Topic Customer perception towards investment plans and product of SBI life insurance

History of Insurance: at a glance

Life Insurance in its modern form came to India from England in the year 1818. Oriental ife Insurance Company started by Europeans in Calcutta was the first life insurance company on Indian Soil. All the insurance companies established during that period were brought up with the purpose of looking after the needs of European community and Indian natives were not being insured by these companies. However, later with the efforts of eminent people like Babu Muttylal Seal, the foreign life insurance companies started insuring Indian lives. But Indian lives were being treated as sub-standard lives and heavy extra premiums were being charged on them. Bombay Mutual Life Assurance Society heralded the birth of first Indian life insurance company in the year 1870, and covered Indian lives at normal rates. Starting as Indian enterprise with highly patriotic motives, insurance companies came into existence to carry the message of insurance and social security through insurance to various sectors of society. Bharat Insurance Company (1896) was also one of such companies inspired by nationalism. The Swadeshi movement of 1905-1907 gave rise to more insurance companies. The United India in Madras, National Indian and National Insurance in Calcutta and the Cooperative Assurance at Lahore were established in 1906. In 1907, Hindustan Co-operative

Insurance Company took its birth in one of the rooms of the Jorasanko, house of the great poet Rabindranath Tagore, in Calcutta. The Indian Mercantile, General Assurance and Swadeshi Life (later Bombay Life) were some of the companies established during the same period. Prior to 1912 India had no legislation to regulate insurance business. In the year 1912, the Life Insurance Companies Act, and the Provident Fund Act were passed. The Life Insurance Companies Act, 1912 made it necessary that the premium rate tables and periodical valuations of companies should be certified by an actuary. But the Act discriminated between foreign and Indian companies on many accounts, putting the Indian companies at a disadvantage. The first two decades of the twentieth century saw lot of growth in insurance business. From 44 companies with total business-in-force as Rs.22.44 crore, it rose to 176 companies with total business-in-force as Rs.298 crore in 1938. During the mushrooming of insurance companies many financially unsound concerns were also floated which failed miserably. The Insurance Act 1938 was the first legislation governing not only life insurance but also non-life insurance to provide strict state control over insurance business. The demand for nationalization of life insurance industry was made repeatedly in the past but it gathered momentum in 1944 when a bill to amend the Life Insurance Act 1938 was introduced in the Legislative Assembly. However, it was much later on the 19th of January, 1956, that life insurance in India was nationalized. About 154 Indian insurance companies, 16 non-Indian companies and 75 provident were operating in India at the time of nationalization. Nationalization was accomplished in two stages; initially the management of the companies was taken over by means of an Ordinance, and later, the ownership too by means of a comprehensive bill. The Parliament of India passed the Life Insurance Corporation Act on the 19th of June 1956, and the Life Insurance Corporation of India was created on 1st September, 1956, with the objective of spreading life insurance much more widely and in particular to the rural areas with a view to reach all insurable persons in the country, providing them adequate financial cover at a reasonable cost.

Some of the important milestones in the life insurance

Businesses in India are:
1818: Oriental Life Insurance Company, the first life insurance company on Indian soil started functioning.

1870: Bombay Mutual Life Assurance Society, the first Indian life insurance company started its business. 1912: The Indian Life Assurance Companies Act enacted as the first statute to regulate the life insurance business. 1928: The Indian Insurance Companies Act enacted to enable the government to collect statistical information about both life and non-life insurance businesses. 1938: Earlier legislation consolidated and amended to by the Insurance Act with the objective of protecting the interests of the insuring public. 1956: 245 Indian and foreign insurers and provident societies are taken over by the central government and nationalized. 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

Businesses in India are:
1907: The Indian Mercantile Insurance Ltd. set up, the first company to transact all classes of general insurance business. 1957: General Insurance Council, a wing of the Insurance Association of India, frames a code of conduct for ensuring fair conduct and sound business practices. 1968: The Insurance Act amended to regulate investments and set minimum solvency margins and the Tariff Advisory Committee set up. 1972: The General Insurance Business (Nationalization) Act, 1972 nationalized the general insurance business in India with effect from 1st January 1973 107 insurers amalgamated and grouped into four companies viz. the National Insurance Company Ltd., the New India Assurance Company Ltd., the Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. and the United India Insurance Company Ltd. GIC incorporated as a company.

Indian Insurance industry:

Indian Insurance comprised mainly two Players. Life Insurer: the important are. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company Ltd. Max New York Life Insurance Co. Ltd. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd. Kodak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Limited. Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Ltd. Tata AIG Life Insurance Company Ltd. SBI Life Insurance Company Limited. ING Vysya Life Insurance Company Private Limited. Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited. MetLife India Insurance Company Pvt. Ltd. Sahara India Insurance Company Ltd. Aviva Life Insurance Co. India Pvt. Ltd.

General Insurer
General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC) GIC has four subsidiary companies namely: The Oriental Insurance Company Limited. The New India Assurance Company Limited. National Insurance Company Limited. United India Insurance Company Limited. Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company Limited. Reliance General Insurance Company Limited. TATA AIG General Insurance Company Ltd. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited. Cholamandalam General Insurance Company Ltd. HDFC-Chubb General Insurance Co. Ltd.

Introduction
SBI LIFE a joint venture between

74%

26%

SBI Life Insurance is a joint venture between the State Bank of India and Cardiff SA of France. SBI Life Insurance is registered with an authorized capital of Rs 1000 core and a paid up capital of Rs 350 carore. SBI owns 74% of the total capital and Cardiff the remaining 26% State Bank of India enjoys the largest banking franchise in India. Along with its 7 Associate Banks, SBI Group has the unrivalled strength of over 14,000 branches across the country, the largest in the world. Cardiff is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas, which is The Euro Zones leading Bank. BNP is one of the oldest foreign banks with a presence in India dating back to 1860. It has 9 branches in the metros and other major towns in the country. Cardiff is a vibrant insurance company specializing in personal lines such as long-term savings, rotection products and creditor insurance. Cardiff has also been a pioneer in the art of selling insurance products through commercial banks in France and 29 more countries.SBI Life Insurances mission is to emerge as the leading company offering a comprehensive range of Life Insurance and pension products at competitive prices, ensuring high standards of customer service and world class operating efficiency. The company plans to make the insurance buying process quick, simple and based on well-informed judgment. In 2004, SBI Life Insurance became the first company amongst private insurance players to cover 30 lacks lives. The company expects to carve a niche in the Indian insurance market through extensive product innovation and aims to provide the highest standards of customer service through a technological interface. To facilitate this, call centers have been already installed and help lines will be installed and customers will have access to their accounts through the Internet or through SBI branches. The company proposes to make available ready liquidity to its Life Insurance policies by way of loans at SBI counters. This will make Life Insurance a liquid asset in the financial portfolio of households. SBI Life Insurance is uniquely placed as a

pioneer to usher bank assurance into India. The company hopes to extensively utilize the SBI Group as a platform for cross-selling insurance products along with its numerous banking product packages such as housing loans, personal loans and credit cards. SBIs access to over 100 million accounts provides a vibrant base to build insurance selling across every region and economic strata in the country.

Group Corporate.
SBI Life extensively leverages the SBI Group as a platform for cross-selling insurance products along with its numerous banking product packages such as housing loans and personal loans. SBIs access to over 100 million accounts across the country provides a vibrant base for insurance penetration across every region and economic strata in the country ensuring true financial inclusion.

Financial Performance
SBI LIFE POSTS NET PROFIT OF Rs. 301 Crores Sustains its all-round performance and expansion, YTD DEC FY 10 - 11: Increase in net profit by 52% Branch network increases to 628 branches Employee strength surges to 7334 employees Moves to a new, larger and integrated corporate office building Mumbai, January 18, 2011: Sustaining its holistic business performance, SBI Life
Insurance, the leading new generation life insurer, has posted impressive results during the first nine months of the FY 10 - 11. Growing by 52%, the company has set a new milestone, by crossing the landmark figure of Rs 300 Crores in net profit during the period. Reflecting its superior efficiency in it business operations, the company maintains the lowest expense to GWP (Gross Written Premium) ratio in industry of 7.43%. SBI Lifes Gross Written Premium collection grew by 28% to Rs. 7,770 Crores The Asset Under Management jumped by 50 % to Rs 36, 861 Crores from Rs. 24, 613 Crores as on 31st December, 2009. The

company has uniquely expanded by adding 134 new branches and increasing number of employees by 1349, during the period, despite tough external conditions. The corporate office has moved to a newly- acquired building in fast evolving commercial hub of Mumbai. The new corporate building was inaugurated by Shri R Sridharan, MD and GE (A & S), State Bank of India. Commenting on the performance, Mr. M N Rao, MD & CEO, SBI Life Insurance said Through continued emphasis on strengthening business fundamentals, namely customer centricity and operational excellence, we are confident that we will sustain our profitable growth performance. We remain committed to catering to the life insurance needs of Indian population encompassing all socio-economic and geographical segments. Highlights of YTD Dec FY 10 - 11 Gross Written Premium Premium New Business Rs 7,770 Cr Rs 4,699 Cr 28% 6% 50%

Asset Under Management ( Y-o-Y) Rs 36, 861 Cr

All key distribution channels namely, Bancassurance, Agency and Corporate Solutions have demonstrated profitable business growth during the period. The Agency Channel provided a significant thrust to the overall business by contributing 44% of total premium as a result of superior productivity levels of Insurance Advisors. Bancassurance witnessed a remarkable growth of 43% and contributed to over 36% cent of the total premium and Group Corporate contributed to 18% of total premium. In the recent months, the company introduced a series of Simple and Smart products that encompass new IRDA guidelines compliant ULIPs, Pure Protection and Traditional products. The rapidly launched six new ULIPs cater to the investment needs of the varied customer segments. These include HNI-targeted Smart Elite, NAV-Guaranteed Smart Performer, No Medicals ULIP Saral Maha Anand, Flexible ULIP Unit Plus Super, Child Plan Smart Scholar and ULIP with Automatic Asset Allocation Smart Horizon. Innovatively-featured, non-ULIPs rolled out are No-Medicals, pure protection plan Saral Shield, HNI targeted, pure protection plan Smart Shield and No Medicals, traditional savings plan Saral. One of the highlights towards achieving customer service excellence has been the national launch of customer care initiative SMS SOLVE. A first-of-its kind in the life insurance industry, the service allows customers to have their grievances resolved in a simpler, paperless and faster manner. An innovative SMS-based service, SMS SOLVE provides customers the ease of accessing SBI Life 24 X 7. Customers are able to register their grievances about SBI Lifes service by merely sending SMS

SOLVE to 56161. Testifying its multi-dimensional excellence, the company has bagged numerous recognitions and awards recently. Being adjudged the best, SBI Lifes annual report has won Gold Shield from Institute of Charted Accountants of India (ICAI) for excellence in Financial Reporting. Also, International Certification Services (ICS) has awarded SBI Life "ICS Quality Champion Award - 2010" for continual improvement in the Quality Process. NDTV Profit Business Leadership award and Best Life Insurer 2010, Runner Up, award by Outlook Money are the other key media recognitions that have been conferred to SBI Life. Retaining the ISO 9001:2000 Certification for superior claim process, globally topping the prestigious international MDRT Table and reaffirmation of CRISIL AAA/Stable rating are other key distinctions achieved by the company during initial current financial year. As per the latest IRDA report, as of November 2010, the company has a market share of 18.27% among private life insurers and a total market share of 5.10 %.

The recruitment process flow chart that we have gone through in our project period

GETTING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE COMPANY AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS GETTING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT BENEFIT OF LIFE ADVISOR GETTING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DOING THE SALES CALL SEGMENTING THE MARKET TARGETING THE MARKET PROCESS OF CAPCTURING ELEGABLE CANDIDATE FILLING OF I.S.F. FORM SHORTLISTING ON THE BASIC OF Q SCORE CONDUCT AN INTERVIEW BOP PRESENTATION FILLING OF COMPULSORY IRDA /NAAF FORM

Welfare Activities THREE DAYS IRDA REFRESHER TRAINING

Gift Drishti CONDUCTION OF EXAMINATION TWO DAYS PRODUCT TRAINING

One of our corporate ethos, enhancing our SBI Life brand value, is about giving back to the society. In line with our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, the cause of supporting our Elderly Citizens was initiated. Incidence of cataract blindness, annually at 3.28 million, is one of the most prevalent health ailments suffered by old people, particularly in rural pockets of our country. On the occasion of World Elder's Day on 1st October, CSR initiative - "Gift Drishti" (Restoring vision) was launched in partnership with HelpAge India, a registered national level voluntary body, working for the cause of disadvantaged aged persons. Restoring vision is done through Intra Ocular Surgery (IOL). SBI Life employees made monetary contributions to the cause. SBI Life donated twice the sum contributed by its employees. Eye sight for thousands of elderly citizens was restored across the rural parts of the country.

Gift Drishti Camps

Read India Pledge

SBI Life undertook the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, aimed at driving the cause to make children read and write. The campaign, "Read India Pledge" sensitized general public towards the cause and urged them to pledge & support the cause monetarily or by devoting time.The campaign was partnered by Pratham, one of the leading child-cause related NGOs and Radio Mirchi, a leading radio station.

Read India Camps

Distribution channels of SBI Life Insurance

SBI Life

Bancassurance

Agency

Credit Life

Corporate Group

Insurance Agents

Corporate Agents

Brokers

Insurance Agents:
Insurance agents are those individual persons who work for one particular insurance company. An insurance agent cannot work for more than one particular at one point of time.

Corporate Group:
Targeting Corporate for Gratuity and Group Pension products.

Agency Channel:
Agency channel have the most productive and active force of more than 25,000 Advisor. Our approach is to provide door-to-door need-based insurance solution to customers after taking into account protection and wealth creation needs. Agency channel has grown more than 300% over the last year and contributed more than 45% to the companys new business premium collection.

PRODUCT & MARKET

Types of Products

Individual Products

Group Products

Credit Guard

Smart Performer

Sampoorn Smart

Unit Plus Super

Suraksha Plus

Soral Maha Anand

RETIREMENT SOLUTIONS

Smart Elite Dhanrashi

Smart Scholar Swarna Ganga

Smart Horizon Swarna Jeevan

Smart Weath Assare

Cap Assure

PROCESS OF INSURANCE OPERATION

A Without prejudice to the other express terms and conditions of this Agreement and all and any implied rights of SBI Life insurance after the termination of this Agreement, the Advisor shall not: Use for his own benefit or the benefit of any other person; or Disclose to any person; Through any failure to exercise all due care and diligence, cause or permit any unauthorized disclosure of any trade secrets or confidential information of or relating to SBI Life insurance which he may have received, used or obtained during the term of this Agreement. Any such trade secrets and confidential information shall at all times remain the property of SBI Life Insurance.

a.

For the purposes of this clause, trade secrets and/or confidential information shall include, but not be limited to, lists of and information concerning customers, Policyholders, employees, Advisors and agency managers of SBI Life Insurance, information relating to the working of any product, process, invention, improvement or development carried on or used by SBI Life Insurance, information relating to research projects, know-how, prices, rates, discounts, mark-ups, business strategies, marketing, tenders and any price sensitive information concerning SBI Life Insurance. For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation of confidentiality in this clause extends to trade secrets and confidential information howsoever stored, whether in hard copy documents, records or computer programs.

b.

Access to SBI Life insurance computer resources, electronic data and the like may be given to and shall be utilized by the Advisor only for the purpose of carrying out the duties embodied in the Agreement.

c.

The forgoing provisions on confidentiality and non-disclosure also apply to employees of both the parties to this Agreement and the sad parties assume liability for the breach or violation in any manner by their employees.

SALES & MARKETING

Key Milestones Financial Year 11-12:
Awarded the most coveted NDTV Profit Business Leadership Award, twice in a row, 2010 & 2011.Awarded Most Trusted Life Insurance Brand - II By The Economic Times, Brand Equity and Nielsen, Most Trusted Brands 2011.

Globally topped the prestigious Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) for having the aximum number of MDRT members, for three years consecutively.

CRISIL reaffirmed its AAA / Stable rating to SBI Life, indicating highest financial strength to meet policyholder obligations. ICRA reaffirmed its iAAA rating indicating highest claims paying ability and a fundamentally strong position. Won one of the most prestigious quality distinction, IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Awards 2011- "Certificate of Merit" Awarded Silver Shield by ICAI for Excellence in Financial Reporting for FY 2010 11 under the Insurance category Won Best Presented Accounts Awardby The South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA), in the Insurance Category for the Annual Report FY 200910.

Financial Year 10-11:

SBI Life won the coveted Bloomberg UTV Financial Leadership Award 2011 - "Life Insurer of the year". Won the most coveted NDTV Profit Business Leadership Award 2010.

Globally topped the prestigious Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) 2010 for having the maximum number of MDRT members. Awarded the Gold Shield by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) for Excellence in Financial Reporting. Won the ICS Quality

Champion Award 2010 for Continual Quality Improvement. Adjudged Best Life Insurer 2010 - Runner Up by Outlook Money Launched an innovative customer care initiative - SMS SOLVE for prompt Grievance Redressal. Appraised at Maturity level 3 of Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Version 1.2 for its ISG Division. ICRA reaffirmed iAAA rating to SBI Life, indicating highest claims paying ability and meeting policyholders obligations. CRISIL, countrys leading rating agency, reaffirmed its highest financial rating AAA/Stable to SBI Life.

Financial Year 09-10: Reported a robust Net Profit of Rs.276 Crores. Crossed Rs.10,000 Crores in Gross Written Premium (GWP). Ranked No.1, in New Business Premium, amongst private life insurance companies. Assets under Management (AUM) grew by 96% to Rs.28, 551 Crores. Globally topped the prestigious MDRT 2009 for having Maximum number of MDRT Members. ICRA reaffirmed iAAA rating to SBI Life indicating highest claims paying ability. Awarded ISO Certification (ISO/IEC 27001:2005) for Information Security Management System (ISMS). Retained ISO 9001:2000 certificate for superior claim settlement process.

Financial Year 08-09: Ranked among global top three in terms of number of Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) members. Bagged the coveted personal finance award-Outlook Money NDTV Profit "Best Life Insurer 2008". CRISIL, countrys leading rating agency, reaffirmed its highest financial rating AAA/Stable to SBI Life. In 2007, SBI Life became the first life insurer in India to receive this rating from CRISIL.

ICRA assigned iAAA rating indicating highest claims paying ability to SBI Life Insurance Retained ISO 9001:2000 certificate for superior claim settlement process.

Financial Year 07-08: Ranked amongst global top five life insurance companies in the number of MDRT members. Rated as the The Most Trusted Private Life Insurer according to a survey conducted by Brand quity in association with AC Nielsen ORG-MARG and the Economic Times Intelligence Bureau. Received the highest financial rating AAA from CRISIL. Forayed into micro insurance with the launch of Grameen Shakti in Bhubaneshwar, Orissa for the economically underprivileged sections of society. Received ISO 9001: 2000 certification for superior claim settlement process. Received CMMI Level 3 certification for IT processes and software development capabilities.

Financial Year 06-07: Second consecutive year of Profitability. More than 6.40 Million lives covered Financial Year 05-06: Reported a robust net profit of Rs. 2.02 Cr

MARKET SHARE
SBI LIFE LEADS GLOBALLY AT MILLION DOLLAR ROUND TABLE (MDRT) 2011 Mumbai, September 28, 2011 - SBI Life Insurance, the leading private life insurer, retains the unique distinction of being the only Life Insurer from India, topping the prestigious Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) 2011 across the globe. For the third consecutive year, SBI Life has reached the pinnacle of the international coveted league by having 2,661 MDRT members in 2011. Amongst these, 200 have achieved Court of Table (COT) and 30 Top of Table (TOT) membership statuses. SBI Life has been consistently featuring amongst the top five insurers, worldwide, since last five years. Globally, the company ranked 5th in 2007, 3rd in 2008, and 1st in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Reputation, standard of sales excellence and high ethical standards are some of the key values that are associated with the MDRT brand. The MDRT membership is an exclusive honor that is achieved by less than 1 percent of the world's life insurance and financial services advisors. Life Insurance professionals aspire to attain the privilege of being an MDRT member Mr. M. N. Rao, MD & CEO, SBI Life, said, "Across the globe, both, Agent and Insurance Facilitator at bank, continue to be a reliable source of personal financial advise. Our accomplishment on a global platform testifies the professional approach followed by our distributors. We will continue to focus on equipping them with relevant support to enable advisory-based delivery of life insurance solutions to our customers." Mr. Rajiv Gupta, Executive Director, Marketing, SBI Life added "This accomplishment resonates our commitment towards creating quality advisors who can be looked upon as world-class benchmarks. Providing need based solutions, professional advice and unmatched service will remain the focal delivery points for our Advisors ". An opportunity to represent one of the most trusted brands in the country, superior training program and attractive reward and recognition programmes are some of benefits availed by SBI Life Insurance Advisors. Mr. Anand Pejawar, Executive Director, Marketing, SBI Life added "In addition to highly productive Retail Agency Channel, our integrated bancassurance approach continues to create value for Bank customers and Facilitators of our products. The bank employee, involved in the sale of the insurance products, has rapidly evolved to deliver holistic banking and insurance solutions to their customers making the bank truly a super market for all financial requirements". During the first financial quarter ending June 2011, SBI Life recorded a profit of Rs. 144 Crores, registering an impressive profit growth of 27% over the corresponding period last year. The total premium of the company grew by 13 % to Rs.1935 Crores during the period. The new business premium collected, during the period,

stood at Rs.892 Crores. Further, the Assets under Management grew by 33%, over the corresponding period last year, to Rs.40,070 Crore as on 30th June 2011. The company continues to have the lowest expense to GWP (Gross Written Premium) ratio in industry of 10.14%. Uniquely, despite tough external conditions, SBI Life continues to expand its presence. During the current financial year, the company has introduced 81 branches and recruited 1657 employees. SBI Life ranks number one amongst private players, as per the latest IRDA report, July 2011. The company has a market share of 21.6% among private life insurers and a total market share of 6%.About MDRT: MDRT is an association of the world's best life insurance sales (advisors) professionals. Founded in 1927, MDRT is an international, independent association of nearly 36,000 of the world's leading life insurance and financial services professionals from 76 nations and territories, representing over 450 companies. MDRT members are recognized as skillful professionals who are considered to be among the best in the industry, perform outstanding client service, and have achieved the highest standard of sales excellence in the life insurance and financial services business.

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 13 21 31 33

Company Name SBI Life Insurance New York Life Samsung Life Insurance LIC Of India Northwestern Mutual HDFC Standard Life ICICI Prudential Life TATA AIG Life Max New York Life

Country India USA Rep of Korea India USA India India India India

2010 Members 2,661 2,067 2,052 1,993 1,260 489 341 207 203

SWOT ANALYSIS
SBI LIFE INSURANCE CO. LTD AT A GLANCE Joint venture between State bank of India and BNP Paribas Assurance. SBI is the largest bank in India and BNP Paribas Assurance is Frances largest Insurance company. Investments: SBI-76% and BNP Paribas 24%. The Company started its operations in 29th March2001. Provides Life Insurance Solutions to Individuals and Corporates.

STATE BANK OF INDIA :

Largest and oldest banking franchise of India dating back to 1806 AD. 6 Associate Banks, 16000 Branches all over the country.

BNP PARIBAS ASSURANCE :

4thLargest Insurance Company in France. The Insurance arm of BNP Paribas Bank, the largest bank of France.Operations in 41 countries around the world. One of the oldest foreign banks with a presence in India dating back to1860 AD.

A worldwide leader in Creditor insurance products offering protection toover 50

million clients.

STRENGTHS
No.1 Private Life Insurance company in India (as on 2009-10). Leverages the State Bank Group Relationship as a platform for cross-selling insurance products. As it sells its products through banc-assurance division of SBI,therefore less need on spending money for establishing separate branch offices. Market share of 18.34% among private life insurers and a total market share of 6.44%. SBIs access to over 100 million accounts across the country provides for a vibrant base for insurance penetration in the country.

 Growth at a rate of 40%. IRDA has never banned any of SBI Lifes product. Only private life insurance company to have posted profits (Rs 276 crores for they earended March 31st, 2010) and declared bonus. Solvency ratio of 2.2 and share capital of Rs.1000 Crore, SBI Life is one of the most capita lefficient life insurance companies in the industry. Continues to maintain the lowestexpense to GWP (Gross Written Premium) ratio in industry of 6.5% Globally topping the prestigious international MDR Table (Million DollarRound Table 30 Lacs collections by an agent in a year). One of the market leaders in Unit Linked Plans by offering products asSmart ULIP, UNIT +, UNIT +2, UNIT +3 etc. Profitable business growth demonstrated by all key distribution channels. Certifications of ISO 9001:2000, ISO 2700:2005 (Information security) AAA rating by ICRA, CRISIL etc. Superior Claims Settlement Process (certified by ISO 9001:2000). Asset Under Management jumped by 96% to Rs 28,551 Crand New Business Annualised Premium Equivalent (APE) by 37% to Rs.6, 358 Crores. Restructured Customer Grievances Redressal Mechanism. Regional Directors and Regional Channel Heads resolve customer complaints at local level.

Through My policy portal in www.sbilife.co.in,customers can view all policy

details including Payment Summary, Fund Value and Premium Calendar.

WEAKNESSES
Less sales force than others (LICs 3 field advisor: SBIs 1field advisor) Low productivity of banc-assurance people. People at top management/decision making level are from SBI. So,typical PSU attitude in many aspects. Hassle free online purchase of insurance policy is not available Is less aggressive in generating business compared to other private life insurance players. Over dependence on the banc-assurance channels. Less branch office compared to others.

OPPORTUNITIES
As only 12% of the 40 crores insurable population is insured, thus, a huge opportunity to reach out to more people. It has an edge over LIC as far as service is concerned. So, it can grab moremarket share from LIC by giving it a tough competition. Not so much requirement on establishment of Brand (already have a good brandimage of SBI). A huge revolutionary change (PARIBARTAN) in SBI is going to happen,so there is an immense opportunity for SBI Life in future. Huge market potentiality in Rural markets which has been untapped till now. Higher market penetration by being more aggressive in banc-assurance channelof distribution. Huge opportunity to grab customers by being more active through otherdistribution channels as mall-assurance, brokers etc.. Lower premium ULIP policy (<10000) can attract lower income segment market.

THREATS Huge competiti on from other pre-existing 22 players in the Life Insurance sector in
India.

ICICI Prudential, the market giantal ready pipped SBI Life to regaint opposition,
garnering new business worth Rs.303 crores (source Economic Times,26th May10)

New entrants in the pipe line of the life insurance business. New tie-ups of competitors with innovative distribution channels.The New Insurance
guidelines from September10 onwards is really a big challenge or SBI Lifes bus

SBI LOCATION OF OFFICES:

SBI has a huge network of offices for providing service related to Insurance all over the country.

Location Registered office:

SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Central Processing Centre Kapas Bhawan, Sector 10, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai 400614.Telephone No: 022-6645 6241 Email: [email protected]

Corporate Office:
SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd, "Natraj", M.V. Road & Western Express Highway Junction, Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400 069

Summer training office location Branch office:

Sbi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. 3rd Floor, Alaknanda Tower, City Center. 474001. Gwalior (M.P) Tel.0 751- 4024 497

PROCESS OF CAREER GROWTH OF INSURANCE ADVISOR

As we were assigned to recruit life advisors, the very first thing that we required was knowledge about benefits and opportunity because to motivate a prospective candidate to become an Advisor, we need to convenience the Advisor about the opportunity and carrier growth in SBI Life.

Benefit
Commission Renewal Commission Bonus Quarterly gifts ACER club membership facility MDRT Promotion factor for an agent Domestic and International Conventions

Opportunity/
Advisor require no capital investment They can chose there own working hour according to there convenience. They are there own boss. Unlimited earning potential

Represent a strong trusted brand. OPPORTUNITY

Advisor requires no capital investment:- For starting any business we require a huge infrastructure but here in SBI Life the Advisors do not require any capital investment other than RS. 825 IRDA examination fees, which is very nominal and on return the Advisors get free phone calling facility, Xerox facility etc. They can choose there own working hour according to there convenience:- Advisor are free to work in there convenient hours because the advisors working here comes from different profession like Doctor, Engineer, Student, Medical Representative, contractor etc. They are there own boss:- There is no boss to give

you target rather you are your own boss and can work according to your pleasure and earning requirement. Unlimited earning potential:- As the payment is made on commission basis so there is no limit to earning. A person working hard can go to any limit with reward and recognition in extra.

MARKETING STATEGIES & ACTIVITY

Marketing strategy consists of the analysis, strategy development, and implementation activities in: Developing a vision about the market(s) of interest to the organization, selecting market target strategies, setting objectives, and developing, implementing, and managing the marketing program positioning strategies designed to meet the value requirements of the customers in each market target. Strategic marketing is a market-driven process of strategy development, taking into account a constantly changing business environment and the need to deliver superior customer value. The focus of strategic marketing is on organizational performance rather than a primary concern about increasing sales. Marketing strategy seeks to deliver superior customer value by combining the customer-influencing strategies of the business into a coordinated set of market-driven actions. Strategic marketing links the organization with the environment and views marketing as a responsibility of the entire business rather than a specialized function. Because of marketings boundary orientation between the organization and its customers, channel members, and competition, marketing processes are central to the business strategy planning process. Strategic marketing provides the expertise for environmental monitoring, for deciding what customer groups to serve, for guiding product specifications, and for choosing which competitors to position against. Successfully integrating cross-functional strategies is critical to providing superior customer value. Customer value requirements must be transformed into product design and production guidelines. Success in achieving high-quality goods and services require finding out which attributes of goods and service quality drive customer value.

Marketing Strategy Process

The marketing strategy analysis, planning, implementation and management process is described below. The strategic situation analysis considers market and competitor analysis, market segmentation, and continuous learning about markets. Designing marketing strategy examines customer targeting and positioning strategies, marketing relationship strategies and planning for new products. Marketing program development consists of product, distribution, price, and promotion strategies designed and implemented to meet the value requirements of targeted buyers. Strategy implementation and management consider organizational design and marketing strategy implementation and control.

Stage 1: Strategic Situation Analysis

Marketing management uses the information provided by the situation analysis to guide the design of a new strategy or change an existing strategy. The situation analysis is conducted on a regular basis after the strategy is under way to evaluate strategy performance and identify needed strategy changes.

Market Vision, Structure, and Analysis.

Markets need to be defined so that buyers and competition can be analyzed. For a market to exist there must be (1) people with particular needs and wants and one or more products that

can satisfy buyers needs, and (2) buyers willing and able to purchase a product that satisfies their needs and wants. A product-market consists of a specific product (or line of related products) that can satisfy a set of needs and wants for the people (or organizations) willing and able to purchase it. The term product is used to indicate either a physical good or an intangible service. Analyzing product-markets and forecasting how they will change in the future are vital to business and marketing planning. Decisions to enter new product-markets, how to serve existing product-markets, and when to exist in unattractive product-markets are critical strategic choices. The objective is to identify and describe the buyers, understand their preferences for products, estimate the size and rate of growth of the market, and find out what companies and products are competing in the market. Evaluation of competitors strategies, strengths, limitations and plans is also a key aspect of the situation analysis. It is important to identify both existing and potential competitors. Competitor analysis includes evaluating each key competitor. The analyses highlight the competitions important strengths and weaknesses. A key issue is trying to figure out what each competitor is likely to do in future. Segmenting Markets. Market segmentation looks at the nature and extent of diversity of buyers needs and wants in a market. It offers an opportunity for an organization to focus in business capabilities on the requirements of one or more groups of buyers. The objective of segmentation is to examine differences in needs and wants and to identify the segments (subgroups) within the product-market of interest. Each segment contains buyers with similar needs and wants for the product category of interest to management. The segments are described using the various characteristics of people, the reasons that they buy or use certain products, and their preferences for certain brands of products. Likewise, segments of industrial product-markets may be formed according to the type of industry, the uses for the product, frequency of product purchase, and various other factors. Each segment may vary quite a bit from the average characteristics of the entire product-market. The similarities of buyers needs within a segment enable better targeting of the organizations capabilities to buyers with corresponding value requirements. And Marketing strategy is an ongoing process of making decisions, implementing them, and tracking their effectiveness over time. In terms of its time requirements, strategic evaluation is far more demanding than planning. Evaluation and control are concerned with tracking performance and, when necessary, altering plans to keep performance on track. Evaluation also includes looking for new opportunities and potential threats in the future. It is the concerning link in the strategic marketing planning process. By serving as both the last stage and the first stage (evaluation

before taking action) in the planning process, strategic evaluation assures that strategy is an ongoing activity Key insurance marketing strategies will always include an in-depth review of the a value of follow-up. All successful sales agents understand that consumers need to be contacted again and again in order to make a vital connection. Also, great follow-up protocol lets the potential customer know that good, solid customer service will be part of the over-all package. Follow-up says to a consumer that they are important, thought of, and that their business would be greatly appreciated. The consumer today not only wants a product at a great price, they also want a personal relationship, especially when it comes to financial system sales, such as various insurances. Letters and phone calls are gentle reminders that the salesperson intends to serve with his or her whole heart. And, once a sale is secured, a thank you call is strongly advised .consumers today value information. We live in the information age, and the savvy, faithful customer is one that has knowledge about the products and services offered. The next most valuable insurance marketing tips include the salesperson being the source of financial information for the client. Newsletters, email updates, and notifications will keep customers informed about issues surrounding insurance and other financial programs. There are creative ways to approach these insurance marketing strategies. Newsletters could include contests, special interest areas for kids, safety concerns, and economic updates. There could even be an area for customer spotlights, or encouraging testimonies of how the customers were helped through the office. Of course, all new products and services should be showcased in any informative hard copy or e-mail communication. Community marketing is another great way to get advertising and name recognition. Successful networkers join local community agencies, such as the local Chamber of Commerce, and sign up to help in activities. This is a great way to get name and photographs listed in newspaper articles and other media avenues. Also, charity work cannot only be greatly beneficial to the community and those served, but may also open doors to communicating with other volunteers, who could be potential clients. People enjoy using services extended by like-minded providers. Creating a sense of community is extremely important to insurance marketing strategies. There are other insurance marketing tips and resources available and insurance agents may find investigating several options to be beneficial. Many marketing support companies offer email or publication updates, sharing information and techniques that are proven to bring in success. Agents may want to browse the Internet and find a few different insurance marketing tips programs to choose from. Not only will these resources help keep salespersons abreast of the latest strategies, but these

support programs can also create a sense of community and an opportunity for agents to share their own struggles and challenges with others in the field.

ACTIVITY
In the insurance industry there is a new way of thinking which determined the passage from transactional marketing to a holistic marketing concept. In this paper five key elements of holistic marketing are presented: relationship marketing, integrated marketing, internal marketing, social responsibility marketing and international marketing. In order to be successful insurance companies have to be able to convince their clients of the usefulness of their products and of the solidity of their businesses. In the current crisis situation, trust is a vital element for the insurance industry and even if on short term, liquidity is the target, as it ensures survival, on long and medium term the objective has to be the consolidation of the trust of consumers in insurance companies and the goal of the managers must be to win customer loyalty. Keywords: holistic marketing in insurance, relationship marketing, integrated marketing, internal marketing, social responsibility marketing, international marketing, trust, customer loyalty, crisis Today the success of an insurance company is based on the quality of the long term relationship established between the company and its partners: customers, employees, broker dealers, banks, hedge funds etc. In the insurance industry this new way of thinking determined the passage from transactional marketing to a holistic marketing concept. The traditional transaction marketing focused on meeting customers needs so that the company could obtain an immediate advantage. This approach wasnt always benefic for the insurance companies and for their clientsAn integrated marketing is a must in the insurance industry. The insurance company must have a coherent marketing mix in order to satisfy efficiently the needs of their clients. The marketing department of the insurance company must coordinate and integrate all the activities included in the marketing mix in order to maximize their joint effects: the insurance products and services offered must be conceived as a solution for the needs of the client and the setting of the premiums, distribution channels and company communications must be done in an integrate perspective. The role of internal marketing is to ensure that everyone in the insurance company embraces appropriate marketing principles. The internal marketing is the task of hiring, training and motivating the employees who want to serve customers well. Social responsibility marketing is a key element in the marketing activity of an insurance company due to the specific of the product. The role of the insurance is to protect the insured

against different risks, but also to create benefic effects for the entire society. The marketing activity in insurance has important causes and effects in the social, ethical and legal environment. The social responsibility marketing activities demonstrate a corporate culture that is designed to treat consumers fairly

Insurance Advisor
A life adviser is a broker or intermediary authorized to sell or advise on the policies of life insurance and financial products, such as unit trusts. Typical examples of companies which employ financial advisers are banks, insurance and life companies, general brokers, estate agents and building societies The presence of a life insurance policy is essential in every individual's financial portfolio. But at the same time, it is also important that the right insurance products be bought and that too for the right reasons. With so many insurance products vying for a place in the individual's portfolio, conducting a proper evaluation can become quite a task. Taking the help of an insurance advisor/agent can help solve this problem. An insurance advisor/agent can play the part of the direct link between the insurance company and the insurance seeker i.e. you. He is the one who can help you select the right policy i.e. one which can help you fulfill your insurance needs. But for this, it is important that you connect with an expert and qualified insurance advisor/agent. The task is to choose the good quality advisor those who are having the following quality. Confidence Self motivation And Persuasion Urge to be financially independent Relationship skills I have to recognize where a person (whom I meet to recruit him/her as an advisor) having all these characteristics or not .If some person is closed enough to these characteristics then. I discussed the following support pattern. After getting all these information an advisor basically asked about the working environment. Then I discussed the working environment and try to convince him/her that he/she has the potential to become an agent/advisor. 1. To be part of a world class sales team. 2. Work from his/her (advisor) own office or residence. 3. Work full time or part time. 4. Earn commission, bonus and incentives. 5. No upper limits on earnings.

6. Flexible career. Therefore the first and for most problem is to convinced that person those who having enough patience to listen my companies idea/views. The role of the advisor is to quite effective to search a good prospect.

FUNCTION OF ADVISORS:
Advisors provide on going financial advice for his /her client/prospect. In our official term prospect is a person who can buy life insurance from us. The advisors study the prospects needs and persuade them to buy a policy. Complete all formalities for proposal of new insurance, including filling up forms. collecting premium. Arranging medical examination, collecting proofs (of age/income), reports and information required by the underwriter. After having sold a new insurance policy, the advisor has to ensure that the policy continues. Without a lapse. Till it becomes a claim For that reason an advisor has to do the following: 1. Keep in touch with the policy holder to make sure that renewal premiums are paid in time. 2. Ensure that nominations are made or changed, if necessary 3. Assist in collecting claim amounts. As an advisor you contribute in bringing in new business for the company offer world class pre and post sales service to the clients with the support of the organization. But an advisor to us means much more than a salesman or a, saleswoman, at SBI LIFE recognize our advisors as the ambassadors of our organization in the market place and we consider the advisor force would be our biggest differentiating factor in the coming years. That is why; we take a lot of care in recruiting and developing our advisor force, so that we can maintain our standards of quality in service and salesmanship. The competition and the customer awareness have forced the times to be a knowledge oriented marketplace. Appreciating the same we strive to get people with reasonably good graduation background as our advisors. We also acknowledge and recognize prior 11sales experience of the persons; at the time of recruitment. The other function is to be of assistance to the policy holder in case he/she needs a loan under the policy.

ROLE OF AN ADVISOR:
1. Identify future clients/prospect 2. Making appointment. 2. Conduct financial review meeting with prospect. 4. Close sale.

5. Get referral 6. Provide service to clients/prospect. 7. Follow internal sales and reporting system. After analyzing the quality (which the company is looking for), back office service(which the company is giving to that person). Functions to be performed, role to be played .I used to describe the benefits which the advisor can get out of his/her joining as an advisor in SBI Life Insurance Company.

ROLE OF UNIT MANAGERS

In fulfilling his obligations under the Agreement, Advisor shall scrupulously adhere to, follow and be bound by the Statutory provisions governing life insurance Advisors and more particularly the code of conduct contained therein, as in force from time to time. Without prejudice to the generality of the obligations of the Advisor to SBI Life Insurance, the Advisor shall: 1. Faithfully and diligently promote the business of SBI Life Insurance; 2. Ensure that any representation made and information provided is accurate; 3. Act diligently and carefully in providing any advice and ensure that such advice is based on thorough analysis and take into account available alternatives; 4. Ensure that any advice is reasonable in view of the customers circumstances; 5. Not admit any liability or make any false, misleading, deceptive or reckless statement to the customer in respect of life insurance generally or any particular product of SBI Life Insurance; 6. Solicit proposals for insurance for SBI Life Insurance as SBI Life Insurance may from time to time determine during the term of this Agreement; 7. Service the needs and requirements of customer introduced by self or assigned by SBI Life Insurance; 8. Meet the validation specified by SBI Life persistency; 9. Attend all training, meetings and seminars arranged or required by SBI Life insurance and perform such other duties as requested by SBI Life Insurance; 10. Begin soliciting proposals for various insurance products at dates set by SBI Life Insurance; 11. Be fully responsible and accountable for all its acts and omissions; insurance including production and

12. Obtain, maintain, renew and keep renewed the prescribed licences issued by the IRDA and any other licences, approval or permission required of it for fulfilling the obligations of an Advisor at all times during the term of this agreement; 13. At all times during te term of this Agreement, act within the scope of such licences, approvals and permissions and any applicable legislation ad in consonance with the corporate image and objectives of SBI Life Insurance. The Advisor shall promptly notify SBI Life insurance of the loss of any such licences, approval or permission by it or by its certified persons; 14. Submit to SBI Life insurance within the period of time specified by SBI Life insurance in writing from time to time, all proposals and initial premiums, for products solicited by Advisor and in any case within the time specified by 64VB(4) of the Insurance Act, 1938 or any other statutory provisions applicable thereto. The Advisor shall remit to SBI Life insurance all monies collected in trust immediately and without any deduction whatsoever. 15. Observe and be bound by the16. Statutory provisions, SBI Life insurance Instructions including Advisor manual, benefit illustration policy, cash acceptance policy, market conduct guidelines, prevention of money laundering policy, the compliance manual and the code of conduct that may be issued by SBI Life Insurance, in writing, from time to time relating to the conduct of the business; 17. Monitoring, supervision and performance standards of the business and sales practices used in relation to SBI Life insurance products that may be issued by SBI Life Insurance, in writing, from time to time; 18. Promptly deliver to SBI Life insurance in good order and condition when demanded all records, rate books, documents, manuals, computers (hardware and software relating in any way to the life insurance business of SBI Life insurance and which were received from SBI Life Insurance, including those that have been specifically entrusted to the Advisor pursuant to this Agreement. Advisor here by acknowledges that such good, tangible and otherwise, and the exclusive property of SBI Life Insurance; 19. Maintain and observe at all times the strictest secrecy and confidentiality, concerning the business of SBI Life Insurance or of Policyholders or proposers of Life Insurance or persons or companies from time to time dealing with SBI Life insurance at any time, either while the Agreement is in force or subsequent to its termination;

20. Bear all expenses incurred in the performance of duties under this Agreement unless otherwise specifically agreed to in writing by SBI Life Insurance; 21. Promptly disclose to SBI Life insurance every fact and circumstance within his

knowledge relevant to the acceptance of the risk of business by SBI Life insurance and shall promptly and accurately relate to SBI Life insurance every fact disclosed to him relevant to the acceptance of such risk or business howsoever the Advisor is aware of such matter; 22. Promptly notify SBI Life insurance of receipt by it or service on it of any complaint, demand, notice or claim made or to be made under a policy howsoever the advisor is aware of such matter. 23. Record and resolve, within the standard turnaround time of 7days from receipt, all the complaints and requests/inquiries received from customers of Advisor and

statutory/regulatory bodies and forward a report of the complaints, requests and inquiries of the past week with the relevant documentation containing details like Date of Complaint, Policy older Name, Advisor name and Code No., MOA Name and No., Nature of Complaint, Date of Complaint Forwarded to the concerned function for resolution, Status (Resolved /Pending), Resolution date to SBI Life insurance at the specified email address on every Thursday of the next week. 24. Ensure that a strong needs analysis is carried out for every prospect during the sales process; 25. Ensure strict adherence to the prevention of Money laundering and Terrorist Financing Policy of SBI Life Insurance, the prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, Rules there under and the IRDA Anti Money Laundering (AML) guidelines and modification thereto and employ adequate know Your Customer (KYC) standards as prescribed therein; 26. In the event of finding any adverse or suspicious change on the standing, integrity or reputation of the customer/policyholder, Advisor should promptly disclose the same to the Principal compliance officer of SBI Life insurance in change of Anti Money

Laundering programme. In the event Advisor fails to comply with this provision and/or exposes SBI Life insurance to AML related risks, SBI Life insurance shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement with all attendant consequences to the Advisor; 27. Act as a fiduciary, in good faith and I the best interests of SBI Life insurance at all times during the continuance of this Agreement; and

28. Declare his adherence to the code of sales and Business Conduct in the format prescribed in Schedule A.

TRAINING AND COACHING OF ADVISORS

1. Refresher training is the basic given to the trainee advisors about what is insurance, types of insurance, present scenario of life insurance in India and scope and career growth in insurance with legal ideas related to insurance. 2. The applicant shall have to undergo at least 100 hours practical training in life or general insurance business which may be spread over three to four weeks, where such applicant is seeking licences for the first time to act as an insurance agent. 3. The training duration should be minimum 18 working days excluding Sundays and holidays. 4. No product training/market survey should be included into this hundred 100 hours training. The product training, if any, to be given by the insurance company should be over and above the minimum training hours prescribed by the Authority 5. The attendance record of the trainees should be maintained at the Institute for necessary inspection at any given point of time. 6. In case of short-fall of attendance, extra class may be permitted but the extra hours may be specified separately with proper attendance and details of faculty. 7. Every Institute should have at least one qualified permanent faculty who is an Associate or Fellow from the Insurance Institute of India for each stream i.e. for Life and Non-Life. 8. The attendance register of the faculty members should be maintained at the training institutes. 9. The record of the payment made to faculty should be maintained at the training institute i.e. batch-wise payment detail should be maintained.

10. The faculty should provide details of the other Institutes with whom they have been empanelled as part-time/guest faculty. 11. Register should be maintained at the training institute giving details of batches completed, strength of the each batch, number of candidates decertified, name of the sponsored insurer and details of faculty who imparted the training with dates. 12. The seating capacity of each class-room should not exceed 40. 13. The fresh accreditation will be given on need basis after assessing the needs of the particular city/town. 14. The initial approval will be for a period of 3 years and consideration of further renewal up to 3 years would depend on the satisfactory compliance of requirements of accreditation. 15. The insurance companies would regularly send their officials to oversee the proper conduct of the training at the institutes and would not sponsor candidates to those institutes that are not maintaining the required standards of and facilities for the training. 16. The training institute must display the certificate of accreditation to impart training issued by the Authority at the training institute. 17. The Institute should not allow a franchisee to conduct courses on its behalf even if the faculty is that of the Institute. The Institute should conduct the training on its own premises or hired premises with proper infrastructure. 18. No marketing fee/consultancy fee payment is permitted for getting the training batches. 19. It will be the responsibility of the Insurance Company to check the status of the institute before sponsoring any candidates for training. 20. In case of mofussil areas or the cities where there are no accredited institutes and an insurance company intends to appoint agents, it will be the responsibility of the insurance company to conduct training. 21. The Institutes must keep with them one set of records of the training at the place where the training is being imparted.

22. The Institute should confine its activities only to the place/city for which it has been given the approval. No training outside the said place/city is permitted. 23. The Institutes must submit a copy of the lease deed/rent agreement at the time of seeking fresh accreditation/renewal/change of address of the institute. 24. On successful completion of training the candidates get COT i.e. the Completion of Training Certificate by SBI Life INSURANCE?

Types of insurance
Insurance is generally classified into three main categories: 1. Life Insurance. 2. Health Insurance. 3. General Insurance. To get insurance an individual or an organization can approach to Insurance Company directly, through Insurance agent of the concerned company or through intermediaries. Life insurance or life assurance is a contract between the policy owner and the insurer, where the insurer agrees to pay a sum of money upon the occurrence of the insured individual's or individuals' death or other event, such as terminal illness or critical illness. In return, the policy owner agrees to pay a stipulated amount called a premium at regular intervals or in lump sums. There may be designs in some countries where bills and death expenses plus catering for after funeral expenses should be included in Policy Premium.

NEED OF LIFE INSURANCE . The functions of Insurance can be bifurcated into two parts:
1. Primary Functions 2.Secondary Functions 3. Other Functions

The primary functions of insurance include the following: Provide Protection - The primary function of insurance is to provide protection against
future risk, accidents and uncertainty. Insurance cannot check the happening of the risk, but can certainly provide for the losses of risk. Insurance is actually a protection against economic loss, by sharing the risk with others.

Collective bearing of risk - Insurance is a device to share the financial loss of few
among many others. Insurance is a mean by which few losses are shared among larger number of people. All the insured contribute the premiums towards a fund and out of which the persons exposed to a particular risk is paid.

Assessment of risk - Insurance determines the probable volume of risk by evaluating

various factors that give rise to risk. Risk is the basis for determining the premium rate also.

Provide Certainty - Insurance is a device, which helps to change from uncertainty to

certainty. Insurance is device whereby the uncertain risks may be made more certain.

The secondary functions of insurance include the following: Prevention of Losses - Insurance cautions individuals and businessmen to adopt suitable
device to prevent unfortunate consequences of risk by observing safety instructions; installation of automatic sparkler or alarm systems, etc. Prevention of losses causes lesser payment to the assured by the insurer and this will encourage for more savings by way of premium. Reduced rate of premiums stimulate for more business and better protection to the insured.

Small capital to cover larger risks - Insurance relieves the businessmen from security
investments, by paying small amount of premium against larger risks anduncertainty.

Contributes towards the development of larger industries - Insurance provides

development opportunity to those larger industries having more risks in their setting up. Even the financial institutions may be prepared to give credit to sick industrial units which have insured their assets including plant and machinery.

The other functions of insurance include the following: Means of savings and investment - Insurance serves as savings and investment,
insurance is a compulsory way of savings and it restricts the unnecessary expenses by the insured's For the purpose of availing income-tax exemptions also, people invest in insurance.

Source of earning foreign exchange - Insurance is an international business. The

country can earn foreign exchange by way of issue of marine insurance policies and various other ways.

Risk Free trade - Insurance promotes exports insurance, which makes the foreign trade
risk free with the help of different types of policies under marine insurance cover.

LIMITATION RECOMMENDATION AND SUGGESTIONS

RecommendationsFollowing are suggestions made for the benefits and augmentation of the sound working of the company SBI life insurance 1. Need to train and develop life insurance agents with more comprehensive knowledge and skills to counter every queries of the customer. 2. It is suggested that company should not left any stone unturned towards sound advertisement and promotional measures on every section whether it is printed, media or air via radio.

3. It is also suggested that skilled management graduates need to be places on sales and
marketing of financial services that can render their best ideas for the accomplishment of the company goals and objectives to the best extent. 4. Also, care need to be taken that every customers grievance should be met with delight whether before purchase or after sales. 5. There should be an expansion measure for more offices and location of more centers for offices of the company is established sop that company may grow its network. 6. Life insurance Products should be made flexible so as to suit every section of society.

SuggestionsFollowing are suggestions made for the benefits and augmentation of the sound working of the company SBI life insurance: 1. Need to train and develop life insurance agents with more comprehensive knowledge and skills to counter every queries of the customer. 2. It is suggested that company should not left any stone unturned towards sound advertisement and promotional measures on every section whether it is printed, media or air via radio. 3. The advisors should be made aware and educated so that they can extend their services not only in terms of collection of premium checks from the customer but also to educate them about the insurance and the latest nontraditional plans. 4. All the company should come out of a unit link product that should aid every selection of the society. 5. It is also suggested that skilled management graduates need to be places on sales and marketing of financial services who can render their best ideas for the accomplishment of the company goals and objectives to the best extent. 6. Also, care need to be taken that every customers grievance should be met with delight whether before purchase or after sales. 7. There should be an expansion measure for more offices and location of more centers for offices of the company be established sop that company may grow its network.

CONCLUSION
Summer training is a best example for a trainee to learn about the company working, corporate culture under which is operating the functions. SBI life insurance company under which I gained a significant knowledge with respect to life insurance, its importance and applicability as well as undertook the task to recruit capable life insurance advisors which is conducive for the company to grow with more prosperity. What I taught in the management institute utilized them fruitfully leading to the best advantage to the company and to the best experience for mine. In all Public Service jurisdictions, new approaches to recruitment are being used.In many territories, the strategies are manual but, as automated methods become more pervasive; those mechanisms that support its use will assume greater popularity. Whatever the strategies selected for use, the objective is to recruit the most qualified, committed individuals into the organizations and ensure that the provision of government services to the public is timely and effective, that the goods are of consistent high quality and that the organizations achieve the objectives for which they have been established. Life insurance is a noble service which is very important for every citizen to learn and realize its importance because this is the only source which can remain the status where one is with the family bread earner and ever when he is not.With the growing financial sector I would like to opt this industry for my future career advancement and as an opportunity to service this industry.

Questionnaire:
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Name: - Location: - Occupation: - No Annual Income: a) Less than Rs. 1,00,000 c) Rs 3,00,001 to Rs. 5,00,000 1.

b) Rs. 1,00,001 to Rs. 3,00,000 d) Rs. 5,00,001 and Above

What do you mean by life insurance? a) Protection of human asset value against uncertainty b) A sum received after death c) Both

2.

Do you think life insurance is essential for every one? a) Yes b) No

3.

What is your qualification? a) Post graduate b) Graduate c) Senior secondary

4.

Do you come under: a) 18-25 age group b) 25 35 age group c) 35 45 age group d) Above 45 age group

5.

Would you like to know about a career in life insurance advisor ship where you can fulfill every desire of your life? a) Yes b) No

6.

Do you perceive that life insurance business is a noble service oriented business? a) Yes b) No

7.

Would you like to become or opt for life insurance advisor under esteemed and prospering organization SBI Life insurance? a) Yes b) No

8.

Do you agree that the life insurance business is a growing industry and will grow and rapid pace in future? a) Yes b) No

9.

Do you favor the privatization of life insurance by the Government where a Significant number of companies now in the market for life insurance to the customers with the alliance of multinationals? a) Yes b) No

2) Questions: 10. Do you aware with Life Insurance?

a) Yes b) No 11. Are you interested in investing your money? a) Yes b) No 12. Where do you want to invest your money? a) Shares b) Mutual funds c) Insurance d) Fixed Deposits 13. What is the purpose for buying insurance Policy? a) For old age saving b) Family needs c) Time to time needs d) Opposite circumstances 14. When you are buying an insurance policy then your decision influenced by? a) Family b) Friends c) Professional & Union groups d) Brand & Advertisement 15. What is your saving as percentage (%) of annual income? a) 10 to 20

b) 21 to 30 c) 31 to 40 d) 41 to 50 16. How much money do you want to invest in insurance plans? a) Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 15,000 b) Rs. 15,001 to Rs. 20,000 c) Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 25,000 d) Rs. 25,001 t0 Rs. 30,000 e) Rs. 30,001 to Rs. 35,000 17. On which company do you believe most? a) Private insurance company b) Public insurance company 18. How do you want to pay your premium? a) Cash b) Cheque & Credit card c) Demand draft 19. Do you think that insurance policy is necessity of todays life? a) Yes b) No 20. In what interval do you want to give your premium? a) Monthly b) Half yearly c) Yearly 50 21. Reasons for investing in Insurance Plans of SBI Life Insurance? a) Returns b) Schemes are good c) Recommended by Family & Friends d) Needs to save tax e) Offers Multiple benefits like investment+insurance +Tax Saving 22. What do you feel after investing in Insurance Plans of SBI Life Insurance? a) Good b) Averagely Satisfied with the investment decision c) Cheated

23. Does the Insurance Agent / Marketing Executives Recommend SBI Life Insurance? a) Yes b) No 24. Do you think the recommendation for SBI Life Insurance is authentic and the agents / Marketing Executives of SBI Life insurance are giving correct information related to the products and charges? a) Yes b) No 25. Do you invest in Insurance Plans of SBI Life because of Tax Benefits? a) Yes b) No 26. How is the Premium Amount to be paid in Insurance Plans of SBI Life Insurance Company ? a) Highly Satisfactory b) Satisfactory c) Average d) Dissatisfactory e) Highly Dissatisfactory 27. How are the Insurance Policies of SBI Life Insurance ? a) Highly Satisfactory b) Satisfactory c) Average d) Dissatisfactory e) Highly Dissatisfactory 28. How are the Returns in Insurance Policies of SBI Life Insurance? a) Highly Satisfactory b) Satisfactory c) Average d) Dissatisfactory e) Highly Dissatisfactory 29. How are the Charges in Insurance Policies of SBI Life Insurance? a. High b. Average c. Low

30. What would you like more in Insurance Policies of SBI Life Insurance? a. More benefits b. More security c. Others, Please specify 31. Rate your overall satisfaction with Insurance Policies of SBI Life Insurance? a. Highly Satisfactory b. Satisfactory c. Average d. Dissatisfactory e. Highly Dissatisfactory

SUGGESTION: 1. 2.

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