...INCREASING INSURANCE PENETRATION IN INDIA Insurance penetration is the ratio of the percentage of total insurance premiums to gross domestic product. It tells us the level to which a market is being tapped. Thus insurance penetration is a tool to understand and identify the reasons of the success or failure and the degree of presence of insurance in the economy of a country. Indian insurance is a flourishing industry, with several national and international players competing and growing at rapid rates. Thanks to reforms and the easing of policy regulations, the Indian insurance sector been allowed to flourish, with a period 2010-2015 projected to be the ‘Golden Age’ for the Indian insurance industry. With a huge population base and large untapped market, insurance industry is a big opportunity area in India for national as well as foreign investors. India is the fifth largest life insurance market in the emerging insurance economies globally and is growing at 32-34% annually. This impressive growth in the market has been driven by liberalization, with new players significantly enhancing product awareness and promoting consumer education and information. Indian Insurance Market – History Insurance has a long history in India. Life Insurance in its current form was introduced in 1818 when Oriental Life Insurance Company began its operations in India. General Insurance was however a comparatively late entrant in 1850 when Triton Insurance company set up its base in Kolkata...
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...8160 Research Paper Economics Insurance Sector in India: Challenges and Opportunities Dr. NARESH RAMDAS MADHAVI ABSTRACT Associate Professor and Head Department of Economics Mahatma Phule A. S. C. College, Panvel, Dist. - Raigad Insurance sector in India is one of the growing sectors of the economy. India’s growing consumer class, rising insurance awareness, increasing domestic savings and investments are among the most critical factors that have positively driven the market penetration of the insurance product among its consumer segments. Both the life and non-life insurance in India, which were nationalized in the 1950s and 1960s respectively, which were liberalized in 1990s. Since the formation of IRDA and the opening of the insurance sector to private players in 2000, the Indian insurance sector has witnessed rapid growth. The opening up of the insurance sector has led to rapid growth of the sector. The total premium of the insurance industry has increased at a CAGR of 24.6 percent to reach INR 2,523.9 billion in 2009 KEYWORDS : Life Insurance, LIC, IRDA, Private Insurance Companies Introduction: The economic reforms initiated in the early 90s paved the way for the growth and opening up of the financial sector, which led to a sustained period of economic growth. The insurance industry was opened up for private players in 2000, and has seen tremendous growth over the past decade with the entry of global insurance majors. India is fast emerging as one of...
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...A Day in an Insurance Agent's Life On a typical day an insurance agent might perform some of the following duties: prepare daily, monthly and annual reports Maintenance of track records Seeking new clients Relationship building with the existing and new clients In the event of filing of an insurance claim, assist the policyholders regarding filing of claims Certain insurance agents may also offer their clients comprehensive financial planning services viz. retirement planning or assistance in setting up pension plans for businesses etc. The differences between insurance agents and insurance brokers are enlisted below: Insurance Agents - Insurance agents are insurance professionals that serve as an intermediary between the insurance company and the insured. As a broad statement of law, an insurance agent’s liability to their customers is purely administrative in nature. That is, agents are only responsible for the timely and accurate processing of forms, premiums and paperwork. Agents have no duty to conduct a thorough examination of an individual’s business or to make sure that appropriate health insurance coverage has been provided to the concerned individual. Rather, it is the customer’s obligation to make sure that he/she has purchased the required/desired insurance coverage. Insurance Brokers - Insurance brokers can be best described as a kind of super-independent agent. Brokers can offer a whole host of insurance products and services for an individual...
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...About Zurich Being part of Zurich Insurance Group, Zurich Insurance (Hong Kong) offers a full range of flexible general insurance and life insurance products for individuals as well as corporate customers, catering to their insurance, protection and investment needs. Our presence in Hong Kong dates back to 1961. We are one of the top 10 insurers in Hong Kong. Zurich Insurance Group is a leading multi-line insurance provider with a global network of subsidiary and offices in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East as well as other markets. Founded in 1872, the Group is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. With over 60,000 employees serving customers in more than 170 countries, our ambition is to become the best global insurer as measured by our shareholders, customers and employees. Travelplus Insurance Plan Zurich Insurance Company Ltd ZXS/001/ENG/09/2013 (a company incorporated in Switzerland) 25-26/F, One Island East, 18 Westlands Road, Island East, Hong Kong Telephone: +852 2968 2288 Fax: +852 2968 0639 Website: www.zurich.com.hk Travelplus Insurance Plan Travelplus Insurance Plan offers comprehensive coverage for you and your family members or friends to enjoy the wonderful trip without any hassle. Table of Benefits Coverage Maximum benefits per insured person (HKD) Gold plan Silver plan Bronze plan Medical cover • Medical expenses, including follow-up medical treatment • Overseas hospital daily cash benefit 1,000...
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...INTRODUCTION: This report has been prepared as a requirement of the insurance and risk management course. The report was based upon the overall insurance company’s problems and prospects in Bangladesh. . It can be defined as a co-operative device to spread the loss caused by a particular risk over a number of persons who are exposed to it and who agree to ensure themselves against that risk. It is a contract whereby the insurers, on receipt of a consideration known as premium, agree to indemnify the insured against losses arising out of certain specified unforeseen contingencies or perils insured against. It can play an important role in a country’s economy. It is an old form of financial practice of sharing risk, which was introduced in this area in mid-18 the Century. DEFINITION OF INSURANCE: In legal terms, insurance is a contract of uberrima fideism, i.e. a contract of utmost god faith. Here both the parties namely insurer (insurance company) and insured (policy holder) must be honest and disclose all material facts about the insurable interest. Here the insurance company undertakes to indemnify the insured against any loss in lieu of a small charge known as premium. Such as insurance policies except life insurance allows a policy-holder to transfer all risk to the insurance company in exchange of paying a certain amount of premium. INSURANCE IN BANGLADESH In Bangladesh, the Insurance business, after and early stage of dislocation, adventure and experimentation...
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...com/ (ISSN 2349 – 6037) Performance of Insurance Industry in India: A Critical Analysis B. Nagaraja, PhD Associate Professor Department of Economics, Sri Venkateswara University College of Arts, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati (India) Accepted 30 January 2015, Available online 14 March 2015, Vol.4, No.1 (March 2015) Abstract There is ample empirical evidence to vindicate the relationship between the performance of insurance industry and economic development. In spite of it, there is a dearth of empirical research in developing countries and analytical studies are limited in number, particularly in developing countries like India, where the insurance penetration and density are very low compared with international levels. In India, the growth rate of number of new policies issued and the insurance premium are experiencing a negative trend for the last three years. Reasons and contributing factors for this state of affairs is highly essential. The present paper primarily deals with these aspects of insurance industry and a comparative analysis of both private and public sectors of life and non-life insurance industry. Four indicators-Premium incomes, Market Share, New Policies Issued and Claims Settlement Ratio-- have been used to analyze the performance of Insurance industry. Besides, an overview of share of Indian insurance industry in the global insurance industry and inter-state variations in insurance penetration and density in India have been presented...
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...This article provides information about the role of FDI in Insurance Sector! Even after the liberalisation of the insurance sector, the public sector insurance companies have continued to dominate the insurance market, enjoying over 90 per cent of the market share. FDI is the process whereby residents of one country acquire ownership of assets for the purpose of controlling the production, distribution and other activities of a firm in another country. Role of FDI Image Courtesy : independent.com.mt/uploads/media/SCX.jpg A major role played by the insurance sector is to mobilize national savings and channelize them into investments in different sectors of the economy. FDI in insurance would increase the penetration of insurance in India; FDI can meet India’s long term capital requirements to fund the building of infrastructures. Insurance sector has the capability of raising long-term capital from the masses, as it is the only avenue where people put in money for as long as 30 years even more. An increase in FDI in insurance would indirectly be a boon for the Indian economy. The insurance sector has also been fast developing with substantial revenue growth in the non-life insurance market. Over the years, FDI inflow in the country is increasing. However, India has tremendous potential for absorbing greater flow of FDI in the coming years. The role of Foreign Direct Investment in the present world is noteworthy. It acts as the lifeblood in the growth of the developing...
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...paper goes into great detail of describing the association of risks with insurance. We do not think that there could be risks associated with insurance but, there is. The next focus in the paper is to determine what types of ethical misconduct can be foreseen if the supply and demand of insurance was too much to handle. This paper gives opinion of whether or not a person’s income should be a consideration as to whether or not they should be insured. Driving factors for the basis of a consumer seeking insurance and how it compares to the empirical measurements were discussed in detail as well as how to measure the demand for insurance. Lastly, the paper breaks down the lemons principle in terms of how it applies to health care and where we are today. Key words: insurance, health, supply, demand, insured What is insurance without risk? When we think of the term insurance the first though that comes to mind is something that we are given by our employers or others in the event that something should happen to us we are covered. One can say that insurance for consumers is almost the same as the insurance we purchase for our cars. The insurance covers us for medical procedures that might have to be incurred at the time of an accident. The proper description of insurance is that of the providing by a company to the consumer in the return of a premium or co-pay (Folland, Goodman, Stano, 2013). Insurance now has become more important to have than ever with all of the recent changes...
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...INTRODUCTION OF INSURANCE TO NIGERIA The concept of insurance in its modern form was introduced into Nigeria by the British in the closing years of the 19th century with the establishment of trading posts in what is now known as Nigeria towards the end of the 19th century by European trading companies, mostly British. These companies started effecting their insurance with established insurers in the London insurance market. As time went on, some British insurers appointed Nigerian agents to represent their interest in the country. These agents later metamorphosed into full branch offices of their parent companies in Britain. The first branch office in Nigeria was the Royal Exchange Assurance in 1921, later followed by other British companies. Indigenous Nigerian insurers and re-insurers later followed such as NICON established in 1969 and Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation established in 1977. There are well over 200 direct insurance companies and over five professional reinsurance companies operating in Nigeria today.Most of the country’s major or large marine risks are placed in the London market and at Lloyd’s. The influence of these foreign markets and their marine insurance practices are quite substantial in Nigeria such that the Institute of London Underwriters’ (ILU) clauses are extensively used in both hull and cargo insurance business in Nigeria. The Institute clauses are drafted by the ILU and are generally revised from time to time in response to the needs...
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... Nottingham, NG9 1LQ Introduction Flood insurance is becoming increasingly popular here in the UK, as flooding is becoming more common in specific areas, given the climate change recently. There are many reasons for floods, such as river bursting its banks, an example being the houses near the Thames river being prone to flooding due to the likelihood that it could burst it banks after a period of heavy rainfall. Problems like this can occur up near Trent Road, Beeston as it is near the River Trent, so I am writing this report for Anna Yang so she can think about what factors to take in account when thinking about buying a house. Should Anna be worried about the risk of flooding on Trent Road, Beeston? According to the Environment Agency, (Environment Agency, 2014) Trent Road in Beeston is located in a Flood Zone 3 area, which means the yearly probability of the river flooding is 1 in 100, or greater than 1%. If Anna were to stay in the house for ten years, it would have a probability of flooding ranging from 9.6% to 28.5%. (Diacon, S. 2014) The probability is expressed as a range due to the fact that it would always be uncertain to some degree as the climate change in the UK changes so regularly, and also flood risk simulation model that the Environmental Agency use has some uncertainty too, as it too is dependent on the climate, and how often it rains, so they can warn people to take action or not. In comparison, insurance companies would also have information about...
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... Majority of the respondents have knowledge about Motor Insurance policy and this was developed because of company promotions through agents and also through many sources The research finding from the study is that the Customers are satisfied with the overall service and performance of the company It is found from the study that there is no significant relationship between gender and knowledge about Motor Insurance policy It is inferred from the study that there is a significant relationship between educational status and knowledge about Motor Insurance policy In this research it is found that there is no significant relationship between age and satisfaction of the policyholder The research finding of the study is that there is no significant relationship between income and satisfaction of the policyholder It is found that there is a significant relationship between occupation and satisfaction of claim settled policyholders It is inferred that respondents, who have not claimed, have higher satisfaction level than that of the claimed respondents. 6.2 SUGGESTIONS Though majority of the people are aware of motor insurance still their knowledge about add on cover and cashless claim services is comparatively low. So the company has to take initiative to provide some knowledge about these factors to the policyholders while taking the policy which will be helpful for them at the time of claim settlement. Customer needs to be educated regarding the intimation...
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...Internship Report “The Insurance Act 2010 for Non-life Insurance; Problems & Prospects of Peoples Insurance Company Limited” Submitted To: Sharmin Shabnam Rahman Lecturer BRAC Business School, BRAC University Prepared & Submitted By: Name Shamima Aktar Student ID 08104057 Date of Submission: May 20 , 2012 “The Insurance Act 2010 for Non-life Insurance; Problems & Prospects of Peoples Insurance Company Limited” ii Letter of Transmittal May 20, 2012 Sharmin Shabnam Rahman Lecturer, BRAC Business School, BRAC University Subject: Submission of Internship Report (BUS-400). Dear Madam, With due respect, I would like to inform you that, I have completed my internship at Peoples Insurance Company Limited. Throughout the internship period, I have found the company getting ready to adopt with changes brought by the Insurance Act 2010. Hence, I chose ―The Insurance Act 2010 for non-life insurance; the Problems & Prospects of Peoples Insurance Company Limited‖ as the topic of my internship report. In order to prepare the report, I have collected required information through qualitative research and finally completed the report which is now ready to submit. It was really enjoyable to work on the report as it has provided me with an opportunity to know about realistic fact of the influence of Insurance Act 2010 on the overall operation of PICL. I have learned a lot about the non-life insurance industry after preparing this term paper and got...
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...INSURANCE CONCEPT: Insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for payment. NATURE: The purpose of any insurance is to provide economic protection against the losses that may be incurred due to chance events such as: 1. Death 2. Disability 3. Medical expenses 4. Home or automobile damage, etc. FUNCTIONS: Basic functions of Insurance 1. 1.Primary Functions 2. 2.Secondary Functions 3. 3.Other Functions Primary functions of insurance • Providing protection – The elementary purpose of insurance is to allow security against future risk, accidents and uncertainty. Insurance cannot arrest the risk from taking place, but can for sure allow for the losses arising with the risk. Insurance is in reality a protective cover against economic loss, by apportioning the risk with others. • Collective risk bearing – Insurance is an instrument to share the financial loss. It is a medium through which few losses are divided among larger number of people. All the insured add the premiums towards a fund and out of which the persons facing a specific risk is paid. • Evaluating risk – Insurance fixes the likely volume of risk by assessing diverse factors that give rise to risk. Risk is the basis for ascertaining the premium rate as well. • Provide Certainty – Insurance is...
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...Chapter 2 Objective of Risk Management I. Multiple Choice 1. The fundamental objective of risk management is: a. diversification b. minimize the cost of risk c. hedging d. loss control Answer: b Type: K 2. If unexpected increases in losses from price risk are not offset by cash inflows from insurance contracts, hedging arrangements or other contractual risk transfers, they will result in: a. an increased stock price b. a reduced stock price c. bankruptcy d. increased diversification Answer: b Type: K 3. Johnson Incorporated, located in California, had a $1 million uninsured loss due to an earthquake in 1997. What impact is this likely to have on the firm’s value? a. It will have no impact. b. The firm value will increase by $1 million. c. The firm value will decrease by $1 million. d. The firm value will probably decrease, but the amount of decline will depend on other factors such as the firm’s level of diversification of risk. Answer: d Type: A 4. The cost of risk may include all of the following except: a. the cost of insurance. b. the cost of raw materials. c. the cost of increased precautions to control losses. d. the cost of investments in information to reduce risk. Answer: b Type: A 5. Maximizing the value of the firm is the same thing as minimizing the cost of risk if: a. the managers are socially responsible. b. the cost of risk is defined to include all risk-related costs from the perspective of...
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...Send for a FREE copy of our Prospectus book by airmail, telephone, fax or email, or via our website: Britain. International Headquarters: College House, Leoville, Jersey JE3 2DB, Britain Telefax: +44 (0)1534 485485 Email: info@cambridgetraining.com Website: www.cambridgecollege.co.uk INSURANCE - PRINCIPLES & PRACTICE STUDY GUIDE FOR MODULE ONE (A full ‘Study & Training Guide’ will accompany the Study or Training Manual(s) you will receive soon by airmail post). This Study Guide - like all our Training Materials - has been written by professionals; experts in the Training of well over three million ambitious men and women in countries all over the world. It is therefore essential that you:Read this Study Guide carefully and thoroughly BEFORE you start to read and study Module One, which is the first ‘Study Section’ of a CIC Study or Training Manual you will receive for the Program for which you have been enrolled. Follow the Study Guide exactly, stage by stage and step by step - if you fail to do so, you might not succeed in your Training or pass the Examination for the CIC Diploma. STAGE ONE Learning how to really STUDY the College’s Study or Training Manual(s) provided - including THOROUGHLY READING this Study Guide, and the full ‘Study & Training Guide’ which you will soon receive by airmail post. STAGE TWO Studying in accordance with the professional advice and instructions given. STAGE THREE Answering Self-Assessment Test Questions/Exercises. STAGE FOUR Assessing - or having...
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