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A
Summer Training ReportSubject Code: 536322(36)
On
A comparative study of Unitlinked insurance plan of met life india
insurance company limited with its immediate competitors.
Submitted for partial fulfillment of requirement for the award of degree
Of
Master of Business Administration
Of
CHHATTISGARH SWAMI VIVEKANAND TECHNICAL
UNIVERSITY
BHILAI (C.G.)
Session 2010-12
Supervised By External Guide Supervised By Internal Guide
MR. KISHAN KUMBALKAR PROF. NEHA JAIN
(SENIOR BUSINESS MANAGER) (FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT)
METLIFE INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. DIMAT (RAIPUR)
Submitted by
SHLESH KUMAR SHARMA
Roll No.:5283610023
Enrollment No.:AG8664
MBA III Semester (Section- E)
2011
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
DISHA SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION
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(Disha Education Society)Satya Vihar, Vidhansabha-Chandrakhuri Marg, Mandir Hasaud, Raipur (C.G.) 492007
AppendixII
DECLARATION
I the undersigned solemnly declare that the report of the Summer Training
work entitled UNIT-LINKED INSURANCE PLAN (ULIP) OF METLIFE INDIA
INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THESE
PLANS WITH ITS IMMEDIATE COMPETITORS is based my own work carried
out during the course of my study under the supervision of Prof. Neha Jain I
assert that the statements made and conclusions drawn are an outcome of the
project work. I further declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief
that the project report does not contain any part of any work which has been
submitted for the award of any other degree/diploma/certificate in this
University or any other University.
___________________
(Signature of the Candidate)
SHLESH KUMAR SHARMA
Roll.No. - 5283610023
Enrollment No.-AG8664
MBA III Semester
Section-E
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AppendixIII
Certificate by Organization
Note: In this page you have to put the certificate received from the organization.
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AppendixIV
CERTIFICATE BY INTERNAL GUIDE
This to certify that the report of the project submitted is the outcome of the
project workentitled UNIT-LINKED INSURANCE PLAN (ULIP) OF METLIFE
INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND COMPARATIVE STUDY OF
THESE PLANS WITH ITS IMMEDIATE COMPETITORS
carried out by Shlesh Kumar Sharma bearing Roll No.:5283610023 &
Enrollment No.:AG8664 under my guidance and supervision for the award
of Degree in Master of Business Administration of Chhattisgarh Swami
Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai (C.G), India.
To the best of the my knowledge the report
i) Embodies the work of the candidate him/herself,ii) Has duly been completed,iii) Fulfils the requirement of the ordinance relating to the MBA degree of the
University and
iv) Is up to the desired standard for the purpose of which is submitted.
_______________________
(Signature of the Guide)
Prof. Neha Jain
(Faculty of Management)
DIMAT (Raipur)
The project work as mentioned above is hereby being recommended and
forwarded for examination and evaluation.
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AppendixV
CERTIFICATE BY THE EXAMINERS
This is to certify that the project entitled UNIT-LINKED INSURANCE PLAN
(ULIP) OF METLIFE INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THESE PLANS WITH ITS IMMEDIATE
COMPETITORS
Submitted by Shlesh Kumar Sharma, Roll No.:5283610023 & Enrollment
No.:AG8664 Has been examined by the undersigned as a part of the
examination for the award of Master of Business Administration degree of
Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai (C.G.).
________________ __________________
__________________
Name & Signature of Name &Signature ofInternal Examiner External ExaminerDate: Date:
Forwarded by
Academic HeadDepartment of Management
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AppendixVI
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
In preparation of this report by me, I feel great pleasure because it gives me
extensive practical knowledge in my career. I get idea about Indian Life
Insurance Industry by this project.Success is a story and failure is learning
for this inspirational thought and for directing my endeavors towards the
successful completion of the report. I am very much obliged and thank full
towards MetLife for their support. I express my hearty gratitude towards my
company guide Mr.Kishan Kumbalkar (Senior Sales Manager) . I am also
very thankful to Prof. Neha Jain (Internal Guide), Mr. Rajneesh Kumar
(Class coordinator MBA III SEM) and other faculties for their extended
support and guidance. Finally I express my sincere thanks to my parents and
almighty who have always blessed me with their love and affection. At last
but not the least my friends and each individual who directly or indirectly
help me during the project work and who provided me with all their valuable
time and opinion regarding my report for its successful completion.
(Signature of the student)
SHLESH KUMAR SHARMARoll. No.: 5283610023
MBA III Semester
SectionE
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AppendixVII
Preface
MBA is a stepping-stone to the Management carrier and to develop good Managers is necessary
that the theoretical must be supplement with exposure to the real environment.
Theoretical knowledge just provides the base and its not sufficient to produce a good Manager
thats why the practical knowledge is needed.
Therefore the Research Project is an essential requirement for the student of MBA. This research
project not only helps the students to utilize his skills properly and learn field realities but alsoprovides a chance to the organization to find out talent among the building Managers in the very
beginning.
In accordance with the requirement of MBA course I have done my research project on thetopic UNIT-LINKED INSURANCE PLAN (ULIP) OF METLIFE INDIA INSURANCECOMPANY LIMITED AND COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THESE PLANS WITH ITS
IMMEDIATE COMPETITORS
with special reference to MetLife Insurance Co Ltd..
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ABSTRACT
ULIP is an innovative product of the Insurance Companies. It is an Investment cum Insurance
product. Its unique features have made it popular among the investors.
A research study was carried out, based on the conditions prevailing in the Insurance Market and
the with a view to determine the investors preference for ULIP plans and also the comparison of
the plans of Metlife and its immediate competitors in Raipur.
In order to facilitate data collection for research study, canopies were set up at three
places in Raipur itself. The data was collected by means of the Questionnaire designed for data
collection, which was analyzed with the help of tables and diagrams. In order to facilitate
research study, parameters and features of ULIP, were identified, which would be of help in
designing the questionnaire.
Since, ULIP involves investment of the premiums paid in the share market, it
was clear that recession would have impacted peoples decision to invest.
To elicit peoples opinion as regards the impact of recession on th e decision to invest in ULIP,
questions were designed and included in the questionnaire.
Majority of the investors were found to have lost money due to investment in ULIP.
But since the share market in India has been showing improvements, respondents were hopeful
of high returns.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
S.No. Topic Page no.
1 Introduction of Insurance industry
2. Met Life Insurance Co. Ltd
3. Research Methodology
3.1 Title of the study
3.2 Duration of the project
3.3 Objective of study
3.4. Type of research
3.5. Sample size and method of selecting sample
3.6 Limitation
4. Analysis & Interpretation
5. Facts & Findings
6. SWOT analysis
7 Conclusion
8. Recommendation and Suggestions
9. Appendix
10. Bibliography
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION TO INSURANCE
INDUSTRY
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1. INSURANCE INDUSTRY IN INDIA
THE MEANING OF INSURANCE:-
Insurance is a policy from a large financial institution that offers a person, company, or other
entity reimbursement or financial protection against possible future losses or damages.
Insurance is important to understand for anybody that is considering buying an insurance policy
or simply understanding the basics of finance. Insurance is a hedging instrument used as a
precautionary measure against future contingent losses. This instrument is used for managing the
possible risks of the future.
Insurance is bought in order to hedge the possible risks of the future which may or may not take
place. This is a mode of financially insuring that if such a incident happens then the loss does not
affect the present well-being of the person or the property insured. Thus, through insurance, a
person buys security and protection.
A simple example will make the meaning of insurance easy to understand. A biker is
always subjected to the risk of head injury. But it is not certain that the accident causing him the
head injury would definitely occur. Still, people riding bikes cover their heads with helmets. This
helmet in such cases acts as insurance by protecting him/her from any possible danger. The
price paid was the possible inconvenience or act of wearing the helmet; this ie equivalent to the
insurance premiums paid.
Though loss of life or injuries incurred cannot be measured in financial terms, insurance
attempts to quantify such losses financially. Insurance can be defined as the process of
reimbursing or protecting a person from contingent risk of losses through financial means, in
return for relatively small, regular payments to the insuring body or insurance company.
Insurance can range from life to medical to general (residential, commercial property, natural
incidents, burglary, etc).
Life Insurance:-
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It insures the life of the person buying the Life Insurance Certificate. Once a Life
Insurance is sold by a company then the company remains legally entitled to make payment to the
beneficiary after the death of the policy holder.
Medical Insurance:-
This is also known as mediclaim. Here, the policy holder is entitled to receive the amount
spent for his health purposes from the insurance company.
General Insurance:-
This insurance type involves insuring the risks associated with the general life such as
automobiles, business related, natural incidents, commercial and residential properties, etc.
1.1 INDIAN INSURANCE MARKETHISTORY
The insurance sector in India has come a full circle from being an open competitive market to
nationalisation and back to a liberalised market again. Tracing the developments in the Indian
insurance sector reveals the 360-degree turn witnessed over a period of almost two centuries.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE INSURANCE SECTOR:-
The business of life insurance in India in its existing form started in India in the year 1818 with
the establishment of the Oriental Life Insurance Company in Calcutta.
Some of the important milestones in the life insurance business in India are:
1912: The Indian Life Assurance Companies Act enacted as the first statute to regulatethe life insurance business.
1928: The Indian Insurance Companies Act enacted to enable the government to collectstatistical information about both life and non-life insurance businesses.
1938: Earlier legislation consolidated and amended to by the Insurance Act with theobjective of protecting the interests of the insuring public.
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1956: 245 Indian and foreign insurers and provident societies taken over by the centralgovernment and nationalised. LIC formed by an Act of Parliament, viz. LIC Act, 1956,
with a capital contribution of Rs. 5 crore from the Government of India.
The General insurance business in India, on the other hand, can trace its roots to the Triton
Insurance Company Ltd., the first general insurance company established in the year 1850 in
Calcutta by the British.
Some of the important milestones in the general insurance business in India are:
1907: The Indian Mercantile Insurance Ltd. set up, the first company to transact allclasses of general insurance business.
1957: General Insurance Council, a wing of the Insurance Association of India, frames acode of conduct for ensuring fair conduct and sound business practices.
1968: The Insurance Act amended to regulate investments and set minimum solvencymargins and the Tariff Advisory Committee set up.
1972: The General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972 nationalised thegeneral insurance business in India with effect from 1st January 1973.
107 insurers amalgamated and grouped into four companies viz. the National InsuranceCompany Ltd., the New India Assurance Company Ltd., the Oriental Insurance Company
Ltd. and the United India Insurance Company Ltd. GIC incorporated as a company.
INSURANCE SECTOR REFORMS:
In 1993, Malhotra Committee headed by former Finance Secretary and RBI Governor R.N.
Malhotra was formed to evaluate the Indian insurance industry and recommend its future
direction.
The Malhotra committee was set up with the objective of complementing the reforms initiated in
the financial sector. The reforms were aimed at "creating a more efficient and competitive
financial system suitable for the requirements of the economy keeping in mind the structural
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changes currently underway and recognizing that insurance is an important part of the overall
financial system where it was necessary to address the need for similar reforms"
In 1994, the committee submitted the report and some of the key recommendations included:
1) Structure:-
Government stake in the insurance Companies to be brought down to 50%. Government should take over the holdings of GIC and its subsidiaries so that these
subsidiaries can act as independent corporations.
All the insurance companies should be given greater freedom to operate.
2) Competition:-
Private Companies with a minimum paid up capital of Rs.1bn should be allowed to enterthe industry.
No Company should deal in both Life and General Insurance through a single entity.
Foreign companies may be allowed to enter the industry in collaboration with thedomestic companies.
Postal Life Insurance should be allowed to operate in the rural market. Only One State Level Life Insurance Company should be allowed to operate in each
state.
3) Regulatory Body :-
The Insurance Act should be changed. An Insurance Regulatory body should be set up. Controller of Insurance (Currently a part from the Finance Ministry) should be made
independent.
4) Investments:-
Mandatory Investments of LIC Life Fund in government securities to be reduced from75% to 50%.
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GIC and its subsidiaries are not to hold more than 5% in any company (There currentholdings to be brought down to this level over a period of time).
5) Customer Service:-
LIC should pay interest on delays in payments beyond 30 days. Insurance companies must be encouraged to set up unit linked pension plans. Computerisation of operations and updating of technology to be carried out in the
insurance industry The committee emphasized that in order to improve the customer
services and increase the coverage of the insurance industry should be opened up to
competition.
But at the same time, the committee felt the need to exercise caution as any failure on the part of
new players could ruin the public confidence in the industry. Hence, it was decided to allow
competition in a limited way by stipulating the minimum capital requirement of Rs.100 crores.
The committee felt the need to provide greater autonomy to insurance companies in order to
improve their performance and enable them to act as independent companies with economic
motives. For this purpose, it had proposed setting up an independent regulatory body.
Insurance Industry:-
The committee emphasized that in order to improve the customer services and
increase the coverage of the insurance industry should open up to competition. But at the same
time, the committee felt the need to exercise caution as any failure on the part of new players
could ruin the public confidence in the industry.
Hence, it was decided to allow competition in a limited way by stipulating the
minimum capital requirement of Rs. 100 crores. The committee felt the need to provide greater
autonomy to insurance companies in order to improve.
Insurance Regulatory Authority:-
On the recommendations of the Malhotra Committee, government has set up an
interim Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA), with a view to activate an insurance regulatory
apparatus essential for proper monitoring and control of the insurance industry.
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The IRA is headed by a chairman who is also Controller o0f insurance and chairman
of TBC. The other members of the IRA, not exceeding seven in number of whom not more than
three shall serve full time, shall be nominated by the central government.
4 Is Of Insurance Service:-
The 4 Is refers to the different dimensions/ characteristics of any service. Unlike pure
product, services have its own characteristics and its related problems. So the service provider
needs to deal with these problems accordingly.
The service provider has to design different strategies according the varying feature of
the service. These 4 Is not only represent the characteristics of different services but also the
problems and advantages attached to it.
These 4 Is can be broadly classified as:
Intangibility
Inconsistency
Inseparability
Inventory
Intangibility:-
Insurance is a guarantee against risk and neither the risk nor the guarantee is tangible.
Hence, insurance rightly come under services, which are intangible. Efforts have been made by
the insurance companies to make insurance tangible to some extent by including letters and
forms.
Inconsistency:-
Service quality is often inconsistent. This is because service personnel have different
capabilities, which vary in performance from day to day. This problem of inconsistency in
service quality can be reduced through standardization, training and mechanization.
Inseparability:-
Services are produced and consumed simultaneously. Consumers cannot and do not separate the
deliverer of the service from the service itself. Interaction between consumer and the service
provider varies based on whether consumer must be physically present to receive the service.
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Inventory:-
No inventory can be maintained for services. Inventory carrying costs are more
subjective and lead to idle production capacity. When the service is available but there is no
demand, cost rises as, cost of paying the people and overhead remains constant even though the
people are not required to provide services due to lack of demand.
In the insurance sector however, commission is paid to the agents on each policy that
they sell. Hence, not much inventory cost is wasted on idle inventory. As the cost of agents is
directly proportionate to the policy sold.
Some of the General Rules:-
1. Mis-description:-
The insurance policy shall be void and all the premiums paid by insured may be forfeited
by the insurance company in the event of mis-presentation or misdeclaration and/or non-
disclosure of any material facts.
2. Reasonable Care:-
The insured shall take all reasonable steps to safeguard the property insured against any
loss or damage. Insured shall exercise reasonable care that only competent employees are
employed and shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent all accidents and shall comply with
all statuary or other regulations
3. Fraud:-
If any claim under the policy may be in any respect fraudulent or if any fraudulent means
or device are used by the insured or any one acting on the insureds behalf to obtain any benefit
under the insurance policy, all the benefits under the insurance policy may be forfeited.
4. Few Basic Principles Of Life Insurance Are :-
1. Insurable interest
2. Utmost good faith
3. Subrogation
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4. Contribution
5. Indemnity
5 Risks of loss not covered under general insurance are:
The loss or damage or liability or expenses whether direct or indirect occasion by
happening through or arising from any consequences of war, invasion, act of foreign enemy,
hostilities (whether war be declared or not), civil war, rebellion revolution, civil commotion or
loot or pillage in connection therewith and loss or damage caused by depreciation or wear and
tear. However the risk of loss or damage by war can be insured by payment of additional
premium in some cases only.
Product Levels:
In this figure there is a nucleus or core in the center, which is supported by series of
tangible and intangible features and benefits and these form a cluster around the core product.
AUGMENTED
CORE
POTENTIAL
EXPECTED
Level Type Of Service:-
Contents Insurance sector
1 . Core service Basic service product
Life insurance policy Non-life insurance policy
2. Expected service
Basic product and minimum purchase conditions that must be met.
After sales service
Low claim settling period.
3. Augmented service
Something different, which enables one product to be differentiated from other
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Technology
Online premium payment
Payment through credit cards
Standing instruction to bank
4. Potential service
Features that attract the customers and are useful to them.
Maturity claims settled on or before the maturity date.
Loans:-
The core product of insurance company is insuring life and non life products. People optfor this service as they want to secure their life, people dependent on them and other valuable
things in life.
The time factor plays an important role while providing service to the customer. The
customer expects that the procedures for settling the claim should be short and not much time
consuming. They should get the benefits of the service as soon as possible.
Today the technology is boosting in each and every field. Insurance is not an exception.
Companies have started providing customers facility of online payment of premium through their
websites.
They also provide online assistant to the customer the policy status and how to calculate the
premium. To calculate the premium they just need the present age, the type of police, sum
assured, and accident covered if any.
By filling in this information you can calculate the amount of premium you have to pay. The
customer can pay their premiums by means of credit cards or can also give standing instruction
to the bank in order to pay their monthly premiums.
The insurance companies also provide loan facilities against their policies. At present loans are
granted on unencumbered polices as follows:
Up to 90% of the Surrender Value for policies, where the premium due is fully paid up ,
and Up to 85% of the Surrender Value for policies where the premium due is partly paidup. The
minimum amount for which a loan can be granted under a policy is Rs150. The rate of interest
charged is 10.5% p.a., payable half-yearly.
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Loans are not granted for a period shorter than six months, or on the security of lost policies (the
assured must have the duplicate policies) or on policies issued under certain plans. Certain types
of policies are, however, without loan facility.
FREQUENT TERMS USED
Agent:
An insurance company representative licensed by the state, who solicits, negotiates or
effects contracts of insurance, and provides service to the policyholder far the insurer.
Actual Total Loss:
It is a loss where the goods are completely lost and become irrecoverable additional cover:
An insurance policy extended to cover additional risk perils such as strikes. Riots and Civil
commotion etc on payment of extra premium.
Agreed Value Policy:-
Policy which undertakes to pay a specified amount in case of total loss.
Under this case the policy does not take into account the current market value.
Assessor:-
Person who estimates the value of goods for the purpose of apportioning the sum payable by the
underwriters to settle the claims. Also called as Surveyor.
Assured:-
Party indemnified against 19ss by means of insurance.
Burglary:-
It is a theft committed by breaking into or out of the premises. Evidence of breaking In, Is
necessary.
Coverage:-
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The scope of protection provided under a contract of insurance; any of several risks covered by a
policy.
Cargo insurance:-
A generic term used in both inland marine and ocean marine insurance to designate the types of
insurance available to provide coverage for cargo that is being transported by truck, rail, air,
ship, or boat.
Certificate of Insurance:-
A statement of coverage issued to an individual insured, specifying the insurance benefits and
principal provisions applicable to the member.
Claim:-
The formal request by a policyholder or a claimant for payment of loss under an insurance
policy.
Co-insurance:-
A provision under which an insured who carries less than the stipulated percentage of insurance
to value, will receive a loss payment that is limited to the same ration which the amount of
insurance bears to the amount required;
Cover Note:-
Is the document that is issued provisionary pending issuance of insurance Policy.
Indemnity:-
Legal principle that specifies an insured should not collect more than the actual cash value of a
loss but should be restored to approximately the same financial position as existed before theloss.
Insurable Interest:-
A condition in which the person applying for insurance and the person who is to receive the
policy benefit will suffer all emotional or financial loss, if any untouched event occurs. Without
insurable interest, an insurance contract is invalid,
Insurance:-
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Social device for minimizing risk of uncertainty regarding loss by spreading the risk over a large
enough number of similar exposures to predict the individual chance of loss.
Net Premium:-
The portion of premium rate which is designed to cover benefits of the policy, excluding
expenses, contingencies and profit.
Policy:-
Is the legal document that has the conditions of the insurance contract?
Premium:-
It is the amount paid to secure an insurance policy.
Salvage:-
Recovery made by an insurance company by the sale of property which has been taken over from
that insured as a part of loss settlement. The remains of damaged vehicle or any other property.
Third party:-
Any person other than the two parties signing an insurance, contract.
Underwriting:-
Underwriting of a risk involves consideration of material, facts on the basis of which a
MAJOR POLICY CHANGES:-
Insurance sector has been opened up for competition from Indian private insurance companies
with the enactment of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999 (IRDA Act).
As per the provisions of IRDA Act, 1999, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
(IRDA) was established on 19th April 2000 to protect the interests of holder of insurance policy
and to regulate, promote and ensure orderly growth of the insurance industry. IRDA Act 1999paved the way for the entry of private players into the insurance market which was hitherto the
exclusive privilege of public sector insurance companies/ corporations. Under the new
dispensation Indian insurance companies in private sector were permitted to operate in India with
the following conditions:
Company is formed and registered under the Companies Act, 1956;
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All insurers are required to set up proper grievance redress machinery in their head officeand at their other offices.
The Authority takes up with the insurers any complaint received from the policyholdersin connection with services provided by them under the insurance contract.
1.2 INSURANCE MARKET - PRESENT
The insurance sector was opened up for private participation eight years ago. For years now, the
private players are active in the liberalized environment. The insurance market has witnessed
dynamic changes, which include presence of a fairly large number of insurers in both life, andnon-life segment. Most of the private insurance companies have formed joint ventures with well-
recognized foreign players across the globe. Indias life insurance market has grown rapidly from
2001 to 2009.
New business premiums have grown at 41% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR). Life
insurance market in India will double by2012.
1.3 CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS AND FOREIGN PARTICIPATION
Minimum capital requirement for direct life and Non-life Insurance company is
INR 1000 million and that for reinsurance company is INR 2000million.
A maximum 26% foreign equity stake is allowed in direct insurance and reinsurance companies.
In the 2004-05 budget, the Government proposed for increasing the foreign equity stake to 49%,
this has now come into effect.
There are a total of 13 life insurance companies operating in India, of which one is
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a Public Sector Undertaking and the balance 12 are Private Sector Enterprises.
INSURANCE COMPANIES:
IRDA has so far granted registration to 12 private life insurance companies and 9 general
insurance companies. If the existing public sector insurance companies are included, there are
currently 13 insurance companies in the life side and 13 companies operating in general
insurance business. General Insurance Corporation has been approved as the "Indian reinsurer"
for underwriting only reinsurance business.
Particulars of the life insurance companies and general insurance companies including their web
address is given below:
Table 1.1 Different Insurance companies operating in the Indian Insurance Sector
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LIFE INSURERS Websites
Public Sector
Life Insurance Corporation of India www.licindia.com
Private Sector
Allianz Bajaj Life Insurance Company Limited www.allianzbajaj.co.in
Birla Sun-Life Insurance Company Limited www.birlasunlife.com
HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Limited www.hdfcinsurance.com
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co. Limited www.iciciprulife.com
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company Limited www.ingvysayalife.com
Max New York Life Insurance Co. Limited www.maxnewyorklife.com
MetLife Insurance Company Limited www.metlife.com
Om Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Co. Ltd. www.omkotakmahnidra.com
SBI Life Insurance Company Limited www.sbilife.co.in
TATA AIG Life Insurance Company Limited www.tata-aig.com
AMP Sanmar Assurance Company Limited www.ampsanmar.com
Dabur CGU Life Insurance Co. Pvt. Limited www.avivaindia.com
GENERAL INSURERS
http://www.licindia.com/http://www.licindia.com/http://www.birlasunlife.com/http://www.birlasunlife.com/http://www.hdfcinsurance.com/http://www.hdfcinsurance.com/http://www.iciciprulife.com/http://www.iciciprulife.com/http://www.ingvysayalife.com/http://www.ingvysayalife.com/http://www.maxnewyorklife.com/http://www.maxnewyorklife.com/http://www.metlife.com/http://www.metlife.com/http://www.omkotakmahnidra.com/http://www.omkotakmahnidra.com/http://www.sbilife.co.in/http://www.sbilife.co.in/http://www.tata-aig.com/http://www.tata-aig.com/http://www.ampsanmar.com/http://www.ampsanmar.com/http://www.avivaindia.com/http://www.avivaindia.com/http://www.avivaindia.com/http://www.ampsanmar.com/http://www.tata-aig.com/http://www.sbilife.co.in/http://www.omkotakmahnidra.com/http://www.metlife.com/http://www.maxnewyorklife.com/http://www.ingvysayalife.com/http://www.iciciprulife.com/http://www.hdfcinsurance.com/http://www.birlasunlife.com/http://www.licindia.com/ -
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Public Sector
National Insurance Company Limited www.nationalinsuranceindia.com
New India Assurance Company Limited www.niacl.com
Oriental Insurance Company Limited www.orientalinsurance.nic.in
United India Insurance Company Limited www.uiic.co.in
Private Sector
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Limited www.bajajallianz.co.in
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd. www.icicilombard.com
IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance Co. Ltd. www.itgi.co.in
Reliance General Insurance Co. Limited www.ril.com
Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Co. Ltd. www.royalsun.com
TATA AIG General Insurance Co. Limited www.tata-aig.com
Cholamandalam General Insurance Co. Ltd. www.cholainsurance.com
Export Credit Guarantee Corporation www.ecgcindia.com
HDFC Chubb General Insurance Co. Ltd.
http://www.niacl.com/http://www.niacl.com/http://www.orientalinsurance.nic.in/http://www.orientalinsurance.nic.in/http://www.uiic.co.in/http://www.uiic.co.in/http://www.bajajallianz.co.in/http://www.bajajallianz.co.in/http://www.icicilombard.com/http://www.icicilombard.com/http://www.itgi.co.in/http://www.itgi.co.in/http://www.ril.com/http://www.ril.com/http://www.royalsun.com/http://www.royalsun.com/http://www.tata-aig.com/http://www.tata-aig.com/http://www.cholainsurance.com/http://www.cholainsurance.com/http://www.ecgcindia.com/http://www.ecgcindia.com/http://www.ecgcindia.com/http://www.cholainsurance.com/http://www.tata-aig.com/http://www.royalsun.com/http://www.ril.com/http://www.itgi.co.in/http://www.icicilombard.com/http://www.bajajallianz.co.in/http://www.uiic.co.in/http://www.orientalinsurance.nic.in/http://www.niacl.com/ -
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CHAPTER 2
ABOUT METLIFE INSURANCE
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2.1 MetLife: A Life Insurance Giant:-
With over 140 years of experience in Insurance business Metlife has been named by Forbes as
the Best Managed Insurance Co. in the Industry for 2008, an honour based on the track record of
the financial performance, innovation,
leadership and execution shown by Metlife over years.
Metlife has also been ranked 43 on the Fortune 500(2008), the MetLife
companies are one of the worlds largest, strongest and most respected financial organizations.
To add to its cap is another feather in the form of its No.1 ranking in several group product areas,
including life, disability, auto and home, as well as institutional annuities.
Metlife serves over 90 of the top 100 FORTUNE 500 companies. It has around $558.6 Billion
Assets under Management, more than 49,400 employees worldwide and more than 70 million
customers around the world.
Metlife is a truely global organization with distribution access to over 47 countries, some ofwhich include The Americas (Argentina,Brazil,Chile,Mexico, United States,
Uruguay);(EMEIA) (Belgium,Ireland, Poland, UK (3), India);Asia Pacific (Australia, China,
Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan)
2.2 Metlife: Vision
To build financial freedom for everyone.
2.3 Metlife: Core Values
The core values of Metlife include : People Count , Financial Strength ,Partnership, Personal
Responsibility, Innovation and Integrity & Honesty.
People Count: It's all about People, MetLife's key resource. MetLife will succeedbecause we are winning from within.
Financial Strength: Operating with an intense dedication to managing monetaryresources for strong business results.
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Partnership: Functioning productively in teams towards a common purpose; realising thecollective power of diverse work-groups.
Personal Responsibility: "Coming into your own", performing as a Leader to be reallyeffective and successful by acting and making decisions independently to get results.
Innovation: Continuously creating and introducing new and original ideas and ways ofdoing things.
Integrity & Honesty: Conducting all business endeavours with truth, sincerity and fairness.2.4 Metlife India Insurance Company Limited (Metlife):-
MetLife India Insurance Company Limited (MetLife) is an affiliate of MetLife, Inc. and was
incorporated as a joint venture between MetLife International Holdings, Inc., The Jammu and
Kashmir Bank, M. Pallonji and Co. Private Limited and other private investors, with 25% stake
in the hands of Metlife International and the sremaining 75% stake with its Indian Partners.
Besides, its Bancassurance Partners include Axis Bank, Barclays Bank, Dhanalakshmi Bank, J
& K Bank, and Karnataka Bank.
MetLife is one of the fastest growing life insurance companies in the country. It serves its
customers by offering a range of innovative products to individuals and group customers at more
than 600 locations through its bank partners and company-owned offices. MetLife has more than
50,000 Financial Advisors, who help customers achieve peace of mind across the length and
breadth of the country.
MetLife, Inc., through its affiliates, reaches more than 70 million customers in the Americas,
Asia Pacific and Europe. Affiliated companies, outside of India, include the number one life
insurer in the United States (based on life insurance inforce), with over 140 years of experience
and relationships with more than 90 of the top one hundred FORTUNE 500 companies. The
Metlife commenced its operations in India in 2001 and since then the company has shown a
double digit growth, even in 2008 the company showed a growth of 14%.
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MetLife companies offer life insurance, annuities, automobile and home insurance, retail
banking and other financial services to individuals, as well as group insurance, reinsurance and
retirement and savings products and services to corporations and other institutions.
Metlife in India enjoys a Pan India Geographical Presence with over 112 branches in over 87
cities. (As in May 2008)..
Table 2.1 Performance of Metlife based on Key Parameters
Parameters 2008 August 2010
Offices 49 114
Agency Units 101 222
Paid Up capital( in crores) 536 1480
AFYP (in Crores) 220 555.2
Market share 1.8% 3%
Banca tie ups 3 5
Agent base
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Founded 2001
Started Operation FY 2001-02
Headquarters Bangalore, India
World Wide Web Address www.metlife.co.in
Managing Director Rajesh Relan
Employees 7688
Financial Advisors 56,072
Bancassurance Tie-Ups 5 (J&K Bank/Axis Bank/DhanalakshmiBank/Karnataka Bank/Barclays)
Number Of Products Over 20 products
Presence Through MetLife Offices 192 offices in 131 cities
Presence Through Bank Partners 1910 offices in 686 cities
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Met Life Partners:-
2.5 List of Products Offered By Metlife India
a. Traditional Products:
Met Suraksha (pure term plan) Met Suvidha ( endowment plan) Met Bhavishya (money back plan) Met Sukh (money back plan)
b.ULIP (Unit Linked Insurance Plan):
Met Growth
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Met Easy plus Met Gold Met Smart Life
(1)INVESTMENT PLAN:-
Met Smart Life Met Easy Plus Met Wealth Plus Met Gold Plus Met Fortune Plus
(2)HEALTH PLAN:-
Health Care(3)MONTHLY INCOME:-
Met Monthly Income Plan(MMIP)
(4)RURAL PLAN:-
Met Vishwas Met Suvidha
(5)PROTECTION PLAN:-
Met Suraksha Met Suraksha Plus Met Mortage Protector Plus
(6)SAVING PLAN:-
Met Sukh Met Suvidha Met 100
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(7)RETIREMENT PLAN:-
Met Growth Super Met Pension Plus
(8)CHILD PLAN:-
Met Bhavishya Met Junior Endowment Met Junior Money Back Met Magic Plus
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CHAPTER 3
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
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3.1 Introduction :-
The marketing of insurance policies involves unique practices when compared to the marketing
of any other product. Insurance policies are intangible in
nature, so people do not realize the need and importance of insurance.
But with the advent of private players in the Indian Insurance Sector, there has been an increase
in the awareness among the general public as regards the importance of insurance.
At the same time, the products offered by insurance companies have been innovated over a
period of time.
Unit Linked Insurance Plans (ULIP) is also an outcome of the innovation undertaken by the
insurance companies.
3.1.1 About Unit Linked Insurance Plans (ULIP):-
Till recently, individuals seeking to provide protection to their family had no other option except
a life insurance term plan. The plan promised a stipulated amount to the family of policyholder
in the event of his death.
However, the insurance sector has evolved over the last few years and a number of innovative
products have been introduced in the market. One product category that is increasingly catching
the fancy of individuals is the Unit linked Insurance Plan (ULIP).
These plans, are a combination of insurance and investment and they provide the policyholder
with life cover and in addition to that offer the opportunity to earn returns on the premium paid.
ULIPs give investors the best of both worlds -- risk cover and high returns. These combine life
cover with the potential for a bigger nest egg. ULIPs are insurance policies in which the
investment element, expenses and benefits are to the account of the policy holder.
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The unit linked product in the long run is a very effective and efficient product on offer for the
customers, both in terms of returns and costs. The basic investments are identifiable. The assets
of the fund can be equity share, fixed income securities, money market instrument, property and
derivative instruments.
ULIPs are riding high these days on their equity investments, increasingly making their presence
felt as savings and investment tools, a trend that is getting reflected in terms of both performance
and average ticket size.
Unit-linked products, the domain of which is seen to be expanding steadily, will continue to
attract sections of the investing populace. (based on the performance of these plans and peoples
interest towards this innovative product.)
ULIPs, which are contemporary products across the world, are fast gaining in popularity in India.
Some of the factors contributing to their success are the simplicity, transparency and flexibility
of these plans.
These policies are adaptable to the changing needs of the customers over their lifetime. They also
give the choice to the customers to select an investment fund based on their risk profile and offer
all the benefits of a traditional life insurance plan.
The response to these plans is so encouraging that more and more players launching their
versions of ULIP.
Today, ULIP accounts for the bulk of the first year premium income that most
insurers earn going as high as 95 per cent for Birla Sun Life and ICICI Prudential.
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According to data released by IRDA for April- December 2006, ULIP constituted almost 50% of
the total portfolio in terms of premium income, a rise of 5% over the previous corresponding
period.
Premium earned from ULIP increased as much as 127% in the same period. Even in LIC during
the previous fiscal, ULIPs contributed 72% of
individual business portfolio, compared to just 50% during 2005-06.
Share of traditional products in private insurers total portfolio has declined from 21% during
April-December 2005 to 13% in April-December 2006.
In case of LIC in declined from 68% to 61% during the same period.
In simple terms ULIP is an Investment cum Insurance product, which works as a mutual fund on
one hand and an insurance product on the other hand. The entire investment made is kept in the
guaranteed fund in the first year.
This guaranteed fund forms the basis of loyalty additions paid by the company in the 10th year
and later years.
The entire amount is invested in the share market from the second year onwards, depending on
the debt-equity ratio decided by the policy holder.
On the insurance side of ULIP, the policy holders are offered 5 or 10 or 20 times of the premium
paid as insurance cover as chosen by them.
ULIPs being more lucrative in terms of returns associated with them, are preferred by customers
over other insurance products.
The Research study is directed towards determining the Customers preference for ULIPs. In
addition to this the age influences the peoples decision to invest in UlIPs, so finding out the
most suitable age for ULIP investors would help the company in segmenting and accordingly
targeting people based on the need analysis.
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3.1. Title of the Study:-
UNIT-LINKED INSURANCE PLAN (ULIP) OF METLIFE INDIA INSURANCE
COMPANY LIMITED AND COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THESE PLANS WITHITS IMMEDIATE COMPETITORS
3.2 Duration of the Project:-
45 days
3.3 Objectives of Research Study
To determine Customers preference forULIP To study the preference of the customer among the selected private insurance companies
viz. Bajaj Allianz, ICICI Prudential, Reliance Life as compared to Metlife India
To determine the parameters on which the ULIP plans ofMETLIFE need improvement. To determine the degree (level) of impact of age on the buying behaviour and finding out
the most suitable AGE for ULIP
3.4 Type Of Research
Quantitative as well as Qualitative
3.5 Sample Size And Method Of Selecting Sample
Research Design Questionnaire
Data CollectionThere are two types of data collection they are as follows
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1. Primary data and
2. Secondary data
1. Primary Data:-it is collected through survey. It can be collect in following ways:- Observation Personal interview Telephone interviews Mailing of questionnaire Schedules
2. Secondary Data:-they are those which have already been collected by someone else
which has already been passed through statistical process. Sources of secondary data-
Internet Reports Newspapers Books, etc.
Sampling Method Simple random sampling
Data Universe 12,00,000 people (census 2006)
Sample Size
100 clients Confidence level 95% Confidence interval 10%
3.5.1 Methodology:-
The study was aimed at measuring the customers preference for life insurance
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companies and the comparison of ULIP plans of the selected companies on basis of various
parameters considered essential for determining where METLIFEs ULIP plans could be
improved.
In all 100 questionnaires were filled up during the data collection process.
The methods used for data collection were:
1. Field survey method
2. Personal interview technique
3. Secondary sources viz. company database
The data collected was represented in the form of tables for drawing
inferences. Quantitative techniques like averages, percentages, range, two-way tables, Data
analysis were applied as required.
The level of preference, perception of the customers about the product and company were
identified by means of questions in the questionnaire asking the respondents to rate their
preferences on a scale of 1 to 7.
For the representation of data various charts and graphs have been used as per requirement.
In order to make the comparative study possible, parameters were chosen and questions were
designed eliciting ratings from the respondents. These ratings were tabulated and then
represented by means of line diagrams.
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3.5.2 Time And Cost Expectation:-
The time involved in the data collection was 3 days as canopies were set up on the
verious places in Raipur on 3 different days.
This was followed by analysis of the data collected with the help of Excel and spss
During the process of data collection, considerable amount of time was spent in explaining
the purpose and the exact nature of the data required from the questionnaires filled. In
addition to this, in some cases questions had to be explained to the respondents.
Moreover, for some questionnaires had to be filled in as they were not so well read and
literate.
The cost involved was basically on the stationary as the canopies were provided by the
company.(Metlife)
3.5.3 Factors Influencing The Buyers Decision To Invest In ULIP
The decision to invest in ULIP plans varies from person to person. It depends
upon many factors. The factors can be classified into personal, social, economic, psychological
and company related variables.
Age and experience of policyholder are personal factors, while education is a social factor.
Economic factors include occupation, income and wealth, and the psychological factors consist
of perception, satisfaction about the services rendered by insurance companies, the impact of
advertisement and personal selling made by insurance companies on policyholders.
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Amongst the above mentioned factors, age directly influences peoples decision to invest in
ULIP. Questions regarding the scaling of age as a factor influencing the investment decision
have been included in the questionnaire as also determining the most suitable age for investment
in ULIP plans, based on customer preferences. This would be of great help to the company in
segmenting and accordingly target prospective customers.
Comparative study being one of the objectives of the research study, four parameters namely
premium charged, flexibility, number of funds and transparency were identified. These are
effectively the factors which influence the peoples selection of the Insurance Company,
keeping in mind the product (ULIP) features.
Questionnaire hasbeen designed to elicit preferences of the respondents for the selected
Insurance Companies, on the above mentioned parameters.
3.6LIMITATIONS:
Some of the difficulties and limitations faced by me during my training are as follows:
Lack of awareness among the people This is the biggest limitation found in thissector. Most of the people are not aware about the importance and the necessity of the
insurance in their life. They are not aware how useful life insurance can be for their
family members if something happens to them.
Perception of the people towards Insurance sector People still consider insurancejust as a Tax saving device. So today also there is always a rush to buy an Insurance
Policy only at the end of the financial year like January, February and March making
the other 9 months dry for this business.
Insurance does not give good returns Still today people think that Insurance doesnot give good returns. They are not aware of the modern Unit Linked Insurance Plans
which are offered by most of the Private sector players. They are still under the
perception that if they take Insurance they will get only 5-6% returns which is not true
nowadays. Nowadays most of the modern Unit Linked Insurance Plans gives returns
which are many times more than that of bank Fixed deposits, National saving
certificate, Post office deposits and Public provident fund.
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Lack of awareness about the earning opportunity in the Insurance sector Peoplestill today are not aware about the earning opportunity that the Insurance sector gives.
After the privatization of the insurance sector many private giants have entered the
insurance sector. These private companies in order to beat the competition and toincrease their Insurance Advisors to increase their reach to the customers are giving
very high commission rates but people are not aware of that.
Increased competition Today the competition in the Insurance sector has becamevery stiff. Currently there are 14 Life Insurance companies working in India including
the LIC (life insurance Corporation of India). Today each and every company is trying
to increase their Insurance Advisors so that they can increase their reach in the market.
This situation has created a scenario in which to recruit Life insurance Advisors and to
sell life Insurance Policy has became very very difficult
Others:- Time constraints Small sample size Busy schedule of corporate guide and his team. Business Month End Closing
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CHAPTER 4
ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
4.1 Customer Preference For ULIPs
ULIP being an innovative product, provides the customers with both investment and insurance
options. In addition to this ULIP provides other benefits like, Capital Appreciation, Inflation
Protection, Tax Benefit. However, people hesitate to invest in ULIP due to the risks associated
with it and also the illiquidity associated with it, due to the Lock-in-Period. (3Years)
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With a view to determine the customers preference for ULIP, two broad factors were identified
viz. Risk-Return Factors and Other Parameters (Capital appreciation, Inflation protection and
Liquidity)
The following Table shows the data obtained from the respondents:
Table 4.1.1 Customer Preference For ULIP
Parameters High Low
( in %) ( in %)
Returns from Ulip 65% 35%
Costs associated with Ulip 25% 75%
Risks associated with Ulip 90% 10%
Liquidity of Ulip 15% 85%
Inflation protection through Ulip 67% 33
Figure 4.1.1 Customer Preference For ULIP
From the above diagram, it can be inferred that 65% of the respondents think that the returns
associated with ULIPs are high and 35% think returns are low. Similarly, only 75% of the
65%
25%
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respondents consider the cost associated with ULIPs to be high. Moreover, 67% of the
respondents agree that ULIPs offer inflation protection.
From these figures, it can be inferred that the customers have a high preference for ULIP plans
due to the high returns, low cost and inflation protection offered by it, in addition to the tax
benefit that it offers.
On the flip side, 90% of the respondents are of the opinion that high risks are associated with
ULIP. Moreover, recessionary conditions have added to the risks with investment in ULIP.
In addition to this, as many as 85% of the respondents consider ULIP plans to be illiquid. This is
because once the money has been invested in Ulip, it can be withdrawn only after 3 years, and
this withdrawal comes at a cost as charges are deducted by the insurance company and tax
benefits can no longer be availed by the investors.
So, it can be concluded that:
People prefer ULIPs due to the high returns, low costs associated with them and inflationprotection offered by them.
People hesitate to invest in ULIP due to high risks and low liquidity associated withthem.
4.2 The Influence Of Age On The Decision To Invest in ULIPs
Age is a crucial factor in making the decision to invest in ULIP plans. The age of the people
directly influences their willingness to bear risks. The younger the people , the more is the
willingness to bear risks and the older, the less is the willingness to bear risks.
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Questions eliciting respondents opinion regarding, age as a factor in making investment
decisions have been included in the questionnaire.
The respondents gave their opinion by rating the age related statements on a scale of 1 to 7. Their
responses have been tabulated and represented by means of a line diagram below.
Table 4.2.1 Age and the Decision To Invest In ULIP
Agree Disagree
Parameters 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total
Age directly
influences
decision to
invest in Ulip
40 30 10 5 10 3 2 100
Ulip is a Social
Security Tool
1 3 5 11 15 20 45 100
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Figure 4.2.1 Influence Of Age In taking The Decision To Invest In ULIP
From the above diagram it is clear that majority of the respondents have agreed to the fact that
the age of the investor directly influences their decision to invest in Ulip plans. As many as 70
respondents marked 1 or 2 as their answer, implying that they agree to the statement that age
directly influencesthe decision to invest.
On the other hand, when asked about their opinion about ulip as a social security tool, as many as
65 respondents marked 6 or 7 as their answer, meaning that they disagree with the statement that
Ulip acts as a social security tool.
This gives a fair idea, that the most suitable age for investment in Ulip as per respondents
opinion would be somewhere above 20 , but less than 55 years of age.
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Although, ulip is a product which is suitable for all age groups, but the investment decision
depends on the willingness to take risks, which declines with age.
The following table shows the responses of the respondents as regards the most suitable age for
investment in Ulip plans.
Table 4.2.2 Most Suitable Age For Investment In ULIP
Age groups Number of Respondents
Below 20 10
2030 15
3040 55
4055 15
Above 55 5
Total 100
The above table shows that the age group 30 to 40 has been marked by the respondents as the
most suitable age for investment in ULIP plans. It can inferred that the people belonging to this
age group are most willing to take risks, as they are well settled and are earning and are ready to
invest.
This is the age group which the company should target for the sale of ULIP plans. This will help
the company in saving the time wasted in convincing the prospects other than the preferred age
group to invest in ULIP plans.
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If the segmentation and targeting for ULIP plans is done keeping in mind the most suitable age
group as mentioned above, then the sales of companys ULIP Plans can be increased in a short
span of time.
Below is a Bar Diagram showing the most suitable age as per the opinion of the respondents.
Figure 4.2.2 Determining The Most Suitable Age For Investment In ULIP
4.3 Comparison Of ULIP Plans Of Metlife With Other Players
( 3 Immediate Competitors Of Metlife )
Based on the company sources, Baja Allianz, ICICI Prudential, Om Kotak Mahindra Life
Insurance have been identified as Metlifes immediate competitors in Raipur.
The Questionnaire contained questions eliciting the respondents opinion about their preference
for the company.
For eliciting customers preference regarding investment in ULIP plans of the selected Insurance
companies, four parameters were identified for the purpose of comparison.
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
below 20
20-30
30-40
40-55
above 55
Most Suitable Age For Investment In ULIP
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These parameters were:
i. Premium charged for ULIP products.ii. Flexibility in terms of the number of times the type of fund in which the money is to be
invested in case of ULIP products is permitted.
iii. The number of fund options between which the investor can switch.iv. The Transparency of the work of the agents and employees of the company.
Based on the data collected the following table has been drawn, which shows the customer
preferences for the chosen companies as regards the identified parameters.
Table 4.3.1 Customer Preference For Different Insurance Companies
Parameters /
Companies
Metlife Bajaj Allianz ICICI Prudential Om Kotak
Mahindra Life
Reasonable
Premium
55% agreed
45% disagreed
50% agreed
50% disagreed
49% agreed
51% disagreed
41% agreed
59% disagreed
Greater
Flexibilty
58% agreed
42% disagreed
50% agreed
50% disagreed
57% agreed
43% disagreed
42% agreed
58% disagreed
Greater Number
of funds
45% agreed
55% disagreed
55% agreed
45% disagreed
61% agreed
39% disagreed
32% agreed
68% disagreed
More
Transparent
35% agreed
65% disagreed
47% agreed
53% disagreed
51% agreed
49% disagreed
24% agreed
76% disagreed
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Figure 4.3.1 Customer Preference For Metlife
The above diagram shows that, respondents are of the opinion that Metlife charges Reasonable
Premium, as many as 55% of the respondents agreed to this.
58% of the respondents agreed that Metlifes Ulip plans offer greater flexibility.
However, only 45% agreed that the number of funds offered to the investors for switching is
high. At the same time, investors are of the opinion that, Metlifes agents and employees should
be transparent in their work and the investors should be informed about their functioning.
It becomes clear that Metlife needs to work on :
a) The number of funds available to the investors for switching
b) The Transparency of the Companys Agents and Employees. Below, a line diagram has been drawn which shows the percentage of respondents who
responded favourably for the different Insurance companies, based on the features of the Ulip
plans offered by them to the investors.
55% 58%
45%35%
45% 42%
55%65%
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Greater flexibility Greater number of
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Figure 4.3.2 Comparison Based on Customer Preference
The respondents have responded most favourably for ICICI Prudential , as is evident from the
above diagram. Metlife and Bajaj Allianz have been responded by the investors in almost the
same way.
However, there have been a few differences in the responses in terms of the flexibility offered
by ULIP plans of the two companies, wherein 58% of the respondents consider that Metlifes
Ulip plans offer greater flexibility and as against this only 50% of the respondents agreed that
Bajajs Ulip plans offer flexibility.
As regards transparency, respondents consider that Bajajs employees work with greater
transparency as compared to Metlifes employees. This is evident, since only 35% of the
respondents agreed that there is more transparency in Metlife, whereas in the case of Bajaj, this
figure came out to be 47%.
Om Kotak Mahindra, another close competitor of Metlife has been rated as the lowest, as the
respondents have responded the least favourably for Kotak Mahindra. Only 24% of the
respondents agreed that the employees of Kotak Mahindra work transparently, 41% agreed that
their premiums are reasonable, 42% agreed that Ulip plans offered by Kotak offer Greater
0%
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20%
30%
40%
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70%
Reasonable
Premium
Greater
Flexibilty
Greater
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More
Transparency
Metlife
Bajaj Allianz
ICICI Prudential
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Flexibilty and as low as 32% consider that Kotak offers greater number of funds for switching
purposes.
So, from the above discussion it can be effectively concluded that:
Respondents consider that the premiums charged for Metlifes Ulip plans are reasonable.
Flexibility offered to the investors in terms of the number of times they can switchbetween different funds as regards Ulip is also satisfactory in the case of Metlifes Ulip
plans.
However, the company needs to improve upon the number of funds available to theinvestors and the transparency of its employees.
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CHAPTER5
FACTS AND FINDING
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5.2 My Learnings:-The Summer Internship Project done at Metlife India Insurance Limited has been extremely
helpful in enhancing overall selling and analytical skills.
As part of the training program, a 7 day training session was kept, wherein the fundamentals
of Insurance were explained in full details.
This was followed by an online exam conducted by the IRDA( Insurance Regulatory And
Development Authority). After the exam was cleared, a two day training session called the
CST (Compliance and Sales Training ) was conducted to well equip the trainees to sell and
close deals.
As part of the CST, all the major products of Metlife were explained. Then began selling,
where the first step was prospecting i.e., filling My Market 100, who shall be called upon for
sales purposes.
Moving on, the first stage of maturity was considered to be when one is successful in
obtaining time from the prospect to meet them. While calling your prospect in order to fix
meeting time ensure the following:
Do not sound needy Come straight to the point Ensure the prospect that their time will not be wasted Remain polite throughout while talking Prepare your script before calling
While on call (meeting your prospect on the date and time given by him/her), one has to
ensure the following:
Try to analyze the need of the prospect Explain the importance of insurance
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If required , show your license Give them in written the documents they need to submit Give them an illustration of the premium payable Ask for references Follow up
In addition to the Sales done, a Research Project as per the objectives mentioned above, helped
in enhancing analytical abilities.
5.2 Benefits To The Company:-
In terms of the recommendations given above, the company will benefit immensely if theseare implemented.
Besides, the following benefits will accrue to Metlife from the research study conducted:
A fair idea of the current and prospective investors opinion about Unit LinkedInsurance Plans (ULIP), based on the risk and returns associated with Ulips and the
unique features and benefits offered by Ulip plans.
The impact of recession on the peoples decision to invest in Ulips has also beenbrought out through questions in the questionnaire. As many as 67% of the
respondents were of the opinion that recession has badly impacted their decision to
invest in Ulip. Investors have lost a major share of the money invested in Ulips due to
the current recessionary conditions.
However, 33% of the respondents felt that Asia is not much effected due to recession
and thereby, it does not affect their investment decisions.
Segmenting the market for ULIP according to the most suitable age as per therespondents opinion. This will also save the company the time in offering wrong
products to wrong customers. In other words, keeping in mind the age of the investor,
a suitable plan can be offered and a sale obtained without much difficulties.
Comparative study of Metlife with its 3 immediate competitors in Raipur ( identifiedas per company sources) would also be of help to the company. This has helped in
bringing out the areas of improvement and modifications in the existing ULIP plans
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of Metlife keeping in mind customers preference. These modification and
improvements have been mentioned above in the recommendations.
CHAPTER 6
SWOT ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS:-
1. Distribution network is wide as compared to others.2. Met life has a unique service & scheme.3. Healthy relationship with customer.4. Good commission in selling of product.
WEAKNESSES:-
1. Comparatively less awareness in the market
2. Delivery problem
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3. Less coordination between organization employees
OPPORTUNITIES:-
1. Product is different as compare to others
2. Rural area is untapped
THREATS:-
1. Competitors are offering better services
2. Infiltration
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CHAPTER 7
CONCLUSION
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Conclusion :-
From the above discussions it can be concluded that, the Research Project undertaken at Metlife
India Insurance Limited, has been of great help both to the company for the reasons discussed
above and to the trainee.
Sales, which had to be accomplished as a part of the Summer Internship, has been of immense
help in developing basic sales & marketing skills.
Following have been my achievements, during the Summer Internship Period:
Survey done with interest of Metlife India Insurance Co. Ltd. has been conductedsuccessfully and results are discussed above.
Sales done during the Internship Period has helped in improving selling skills.
Entitled to commission on the sales achieved as per the company norms.
Corporate exposure and building networks during the Internship Period.
Finally, to conclude, Insurance Industry is a Sunrise Industry with opportunities for one and all.
Particularly in India there is more to insure as the rural sector remains majorly uninsured and
even those insured are under insured.
The importance of insurance and the scope it has in India is evident from the fact that the major
business houses have ventured in the Insurance Sector, since the opening up of this sector for
private players.
What remains to be achieved, is the trust and faith of the general public in the private players.
In addition to this, the continuous innovation undertaken by the private players has widened the
horizons of the Insurance Sector in India. But there is still a lot that can be achieved as far as
insurance in India is concerned.The percentage of those insured can be effectively increased bybringing about a change in the mentality of the people regarding insurance.It is time that we start
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taking insurance in the right spirit, rather than as a liability, especially in todays risky and
dynamic environment.
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CHAPTER 8
RECOMMENDATION AND SUGGESTION
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8.1 Recommendations to the Company:-
During the surveys that were conducted and while interacting with people of Raipur, it was
observed that:
There is a lack of awareness among the people about Metlife and its products. People fear that they may end up losing money by making an investment in the
products of Metlife.
Investors are of the opinion that the work of Metlifes employees should be mademore transparent.
As regards Ulip plans of Metlife, it has been found that the number of funds availablefor switching should be increased, thereby enhancing the choices to the investors.
Based on the above findings, the following recommendations have been made to the
company:
Advertisements:With the objective of spreading awareness about thecompany and its products, Metlife should increase its expenditure on
advertisements in the form of T.V. Commercials, advertisements in the local
dailies, pamphlet distribution and by means of radio. This will not only help the
company to increase its sales, but also enhance the trust and the faith among the
people with regard to the existence of the company and its products.
Transparency: In order to enhance the trust of the people in the company andits fair & just working, it is recommended that the company should make theworking of its agents and its employees more transparent. The investors can be
provided with statements showing the earnings and the sales of the agents as also
a statement showing the benefits the investors will get through the investments
made.
Modify Existing ULIP Plans: As is evident from the comparative study ofUlip plans of Metlife, Bajaj Allianz, ICICI Prudential and Om Kotak Mahindra
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Life that as regards premium charged and flexibility, the Ulip plans of Metlife
need not much improvement. This is because the respondents are of the opinion
that, premium charged for Ulips are reasonable and these plans offer greater
flexibility.
However, the Ulip plans of Metlife need improvement with regard to the number
of types of funds that are available for switching.
Along with greater transparency and increased number of funds, the Ulip plans of
Metlife can be made more favourable for the prospective investors.
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CHAPTER 9
APPENDIXES
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9.1 Questionnaire
Dear Sir / Madam,
I shlesh kumar sharma student of DISHA SCHOOL OF
MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION RAIPUR pursuing my 3rd SEM MBA from
CSVT University has to submit a project on A comparative study of Unit
linked insurance plan of met life India insurance company limited with its
immediate competitors I will be very thankful if you spare few moments of your precious
time to give your valuable answer for the following questions, which will be of a great help to
me.
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Q1) Specify your GENDER:
a)Male b) Female
Q2) Specify your AGE:
a) Below 20 b) 2035
c) 3545 d) Above 45
Q3) Specify your OCCUPATION:
a) Business Man
b) Profession (specify)
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c) Student
d) Others (specify)
Q4) Specify your INCOME level:
a) Below 1lacs b) 1lac3 lacs
c) 3lacs5 lacs d) Above 5 lacs
Q5) Have you invested in ULIP?
a) Yes b) No
If Yes please specify the name of the Insurance Company
If No, would you like to invest in ULIP future?
a)yes b) No
RISK-RETURN TRADE OFF
Rate the following on the basis of your preference on a scale of 1 to 7
Agree Disagree
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Q6) The returns associated with ULIP are high
Q7) The costs associated with ULIP are high
Q8) The risk component is predominant in ULIP
as compared to the insurance component
Q9) The recessionary conditions of the economy
have increased the risks associated with ULIP
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ULIP A BETTER OPTION
Rate the following on the basis of your preference for investment in ULIP on a scale of 1 to 7
L Low High
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Q10) The Liquidity of ULIP
Q11) Capital Appreciation resulting from
investment in ULIP
Q12) Inflation Protection offered by ULIP
AGE DETERMINES THE INVESTMENT DECISION
Rate the following on the basis of your preference on a scale of 1 to 7
Agree Disagree
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Q 13) Age directly influences the decision to
investment in ULIP
Q14) ULIP is not popular among the older
Population (above 55 years of Age)
Q15) ULIP cannot be relied upon for social
Security protection for the age
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(particularly above 55 years of age)
Q16) ULIP holders mostly belong to the age group of:
a) Below 20 b) 20-30c) 30-40 d) 40-55
e) Above 55
THE CHOICE OF INSURER
Rate the following statements on the basis of Your preference for the insurance company:
Agree Disagree
Q17)The premium charged is more reasonable
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Metlife
Bajaj Allianz
Om Kotak Mahindra Life
ICICI prudential
Q18)Their products offer greater flexibilty
Agree Disagree
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Metlife
Bajaj Allianz
Om Kotak Mahindra Life
ICICI prudential
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Agree Disagree
Q19)They offer greater number of funds
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Metlife
Bajaj Allianz
Om Kotak Mahindra Life
ICICI prudential
Q20) There is greater transparency
Agree Disagree
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Metlife
Bajaj Allianz
Om Kotak Mahindra Life
ICICI prudential
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CHAPTER 10
BIBLIOGRAPHY
WEB SITES:-
www.metlife.co.in www.metlife.com www.irdaindia.gov www.indianinsuranceresearch.com
http://www.metlife.co.in/http://www.metlife.com/http://www.irdaindia.gov/http://www.indianinsuranceresearch.com/http://www.indianinsuranceresearch.com/http://www.irdaindia.gov/http://www.metlife.com/http://www.metlife.co.in/ -
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www.bimaonline.com
www.bimadeals.com
www.thefinancialexpress.mht
outlookmoney_com-the false selling promises.mht (May 2, 2007)
Artani online Investments
www.personalfn.com Unit Linked Insurance Plan - 1971.mht Indian Express Finance ('ULIPs are suitable for all customers') Yahoo India Finance www.rgicl.com www.ipruniverse.com www.irdaindia.org www.indiacore.com
MAGAZINES:-
INSURANCE PLUS BUSINESS INDIA ECONOMIC TIMES MATERIAL PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY
http://www.indianinsuranceresearch.com/http://www.indianinsuranceresearch.com/http://www.indianinsuranceresearch.com/http://www.bimaonline.com/http://www.bimadeals.com/http://www.thefinancialexpress.mht/http://www.personalfn.com/http://www.indiacore.com/http://www.indiacore.com/http://www.personalfn.com/http://www.thefinancialexpress.mht/http://www.bimadeals.com/http://www.bimaonline.com/ -
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SURVEY
SEARCH ENGINES:-
www.google.com www.yahoo.com www.altavista.com
BOOKS :-
Marketing management by Philip Kotler Insurance Advisor kit of Met Life Yojna (Magazine)
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