the result that most of the employees (75%) of the company are aware

    about the insurance policy taken by the company.

    2. Does it help in employee retention:

    Yes 90

    No 10

    Yes

    No

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    Interpretation:

    90% of the companies have the view that insurance policy helps in retention of the

    employees. They think that it has a positive impact on the employees.

    3. Reasons for opting an insurance company:

    Company's Brand Image 20

    Past Record 25Lucrative returns 25

    Preferred by Employees 20

    Desired to try a newcompany

    10

    Yes

    No

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    Interpretation:

    Factors which prompted most of the companies to get an insurance policy are past records

    and lucrative returns.Companys brand image and employees benefit are also very

    important factors.

    4. Factors which makes the insurance policy attractive:

    Flexible premiums 15

    Additional Riders 10

    Long term benefits 25Increasing/Decreasing Policyfeatures 25

    Adjustable death benefit 10

    Lower chargers 15

    Company's BrandImage

    Past Record

    Lucarative returns

    Preferred by Employees

    Desired to try a newcompany

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    Interpretation:

    Most of the companies have a view that Long term benefit i.e. higher Sum Assured and

    more Death benefits are an important factor for availing insurance. Flexibility in the Sum

    Assured and other adjustable features in the policy are also important.

    5. %. break up of employees age

    Below 25 Years 5%

    25 - 40 years 60%

    40 - 60 years 30%

    Above 60 years 5%

    Flexible premiums

    Additional Riders

    Long term benefits

    Increasing/DecreasingPolicy features

    Adjustable death benefit

    Lower chargers

    Below 25 Years

    25 - 40 years

    40 - 60 years

    Above 60 years

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    Interpretation:

    From the chart it is clear that most of the employees are of the age 25-40. So these employees

    can take risk and hence ULIP products will be best fit for such employees. Products like Smart

    Performer or Smart Wealth Assure will be good. For the employees above 40 years, products

    with more security and also having the features of ULIP, should be given.

    6. Gender:

    Male 70

    Female 30

    7. Annual range of salary:

    < 2lakh 75%

    2 - 5lakh 10%

    5 - 7lakh 7%

    7 - 10lakh 5%

    Above 10lakh 3%

    Male

    Female

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    Interpretation:

    As can be seen from the chart that the salary of most of the employees are below 2

    lakhs. This is because all the companies were mid sized and employees were not paid

    much. So policies with fewer premiums could be of more attraction.

    8. SBI Life Policy

    YES 25%

    NO 75%

    < 2lakh

    2 - 5lakh

    5 - 7lakh

    7 - 10lakh

    Above 10lakh

    YES

    NO

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    Interpretation:

    It is clear that a huge number of employees didnt have SBI Life policy. Many were even

    ignorant about the company. So there is a very good opportunity for SBI Life.

    9. Popularity of Keyman among the industries:

    Type1 5%

    Type 2 12%

    Type 3 55%

    Type 4 18%

    Type 5 10%

    Type 1: Availed the Keyman plan.

    Type 2: Never heard about the Keyman plans.

    Type 3: Heard about the Keyman plan.

    Type 4: Planned to take the policy.

    Type 5: Compared different Keyman plans but have not taken it.

    Interpretation:

    As shown in the chart, most of the companies have heard about the keyman plan but very fewhave taken it. Either they have decided about it and about to take the plan or they havecompared with various other plans and have dropped the idea.

    Type1

    Type 2

    Type 3

    Type 4

    Type 5

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    10. Companies taken Keyman from one or the other company:

    Yes 10%

    No 75%

    Not revealed 15%

    Interpretation:

    It shows that only 2 firms have taken Keyman Insurance, 15 have not taken it and 3 did not

    reveal it.

    11. Is it an SBI Life policy?

    Yes 0%

    No 100%

    Interpretation:

    Out of the 2 companies which have taken Keyman Insurance none have taken from SBI Life.

    Yes

    No

    Not revealed

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    12. Popularity of Employer-Employee among companies:

    Type 1 5%

    Type 2 15%Type 3 60%

    Type 4 10%

    Type 5 10%

    Type1: Already taken this plan.

    Type 2: Have considered taking this scheme.

    Type 3: Know about the Employer-Employee scheme.

    Type 4: Have compared this plan of different companies.

    Type 5: Never heard of this policy.

    Interpretation:

    As can be seen from the chart that most of the people have heard about the Employer-

    Employee scheme. It is also evident that this scheme is more popular than Keyman plan.

    Type 1

    Type 2

    Type 3

    Type 4

    Type 5

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    13. Companies which have taken E-E policy from any company:

    Yes 20%

    No 65%

    Not revealed 15%

    Interpretation:

    From the data it is clear that out of 20 companies 4 have E-E policy from some company, 13

    have not taken it and 3 did not tell about it.

    14. Is it an SBI life E-E policy?

    Yes 25

    No 75

    Yes

    No

    Not revealed

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    Interpretation:

    Out of the 4 companies which have done E-E, 1 has done from SBI Life and 3 from other

    company.

    15. Do the companies have pension plans for the employees:

    Yes 5%

    No 95%

    Yes

    No

    Yes

    No

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    Interpretation:

    As we can see that only 5% of the companies have any pension plan available and hence there

    is good opportunity in this field.

    16. Do you think that pension plans can be an option to attract and retain talented

    employees:

    Yes 40

    No 60

    Interpretation:

    Here also it can be seen that there is an opportunity in the field of pension plans as can be seen

    that 40% of the people think that pension plan could be good for companies.

    Account Analysis:

    Keyman Insurance Importance of Keyman Insurance needs to be told properly to the

    deciding executive of a company. Keyman Insurance is not very popular among the associates

    of the companies. As it is a term plan so the companies think that it is waste of money. It needs

    to be made clear that this is a very good tool to retain their employees.

    Employer-Employee Employer Employee scheme is known by most of the companies and it

    is more popular than Keyman Insurance. It is also seen as a risk mitigation scheme.

    Yes

    No

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    SB RATINGS MOVEMENTS

    The bank was not willing to share the details regarding ratings of their MCG clients due to

    privacy concerns and so SB ratings movement could not be obtained.

    Conclusion:

    Analysis shows that Lucrative returns, and Past records are important factors for

    considering an insurance policy for a company.

    It can be noted that to promote and sell an insurance policy the factors which are very

    important are long term benefits and flexibility in policy features.

    The data shows that awareness about Keyman insurance is there among the employeesof the companies but the reach of SBI Life to these companies is very limited.

    Graphs also suggest that the workforce in these companies is young and hence there is

    a possibility of promoting ULIP plans in these companies.

    Employee Retention and Employee Attraction, such features can also be promoted

    and should be communicated well so that it helps in getting engaged with these

    companies. These features will help the companies understand the product fitment of

    Keyman and Employer-Employee policy.

    Recommendation:

    There is a vast opportunity in the field of keyman insurance and employer-employee

    scheme and SBI Life should explore and get associated with these companies.

    As the workforces in these companies are young therefore there is a good scope for

    ULIP products. ULIP plans like Smart Performer should be promoted in these

    companies. Endowment plans with good returns like Smart Income Protect can also be promoted.

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    Limitations of the study:

    1. An exhaustive analysis could not be done due to unwillingness of some clients to

    disclose their secret data and strategies.

    2. Possibility of error in data collection.

    3. Possibility of error in analysis of data due to small sample size.

    4. Time limitation due to busy schedule of the clients.

    Scope for future Improvements:

    The data shows that the awareness about Keyman Insurance, Employer employee

    Insurance and Pension Plans is good. Therefore there is a good scope and a more

    focused approach is needed on SBI Lifes part in order to have a greater market share in

    these schemes.

    I also found out that most of the employers are reluctant to take Keyman Insurance for

    their valuable employees because of its pure term nature therefore they should be

    convinced that Keyman policies are basically risk mitigation tool.

    The main products which have been contributing in the business of CSG in this region

    are Smart Elite, Smart Performer, Shubh Nivesh, Smart Shield and Smart Income

    protect. So these individual schemes should be promoted in the corporate sector.

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    Retail Marketing (Jamshedpur):

    Objective: To engage high profile, experienced and talented members from different segments

    with SBI Life.

    Process:

    First the requirement was identified and based on the job requirement and the kind of work,

    different segments were made.

    1. One of the segments was of the General insurance agents from the 4 government

    insurance companiesNew India Assurance Co. Ltd., National Insurance, United

    Insurance Co. Ltd. and Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. Based on certain criterias like

    their total experience in insurance sector, experience in Life insurance etc. certain

    agents were selected for poaching. Main objective was to frame a team of talented and

    experienced agents who are from the above mentioned 4 government insurancecompanies of India.

    A small rough questionnaire was prepared and the agents were approached personally to get

    the basic information. Once the information was collected, agents were filtered based on certain

    criteria. After that the selected agents were approached telephonically or personally and were

    persuaded to get engaged with SBI Life.

    Questionnaire:

    General Insurance

    1. 2 most important factors necessary to be a successful agent in General Insurance:

    a)

    b)

    2. What do you think of Agency in General Insurance as a full time profession?

    3. Do you Deal with Life Insurance also?

    4. Total Experience in General Insurance sector.

    6. Name

    7. Mob

    8. Address -

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    Result: This helped in forming a pool of agents who strong hold in insurance sector with many

    contacts and who can work efficiently.

    2. Another segment identified was of the high ranked Government Employees from

    different sectors. Employees approached belonged to following sectors:

    Drug and medicine department

    Mining department

    Block Education Department

    Income Tax Department

    Sales and Excise Duty Department

    Industrial Boiler Department

    Pollution Control Department

    Food Corporation of India

    Forest Department

    Purchase Department (Tata Steel / Tata Motors).

    Questionnaire:

    Customer Satisfaction with SBI Life/SBI

    1. Do you have an account with SBI Life/SBI?

    2. Are you happy with the services provided by SBI?

    3. Any suggestions to improve the services of SBI.

    4. Do you want to recommend anyone for the Agency in SBI Life:

    a) Name - Ph:

    b) Name - Ph:

    c) Name - Ph:

    5. Name

    6. Mob

    7. Address -

    8. Designation

    9. Work Experience -

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    All the high ranked officers of the above mentioned sectors were approached personally

    to get their basic information as well as to know their interest in getting associated with

    SBI Life. A small rough questionnaire was prepared to interact with all the employees of

    the department. During the process of collecting the information the officers wereconvinced to get engaged with SBI Life. They were told about the benefits and hassles

    association with SBI Life. Few officers were contacted latter on as per their convenience.

    Result: Many powerful employees of important sectors got engaged with SBI Life. SBI

    Life will get benefitted by the name, fame and power of these officers.

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    References:

    ijmbs.comsbilife.co.in

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurance_Regulatory_and_Development_Authority http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_insurance

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