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Transcript of project-on-lic-SIDDANNA M BALAPGOL
Project
On
Life Insurance corporation of India
Submitted By
Gaurav Kumar Gupta
PGDM First Semester
School Of Management Science Lucknow
PREFACE
The field of insurance has taken a giant leap at the
threshold of twentieth century Insurance have become an
integral part of life of man all over the globe The proverb
lsquoNeed is the mother of inventionrsquo is proving equally correct
in case of insurance
Insurance have already had a considerable impact on
many aspects of our society This project on ldquolife
Insurance corporation of Indiardquo deals with the automation
of various activities done in insurance like how the
insurance companies doing there business and what is the
feature of life insurance
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We ar e hear t y gr ateful t o M r S udhi r S h a r a n s i r ( di r ec tor )
They have always been an invaluable s our c e of ins pi r at ion
had wor k s inc er i t y and dedic at ion
I t gi ves me immens e pleas ur e in s ubmi t t ing t his pr ojec t on
ldquo L i fe Ins ur anc e Cor por at ion of India rdquo I have developed this
pr ojec t in par t ial f ul f i l lment of PGD M ( I Sem) f r om
lsquo rdquo SCHOOL O F M ANAGEMENT S CIENCE L UCKNOWrdquo
I would l i ke t o expr es s my s inc er e ineptnes s to my Pr ojec t
Guide S H U B H E N D R A S IN G H P A R IH A R for his c ons tant
guidanc e and valuable s uppor t dur ing t he pr ojec t wor k
Enc our agement and exc el lent guidanc e in t he s uc c es s ful
c omplet ion of t he pr ojec t wor k
And of c our s e nothing c ould have c ome t r ue wi thout t he
s uppor t of my fami ly f r i ends and al l t he c las s mates f or
t hei r c ons tant enc our agement and us eful t i ps t hr ough out
my pr ojec t I wi l l always gr ateful t o t hem
Gaur av Kumar Gupta
CONTENTS
Topics
1 Company Profile
2 Objective of Study
3 Introduction of Topic
4 Brief Overview of Other Insurance Industry
5 Research Methodology
6
7 Conclusion amp Suggestions
8 Bibliography
9 Annexure
INTRODUCTION
1 ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
Life Insurance in its modern form came to India from England in the year
1818 Oriental Life Insurance Company stated 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 changed 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
tito 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 natioalism the Swadeshi movement of 1905-1907 gavwe rise
to more insurance companies The United India in Madras National Indian and
National Insurance in Calcutta and the 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 2244 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
LIC had 5 zonal offices 33 divisional offices and 212 branch offices apart
from its corporate office in the year 1956 Since life insurance contracts are long term
contracts and during the currency of the policy it requires a variety of services need
was felt in the later years to expand the operations and place a branch office at each
district headquarter re-organization of LIC took place and large numbers of new
branch offices were opened As a result of re-organization servicing functions were
transferred to the branches and branches were made accounting units It worked
wonders with the performance of the corporation It may be seen that from about
20000 crores of New Business in 1957 the corporation crossed 100000 crores only in
the year 1969-70 and it took another 10 years for LIC to cross 200000 crore mark of
new business But with re-organization happening in the early eighties by 1985-86
LIC had already crossed 700000 crore Sum Assured on new policies
Today LIC functions with 2048 fully computerized branch offices 100
divisional offices 7 zonal offices and the corporate office LICrsquos Wide Area Network
covers 100 divisional offices and connects all the branches through a Metro Area
Network LIC has tied up with some Banks and Service providers to offer on-lint
premium collection facility in selected cities LICrsquos ECS and ATM premium payment
facility is an addition to customer convenience Apart from on-line Kiosks and IVRS
Info Centres have been commissioned at Mumbai Ahmedabad Bangalore Chennai
Hyderabad Kolkata New Delhi Pune and many other cities With a vision of
providing easy access to its policyholders LIC has launched its SATELLITE
SAMPARK offices The satellite offices are smaller leaner and closer to the
customer The digitalized records of the satellite offices will facilitate anywhere
servicing and many other conveniences in the future
LIC continues to be the dominant life insurer even in theliberalized scenario of
Indian insurance and is moving fast on a new growth trajectory surpassing its own
past records LIC has issued over one crore policies during the current year It has
crossed the milestone of issuing 10132955 new policies by 15th Oct 2005 posting a
healthy growth rate of 1667 over the corresponding period of the previous year
From then to now LIC ha crossed many milestones and has set unprecedented
performance records in various aspects of life insurance business The same motives
which inspired our forefathers to bring insurance into existence in this country inspire
us at LIC to take this message of protection to light the lamps of security in as many
homes as possible and to help the people in providing security to their families
Some of the important milestones in the life insurance business 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
OBJECTIVES OF LIC
Spread Life Insurance widely and in particular to the rural areas and to the
socially and economically backward classes with a view to reaching
allinsurable persons in the country and providing them adequate financial
cover against death at a reasonable cost
Maximize mobilization of peoplersquo savings by making insurance-linked savings
adequately attractive
Bear in mind in the investment of funds the primary obligation to its
policyholders whose money it holds in trust without losing sight of the
interest of the community as a whole the funds to be deployed to the best
advantage of the investors as well as the community as a whole keeping in
view national priorities and obligations of attractive return
Conduct business with utmost economy and with the full realization that
moneys belong to the policyholders
Act as trustees of the insured public in their individual and collective
capacities
Meet the various life insurance needs of the community that would arise in the
changing social and economic environment
Involve all people working in the Corporation to the best of their capability in
furthering the interests of the insured public by providing efficient service
with courtesy
Promote amongst all agent and employees of the corporation a sense of
participation pride and job towards achievement of Corporate objective
MISSIONVISION
Mission
ldquoExplore and enhance the quality of life of people through financial security by
providing products and services of aspired attributes with competitive returns and
by rendering resources for economic developmentrdquo
Vision
ldquoA trans-nationally competitive financial conglomerate of significance to societies
and Pride of Indiardquo
LIC of India is the one and only public sector life insurance Company in India
Some of the important milestones in the life insurance business 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 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
Nationalization
In 1955 parliamentarian Feroze Gandhi raised the matter of insurance fraud by owners of private insurance companies In the ensuing investigations one of Indias wealthiest businessmen Ram Kishan Dalmia owner of the Times of India newspaper
was sent to prison for two months Eventually the Parliament of India passed the Life Insurance of India Act on 1956-06-19 and the Life Insurance Corporation of India was created on 1956-09-01 by consolidating the life insurance business of 245
private life insurers and other entities offering life insurance services Nationalization of the life insurance business in India was a result of the Industrial Policy Resolution
of 1956 which had created a policy framework for extending state control over at least seventeen sectors of the economy including the life insurance The company began operations with 5 zonal offices 33 divisional offices and 212 branch offices
Current status
Over its existence of around 50 years Life Insurance Corporation of India which commanded a monopoly of soliciting and selling life insurance in India created huge surpluses and contributed around 7 of Indias GDP in 2006
The Corporation which started its business with around 300 offices 56 million
policies and a corpus of INR 459 million has grown to 2048 offices servicing around 180 million policies and a corpus of over INR 34 trillion
The organization now comprises 2048 branches 100 divisional offices and 8 zonal
offices and employs over 1 million agents It also operates in 12 other countries primarily to cater to the needs of Non Resident Indians
With the change in the Indias economic philosophy from the early 1990s and the
subsequent relaxation of state control over several sectors of the economy the monopolistic position of the Life Insurance Corporation of India was diluted and it has had to compete with a number of other corporate entities Indian as well as
transnational Life Insurance brands
In the financial year 2006-07 Life Insurance Corporation of Indias number of policy holders are said to have crossed a whopping 200 million (fourth in terms of
population of the countries of the world)
Subsidiaries
LIC owns the following subsidiaries
Life Insurance Corporation of India International This is a joint venture offshore company promoted by LIC which commenced operations in July
1989 with the objectives of offering US$ denomimated policies to cater to the insurance needs of NRIs and providing insurance services to holders of LIC
policies currently residing in the Gulf LIC International operates in all GCC countries
LIC Nepal A joint venture company formed in 2001 with the Vishal Group of Industries Nepal
LIC Lanka A joint venture company formed in 2003 with the Bartleet Group of Companies Sri Lanka
2INTRODUCTION OF ABOUT TOPIC
Claim Policy
Claims of policy argue that certain conditions should exist and advocate adoption of
policies or courses of action because problems have arisen that call for a solution
Claim Policy amp Instructions
In the unfortunate event of an arrival problem Vanguard has formulated a set of required guidelines to
document and present claims Failure to follow these guidelines will make the claim for buyers risk Please note Vanguards claim policy is for everything over five (5) percent buyers risk
Vanguard does not believe these guidelines to be in anyway arbitrary or unfair They are simply to enable us to
present substantial and consistent documentation to our growers and suppliers as well as to ensure Vanguard complies with all
necessary regulations Past experience shows that almost all claims lack one or more of the requirements
outlined below Our experience also shows that claims that are substantiated with all of the requirements outlined below stand a much better chance of being solved quickly and fairly Kindly
fulfill all of these requirements when reporting a claim
OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE CLAIMS
An objective claim is a statement about a factual matter-one that can be proved true or false For factual matters there exist widely recognized criteria and methods to
determine whether a claim is true or false A subjective claim on the other hand is not a factual matter it is an expression of belief opinion or personal preference A
subjective claim cannot be proved right or wrong by any generally accepted criteria
Objective claims amp facts An objective claim may be true or false just because something is objective does not mean it is true The following are objective claims because they concern factual
matters that is matters that can be verified as true or false
Taipei 101 is the worlds tallest building Five plus four equals ten
There are nine planets in our solar system
Now the first statement of fact is true (as of this writing) the other two are false It is possible to verify the height of buildings and determine that Taipei 101 tops them all
It is possible to devise an experiment to demonstrate that five plus four does not equal ten or to use established criteria to determine whether Pluto is a planet
Facts previously considered true may come to be considered false if new criteria methods or technology emerge For example the definition of planet was recently
revised Experts agreed that Pluto did not conform to the new accepted criteria At that point the statement There are nine planets in our solar system became false
Even if a factual statement is demonstrably false it remains an objective claim on a factual matter
A statement is a factual matter even if you can only imagine a method by which it might be verified For example suppose I claim that humanoid life exists on planets
outside our galaxy I can imagine methods that could be used to determine whether this is true even if I cannot carry them outndashsend a faster-than-light spaceship to look
perhaps However when I imagine methods I may not indulge in pure fantasy I must use widely recognized criteria If the consensus is that fasterndashthanndashlight travel is impossible then my imagined test using a faster-than-light ship fails to meet generally
recognized criteria I would have to propose another way to test my claim using acceptable criteria Whether you disbelieve or disagree with my claim it is an
objective claim either there is or there is not humanoid life outside our galaxy independently of whether or not either of us believes it
Subjective claims amp opinions
In contrast to objective claims subjective claims cannot be proved true or false by any generally accepted criteria Subjective claims often express opinions preferences values feelings and judgments Even though they may involve facts they do not
make factual (provable) claims and therefore they are in a sense neither true nor false in the same way an objective claim is true or false They are outside the realm of
what is verifiable For example consider the following subjective claims
Trout tastes better than catfish Touching a spider is scary
Venus Williams is the greatest athlete of this decade Hamsters make the best pets
Claimrsquos Settlementrsquos History
MUMBAI The percentage of rejected claims to total claims is much higher for private life insurance companies compared with state-owned Life Insurance
Corporation (LIC)
According to data released by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) private life insurers received 13139 individual death claims in 2006-07 compared with 602 lakh claims recorded by LIC Of the total number of claims
received private life insurance companies settled 727 of the claims while LIC managed to settle 9694 of claims
The number of claims rejected by private insurers as a percentage of claims booked was 1398 in 2006-07 while the claims rejected by LIC were 143 Claims
pending with private insurers as on March 31 2007 stood at 1332 of total claims received against 163 for LIC LIC paid Rs 428928 crore as death claim benefits
against Rs 15546 crore paid by private life insurers Life insurers receive two types of claim the first are the maturity claims where the
policyholder gets the savings that accrue under his policy at the end of the term Bulk of the claims comes under this category and usually there is no dispute on maturity
claims as these payments are akin to repayment of a maturing bond
The second set of claims which are far fewer are death claims Section 45 IA of the
Insurance Act 1938 allows insurers to reject claims if there is suppression of material fact by the insured In life insurance any information that has bearing on the mortality of the proposer is considered to be a material fact So if a proposer suffers from a
serious ailment which is not disclosed the insurer can reject his claims
However the Supreme Court has said that the clause cannot be used unilaterally and it is for the insurer to establish that the non-disclosure has a bearing on mortality In the first few years of operations private life insurers did not have much of a claims
experience Therefore a comparison on claims servicing between the private sector and LIC was not possible Now with the private life industry being in its seventh
year there has been a substantial number of maturity and death claims According to an official with a private life insurance company repudiations were
higher in group policies Also given that private companies have been only a few years in existence their share of early claims are higher Early claims are those which
occur within two years of the policyholder acquiring a policy In such claims insurers double check on whether the terms of the policy have been strictly met
Another aspect of claims
Admission Of Age
Age is the main basis of calculation of premium under life insurance policies The following are accepted as evidence of age
Certified extract from Municipal or Local Bodyrsquos records made at the time of birth
Certificate of Baptism or Certified Extract from Family Bible if it contains age or date of birth
Certified Extract from School or College records if age or date of birth is stated therein
Certified Extract from Service Register in the case of Govt employees and
employees of Quasi-Govt Institutions or Passport issued by the Passport Authorities in India
Payment of Premium
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at
Branch Office The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post
You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by
providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates
and months mentioned on your policy bond Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill
Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and
UTI Bank Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service
(ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijay Wada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum Ahmedabad Pune Goa and Nagpur Secunderabad amp
Visakhapatnam A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums
The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Churchgate New India Building Santacruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Days Of Grace
Policyholder should pay the premiums on due dates However a grace period of one month but not less than 30 days will be allowed for payment of yearlyhalf-yearlyquarterly premiums and 15 days for monthly premiums
When the days of grace expire on a Sunday or a public holiday the premium may be paid on the following working day to keep the policy in force
If the premium is not paid before the expiry of the days of grace the policy lapses
Revival of Lapsed Policy
If the policy has lapsed it can be revived during the life time of the life assured within a period of five years from the date of the first unpaid premium but before the date of maturity subject to certain conditions
The Corporation offers three convenient schemes of revival viz Ordinary Revival Special Revival and Installment Revival Policies can also be revived
under Loan-cum-Revival and SB-cum-Revival schemes Request for revival may be made to the Branch Office servicing the policy
Change of Address and Transfer Of Policy Records
The policyholder should immediately intimate the change of hisher address to
the Branch Office servicing the policy The correct address facilitates better service and quicker settlement of claims
Policy records can also be transferred from one Branch Office to another for
servicing as requested by the policyholder
Loss of Policy Document
The Policy Document is an evidence of the contract between the Insurer and the Insured Hence the policyholder should preserve the Policy Bond till the
contracted amount under it is settled Loss of the Policy Document should be immediately intimated to the Branch
Office where it is serviced
Loans
Loans are granted on policies to the extent of 90 of Surrender Value of the policies which are in force and 85 of the Surrender Value in case of policies which are paid-up inclusive of the cash value of bonus The rate of interest
charged at present is 9 pa payable half-yearly Loans are not granted for a period shorter than six months The Conditions and
Privileges printed on the back of the Policy Bond states whether a particular policy is with or without the loan facility
Relief to Policyholders
The Corporation generally allows concessions on payment of premiums settlement of claims issue of duplicate policies etc when the policyholder are
affected by natural calamities such as droughts cyclones floods earthquakes etc
Nomination
Nomination is a right conferred on the holder of a Policy of Life Assurance on his own life to appoint a persons to receive policy moneys in the event of the policy
becoming a claim by the assuredrsquos death The Nominee does not get any other benefit except to receive the policy moneys on the death of the Life Assured
Survival BenefitMaturity Claims
LIC settles survival benefitmaturity claims on or before the due date
Policyholder are intimated well in advance by the Branch Office which services the policy regarding the payment and the necessary Discharge
Voucher is also sent for execution by the assured In case the policyholder does not get any intimation from the Branch Office concerned heshe should contact them quoting the Policy Number
Survival Benefit payment up to Rs60000- are settled without insisting for Policy Bond and Discharge Voucher
Death Claims
If the life assured dies during the term of the policy death claim arises The
death of the policyholder should be immediately intimated in writing to the Branch Office where the policy is serviced along with the following particulars
1 The Nos of the policyies 2 The name of the policyholder
3 Death Certificate issued by concerned Authority 4 The date of death 5 The cause of death and
6 Claimantrsquos relationship with the deceased On receipt of the intimation of death necessary claim forms are sent by the
Branch Office for completion along with instructions regarding the procedure to be followed by the claimant
The claims which have arisen after a period of three years are treated as non-
early claims and settled within 30 days from the date of receipt of all requirements
The claims that have arisen within a period of two years from the date of commencement of the policy are treated as early claims and investigation is compulsory in such cases
The claim is usually payable to the nomineeassignee or the legal heirs as the case may be However if the deceased policyholder has not
nominatedassigned the policy or if heshe has not made a suitable provision regarding the policy moneys by way of a Will the claim is payable to the holder of a Succession Certificate or some such evidence of title from a Court
of Law The Corporation grants claims concessions under certain Plans whereby
payment of full sum assured is made subject to the deduction of unpaid premiums with interest till the date of death and unpaid premiums falling due before the next anniversary of the policy in the event of the death of the life
Assured within a period of six months or one year from the date of the first unpaid premium provided premiums have been paid for at least three years and five years
respectively
Claim Review Committee
The Corporation settles a large number of Death Claims every year Only in case of fraudulent suppression of material information is the liability repudiated This is to
ensure that claims are not paid to fraudulent persons at the cost of honest policyholders The number of Death Claims repudiated is however very small Even in these cases an opportunity is given to the claimant to make a representation for
consideration by the Review Committees of the Zonal office and the Central Office As a result of such review depending on the merits of each case appropriate
decisions are taken The Claims Review Committees of the Central and Zonal Offices have among their Members a retired High CourtDistrict Court Judge This has helped providing transparency and confidence in our operations and has resulted in
greater satisfaction among claimants policyholders and public
COMPETITORS OF LIC
Aviva
Bajaj Allianz
Birla sun life
ICICI Pru
Ing vysya
Life insurance corporation
Max new York life
MetLife India
Om kotak mahindra
Reliance life insurance
SBI life insurance
Tata AIG
AVIVA
The AVIVA Life Insurance Company is joint venture between Dabur India
and the Aviva UK Dabur is one of the Indiarsquos oldest and largest groups of companies with consolidated Annual turnover in excess of Rs 1350 crores countryrsquos leading
producer of traditional Healthcare products Aviva Plc is UKrsquos largest and the worldrsquos fifth largest insurance group It is one of the leading providers of life amp pension products to Europe and has substantial business elsewhere around the world
Bajaj Allianz
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance co Ltd Is a joint venture between Allianz AG and Bajaj Auto one of the biggest 2 amp 3 wheeler manufacturer in the world Bajaj Auto Ltd the Flagship Company of the Rs8000 crores
Bajaj group is the largest manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India and one of the largest in the world
Allianz Allianz group is insurers and financial service providers Founded in 1890 in
Berlin Allianz is now present in over 70 countries with almost 174000 employees At the top of the holding company Allianz AG with its head office in Munich
Birla sun life insurance company Limited
Birla sun Life Insurance is the coming
together of the Aditya Birla group amp Sun Life Financial of Canada to enter the Indian insurance sector The Aditya Birla Group a multinational conglomerate has over 75
business units in India and Overseas with operations in Canada US UK Thailand Indonesia Philippines Malaysia and Egypt Foreign partner
Sun life assurance sun life financials primary insurance business has excellent rating with the worldrsquos top rating agencies With assets under management as
on September 30 2000 totaling more than CDN billion it ranks amongst the largest international financial service organizations in the world
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance ICICI Prudential Life insurance is a joint venture
between the ICICI group and Prudential Plc of the UK ICICI standard off its operation in 1955 with providing finance for industrial development and since then it has diversified into housing finance consumer finance mutual funds to being a Universal
Bank and its latest venture Life insurance Foreign Partner
Established in 1848 Prudential plc Of UK has grown to be the largest life insurance and mutual fund Company in UK Prudential plc Has had its presence in Asia for the past 75 years catering to over 1 million customers across 11 Asian
countries Prudential is the largest Life Insurance Company in the United Kingdom ICICI and prudential came together in 1993 to provide mutual fund product in India and
today are the largest private sector mutual fund company in India Their largest venture ICICI Prudential Life plans to take care of the insurance needs at various stages of life
ING Vysya
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company private Limited entered the private
life insurance industry in India in September 2001 and in a short spans pf 3 years has established itself as a distinctive Life insurance brand with an innovative attractive and customer friendly product portfolio and a professional advisor force It also distributes
products in close cooperation with the ING Vysya Bank network The company is headquartered at Bangalore
MAX NEW YORK Limited
Max India Limited is a multi-business corporation that
has business interest in telecom service Bulk pharmaceuticals electronic components and specialty products It is also the service-oriented businesses of healthcare life
insurance and information technology NEW YORK Life
New York Life has grown to be a fortune 100 company and an
expert in life insurance It was the first insurance company to offer cash dividends to policy owners In 1894 New York Life pioneered then unheard-of-concept of insuring
women at the same rate as men Thereafter it continued to introduce a series of firsts ndash
a disability benefit clause in 1920 unemployment insurance in 1992 and complete customer care of the web in 1998
Today New York Life has over US billion in assets under management and over 30000 agents and employees worldwide The October 2000 fortune survey named New
York Life amongst the top three most admired life and health insurance companies worldwide With over 3 million policyholders New York Life is a leading provider of insurance in a host of countries worldwide
METLIFE INDIA
MetLife India was incorporated as a joint venture between MetLife International Holdings Inc Jammu amp Kashmir Bank M Pallonji amp Co and other private investors MetLife India is headquartered in Bangalore with offices and
presence in major Indian cities and an additional 1000 outreach points through its channel partner
Life insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
The Life insurance Corporation
was established about 44 years ago with a view to provide an insurance cover against various risks in life A monolith then the corporation enjoyed a monopoly status and
become synonymous with life insurance Its main asset is its staff strength of 124 lakhs employed and 2048 branches and over six-lakhs agency force LIC has hundred divisional offices and has established extensive training
facility at all levels At the apex is the Management Development Institute seven zonal Training Centre and 35 sales Training Centers At the industry level along with the
Government and the GIC it has helped establish the National Insurance Academy It presently transacts individual Life Insurance business group Insurance business social security schemes and Pensions grants housing loans through its subsidiary And the
markets savings and Investment products through its mutual fund It pays off about Rs 6000 crores annually to56 million policyholders
Om kotak mahindra life insurance Established in 1985 as Kotak capital management
finance promoted by Uday kotak the company has come a long way since its entry into corporate finance It has dabbled in leasing auto finance hire purchase investment
banking consumer finance broking etc The company got its name kotak mahindra as industrialists Harish and Anand Mahindra picked a stake in the company Kotak Mahindra is today one of Indiarsquos leading Financial institute
OLD Mutual-
Old mutual plc is an international financial service group in London with expanding operations in life assurance asset management banking and general insurance OLD Mutual is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also on the south-
African Namibian Malaawi and Zimbabwe stock exchanges It has 156 years of experience in life insurance business
OM Kotak Mahindra- OM Kotak Mahindra is the coming together of Kotak Mahindra
Finance Ltd and Old Mutual plc to enter the Indian insurance arena to offer a wide rang of innovative life insurance products
Reliance Life Insurance-
Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd is a part of Reliance
Capital Ltd of the Reliance ndash Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Capital is one of Indiarsquos leading private sector financial services companies and ranks among the top
3 private sector financial services and banking companies in terms of net worth Reliance capital has interests in asset management and mutual funds stock broking life and general insurance proprietary investments private equity and other activities in
financial services Reliance Capital Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial company (NBFT) registered
with the Reserve Bank of India act under section 45-1A Reliance Capital sees immense Potential in the rapidly growing financial service sector in India and aims to become a dominant player in this Industry and offer fully integrated financial services Reliance
Life Insurance is another step forward for Reliance Capital Ltd to offer need based Life Insurance solution to individual and corporate
SBI Life Insurance-
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Indiarsquos largest banks State Bank of India and Cardiff SA a leading Life Insurance
Company in France State bank of India is a household name and it stands as the last world for financial strength and security in the country SBIrsquos illus tries background dates back to
the year 1806 when it started business as a Presidency Bank known as Bank of Bengal Over the long journey it has learnt to combine the best of banking practices handed
down from the imperial management with the more Dynamic ways of doing banking in the modern India It has grown as a responsible giant in the banking field over the years Cardiff came into being in the year 1973 Since then it has grown into a vibrant
insurance company Specializing in personal lines such as long-term saving protection products and creditor insurance Cardiff had a premium income of over US$ 4 billion in
1999 And more than US$ 23 billion of funds under its management Cardiff has been specializing in the art of selling insurance products through Commercial bank in France and 23 other countries
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is registered as a life Insurance Company with the Insurance Regulatory amp Development Authority of India and has been issued
License number 111 on 29th March 2001 The Companyrsquos authorized capital is Rs 250 crores and the paid up capital at present is Rs125 crores SBI owns 74of the total equity and Cardiff the balance 26
TATA AIG-
The TATA AIG joint venture is a tie up between the established Tata Group and American International Group Inc The TATA Group is one of the largest and most respected industrial houses in the country while AIG is a leading US based
insurance and financial service company with a presence in over 130 countries and jurisdiction around the world
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The prime objective of the study is to find out the level of satisfaction of a
customer (policy holders or beneficiary) so far as the settlement of claims
To find out the procedure of claim policy holder or the beneficiary
Parameters of Research Product range offered
Service quality
Network
Benefit offered to customerrsquos
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
PREFACE
The field of insurance has taken a giant leap at the
threshold of twentieth century Insurance have become an
integral part of life of man all over the globe The proverb
lsquoNeed is the mother of inventionrsquo is proving equally correct
in case of insurance
Insurance have already had a considerable impact on
many aspects of our society This project on ldquolife
Insurance corporation of Indiardquo deals with the automation
of various activities done in insurance like how the
insurance companies doing there business and what is the
feature of life insurance
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We ar e hear t y gr ateful t o M r S udhi r S h a r a n s i r ( di r ec tor )
They have always been an invaluable s our c e of ins pi r at ion
had wor k s inc er i t y and dedic at ion
I t gi ves me immens e pleas ur e in s ubmi t t ing t his pr ojec t on
ldquo L i fe Ins ur anc e Cor por at ion of India rdquo I have developed this
pr ojec t in par t ial f ul f i l lment of PGD M ( I Sem) f r om
lsquo rdquo SCHOOL O F M ANAGEMENT S CIENCE L UCKNOWrdquo
I would l i ke t o expr es s my s inc er e ineptnes s to my Pr ojec t
Guide S H U B H E N D R A S IN G H P A R IH A R for his c ons tant
guidanc e and valuable s uppor t dur ing t he pr ojec t wor k
Enc our agement and exc el lent guidanc e in t he s uc c es s ful
c omplet ion of t he pr ojec t wor k
And of c our s e nothing c ould have c ome t r ue wi thout t he
s uppor t of my fami ly f r i ends and al l t he c las s mates f or
t hei r c ons tant enc our agement and us eful t i ps t hr ough out
my pr ojec t I wi l l always gr ateful t o t hem
Gaur av Kumar Gupta
CONTENTS
Topics
1 Company Profile
2 Objective of Study
3 Introduction of Topic
4 Brief Overview of Other Insurance Industry
5 Research Methodology
6
7 Conclusion amp Suggestions
8 Bibliography
9 Annexure
INTRODUCTION
1 ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
Life Insurance in its modern form came to India from England in the year
1818 Oriental Life Insurance Company stated 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 changed 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
tito 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 natioalism the Swadeshi movement of 1905-1907 gavwe rise
to more insurance companies The United India in Madras National Indian and
National Insurance in Calcutta and the 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 2244 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
LIC had 5 zonal offices 33 divisional offices and 212 branch offices apart
from its corporate office in the year 1956 Since life insurance contracts are long term
contracts and during the currency of the policy it requires a variety of services need
was felt in the later years to expand the operations and place a branch office at each
district headquarter re-organization of LIC took place and large numbers of new
branch offices were opened As a result of re-organization servicing functions were
transferred to the branches and branches were made accounting units It worked
wonders with the performance of the corporation It may be seen that from about
20000 crores of New Business in 1957 the corporation crossed 100000 crores only in
the year 1969-70 and it took another 10 years for LIC to cross 200000 crore mark of
new business But with re-organization happening in the early eighties by 1985-86
LIC had already crossed 700000 crore Sum Assured on new policies
Today LIC functions with 2048 fully computerized branch offices 100
divisional offices 7 zonal offices and the corporate office LICrsquos Wide Area Network
covers 100 divisional offices and connects all the branches through a Metro Area
Network LIC has tied up with some Banks and Service providers to offer on-lint
premium collection facility in selected cities LICrsquos ECS and ATM premium payment
facility is an addition to customer convenience Apart from on-line Kiosks and IVRS
Info Centres have been commissioned at Mumbai Ahmedabad Bangalore Chennai
Hyderabad Kolkata New Delhi Pune and many other cities With a vision of
providing easy access to its policyholders LIC has launched its SATELLITE
SAMPARK offices The satellite offices are smaller leaner and closer to the
customer The digitalized records of the satellite offices will facilitate anywhere
servicing and many other conveniences in the future
LIC continues to be the dominant life insurer even in theliberalized scenario of
Indian insurance and is moving fast on a new growth trajectory surpassing its own
past records LIC has issued over one crore policies during the current year It has
crossed the milestone of issuing 10132955 new policies by 15th Oct 2005 posting a
healthy growth rate of 1667 over the corresponding period of the previous year
From then to now LIC ha crossed many milestones and has set unprecedented
performance records in various aspects of life insurance business The same motives
which inspired our forefathers to bring insurance into existence in this country inspire
us at LIC to take this message of protection to light the lamps of security in as many
homes as possible and to help the people in providing security to their families
Some of the important milestones in the life insurance business 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
OBJECTIVES OF LIC
Spread Life Insurance widely and in particular to the rural areas and to the
socially and economically backward classes with a view to reaching
allinsurable persons in the country and providing them adequate financial
cover against death at a reasonable cost
Maximize mobilization of peoplersquo savings by making insurance-linked savings
adequately attractive
Bear in mind in the investment of funds the primary obligation to its
policyholders whose money it holds in trust without losing sight of the
interest of the community as a whole the funds to be deployed to the best
advantage of the investors as well as the community as a whole keeping in
view national priorities and obligations of attractive return
Conduct business with utmost economy and with the full realization that
moneys belong to the policyholders
Act as trustees of the insured public in their individual and collective
capacities
Meet the various life insurance needs of the community that would arise in the
changing social and economic environment
Involve all people working in the Corporation to the best of their capability in
furthering the interests of the insured public by providing efficient service
with courtesy
Promote amongst all agent and employees of the corporation a sense of
participation pride and job towards achievement of Corporate objective
MISSIONVISION
Mission
ldquoExplore and enhance the quality of life of people through financial security by
providing products and services of aspired attributes with competitive returns and
by rendering resources for economic developmentrdquo
Vision
ldquoA trans-nationally competitive financial conglomerate of significance to societies
and Pride of Indiardquo
LIC of India is the one and only public sector life insurance Company in India
Some of the important milestones in the life insurance business 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 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
Nationalization
In 1955 parliamentarian Feroze Gandhi raised the matter of insurance fraud by owners of private insurance companies In the ensuing investigations one of Indias wealthiest businessmen Ram Kishan Dalmia owner of the Times of India newspaper
was sent to prison for two months Eventually the Parliament of India passed the Life Insurance of India Act on 1956-06-19 and the Life Insurance Corporation of India was created on 1956-09-01 by consolidating the life insurance business of 245
private life insurers and other entities offering life insurance services Nationalization of the life insurance business in India was a result of the Industrial Policy Resolution
of 1956 which had created a policy framework for extending state control over at least seventeen sectors of the economy including the life insurance The company began operations with 5 zonal offices 33 divisional offices and 212 branch offices
Current status
Over its existence of around 50 years Life Insurance Corporation of India which commanded a monopoly of soliciting and selling life insurance in India created huge surpluses and contributed around 7 of Indias GDP in 2006
The Corporation which started its business with around 300 offices 56 million
policies and a corpus of INR 459 million has grown to 2048 offices servicing around 180 million policies and a corpus of over INR 34 trillion
The organization now comprises 2048 branches 100 divisional offices and 8 zonal
offices and employs over 1 million agents It also operates in 12 other countries primarily to cater to the needs of Non Resident Indians
With the change in the Indias economic philosophy from the early 1990s and the
subsequent relaxation of state control over several sectors of the economy the monopolistic position of the Life Insurance Corporation of India was diluted and it has had to compete with a number of other corporate entities Indian as well as
transnational Life Insurance brands
In the financial year 2006-07 Life Insurance Corporation of Indias number of policy holders are said to have crossed a whopping 200 million (fourth in terms of
population of the countries of the world)
Subsidiaries
LIC owns the following subsidiaries
Life Insurance Corporation of India International This is a joint venture offshore company promoted by LIC which commenced operations in July
1989 with the objectives of offering US$ denomimated policies to cater to the insurance needs of NRIs and providing insurance services to holders of LIC
policies currently residing in the Gulf LIC International operates in all GCC countries
LIC Nepal A joint venture company formed in 2001 with the Vishal Group of Industries Nepal
LIC Lanka A joint venture company formed in 2003 with the Bartleet Group of Companies Sri Lanka
2INTRODUCTION OF ABOUT TOPIC
Claim Policy
Claims of policy argue that certain conditions should exist and advocate adoption of
policies or courses of action because problems have arisen that call for a solution
Claim Policy amp Instructions
In the unfortunate event of an arrival problem Vanguard has formulated a set of required guidelines to
document and present claims Failure to follow these guidelines will make the claim for buyers risk Please note Vanguards claim policy is for everything over five (5) percent buyers risk
Vanguard does not believe these guidelines to be in anyway arbitrary or unfair They are simply to enable us to
present substantial and consistent documentation to our growers and suppliers as well as to ensure Vanguard complies with all
necessary regulations Past experience shows that almost all claims lack one or more of the requirements
outlined below Our experience also shows that claims that are substantiated with all of the requirements outlined below stand a much better chance of being solved quickly and fairly Kindly
fulfill all of these requirements when reporting a claim
OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE CLAIMS
An objective claim is a statement about a factual matter-one that can be proved true or false For factual matters there exist widely recognized criteria and methods to
determine whether a claim is true or false A subjective claim on the other hand is not a factual matter it is an expression of belief opinion or personal preference A
subjective claim cannot be proved right or wrong by any generally accepted criteria
Objective claims amp facts An objective claim may be true or false just because something is objective does not mean it is true The following are objective claims because they concern factual
matters that is matters that can be verified as true or false
Taipei 101 is the worlds tallest building Five plus four equals ten
There are nine planets in our solar system
Now the first statement of fact is true (as of this writing) the other two are false It is possible to verify the height of buildings and determine that Taipei 101 tops them all
It is possible to devise an experiment to demonstrate that five plus four does not equal ten or to use established criteria to determine whether Pluto is a planet
Facts previously considered true may come to be considered false if new criteria methods or technology emerge For example the definition of planet was recently
revised Experts agreed that Pluto did not conform to the new accepted criteria At that point the statement There are nine planets in our solar system became false
Even if a factual statement is demonstrably false it remains an objective claim on a factual matter
A statement is a factual matter even if you can only imagine a method by which it might be verified For example suppose I claim that humanoid life exists on planets
outside our galaxy I can imagine methods that could be used to determine whether this is true even if I cannot carry them outndashsend a faster-than-light spaceship to look
perhaps However when I imagine methods I may not indulge in pure fantasy I must use widely recognized criteria If the consensus is that fasterndashthanndashlight travel is impossible then my imagined test using a faster-than-light ship fails to meet generally
recognized criteria I would have to propose another way to test my claim using acceptable criteria Whether you disbelieve or disagree with my claim it is an
objective claim either there is or there is not humanoid life outside our galaxy independently of whether or not either of us believes it
Subjective claims amp opinions
In contrast to objective claims subjective claims cannot be proved true or false by any generally accepted criteria Subjective claims often express opinions preferences values feelings and judgments Even though they may involve facts they do not
make factual (provable) claims and therefore they are in a sense neither true nor false in the same way an objective claim is true or false They are outside the realm of
what is verifiable For example consider the following subjective claims
Trout tastes better than catfish Touching a spider is scary
Venus Williams is the greatest athlete of this decade Hamsters make the best pets
Claimrsquos Settlementrsquos History
MUMBAI The percentage of rejected claims to total claims is much higher for private life insurance companies compared with state-owned Life Insurance
Corporation (LIC)
According to data released by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) private life insurers received 13139 individual death claims in 2006-07 compared with 602 lakh claims recorded by LIC Of the total number of claims
received private life insurance companies settled 727 of the claims while LIC managed to settle 9694 of claims
The number of claims rejected by private insurers as a percentage of claims booked was 1398 in 2006-07 while the claims rejected by LIC were 143 Claims
pending with private insurers as on March 31 2007 stood at 1332 of total claims received against 163 for LIC LIC paid Rs 428928 crore as death claim benefits
against Rs 15546 crore paid by private life insurers Life insurers receive two types of claim the first are the maturity claims where the
policyholder gets the savings that accrue under his policy at the end of the term Bulk of the claims comes under this category and usually there is no dispute on maturity
claims as these payments are akin to repayment of a maturing bond
The second set of claims which are far fewer are death claims Section 45 IA of the
Insurance Act 1938 allows insurers to reject claims if there is suppression of material fact by the insured In life insurance any information that has bearing on the mortality of the proposer is considered to be a material fact So if a proposer suffers from a
serious ailment which is not disclosed the insurer can reject his claims
However the Supreme Court has said that the clause cannot be used unilaterally and it is for the insurer to establish that the non-disclosure has a bearing on mortality In the first few years of operations private life insurers did not have much of a claims
experience Therefore a comparison on claims servicing between the private sector and LIC was not possible Now with the private life industry being in its seventh
year there has been a substantial number of maturity and death claims According to an official with a private life insurance company repudiations were
higher in group policies Also given that private companies have been only a few years in existence their share of early claims are higher Early claims are those which
occur within two years of the policyholder acquiring a policy In such claims insurers double check on whether the terms of the policy have been strictly met
Another aspect of claims
Admission Of Age
Age is the main basis of calculation of premium under life insurance policies The following are accepted as evidence of age
Certified extract from Municipal or Local Bodyrsquos records made at the time of birth
Certificate of Baptism or Certified Extract from Family Bible if it contains age or date of birth
Certified Extract from School or College records if age or date of birth is stated therein
Certified Extract from Service Register in the case of Govt employees and
employees of Quasi-Govt Institutions or Passport issued by the Passport Authorities in India
Payment of Premium
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at
Branch Office The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post
You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by
providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates
and months mentioned on your policy bond Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill
Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and
UTI Bank Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service
(ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijay Wada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum Ahmedabad Pune Goa and Nagpur Secunderabad amp
Visakhapatnam A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums
The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Churchgate New India Building Santacruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Days Of Grace
Policyholder should pay the premiums on due dates However a grace period of one month but not less than 30 days will be allowed for payment of yearlyhalf-yearlyquarterly premiums and 15 days for monthly premiums
When the days of grace expire on a Sunday or a public holiday the premium may be paid on the following working day to keep the policy in force
If the premium is not paid before the expiry of the days of grace the policy lapses
Revival of Lapsed Policy
If the policy has lapsed it can be revived during the life time of the life assured within a period of five years from the date of the first unpaid premium but before the date of maturity subject to certain conditions
The Corporation offers three convenient schemes of revival viz Ordinary Revival Special Revival and Installment Revival Policies can also be revived
under Loan-cum-Revival and SB-cum-Revival schemes Request for revival may be made to the Branch Office servicing the policy
Change of Address and Transfer Of Policy Records
The policyholder should immediately intimate the change of hisher address to
the Branch Office servicing the policy The correct address facilitates better service and quicker settlement of claims
Policy records can also be transferred from one Branch Office to another for
servicing as requested by the policyholder
Loss of Policy Document
The Policy Document is an evidence of the contract between the Insurer and the Insured Hence the policyholder should preserve the Policy Bond till the
contracted amount under it is settled Loss of the Policy Document should be immediately intimated to the Branch
Office where it is serviced
Loans
Loans are granted on policies to the extent of 90 of Surrender Value of the policies which are in force and 85 of the Surrender Value in case of policies which are paid-up inclusive of the cash value of bonus The rate of interest
charged at present is 9 pa payable half-yearly Loans are not granted for a period shorter than six months The Conditions and
Privileges printed on the back of the Policy Bond states whether a particular policy is with or without the loan facility
Relief to Policyholders
The Corporation generally allows concessions on payment of premiums settlement of claims issue of duplicate policies etc when the policyholder are
affected by natural calamities such as droughts cyclones floods earthquakes etc
Nomination
Nomination is a right conferred on the holder of a Policy of Life Assurance on his own life to appoint a persons to receive policy moneys in the event of the policy
becoming a claim by the assuredrsquos death The Nominee does not get any other benefit except to receive the policy moneys on the death of the Life Assured
Survival BenefitMaturity Claims
LIC settles survival benefitmaturity claims on or before the due date
Policyholder are intimated well in advance by the Branch Office which services the policy regarding the payment and the necessary Discharge
Voucher is also sent for execution by the assured In case the policyholder does not get any intimation from the Branch Office concerned heshe should contact them quoting the Policy Number
Survival Benefit payment up to Rs60000- are settled without insisting for Policy Bond and Discharge Voucher
Death Claims
If the life assured dies during the term of the policy death claim arises The
death of the policyholder should be immediately intimated in writing to the Branch Office where the policy is serviced along with the following particulars
1 The Nos of the policyies 2 The name of the policyholder
3 Death Certificate issued by concerned Authority 4 The date of death 5 The cause of death and
6 Claimantrsquos relationship with the deceased On receipt of the intimation of death necessary claim forms are sent by the
Branch Office for completion along with instructions regarding the procedure to be followed by the claimant
The claims which have arisen after a period of three years are treated as non-
early claims and settled within 30 days from the date of receipt of all requirements
The claims that have arisen within a period of two years from the date of commencement of the policy are treated as early claims and investigation is compulsory in such cases
The claim is usually payable to the nomineeassignee or the legal heirs as the case may be However if the deceased policyholder has not
nominatedassigned the policy or if heshe has not made a suitable provision regarding the policy moneys by way of a Will the claim is payable to the holder of a Succession Certificate or some such evidence of title from a Court
of Law The Corporation grants claims concessions under certain Plans whereby
payment of full sum assured is made subject to the deduction of unpaid premiums with interest till the date of death and unpaid premiums falling due before the next anniversary of the policy in the event of the death of the life
Assured within a period of six months or one year from the date of the first unpaid premium provided premiums have been paid for at least three years and five years
respectively
Claim Review Committee
The Corporation settles a large number of Death Claims every year Only in case of fraudulent suppression of material information is the liability repudiated This is to
ensure that claims are not paid to fraudulent persons at the cost of honest policyholders The number of Death Claims repudiated is however very small Even in these cases an opportunity is given to the claimant to make a representation for
consideration by the Review Committees of the Zonal office and the Central Office As a result of such review depending on the merits of each case appropriate
decisions are taken The Claims Review Committees of the Central and Zonal Offices have among their Members a retired High CourtDistrict Court Judge This has helped providing transparency and confidence in our operations and has resulted in
greater satisfaction among claimants policyholders and public
COMPETITORS OF LIC
Aviva
Bajaj Allianz
Birla sun life
ICICI Pru
Ing vysya
Life insurance corporation
Max new York life
MetLife India
Om kotak mahindra
Reliance life insurance
SBI life insurance
Tata AIG
AVIVA
The AVIVA Life Insurance Company is joint venture between Dabur India
and the Aviva UK Dabur is one of the Indiarsquos oldest and largest groups of companies with consolidated Annual turnover in excess of Rs 1350 crores countryrsquos leading
producer of traditional Healthcare products Aviva Plc is UKrsquos largest and the worldrsquos fifth largest insurance group It is one of the leading providers of life amp pension products to Europe and has substantial business elsewhere around the world
Bajaj Allianz
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance co Ltd Is a joint venture between Allianz AG and Bajaj Auto one of the biggest 2 amp 3 wheeler manufacturer in the world Bajaj Auto Ltd the Flagship Company of the Rs8000 crores
Bajaj group is the largest manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India and one of the largest in the world
Allianz Allianz group is insurers and financial service providers Founded in 1890 in
Berlin Allianz is now present in over 70 countries with almost 174000 employees At the top of the holding company Allianz AG with its head office in Munich
Birla sun life insurance company Limited
Birla sun Life Insurance is the coming
together of the Aditya Birla group amp Sun Life Financial of Canada to enter the Indian insurance sector The Aditya Birla Group a multinational conglomerate has over 75
business units in India and Overseas with operations in Canada US UK Thailand Indonesia Philippines Malaysia and Egypt Foreign partner
Sun life assurance sun life financials primary insurance business has excellent rating with the worldrsquos top rating agencies With assets under management as
on September 30 2000 totaling more than CDN billion it ranks amongst the largest international financial service organizations in the world
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance ICICI Prudential Life insurance is a joint venture
between the ICICI group and Prudential Plc of the UK ICICI standard off its operation in 1955 with providing finance for industrial development and since then it has diversified into housing finance consumer finance mutual funds to being a Universal
Bank and its latest venture Life insurance Foreign Partner
Established in 1848 Prudential plc Of UK has grown to be the largest life insurance and mutual fund Company in UK Prudential plc Has had its presence in Asia for the past 75 years catering to over 1 million customers across 11 Asian
countries Prudential is the largest Life Insurance Company in the United Kingdom ICICI and prudential came together in 1993 to provide mutual fund product in India and
today are the largest private sector mutual fund company in India Their largest venture ICICI Prudential Life plans to take care of the insurance needs at various stages of life
ING Vysya
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company private Limited entered the private
life insurance industry in India in September 2001 and in a short spans pf 3 years has established itself as a distinctive Life insurance brand with an innovative attractive and customer friendly product portfolio and a professional advisor force It also distributes
products in close cooperation with the ING Vysya Bank network The company is headquartered at Bangalore
MAX NEW YORK Limited
Max India Limited is a multi-business corporation that
has business interest in telecom service Bulk pharmaceuticals electronic components and specialty products It is also the service-oriented businesses of healthcare life
insurance and information technology NEW YORK Life
New York Life has grown to be a fortune 100 company and an
expert in life insurance It was the first insurance company to offer cash dividends to policy owners In 1894 New York Life pioneered then unheard-of-concept of insuring
women at the same rate as men Thereafter it continued to introduce a series of firsts ndash
a disability benefit clause in 1920 unemployment insurance in 1992 and complete customer care of the web in 1998
Today New York Life has over US billion in assets under management and over 30000 agents and employees worldwide The October 2000 fortune survey named New
York Life amongst the top three most admired life and health insurance companies worldwide With over 3 million policyholders New York Life is a leading provider of insurance in a host of countries worldwide
METLIFE INDIA
MetLife India was incorporated as a joint venture between MetLife International Holdings Inc Jammu amp Kashmir Bank M Pallonji amp Co and other private investors MetLife India is headquartered in Bangalore with offices and
presence in major Indian cities and an additional 1000 outreach points through its channel partner
Life insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
The Life insurance Corporation
was established about 44 years ago with a view to provide an insurance cover against various risks in life A monolith then the corporation enjoyed a monopoly status and
become synonymous with life insurance Its main asset is its staff strength of 124 lakhs employed and 2048 branches and over six-lakhs agency force LIC has hundred divisional offices and has established extensive training
facility at all levels At the apex is the Management Development Institute seven zonal Training Centre and 35 sales Training Centers At the industry level along with the
Government and the GIC it has helped establish the National Insurance Academy It presently transacts individual Life Insurance business group Insurance business social security schemes and Pensions grants housing loans through its subsidiary And the
markets savings and Investment products through its mutual fund It pays off about Rs 6000 crores annually to56 million policyholders
Om kotak mahindra life insurance Established in 1985 as Kotak capital management
finance promoted by Uday kotak the company has come a long way since its entry into corporate finance It has dabbled in leasing auto finance hire purchase investment
banking consumer finance broking etc The company got its name kotak mahindra as industrialists Harish and Anand Mahindra picked a stake in the company Kotak Mahindra is today one of Indiarsquos leading Financial institute
OLD Mutual-
Old mutual plc is an international financial service group in London with expanding operations in life assurance asset management banking and general insurance OLD Mutual is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also on the south-
African Namibian Malaawi and Zimbabwe stock exchanges It has 156 years of experience in life insurance business
OM Kotak Mahindra- OM Kotak Mahindra is the coming together of Kotak Mahindra
Finance Ltd and Old Mutual plc to enter the Indian insurance arena to offer a wide rang of innovative life insurance products
Reliance Life Insurance-
Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd is a part of Reliance
Capital Ltd of the Reliance ndash Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Capital is one of Indiarsquos leading private sector financial services companies and ranks among the top
3 private sector financial services and banking companies in terms of net worth Reliance capital has interests in asset management and mutual funds stock broking life and general insurance proprietary investments private equity and other activities in
financial services Reliance Capital Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial company (NBFT) registered
with the Reserve Bank of India act under section 45-1A Reliance Capital sees immense Potential in the rapidly growing financial service sector in India and aims to become a dominant player in this Industry and offer fully integrated financial services Reliance
Life Insurance is another step forward for Reliance Capital Ltd to offer need based Life Insurance solution to individual and corporate
SBI Life Insurance-
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Indiarsquos largest banks State Bank of India and Cardiff SA a leading Life Insurance
Company in France State bank of India is a household name and it stands as the last world for financial strength and security in the country SBIrsquos illus tries background dates back to
the year 1806 when it started business as a Presidency Bank known as Bank of Bengal Over the long journey it has learnt to combine the best of banking practices handed
down from the imperial management with the more Dynamic ways of doing banking in the modern India It has grown as a responsible giant in the banking field over the years Cardiff came into being in the year 1973 Since then it has grown into a vibrant
insurance company Specializing in personal lines such as long-term saving protection products and creditor insurance Cardiff had a premium income of over US$ 4 billion in
1999 And more than US$ 23 billion of funds under its management Cardiff has been specializing in the art of selling insurance products through Commercial bank in France and 23 other countries
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is registered as a life Insurance Company with the Insurance Regulatory amp Development Authority of India and has been issued
License number 111 on 29th March 2001 The Companyrsquos authorized capital is Rs 250 crores and the paid up capital at present is Rs125 crores SBI owns 74of the total equity and Cardiff the balance 26
TATA AIG-
The TATA AIG joint venture is a tie up between the established Tata Group and American International Group Inc The TATA Group is one of the largest and most respected industrial houses in the country while AIG is a leading US based
insurance and financial service company with a presence in over 130 countries and jurisdiction around the world
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The prime objective of the study is to find out the level of satisfaction of a
customer (policy holders or beneficiary) so far as the settlement of claims
To find out the procedure of claim policy holder or the beneficiary
Parameters of Research Product range offered
Service quality
Network
Benefit offered to customerrsquos
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We ar e hear t y gr ateful t o M r S udhi r S h a r a n s i r ( di r ec tor )
They have always been an invaluable s our c e of ins pi r at ion
had wor k s inc er i t y and dedic at ion
I t gi ves me immens e pleas ur e in s ubmi t t ing t his pr ojec t on
ldquo L i fe Ins ur anc e Cor por at ion of India rdquo I have developed this
pr ojec t in par t ial f ul f i l lment of PGD M ( I Sem) f r om
lsquo rdquo SCHOOL O F M ANAGEMENT S CIENCE L UCKNOWrdquo
I would l i ke t o expr es s my s inc er e ineptnes s to my Pr ojec t
Guide S H U B H E N D R A S IN G H P A R IH A R for his c ons tant
guidanc e and valuable s uppor t dur ing t he pr ojec t wor k
Enc our agement and exc el lent guidanc e in t he s uc c es s ful
c omplet ion of t he pr ojec t wor k
And of c our s e nothing c ould have c ome t r ue wi thout t he
s uppor t of my fami ly f r i ends and al l t he c las s mates f or
t hei r c ons tant enc our agement and us eful t i ps t hr ough out
my pr ojec t I wi l l always gr ateful t o t hem
Gaur av Kumar Gupta
CONTENTS
Topics
1 Company Profile
2 Objective of Study
3 Introduction of Topic
4 Brief Overview of Other Insurance Industry
5 Research Methodology
6
7 Conclusion amp Suggestions
8 Bibliography
9 Annexure
INTRODUCTION
1 ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
Life Insurance in its modern form came to India from England in the year
1818 Oriental Life Insurance Company stated 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 changed 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
tito 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 natioalism the Swadeshi movement of 1905-1907 gavwe rise
to more insurance companies The United India in Madras National Indian and
National Insurance in Calcutta and the 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 2244 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
LIC had 5 zonal offices 33 divisional offices and 212 branch offices apart
from its corporate office in the year 1956 Since life insurance contracts are long term
contracts and during the currency of the policy it requires a variety of services need
was felt in the later years to expand the operations and place a branch office at each
district headquarter re-organization of LIC took place and large numbers of new
branch offices were opened As a result of re-organization servicing functions were
transferred to the branches and branches were made accounting units It worked
wonders with the performance of the corporation It may be seen that from about
20000 crores of New Business in 1957 the corporation crossed 100000 crores only in
the year 1969-70 and it took another 10 years for LIC to cross 200000 crore mark of
new business But with re-organization happening in the early eighties by 1985-86
LIC had already crossed 700000 crore Sum Assured on new policies
Today LIC functions with 2048 fully computerized branch offices 100
divisional offices 7 zonal offices and the corporate office LICrsquos Wide Area Network
covers 100 divisional offices and connects all the branches through a Metro Area
Network LIC has tied up with some Banks and Service providers to offer on-lint
premium collection facility in selected cities LICrsquos ECS and ATM premium payment
facility is an addition to customer convenience Apart from on-line Kiosks and IVRS
Info Centres have been commissioned at Mumbai Ahmedabad Bangalore Chennai
Hyderabad Kolkata New Delhi Pune and many other cities With a vision of
providing easy access to its policyholders LIC has launched its SATELLITE
SAMPARK offices The satellite offices are smaller leaner and closer to the
customer The digitalized records of the satellite offices will facilitate anywhere
servicing and many other conveniences in the future
LIC continues to be the dominant life insurer even in theliberalized scenario of
Indian insurance and is moving fast on a new growth trajectory surpassing its own
past records LIC has issued over one crore policies during the current year It has
crossed the milestone of issuing 10132955 new policies by 15th Oct 2005 posting a
healthy growth rate of 1667 over the corresponding period of the previous year
From then to now LIC ha crossed many milestones and has set unprecedented
performance records in various aspects of life insurance business The same motives
which inspired our forefathers to bring insurance into existence in this country inspire
us at LIC to take this message of protection to light the lamps of security in as many
homes as possible and to help the people in providing security to their families
Some of the important milestones in the life insurance business 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
OBJECTIVES OF LIC
Spread Life Insurance widely and in particular to the rural areas and to the
socially and economically backward classes with a view to reaching
allinsurable persons in the country and providing them adequate financial
cover against death at a reasonable cost
Maximize mobilization of peoplersquo savings by making insurance-linked savings
adequately attractive
Bear in mind in the investment of funds the primary obligation to its
policyholders whose money it holds in trust without losing sight of the
interest of the community as a whole the funds to be deployed to the best
advantage of the investors as well as the community as a whole keeping in
view national priorities and obligations of attractive return
Conduct business with utmost economy and with the full realization that
moneys belong to the policyholders
Act as trustees of the insured public in their individual and collective
capacities
Meet the various life insurance needs of the community that would arise in the
changing social and economic environment
Involve all people working in the Corporation to the best of their capability in
furthering the interests of the insured public by providing efficient service
with courtesy
Promote amongst all agent and employees of the corporation a sense of
participation pride and job towards achievement of Corporate objective
MISSIONVISION
Mission
ldquoExplore and enhance the quality of life of people through financial security by
providing products and services of aspired attributes with competitive returns and
by rendering resources for economic developmentrdquo
Vision
ldquoA trans-nationally competitive financial conglomerate of significance to societies
and Pride of Indiardquo
LIC of India is the one and only public sector life insurance Company in India
Some of the important milestones in the life insurance business 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 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
Nationalization
In 1955 parliamentarian Feroze Gandhi raised the matter of insurance fraud by owners of private insurance companies In the ensuing investigations one of Indias wealthiest businessmen Ram Kishan Dalmia owner of the Times of India newspaper
was sent to prison for two months Eventually the Parliament of India passed the Life Insurance of India Act on 1956-06-19 and the Life Insurance Corporation of India was created on 1956-09-01 by consolidating the life insurance business of 245
private life insurers and other entities offering life insurance services Nationalization of the life insurance business in India was a result of the Industrial Policy Resolution
of 1956 which had created a policy framework for extending state control over at least seventeen sectors of the economy including the life insurance The company began operations with 5 zonal offices 33 divisional offices and 212 branch offices
Current status
Over its existence of around 50 years Life Insurance Corporation of India which commanded a monopoly of soliciting and selling life insurance in India created huge surpluses and contributed around 7 of Indias GDP in 2006
The Corporation which started its business with around 300 offices 56 million
policies and a corpus of INR 459 million has grown to 2048 offices servicing around 180 million policies and a corpus of over INR 34 trillion
The organization now comprises 2048 branches 100 divisional offices and 8 zonal
offices and employs over 1 million agents It also operates in 12 other countries primarily to cater to the needs of Non Resident Indians
With the change in the Indias economic philosophy from the early 1990s and the
subsequent relaxation of state control over several sectors of the economy the monopolistic position of the Life Insurance Corporation of India was diluted and it has had to compete with a number of other corporate entities Indian as well as
transnational Life Insurance brands
In the financial year 2006-07 Life Insurance Corporation of Indias number of policy holders are said to have crossed a whopping 200 million (fourth in terms of
population of the countries of the world)
Subsidiaries
LIC owns the following subsidiaries
Life Insurance Corporation of India International This is a joint venture offshore company promoted by LIC which commenced operations in July
1989 with the objectives of offering US$ denomimated policies to cater to the insurance needs of NRIs and providing insurance services to holders of LIC
policies currently residing in the Gulf LIC International operates in all GCC countries
LIC Nepal A joint venture company formed in 2001 with the Vishal Group of Industries Nepal
LIC Lanka A joint venture company formed in 2003 with the Bartleet Group of Companies Sri Lanka
2INTRODUCTION OF ABOUT TOPIC
Claim Policy
Claims of policy argue that certain conditions should exist and advocate adoption of
policies or courses of action because problems have arisen that call for a solution
Claim Policy amp Instructions
In the unfortunate event of an arrival problem Vanguard has formulated a set of required guidelines to
document and present claims Failure to follow these guidelines will make the claim for buyers risk Please note Vanguards claim policy is for everything over five (5) percent buyers risk
Vanguard does not believe these guidelines to be in anyway arbitrary or unfair They are simply to enable us to
present substantial and consistent documentation to our growers and suppliers as well as to ensure Vanguard complies with all
necessary regulations Past experience shows that almost all claims lack one or more of the requirements
outlined below Our experience also shows that claims that are substantiated with all of the requirements outlined below stand a much better chance of being solved quickly and fairly Kindly
fulfill all of these requirements when reporting a claim
OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE CLAIMS
An objective claim is a statement about a factual matter-one that can be proved true or false For factual matters there exist widely recognized criteria and methods to
determine whether a claim is true or false A subjective claim on the other hand is not a factual matter it is an expression of belief opinion or personal preference A
subjective claim cannot be proved right or wrong by any generally accepted criteria
Objective claims amp facts An objective claim may be true or false just because something is objective does not mean it is true The following are objective claims because they concern factual
matters that is matters that can be verified as true or false
Taipei 101 is the worlds tallest building Five plus four equals ten
There are nine planets in our solar system
Now the first statement of fact is true (as of this writing) the other two are false It is possible to verify the height of buildings and determine that Taipei 101 tops them all
It is possible to devise an experiment to demonstrate that five plus four does not equal ten or to use established criteria to determine whether Pluto is a planet
Facts previously considered true may come to be considered false if new criteria methods or technology emerge For example the definition of planet was recently
revised Experts agreed that Pluto did not conform to the new accepted criteria At that point the statement There are nine planets in our solar system became false
Even if a factual statement is demonstrably false it remains an objective claim on a factual matter
A statement is a factual matter even if you can only imagine a method by which it might be verified For example suppose I claim that humanoid life exists on planets
outside our galaxy I can imagine methods that could be used to determine whether this is true even if I cannot carry them outndashsend a faster-than-light spaceship to look
perhaps However when I imagine methods I may not indulge in pure fantasy I must use widely recognized criteria If the consensus is that fasterndashthanndashlight travel is impossible then my imagined test using a faster-than-light ship fails to meet generally
recognized criteria I would have to propose another way to test my claim using acceptable criteria Whether you disbelieve or disagree with my claim it is an
objective claim either there is or there is not humanoid life outside our galaxy independently of whether or not either of us believes it
Subjective claims amp opinions
In contrast to objective claims subjective claims cannot be proved true or false by any generally accepted criteria Subjective claims often express opinions preferences values feelings and judgments Even though they may involve facts they do not
make factual (provable) claims and therefore they are in a sense neither true nor false in the same way an objective claim is true or false They are outside the realm of
what is verifiable For example consider the following subjective claims
Trout tastes better than catfish Touching a spider is scary
Venus Williams is the greatest athlete of this decade Hamsters make the best pets
Claimrsquos Settlementrsquos History
MUMBAI The percentage of rejected claims to total claims is much higher for private life insurance companies compared with state-owned Life Insurance
Corporation (LIC)
According to data released by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) private life insurers received 13139 individual death claims in 2006-07 compared with 602 lakh claims recorded by LIC Of the total number of claims
received private life insurance companies settled 727 of the claims while LIC managed to settle 9694 of claims
The number of claims rejected by private insurers as a percentage of claims booked was 1398 in 2006-07 while the claims rejected by LIC were 143 Claims
pending with private insurers as on March 31 2007 stood at 1332 of total claims received against 163 for LIC LIC paid Rs 428928 crore as death claim benefits
against Rs 15546 crore paid by private life insurers Life insurers receive two types of claim the first are the maturity claims where the
policyholder gets the savings that accrue under his policy at the end of the term Bulk of the claims comes under this category and usually there is no dispute on maturity
claims as these payments are akin to repayment of a maturing bond
The second set of claims which are far fewer are death claims Section 45 IA of the
Insurance Act 1938 allows insurers to reject claims if there is suppression of material fact by the insured In life insurance any information that has bearing on the mortality of the proposer is considered to be a material fact So if a proposer suffers from a
serious ailment which is not disclosed the insurer can reject his claims
However the Supreme Court has said that the clause cannot be used unilaterally and it is for the insurer to establish that the non-disclosure has a bearing on mortality In the first few years of operations private life insurers did not have much of a claims
experience Therefore a comparison on claims servicing between the private sector and LIC was not possible Now with the private life industry being in its seventh
year there has been a substantial number of maturity and death claims According to an official with a private life insurance company repudiations were
higher in group policies Also given that private companies have been only a few years in existence their share of early claims are higher Early claims are those which
occur within two years of the policyholder acquiring a policy In such claims insurers double check on whether the terms of the policy have been strictly met
Another aspect of claims
Admission Of Age
Age is the main basis of calculation of premium under life insurance policies The following are accepted as evidence of age
Certified extract from Municipal or Local Bodyrsquos records made at the time of birth
Certificate of Baptism or Certified Extract from Family Bible if it contains age or date of birth
Certified Extract from School or College records if age or date of birth is stated therein
Certified Extract from Service Register in the case of Govt employees and
employees of Quasi-Govt Institutions or Passport issued by the Passport Authorities in India
Payment of Premium
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at
Branch Office The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post
You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by
providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates
and months mentioned on your policy bond Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill
Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and
UTI Bank Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service
(ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijay Wada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum Ahmedabad Pune Goa and Nagpur Secunderabad amp
Visakhapatnam A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums
The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Churchgate New India Building Santacruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Days Of Grace
Policyholder should pay the premiums on due dates However a grace period of one month but not less than 30 days will be allowed for payment of yearlyhalf-yearlyquarterly premiums and 15 days for monthly premiums
When the days of grace expire on a Sunday or a public holiday the premium may be paid on the following working day to keep the policy in force
If the premium is not paid before the expiry of the days of grace the policy lapses
Revival of Lapsed Policy
If the policy has lapsed it can be revived during the life time of the life assured within a period of five years from the date of the first unpaid premium but before the date of maturity subject to certain conditions
The Corporation offers three convenient schemes of revival viz Ordinary Revival Special Revival and Installment Revival Policies can also be revived
under Loan-cum-Revival and SB-cum-Revival schemes Request for revival may be made to the Branch Office servicing the policy
Change of Address and Transfer Of Policy Records
The policyholder should immediately intimate the change of hisher address to
the Branch Office servicing the policy The correct address facilitates better service and quicker settlement of claims
Policy records can also be transferred from one Branch Office to another for
servicing as requested by the policyholder
Loss of Policy Document
The Policy Document is an evidence of the contract between the Insurer and the Insured Hence the policyholder should preserve the Policy Bond till the
contracted amount under it is settled Loss of the Policy Document should be immediately intimated to the Branch
Office where it is serviced
Loans
Loans are granted on policies to the extent of 90 of Surrender Value of the policies which are in force and 85 of the Surrender Value in case of policies which are paid-up inclusive of the cash value of bonus The rate of interest
charged at present is 9 pa payable half-yearly Loans are not granted for a period shorter than six months The Conditions and
Privileges printed on the back of the Policy Bond states whether a particular policy is with or without the loan facility
Relief to Policyholders
The Corporation generally allows concessions on payment of premiums settlement of claims issue of duplicate policies etc when the policyholder are
affected by natural calamities such as droughts cyclones floods earthquakes etc
Nomination
Nomination is a right conferred on the holder of a Policy of Life Assurance on his own life to appoint a persons to receive policy moneys in the event of the policy
becoming a claim by the assuredrsquos death The Nominee does not get any other benefit except to receive the policy moneys on the death of the Life Assured
Survival BenefitMaturity Claims
LIC settles survival benefitmaturity claims on or before the due date
Policyholder are intimated well in advance by the Branch Office which services the policy regarding the payment and the necessary Discharge
Voucher is also sent for execution by the assured In case the policyholder does not get any intimation from the Branch Office concerned heshe should contact them quoting the Policy Number
Survival Benefit payment up to Rs60000- are settled without insisting for Policy Bond and Discharge Voucher
Death Claims
If the life assured dies during the term of the policy death claim arises The
death of the policyholder should be immediately intimated in writing to the Branch Office where the policy is serviced along with the following particulars
1 The Nos of the policyies 2 The name of the policyholder
3 Death Certificate issued by concerned Authority 4 The date of death 5 The cause of death and
6 Claimantrsquos relationship with the deceased On receipt of the intimation of death necessary claim forms are sent by the
Branch Office for completion along with instructions regarding the procedure to be followed by the claimant
The claims which have arisen after a period of three years are treated as non-
early claims and settled within 30 days from the date of receipt of all requirements
The claims that have arisen within a period of two years from the date of commencement of the policy are treated as early claims and investigation is compulsory in such cases
The claim is usually payable to the nomineeassignee or the legal heirs as the case may be However if the deceased policyholder has not
nominatedassigned the policy or if heshe has not made a suitable provision regarding the policy moneys by way of a Will the claim is payable to the holder of a Succession Certificate or some such evidence of title from a Court
of Law The Corporation grants claims concessions under certain Plans whereby
payment of full sum assured is made subject to the deduction of unpaid premiums with interest till the date of death and unpaid premiums falling due before the next anniversary of the policy in the event of the death of the life
Assured within a period of six months or one year from the date of the first unpaid premium provided premiums have been paid for at least three years and five years
respectively
Claim Review Committee
The Corporation settles a large number of Death Claims every year Only in case of fraudulent suppression of material information is the liability repudiated This is to
ensure that claims are not paid to fraudulent persons at the cost of honest policyholders The number of Death Claims repudiated is however very small Even in these cases an opportunity is given to the claimant to make a representation for
consideration by the Review Committees of the Zonal office and the Central Office As a result of such review depending on the merits of each case appropriate
decisions are taken The Claims Review Committees of the Central and Zonal Offices have among their Members a retired High CourtDistrict Court Judge This has helped providing transparency and confidence in our operations and has resulted in
greater satisfaction among claimants policyholders and public
COMPETITORS OF LIC
Aviva
Bajaj Allianz
Birla sun life
ICICI Pru
Ing vysya
Life insurance corporation
Max new York life
MetLife India
Om kotak mahindra
Reliance life insurance
SBI life insurance
Tata AIG
AVIVA
The AVIVA Life Insurance Company is joint venture between Dabur India
and the Aviva UK Dabur is one of the Indiarsquos oldest and largest groups of companies with consolidated Annual turnover in excess of Rs 1350 crores countryrsquos leading
producer of traditional Healthcare products Aviva Plc is UKrsquos largest and the worldrsquos fifth largest insurance group It is one of the leading providers of life amp pension products to Europe and has substantial business elsewhere around the world
Bajaj Allianz
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance co Ltd Is a joint venture between Allianz AG and Bajaj Auto one of the biggest 2 amp 3 wheeler manufacturer in the world Bajaj Auto Ltd the Flagship Company of the Rs8000 crores
Bajaj group is the largest manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India and one of the largest in the world
Allianz Allianz group is insurers and financial service providers Founded in 1890 in
Berlin Allianz is now present in over 70 countries with almost 174000 employees At the top of the holding company Allianz AG with its head office in Munich
Birla sun life insurance company Limited
Birla sun Life Insurance is the coming
together of the Aditya Birla group amp Sun Life Financial of Canada to enter the Indian insurance sector The Aditya Birla Group a multinational conglomerate has over 75
business units in India and Overseas with operations in Canada US UK Thailand Indonesia Philippines Malaysia and Egypt Foreign partner
Sun life assurance sun life financials primary insurance business has excellent rating with the worldrsquos top rating agencies With assets under management as
on September 30 2000 totaling more than CDN billion it ranks amongst the largest international financial service organizations in the world
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance ICICI Prudential Life insurance is a joint venture
between the ICICI group and Prudential Plc of the UK ICICI standard off its operation in 1955 with providing finance for industrial development and since then it has diversified into housing finance consumer finance mutual funds to being a Universal
Bank and its latest venture Life insurance Foreign Partner
Established in 1848 Prudential plc Of UK has grown to be the largest life insurance and mutual fund Company in UK Prudential plc Has had its presence in Asia for the past 75 years catering to over 1 million customers across 11 Asian
countries Prudential is the largest Life Insurance Company in the United Kingdom ICICI and prudential came together in 1993 to provide mutual fund product in India and
today are the largest private sector mutual fund company in India Their largest venture ICICI Prudential Life plans to take care of the insurance needs at various stages of life
ING Vysya
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company private Limited entered the private
life insurance industry in India in September 2001 and in a short spans pf 3 years has established itself as a distinctive Life insurance brand with an innovative attractive and customer friendly product portfolio and a professional advisor force It also distributes
products in close cooperation with the ING Vysya Bank network The company is headquartered at Bangalore
MAX NEW YORK Limited
Max India Limited is a multi-business corporation that
has business interest in telecom service Bulk pharmaceuticals electronic components and specialty products It is also the service-oriented businesses of healthcare life
insurance and information technology NEW YORK Life
New York Life has grown to be a fortune 100 company and an
expert in life insurance It was the first insurance company to offer cash dividends to policy owners In 1894 New York Life pioneered then unheard-of-concept of insuring
women at the same rate as men Thereafter it continued to introduce a series of firsts ndash
a disability benefit clause in 1920 unemployment insurance in 1992 and complete customer care of the web in 1998
Today New York Life has over US billion in assets under management and over 30000 agents and employees worldwide The October 2000 fortune survey named New
York Life amongst the top three most admired life and health insurance companies worldwide With over 3 million policyholders New York Life is a leading provider of insurance in a host of countries worldwide
METLIFE INDIA
MetLife India was incorporated as a joint venture between MetLife International Holdings Inc Jammu amp Kashmir Bank M Pallonji amp Co and other private investors MetLife India is headquartered in Bangalore with offices and
presence in major Indian cities and an additional 1000 outreach points through its channel partner
Life insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
The Life insurance Corporation
was established about 44 years ago with a view to provide an insurance cover against various risks in life A monolith then the corporation enjoyed a monopoly status and
become synonymous with life insurance Its main asset is its staff strength of 124 lakhs employed and 2048 branches and over six-lakhs agency force LIC has hundred divisional offices and has established extensive training
facility at all levels At the apex is the Management Development Institute seven zonal Training Centre and 35 sales Training Centers At the industry level along with the
Government and the GIC it has helped establish the National Insurance Academy It presently transacts individual Life Insurance business group Insurance business social security schemes and Pensions grants housing loans through its subsidiary And the
markets savings and Investment products through its mutual fund It pays off about Rs 6000 crores annually to56 million policyholders
Om kotak mahindra life insurance Established in 1985 as Kotak capital management
finance promoted by Uday kotak the company has come a long way since its entry into corporate finance It has dabbled in leasing auto finance hire purchase investment
banking consumer finance broking etc The company got its name kotak mahindra as industrialists Harish and Anand Mahindra picked a stake in the company Kotak Mahindra is today one of Indiarsquos leading Financial institute
OLD Mutual-
Old mutual plc is an international financial service group in London with expanding operations in life assurance asset management banking and general insurance OLD Mutual is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also on the south-
African Namibian Malaawi and Zimbabwe stock exchanges It has 156 years of experience in life insurance business
OM Kotak Mahindra- OM Kotak Mahindra is the coming together of Kotak Mahindra
Finance Ltd and Old Mutual plc to enter the Indian insurance arena to offer a wide rang of innovative life insurance products
Reliance Life Insurance-
Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd is a part of Reliance
Capital Ltd of the Reliance ndash Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Capital is one of Indiarsquos leading private sector financial services companies and ranks among the top
3 private sector financial services and banking companies in terms of net worth Reliance capital has interests in asset management and mutual funds stock broking life and general insurance proprietary investments private equity and other activities in
financial services Reliance Capital Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial company (NBFT) registered
with the Reserve Bank of India act under section 45-1A Reliance Capital sees immense Potential in the rapidly growing financial service sector in India and aims to become a dominant player in this Industry and offer fully integrated financial services Reliance
Life Insurance is another step forward for Reliance Capital Ltd to offer need based Life Insurance solution to individual and corporate
SBI Life Insurance-
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Indiarsquos largest banks State Bank of India and Cardiff SA a leading Life Insurance
Company in France State bank of India is a household name and it stands as the last world for financial strength and security in the country SBIrsquos illus tries background dates back to
the year 1806 when it started business as a Presidency Bank known as Bank of Bengal Over the long journey it has learnt to combine the best of banking practices handed
down from the imperial management with the more Dynamic ways of doing banking in the modern India It has grown as a responsible giant in the banking field over the years Cardiff came into being in the year 1973 Since then it has grown into a vibrant
insurance company Specializing in personal lines such as long-term saving protection products and creditor insurance Cardiff had a premium income of over US$ 4 billion in
1999 And more than US$ 23 billion of funds under its management Cardiff has been specializing in the art of selling insurance products through Commercial bank in France and 23 other countries
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is registered as a life Insurance Company with the Insurance Regulatory amp Development Authority of India and has been issued
License number 111 on 29th March 2001 The Companyrsquos authorized capital is Rs 250 crores and the paid up capital at present is Rs125 crores SBI owns 74of the total equity and Cardiff the balance 26
TATA AIG-
The TATA AIG joint venture is a tie up between the established Tata Group and American International Group Inc The TATA Group is one of the largest and most respected industrial houses in the country while AIG is a leading US based
insurance and financial service company with a presence in over 130 countries and jurisdiction around the world
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The prime objective of the study is to find out the level of satisfaction of a
customer (policy holders or beneficiary) so far as the settlement of claims
To find out the procedure of claim policy holder or the beneficiary
Parameters of Research Product range offered
Service quality
Network
Benefit offered to customerrsquos
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
CONTENTS
Topics
1 Company Profile
2 Objective of Study
3 Introduction of Topic
4 Brief Overview of Other Insurance Industry
5 Research Methodology
6
7 Conclusion amp Suggestions
8 Bibliography
9 Annexure
INTRODUCTION
1 ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
Life Insurance in its modern form came to India from England in the year
1818 Oriental Life Insurance Company stated 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 changed 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
tito 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 natioalism the Swadeshi movement of 1905-1907 gavwe rise
to more insurance companies The United India in Madras National Indian and
National Insurance in Calcutta and the 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 2244 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
LIC had 5 zonal offices 33 divisional offices and 212 branch offices apart
from its corporate office in the year 1956 Since life insurance contracts are long term
contracts and during the currency of the policy it requires a variety of services need
was felt in the later years to expand the operations and place a branch office at each
district headquarter re-organization of LIC took place and large numbers of new
branch offices were opened As a result of re-organization servicing functions were
transferred to the branches and branches were made accounting units It worked
wonders with the performance of the corporation It may be seen that from about
20000 crores of New Business in 1957 the corporation crossed 100000 crores only in
the year 1969-70 and it took another 10 years for LIC to cross 200000 crore mark of
new business But with re-organization happening in the early eighties by 1985-86
LIC had already crossed 700000 crore Sum Assured on new policies
Today LIC functions with 2048 fully computerized branch offices 100
divisional offices 7 zonal offices and the corporate office LICrsquos Wide Area Network
covers 100 divisional offices and connects all the branches through a Metro Area
Network LIC has tied up with some Banks and Service providers to offer on-lint
premium collection facility in selected cities LICrsquos ECS and ATM premium payment
facility is an addition to customer convenience Apart from on-line Kiosks and IVRS
Info Centres have been commissioned at Mumbai Ahmedabad Bangalore Chennai
Hyderabad Kolkata New Delhi Pune and many other cities With a vision of
providing easy access to its policyholders LIC has launched its SATELLITE
SAMPARK offices The satellite offices are smaller leaner and closer to the
customer The digitalized records of the satellite offices will facilitate anywhere
servicing and many other conveniences in the future
LIC continues to be the dominant life insurer even in theliberalized scenario of
Indian insurance and is moving fast on a new growth trajectory surpassing its own
past records LIC has issued over one crore policies during the current year It has
crossed the milestone of issuing 10132955 new policies by 15th Oct 2005 posting a
healthy growth rate of 1667 over the corresponding period of the previous year
From then to now LIC ha crossed many milestones and has set unprecedented
performance records in various aspects of life insurance business The same motives
which inspired our forefathers to bring insurance into existence in this country inspire
us at LIC to take this message of protection to light the lamps of security in as many
homes as possible and to help the people in providing security to their families
Some of the important milestones in the life insurance business 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
OBJECTIVES OF LIC
Spread Life Insurance widely and in particular to the rural areas and to the
socially and economically backward classes with a view to reaching
allinsurable persons in the country and providing them adequate financial
cover against death at a reasonable cost
Maximize mobilization of peoplersquo savings by making insurance-linked savings
adequately attractive
Bear in mind in the investment of funds the primary obligation to its
policyholders whose money it holds in trust without losing sight of the
interest of the community as a whole the funds to be deployed to the best
advantage of the investors as well as the community as a whole keeping in
view national priorities and obligations of attractive return
Conduct business with utmost economy and with the full realization that
moneys belong to the policyholders
Act as trustees of the insured public in their individual and collective
capacities
Meet the various life insurance needs of the community that would arise in the
changing social and economic environment
Involve all people working in the Corporation to the best of their capability in
furthering the interests of the insured public by providing efficient service
with courtesy
Promote amongst all agent and employees of the corporation a sense of
participation pride and job towards achievement of Corporate objective
MISSIONVISION
Mission
ldquoExplore and enhance the quality of life of people through financial security by
providing products and services of aspired attributes with competitive returns and
by rendering resources for economic developmentrdquo
Vision
ldquoA trans-nationally competitive financial conglomerate of significance to societies
and Pride of Indiardquo
LIC of India is the one and only public sector life insurance Company in India
Some of the important milestones in the life insurance business 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 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
Nationalization
In 1955 parliamentarian Feroze Gandhi raised the matter of insurance fraud by owners of private insurance companies In the ensuing investigations one of Indias wealthiest businessmen Ram Kishan Dalmia owner of the Times of India newspaper
was sent to prison for two months Eventually the Parliament of India passed the Life Insurance of India Act on 1956-06-19 and the Life Insurance Corporation of India was created on 1956-09-01 by consolidating the life insurance business of 245
private life insurers and other entities offering life insurance services Nationalization of the life insurance business in India was a result of the Industrial Policy Resolution
of 1956 which had created a policy framework for extending state control over at least seventeen sectors of the economy including the life insurance The company began operations with 5 zonal offices 33 divisional offices and 212 branch offices
Current status
Over its existence of around 50 years Life Insurance Corporation of India which commanded a monopoly of soliciting and selling life insurance in India created huge surpluses and contributed around 7 of Indias GDP in 2006
The Corporation which started its business with around 300 offices 56 million
policies and a corpus of INR 459 million has grown to 2048 offices servicing around 180 million policies and a corpus of over INR 34 trillion
The organization now comprises 2048 branches 100 divisional offices and 8 zonal
offices and employs over 1 million agents It also operates in 12 other countries primarily to cater to the needs of Non Resident Indians
With the change in the Indias economic philosophy from the early 1990s and the
subsequent relaxation of state control over several sectors of the economy the monopolistic position of the Life Insurance Corporation of India was diluted and it has had to compete with a number of other corporate entities Indian as well as
transnational Life Insurance brands
In the financial year 2006-07 Life Insurance Corporation of Indias number of policy holders are said to have crossed a whopping 200 million (fourth in terms of
population of the countries of the world)
Subsidiaries
LIC owns the following subsidiaries
Life Insurance Corporation of India International This is a joint venture offshore company promoted by LIC which commenced operations in July
1989 with the objectives of offering US$ denomimated policies to cater to the insurance needs of NRIs and providing insurance services to holders of LIC
policies currently residing in the Gulf LIC International operates in all GCC countries
LIC Nepal A joint venture company formed in 2001 with the Vishal Group of Industries Nepal
LIC Lanka A joint venture company formed in 2003 with the Bartleet Group of Companies Sri Lanka
2INTRODUCTION OF ABOUT TOPIC
Claim Policy
Claims of policy argue that certain conditions should exist and advocate adoption of
policies or courses of action because problems have arisen that call for a solution
Claim Policy amp Instructions
In the unfortunate event of an arrival problem Vanguard has formulated a set of required guidelines to
document and present claims Failure to follow these guidelines will make the claim for buyers risk Please note Vanguards claim policy is for everything over five (5) percent buyers risk
Vanguard does not believe these guidelines to be in anyway arbitrary or unfair They are simply to enable us to
present substantial and consistent documentation to our growers and suppliers as well as to ensure Vanguard complies with all
necessary regulations Past experience shows that almost all claims lack one or more of the requirements
outlined below Our experience also shows that claims that are substantiated with all of the requirements outlined below stand a much better chance of being solved quickly and fairly Kindly
fulfill all of these requirements when reporting a claim
OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE CLAIMS
An objective claim is a statement about a factual matter-one that can be proved true or false For factual matters there exist widely recognized criteria and methods to
determine whether a claim is true or false A subjective claim on the other hand is not a factual matter it is an expression of belief opinion or personal preference A
subjective claim cannot be proved right or wrong by any generally accepted criteria
Objective claims amp facts An objective claim may be true or false just because something is objective does not mean it is true The following are objective claims because they concern factual
matters that is matters that can be verified as true or false
Taipei 101 is the worlds tallest building Five plus four equals ten
There are nine planets in our solar system
Now the first statement of fact is true (as of this writing) the other two are false It is possible to verify the height of buildings and determine that Taipei 101 tops them all
It is possible to devise an experiment to demonstrate that five plus four does not equal ten or to use established criteria to determine whether Pluto is a planet
Facts previously considered true may come to be considered false if new criteria methods or technology emerge For example the definition of planet was recently
revised Experts agreed that Pluto did not conform to the new accepted criteria At that point the statement There are nine planets in our solar system became false
Even if a factual statement is demonstrably false it remains an objective claim on a factual matter
A statement is a factual matter even if you can only imagine a method by which it might be verified For example suppose I claim that humanoid life exists on planets
outside our galaxy I can imagine methods that could be used to determine whether this is true even if I cannot carry them outndashsend a faster-than-light spaceship to look
perhaps However when I imagine methods I may not indulge in pure fantasy I must use widely recognized criteria If the consensus is that fasterndashthanndashlight travel is impossible then my imagined test using a faster-than-light ship fails to meet generally
recognized criteria I would have to propose another way to test my claim using acceptable criteria Whether you disbelieve or disagree with my claim it is an
objective claim either there is or there is not humanoid life outside our galaxy independently of whether or not either of us believes it
Subjective claims amp opinions
In contrast to objective claims subjective claims cannot be proved true or false by any generally accepted criteria Subjective claims often express opinions preferences values feelings and judgments Even though they may involve facts they do not
make factual (provable) claims and therefore they are in a sense neither true nor false in the same way an objective claim is true or false They are outside the realm of
what is verifiable For example consider the following subjective claims
Trout tastes better than catfish Touching a spider is scary
Venus Williams is the greatest athlete of this decade Hamsters make the best pets
Claimrsquos Settlementrsquos History
MUMBAI The percentage of rejected claims to total claims is much higher for private life insurance companies compared with state-owned Life Insurance
Corporation (LIC)
According to data released by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) private life insurers received 13139 individual death claims in 2006-07 compared with 602 lakh claims recorded by LIC Of the total number of claims
received private life insurance companies settled 727 of the claims while LIC managed to settle 9694 of claims
The number of claims rejected by private insurers as a percentage of claims booked was 1398 in 2006-07 while the claims rejected by LIC were 143 Claims
pending with private insurers as on March 31 2007 stood at 1332 of total claims received against 163 for LIC LIC paid Rs 428928 crore as death claim benefits
against Rs 15546 crore paid by private life insurers Life insurers receive two types of claim the first are the maturity claims where the
policyholder gets the savings that accrue under his policy at the end of the term Bulk of the claims comes under this category and usually there is no dispute on maturity
claims as these payments are akin to repayment of a maturing bond
The second set of claims which are far fewer are death claims Section 45 IA of the
Insurance Act 1938 allows insurers to reject claims if there is suppression of material fact by the insured In life insurance any information that has bearing on the mortality of the proposer is considered to be a material fact So if a proposer suffers from a
serious ailment which is not disclosed the insurer can reject his claims
However the Supreme Court has said that the clause cannot be used unilaterally and it is for the insurer to establish that the non-disclosure has a bearing on mortality In the first few years of operations private life insurers did not have much of a claims
experience Therefore a comparison on claims servicing between the private sector and LIC was not possible Now with the private life industry being in its seventh
year there has been a substantial number of maturity and death claims According to an official with a private life insurance company repudiations were
higher in group policies Also given that private companies have been only a few years in existence their share of early claims are higher Early claims are those which
occur within two years of the policyholder acquiring a policy In such claims insurers double check on whether the terms of the policy have been strictly met
Another aspect of claims
Admission Of Age
Age is the main basis of calculation of premium under life insurance policies The following are accepted as evidence of age
Certified extract from Municipal or Local Bodyrsquos records made at the time of birth
Certificate of Baptism or Certified Extract from Family Bible if it contains age or date of birth
Certified Extract from School or College records if age or date of birth is stated therein
Certified Extract from Service Register in the case of Govt employees and
employees of Quasi-Govt Institutions or Passport issued by the Passport Authorities in India
Payment of Premium
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at
Branch Office The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post
You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by
providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates
and months mentioned on your policy bond Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill
Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and
UTI Bank Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service
(ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijay Wada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum Ahmedabad Pune Goa and Nagpur Secunderabad amp
Visakhapatnam A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums
The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Churchgate New India Building Santacruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Days Of Grace
Policyholder should pay the premiums on due dates However a grace period of one month but not less than 30 days will be allowed for payment of yearlyhalf-yearlyquarterly premiums and 15 days for monthly premiums
When the days of grace expire on a Sunday or a public holiday the premium may be paid on the following working day to keep the policy in force
If the premium is not paid before the expiry of the days of grace the policy lapses
Revival of Lapsed Policy
If the policy has lapsed it can be revived during the life time of the life assured within a period of five years from the date of the first unpaid premium but before the date of maturity subject to certain conditions
The Corporation offers three convenient schemes of revival viz Ordinary Revival Special Revival and Installment Revival Policies can also be revived
under Loan-cum-Revival and SB-cum-Revival schemes Request for revival may be made to the Branch Office servicing the policy
Change of Address and Transfer Of Policy Records
The policyholder should immediately intimate the change of hisher address to
the Branch Office servicing the policy The correct address facilitates better service and quicker settlement of claims
Policy records can also be transferred from one Branch Office to another for
servicing as requested by the policyholder
Loss of Policy Document
The Policy Document is an evidence of the contract between the Insurer and the Insured Hence the policyholder should preserve the Policy Bond till the
contracted amount under it is settled Loss of the Policy Document should be immediately intimated to the Branch
Office where it is serviced
Loans
Loans are granted on policies to the extent of 90 of Surrender Value of the policies which are in force and 85 of the Surrender Value in case of policies which are paid-up inclusive of the cash value of bonus The rate of interest
charged at present is 9 pa payable half-yearly Loans are not granted for a period shorter than six months The Conditions and
Privileges printed on the back of the Policy Bond states whether a particular policy is with or without the loan facility
Relief to Policyholders
The Corporation generally allows concessions on payment of premiums settlement of claims issue of duplicate policies etc when the policyholder are
affected by natural calamities such as droughts cyclones floods earthquakes etc
Nomination
Nomination is a right conferred on the holder of a Policy of Life Assurance on his own life to appoint a persons to receive policy moneys in the event of the policy
becoming a claim by the assuredrsquos death The Nominee does not get any other benefit except to receive the policy moneys on the death of the Life Assured
Survival BenefitMaturity Claims
LIC settles survival benefitmaturity claims on or before the due date
Policyholder are intimated well in advance by the Branch Office which services the policy regarding the payment and the necessary Discharge
Voucher is also sent for execution by the assured In case the policyholder does not get any intimation from the Branch Office concerned heshe should contact them quoting the Policy Number
Survival Benefit payment up to Rs60000- are settled without insisting for Policy Bond and Discharge Voucher
Death Claims
If the life assured dies during the term of the policy death claim arises The
death of the policyholder should be immediately intimated in writing to the Branch Office where the policy is serviced along with the following particulars
1 The Nos of the policyies 2 The name of the policyholder
3 Death Certificate issued by concerned Authority 4 The date of death 5 The cause of death and
6 Claimantrsquos relationship with the deceased On receipt of the intimation of death necessary claim forms are sent by the
Branch Office for completion along with instructions regarding the procedure to be followed by the claimant
The claims which have arisen after a period of three years are treated as non-
early claims and settled within 30 days from the date of receipt of all requirements
The claims that have arisen within a period of two years from the date of commencement of the policy are treated as early claims and investigation is compulsory in such cases
The claim is usually payable to the nomineeassignee or the legal heirs as the case may be However if the deceased policyholder has not
nominatedassigned the policy or if heshe has not made a suitable provision regarding the policy moneys by way of a Will the claim is payable to the holder of a Succession Certificate or some such evidence of title from a Court
of Law The Corporation grants claims concessions under certain Plans whereby
payment of full sum assured is made subject to the deduction of unpaid premiums with interest till the date of death and unpaid premiums falling due before the next anniversary of the policy in the event of the death of the life
Assured within a period of six months or one year from the date of the first unpaid premium provided premiums have been paid for at least three years and five years
respectively
Claim Review Committee
The Corporation settles a large number of Death Claims every year Only in case of fraudulent suppression of material information is the liability repudiated This is to
ensure that claims are not paid to fraudulent persons at the cost of honest policyholders The number of Death Claims repudiated is however very small Even in these cases an opportunity is given to the claimant to make a representation for
consideration by the Review Committees of the Zonal office and the Central Office As a result of such review depending on the merits of each case appropriate
decisions are taken The Claims Review Committees of the Central and Zonal Offices have among their Members a retired High CourtDistrict Court Judge This has helped providing transparency and confidence in our operations and has resulted in
greater satisfaction among claimants policyholders and public
COMPETITORS OF LIC
Aviva
Bajaj Allianz
Birla sun life
ICICI Pru
Ing vysya
Life insurance corporation
Max new York life
MetLife India
Om kotak mahindra
Reliance life insurance
SBI life insurance
Tata AIG
AVIVA
The AVIVA Life Insurance Company is joint venture between Dabur India
and the Aviva UK Dabur is one of the Indiarsquos oldest and largest groups of companies with consolidated Annual turnover in excess of Rs 1350 crores countryrsquos leading
producer of traditional Healthcare products Aviva Plc is UKrsquos largest and the worldrsquos fifth largest insurance group It is one of the leading providers of life amp pension products to Europe and has substantial business elsewhere around the world
Bajaj Allianz
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance co Ltd Is a joint venture between Allianz AG and Bajaj Auto one of the biggest 2 amp 3 wheeler manufacturer in the world Bajaj Auto Ltd the Flagship Company of the Rs8000 crores
Bajaj group is the largest manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India and one of the largest in the world
Allianz Allianz group is insurers and financial service providers Founded in 1890 in
Berlin Allianz is now present in over 70 countries with almost 174000 employees At the top of the holding company Allianz AG with its head office in Munich
Birla sun life insurance company Limited
Birla sun Life Insurance is the coming
together of the Aditya Birla group amp Sun Life Financial of Canada to enter the Indian insurance sector The Aditya Birla Group a multinational conglomerate has over 75
business units in India and Overseas with operations in Canada US UK Thailand Indonesia Philippines Malaysia and Egypt Foreign partner
Sun life assurance sun life financials primary insurance business has excellent rating with the worldrsquos top rating agencies With assets under management as
on September 30 2000 totaling more than CDN billion it ranks amongst the largest international financial service organizations in the world
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance ICICI Prudential Life insurance is a joint venture
between the ICICI group and Prudential Plc of the UK ICICI standard off its operation in 1955 with providing finance for industrial development and since then it has diversified into housing finance consumer finance mutual funds to being a Universal
Bank and its latest venture Life insurance Foreign Partner
Established in 1848 Prudential plc Of UK has grown to be the largest life insurance and mutual fund Company in UK Prudential plc Has had its presence in Asia for the past 75 years catering to over 1 million customers across 11 Asian
countries Prudential is the largest Life Insurance Company in the United Kingdom ICICI and prudential came together in 1993 to provide mutual fund product in India and
today are the largest private sector mutual fund company in India Their largest venture ICICI Prudential Life plans to take care of the insurance needs at various stages of life
ING Vysya
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company private Limited entered the private
life insurance industry in India in September 2001 and in a short spans pf 3 years has established itself as a distinctive Life insurance brand with an innovative attractive and customer friendly product portfolio and a professional advisor force It also distributes
products in close cooperation with the ING Vysya Bank network The company is headquartered at Bangalore
MAX NEW YORK Limited
Max India Limited is a multi-business corporation that
has business interest in telecom service Bulk pharmaceuticals electronic components and specialty products It is also the service-oriented businesses of healthcare life
insurance and information technology NEW YORK Life
New York Life has grown to be a fortune 100 company and an
expert in life insurance It was the first insurance company to offer cash dividends to policy owners In 1894 New York Life pioneered then unheard-of-concept of insuring
women at the same rate as men Thereafter it continued to introduce a series of firsts ndash
a disability benefit clause in 1920 unemployment insurance in 1992 and complete customer care of the web in 1998
Today New York Life has over US billion in assets under management and over 30000 agents and employees worldwide The October 2000 fortune survey named New
York Life amongst the top three most admired life and health insurance companies worldwide With over 3 million policyholders New York Life is a leading provider of insurance in a host of countries worldwide
METLIFE INDIA
MetLife India was incorporated as a joint venture between MetLife International Holdings Inc Jammu amp Kashmir Bank M Pallonji amp Co and other private investors MetLife India is headquartered in Bangalore with offices and
presence in major Indian cities and an additional 1000 outreach points through its channel partner
Life insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
The Life insurance Corporation
was established about 44 years ago with a view to provide an insurance cover against various risks in life A monolith then the corporation enjoyed a monopoly status and
become synonymous with life insurance Its main asset is its staff strength of 124 lakhs employed and 2048 branches and over six-lakhs agency force LIC has hundred divisional offices and has established extensive training
facility at all levels At the apex is the Management Development Institute seven zonal Training Centre and 35 sales Training Centers At the industry level along with the
Government and the GIC it has helped establish the National Insurance Academy It presently transacts individual Life Insurance business group Insurance business social security schemes and Pensions grants housing loans through its subsidiary And the
markets savings and Investment products through its mutual fund It pays off about Rs 6000 crores annually to56 million policyholders
Om kotak mahindra life insurance Established in 1985 as Kotak capital management
finance promoted by Uday kotak the company has come a long way since its entry into corporate finance It has dabbled in leasing auto finance hire purchase investment
banking consumer finance broking etc The company got its name kotak mahindra as industrialists Harish and Anand Mahindra picked a stake in the company Kotak Mahindra is today one of Indiarsquos leading Financial institute
OLD Mutual-
Old mutual plc is an international financial service group in London with expanding operations in life assurance asset management banking and general insurance OLD Mutual is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also on the south-
African Namibian Malaawi and Zimbabwe stock exchanges It has 156 years of experience in life insurance business
OM Kotak Mahindra- OM Kotak Mahindra is the coming together of Kotak Mahindra
Finance Ltd and Old Mutual plc to enter the Indian insurance arena to offer a wide rang of innovative life insurance products
Reliance Life Insurance-
Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd is a part of Reliance
Capital Ltd of the Reliance ndash Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Capital is one of Indiarsquos leading private sector financial services companies and ranks among the top
3 private sector financial services and banking companies in terms of net worth Reliance capital has interests in asset management and mutual funds stock broking life and general insurance proprietary investments private equity and other activities in
financial services Reliance Capital Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial company (NBFT) registered
with the Reserve Bank of India act under section 45-1A Reliance Capital sees immense Potential in the rapidly growing financial service sector in India and aims to become a dominant player in this Industry and offer fully integrated financial services Reliance
Life Insurance is another step forward for Reliance Capital Ltd to offer need based Life Insurance solution to individual and corporate
SBI Life Insurance-
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Indiarsquos largest banks State Bank of India and Cardiff SA a leading Life Insurance
Company in France State bank of India is a household name and it stands as the last world for financial strength and security in the country SBIrsquos illus tries background dates back to
the year 1806 when it started business as a Presidency Bank known as Bank of Bengal Over the long journey it has learnt to combine the best of banking practices handed
down from the imperial management with the more Dynamic ways of doing banking in the modern India It has grown as a responsible giant in the banking field over the years Cardiff came into being in the year 1973 Since then it has grown into a vibrant
insurance company Specializing in personal lines such as long-term saving protection products and creditor insurance Cardiff had a premium income of over US$ 4 billion in
1999 And more than US$ 23 billion of funds under its management Cardiff has been specializing in the art of selling insurance products through Commercial bank in France and 23 other countries
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is registered as a life Insurance Company with the Insurance Regulatory amp Development Authority of India and has been issued
License number 111 on 29th March 2001 The Companyrsquos authorized capital is Rs 250 crores and the paid up capital at present is Rs125 crores SBI owns 74of the total equity and Cardiff the balance 26
TATA AIG-
The TATA AIG joint venture is a tie up between the established Tata Group and American International Group Inc The TATA Group is one of the largest and most respected industrial houses in the country while AIG is a leading US based
insurance and financial service company with a presence in over 130 countries and jurisdiction around the world
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The prime objective of the study is to find out the level of satisfaction of a
customer (policy holders or beneficiary) so far as the settlement of claims
To find out the procedure of claim policy holder or the beneficiary
Parameters of Research Product range offered
Service quality
Network
Benefit offered to customerrsquos
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
INTRODUCTION
1 ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
Life Insurance in its modern form came to India from England in the year
1818 Oriental Life Insurance Company stated 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 changed 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
tito 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 natioalism the Swadeshi movement of 1905-1907 gavwe rise
to more insurance companies The United India in Madras National Indian and
National Insurance in Calcutta and the 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 2244 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
LIC had 5 zonal offices 33 divisional offices and 212 branch offices apart
from its corporate office in the year 1956 Since life insurance contracts are long term
contracts and during the currency of the policy it requires a variety of services need
was felt in the later years to expand the operations and place a branch office at each
district headquarter re-organization of LIC took place and large numbers of new
branch offices were opened As a result of re-organization servicing functions were
transferred to the branches and branches were made accounting units It worked
wonders with the performance of the corporation It may be seen that from about
20000 crores of New Business in 1957 the corporation crossed 100000 crores only in
the year 1969-70 and it took another 10 years for LIC to cross 200000 crore mark of
new business But with re-organization happening in the early eighties by 1985-86
LIC had already crossed 700000 crore Sum Assured on new policies
Today LIC functions with 2048 fully computerized branch offices 100
divisional offices 7 zonal offices and the corporate office LICrsquos Wide Area Network
covers 100 divisional offices and connects all the branches through a Metro Area
Network LIC has tied up with some Banks and Service providers to offer on-lint
premium collection facility in selected cities LICrsquos ECS and ATM premium payment
facility is an addition to customer convenience Apart from on-line Kiosks and IVRS
Info Centres have been commissioned at Mumbai Ahmedabad Bangalore Chennai
Hyderabad Kolkata New Delhi Pune and many other cities With a vision of
providing easy access to its policyholders LIC has launched its SATELLITE
SAMPARK offices The satellite offices are smaller leaner and closer to the
customer The digitalized records of the satellite offices will facilitate anywhere
servicing and many other conveniences in the future
LIC continues to be the dominant life insurer even in theliberalized scenario of
Indian insurance and is moving fast on a new growth trajectory surpassing its own
past records LIC has issued over one crore policies during the current year It has
crossed the milestone of issuing 10132955 new policies by 15th Oct 2005 posting a
healthy growth rate of 1667 over the corresponding period of the previous year
From then to now LIC ha crossed many milestones and has set unprecedented
performance records in various aspects of life insurance business The same motives
which inspired our forefathers to bring insurance into existence in this country inspire
us at LIC to take this message of protection to light the lamps of security in as many
homes as possible and to help the people in providing security to their families
Some of the important milestones in the life insurance business 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
OBJECTIVES OF LIC
Spread Life Insurance widely and in particular to the rural areas and to the
socially and economically backward classes with a view to reaching
allinsurable persons in the country and providing them adequate financial
cover against death at a reasonable cost
Maximize mobilization of peoplersquo savings by making insurance-linked savings
adequately attractive
Bear in mind in the investment of funds the primary obligation to its
policyholders whose money it holds in trust without losing sight of the
interest of the community as a whole the funds to be deployed to the best
advantage of the investors as well as the community as a whole keeping in
view national priorities and obligations of attractive return
Conduct business with utmost economy and with the full realization that
moneys belong to the policyholders
Act as trustees of the insured public in their individual and collective
capacities
Meet the various life insurance needs of the community that would arise in the
changing social and economic environment
Involve all people working in the Corporation to the best of their capability in
furthering the interests of the insured public by providing efficient service
with courtesy
Promote amongst all agent and employees of the corporation a sense of
participation pride and job towards achievement of Corporate objective
MISSIONVISION
Mission
ldquoExplore and enhance the quality of life of people through financial security by
providing products and services of aspired attributes with competitive returns and
by rendering resources for economic developmentrdquo
Vision
ldquoA trans-nationally competitive financial conglomerate of significance to societies
and Pride of Indiardquo
LIC of India is the one and only public sector life insurance Company in India
Some of the important milestones in the life insurance business 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 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
Nationalization
In 1955 parliamentarian Feroze Gandhi raised the matter of insurance fraud by owners of private insurance companies In the ensuing investigations one of Indias wealthiest businessmen Ram Kishan Dalmia owner of the Times of India newspaper
was sent to prison for two months Eventually the Parliament of India passed the Life Insurance of India Act on 1956-06-19 and the Life Insurance Corporation of India was created on 1956-09-01 by consolidating the life insurance business of 245
private life insurers and other entities offering life insurance services Nationalization of the life insurance business in India was a result of the Industrial Policy Resolution
of 1956 which had created a policy framework for extending state control over at least seventeen sectors of the economy including the life insurance The company began operations with 5 zonal offices 33 divisional offices and 212 branch offices
Current status
Over its existence of around 50 years Life Insurance Corporation of India which commanded a monopoly of soliciting and selling life insurance in India created huge surpluses and contributed around 7 of Indias GDP in 2006
The Corporation which started its business with around 300 offices 56 million
policies and a corpus of INR 459 million has grown to 2048 offices servicing around 180 million policies and a corpus of over INR 34 trillion
The organization now comprises 2048 branches 100 divisional offices and 8 zonal
offices and employs over 1 million agents It also operates in 12 other countries primarily to cater to the needs of Non Resident Indians
With the change in the Indias economic philosophy from the early 1990s and the
subsequent relaxation of state control over several sectors of the economy the monopolistic position of the Life Insurance Corporation of India was diluted and it has had to compete with a number of other corporate entities Indian as well as
transnational Life Insurance brands
In the financial year 2006-07 Life Insurance Corporation of Indias number of policy holders are said to have crossed a whopping 200 million (fourth in terms of
population of the countries of the world)
Subsidiaries
LIC owns the following subsidiaries
Life Insurance Corporation of India International This is a joint venture offshore company promoted by LIC which commenced operations in July
1989 with the objectives of offering US$ denomimated policies to cater to the insurance needs of NRIs and providing insurance services to holders of LIC
policies currently residing in the Gulf LIC International operates in all GCC countries
LIC Nepal A joint venture company formed in 2001 with the Vishal Group of Industries Nepal
LIC Lanka A joint venture company formed in 2003 with the Bartleet Group of Companies Sri Lanka
2INTRODUCTION OF ABOUT TOPIC
Claim Policy
Claims of policy argue that certain conditions should exist and advocate adoption of
policies or courses of action because problems have arisen that call for a solution
Claim Policy amp Instructions
In the unfortunate event of an arrival problem Vanguard has formulated a set of required guidelines to
document and present claims Failure to follow these guidelines will make the claim for buyers risk Please note Vanguards claim policy is for everything over five (5) percent buyers risk
Vanguard does not believe these guidelines to be in anyway arbitrary or unfair They are simply to enable us to
present substantial and consistent documentation to our growers and suppliers as well as to ensure Vanguard complies with all
necessary regulations Past experience shows that almost all claims lack one or more of the requirements
outlined below Our experience also shows that claims that are substantiated with all of the requirements outlined below stand a much better chance of being solved quickly and fairly Kindly
fulfill all of these requirements when reporting a claim
OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE CLAIMS
An objective claim is a statement about a factual matter-one that can be proved true or false For factual matters there exist widely recognized criteria and methods to
determine whether a claim is true or false A subjective claim on the other hand is not a factual matter it is an expression of belief opinion or personal preference A
subjective claim cannot be proved right or wrong by any generally accepted criteria
Objective claims amp facts An objective claim may be true or false just because something is objective does not mean it is true The following are objective claims because they concern factual
matters that is matters that can be verified as true or false
Taipei 101 is the worlds tallest building Five plus four equals ten
There are nine planets in our solar system
Now the first statement of fact is true (as of this writing) the other two are false It is possible to verify the height of buildings and determine that Taipei 101 tops them all
It is possible to devise an experiment to demonstrate that five plus four does not equal ten or to use established criteria to determine whether Pluto is a planet
Facts previously considered true may come to be considered false if new criteria methods or technology emerge For example the definition of planet was recently
revised Experts agreed that Pluto did not conform to the new accepted criteria At that point the statement There are nine planets in our solar system became false
Even if a factual statement is demonstrably false it remains an objective claim on a factual matter
A statement is a factual matter even if you can only imagine a method by which it might be verified For example suppose I claim that humanoid life exists on planets
outside our galaxy I can imagine methods that could be used to determine whether this is true even if I cannot carry them outndashsend a faster-than-light spaceship to look
perhaps However when I imagine methods I may not indulge in pure fantasy I must use widely recognized criteria If the consensus is that fasterndashthanndashlight travel is impossible then my imagined test using a faster-than-light ship fails to meet generally
recognized criteria I would have to propose another way to test my claim using acceptable criteria Whether you disbelieve or disagree with my claim it is an
objective claim either there is or there is not humanoid life outside our galaxy independently of whether or not either of us believes it
Subjective claims amp opinions
In contrast to objective claims subjective claims cannot be proved true or false by any generally accepted criteria Subjective claims often express opinions preferences values feelings and judgments Even though they may involve facts they do not
make factual (provable) claims and therefore they are in a sense neither true nor false in the same way an objective claim is true or false They are outside the realm of
what is verifiable For example consider the following subjective claims
Trout tastes better than catfish Touching a spider is scary
Venus Williams is the greatest athlete of this decade Hamsters make the best pets
Claimrsquos Settlementrsquos History
MUMBAI The percentage of rejected claims to total claims is much higher for private life insurance companies compared with state-owned Life Insurance
Corporation (LIC)
According to data released by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) private life insurers received 13139 individual death claims in 2006-07 compared with 602 lakh claims recorded by LIC Of the total number of claims
received private life insurance companies settled 727 of the claims while LIC managed to settle 9694 of claims
The number of claims rejected by private insurers as a percentage of claims booked was 1398 in 2006-07 while the claims rejected by LIC were 143 Claims
pending with private insurers as on March 31 2007 stood at 1332 of total claims received against 163 for LIC LIC paid Rs 428928 crore as death claim benefits
against Rs 15546 crore paid by private life insurers Life insurers receive two types of claim the first are the maturity claims where the
policyholder gets the savings that accrue under his policy at the end of the term Bulk of the claims comes under this category and usually there is no dispute on maturity
claims as these payments are akin to repayment of a maturing bond
The second set of claims which are far fewer are death claims Section 45 IA of the
Insurance Act 1938 allows insurers to reject claims if there is suppression of material fact by the insured In life insurance any information that has bearing on the mortality of the proposer is considered to be a material fact So if a proposer suffers from a
serious ailment which is not disclosed the insurer can reject his claims
However the Supreme Court has said that the clause cannot be used unilaterally and it is for the insurer to establish that the non-disclosure has a bearing on mortality In the first few years of operations private life insurers did not have much of a claims
experience Therefore a comparison on claims servicing between the private sector and LIC was not possible Now with the private life industry being in its seventh
year there has been a substantial number of maturity and death claims According to an official with a private life insurance company repudiations were
higher in group policies Also given that private companies have been only a few years in existence their share of early claims are higher Early claims are those which
occur within two years of the policyholder acquiring a policy In such claims insurers double check on whether the terms of the policy have been strictly met
Another aspect of claims
Admission Of Age
Age is the main basis of calculation of premium under life insurance policies The following are accepted as evidence of age
Certified extract from Municipal or Local Bodyrsquos records made at the time of birth
Certificate of Baptism or Certified Extract from Family Bible if it contains age or date of birth
Certified Extract from School or College records if age or date of birth is stated therein
Certified Extract from Service Register in the case of Govt employees and
employees of Quasi-Govt Institutions or Passport issued by the Passport Authorities in India
Payment of Premium
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at
Branch Office The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post
You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by
providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates
and months mentioned on your policy bond Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill
Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and
UTI Bank Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service
(ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijay Wada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum Ahmedabad Pune Goa and Nagpur Secunderabad amp
Visakhapatnam A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums
The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Churchgate New India Building Santacruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Days Of Grace
Policyholder should pay the premiums on due dates However a grace period of one month but not less than 30 days will be allowed for payment of yearlyhalf-yearlyquarterly premiums and 15 days for monthly premiums
When the days of grace expire on a Sunday or a public holiday the premium may be paid on the following working day to keep the policy in force
If the premium is not paid before the expiry of the days of grace the policy lapses
Revival of Lapsed Policy
If the policy has lapsed it can be revived during the life time of the life assured within a period of five years from the date of the first unpaid premium but before the date of maturity subject to certain conditions
The Corporation offers three convenient schemes of revival viz Ordinary Revival Special Revival and Installment Revival Policies can also be revived
under Loan-cum-Revival and SB-cum-Revival schemes Request for revival may be made to the Branch Office servicing the policy
Change of Address and Transfer Of Policy Records
The policyholder should immediately intimate the change of hisher address to
the Branch Office servicing the policy The correct address facilitates better service and quicker settlement of claims
Policy records can also be transferred from one Branch Office to another for
servicing as requested by the policyholder
Loss of Policy Document
The Policy Document is an evidence of the contract between the Insurer and the Insured Hence the policyholder should preserve the Policy Bond till the
contracted amount under it is settled Loss of the Policy Document should be immediately intimated to the Branch
Office where it is serviced
Loans
Loans are granted on policies to the extent of 90 of Surrender Value of the policies which are in force and 85 of the Surrender Value in case of policies which are paid-up inclusive of the cash value of bonus The rate of interest
charged at present is 9 pa payable half-yearly Loans are not granted for a period shorter than six months The Conditions and
Privileges printed on the back of the Policy Bond states whether a particular policy is with or without the loan facility
Relief to Policyholders
The Corporation generally allows concessions on payment of premiums settlement of claims issue of duplicate policies etc when the policyholder are
affected by natural calamities such as droughts cyclones floods earthquakes etc
Nomination
Nomination is a right conferred on the holder of a Policy of Life Assurance on his own life to appoint a persons to receive policy moneys in the event of the policy
becoming a claim by the assuredrsquos death The Nominee does not get any other benefit except to receive the policy moneys on the death of the Life Assured
Survival BenefitMaturity Claims
LIC settles survival benefitmaturity claims on or before the due date
Policyholder are intimated well in advance by the Branch Office which services the policy regarding the payment and the necessary Discharge
Voucher is also sent for execution by the assured In case the policyholder does not get any intimation from the Branch Office concerned heshe should contact them quoting the Policy Number
Survival Benefit payment up to Rs60000- are settled without insisting for Policy Bond and Discharge Voucher
Death Claims
If the life assured dies during the term of the policy death claim arises The
death of the policyholder should be immediately intimated in writing to the Branch Office where the policy is serviced along with the following particulars
1 The Nos of the policyies 2 The name of the policyholder
3 Death Certificate issued by concerned Authority 4 The date of death 5 The cause of death and
6 Claimantrsquos relationship with the deceased On receipt of the intimation of death necessary claim forms are sent by the
Branch Office for completion along with instructions regarding the procedure to be followed by the claimant
The claims which have arisen after a period of three years are treated as non-
early claims and settled within 30 days from the date of receipt of all requirements
The claims that have arisen within a period of two years from the date of commencement of the policy are treated as early claims and investigation is compulsory in such cases
The claim is usually payable to the nomineeassignee or the legal heirs as the case may be However if the deceased policyholder has not
nominatedassigned the policy or if heshe has not made a suitable provision regarding the policy moneys by way of a Will the claim is payable to the holder of a Succession Certificate or some such evidence of title from a Court
of Law The Corporation grants claims concessions under certain Plans whereby
payment of full sum assured is made subject to the deduction of unpaid premiums with interest till the date of death and unpaid premiums falling due before the next anniversary of the policy in the event of the death of the life
Assured within a period of six months or one year from the date of the first unpaid premium provided premiums have been paid for at least three years and five years
respectively
Claim Review Committee
The Corporation settles a large number of Death Claims every year Only in case of fraudulent suppression of material information is the liability repudiated This is to
ensure that claims are not paid to fraudulent persons at the cost of honest policyholders The number of Death Claims repudiated is however very small Even in these cases an opportunity is given to the claimant to make a representation for
consideration by the Review Committees of the Zonal office and the Central Office As a result of such review depending on the merits of each case appropriate
decisions are taken The Claims Review Committees of the Central and Zonal Offices have among their Members a retired High CourtDistrict Court Judge This has helped providing transparency and confidence in our operations and has resulted in
greater satisfaction among claimants policyholders and public
COMPETITORS OF LIC
Aviva
Bajaj Allianz
Birla sun life
ICICI Pru
Ing vysya
Life insurance corporation
Max new York life
MetLife India
Om kotak mahindra
Reliance life insurance
SBI life insurance
Tata AIG
AVIVA
The AVIVA Life Insurance Company is joint venture between Dabur India
and the Aviva UK Dabur is one of the Indiarsquos oldest and largest groups of companies with consolidated Annual turnover in excess of Rs 1350 crores countryrsquos leading
producer of traditional Healthcare products Aviva Plc is UKrsquos largest and the worldrsquos fifth largest insurance group It is one of the leading providers of life amp pension products to Europe and has substantial business elsewhere around the world
Bajaj Allianz
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance co Ltd Is a joint venture between Allianz AG and Bajaj Auto one of the biggest 2 amp 3 wheeler manufacturer in the world Bajaj Auto Ltd the Flagship Company of the Rs8000 crores
Bajaj group is the largest manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India and one of the largest in the world
Allianz Allianz group is insurers and financial service providers Founded in 1890 in
Berlin Allianz is now present in over 70 countries with almost 174000 employees At the top of the holding company Allianz AG with its head office in Munich
Birla sun life insurance company Limited
Birla sun Life Insurance is the coming
together of the Aditya Birla group amp Sun Life Financial of Canada to enter the Indian insurance sector The Aditya Birla Group a multinational conglomerate has over 75
business units in India and Overseas with operations in Canada US UK Thailand Indonesia Philippines Malaysia and Egypt Foreign partner
Sun life assurance sun life financials primary insurance business has excellent rating with the worldrsquos top rating agencies With assets under management as
on September 30 2000 totaling more than CDN billion it ranks amongst the largest international financial service organizations in the world
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance ICICI Prudential Life insurance is a joint venture
between the ICICI group and Prudential Plc of the UK ICICI standard off its operation in 1955 with providing finance for industrial development and since then it has diversified into housing finance consumer finance mutual funds to being a Universal
Bank and its latest venture Life insurance Foreign Partner
Established in 1848 Prudential plc Of UK has grown to be the largest life insurance and mutual fund Company in UK Prudential plc Has had its presence in Asia for the past 75 years catering to over 1 million customers across 11 Asian
countries Prudential is the largest Life Insurance Company in the United Kingdom ICICI and prudential came together in 1993 to provide mutual fund product in India and
today are the largest private sector mutual fund company in India Their largest venture ICICI Prudential Life plans to take care of the insurance needs at various stages of life
ING Vysya
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company private Limited entered the private
life insurance industry in India in September 2001 and in a short spans pf 3 years has established itself as a distinctive Life insurance brand with an innovative attractive and customer friendly product portfolio and a professional advisor force It also distributes
products in close cooperation with the ING Vysya Bank network The company is headquartered at Bangalore
MAX NEW YORK Limited
Max India Limited is a multi-business corporation that
has business interest in telecom service Bulk pharmaceuticals electronic components and specialty products It is also the service-oriented businesses of healthcare life
insurance and information technology NEW YORK Life
New York Life has grown to be a fortune 100 company and an
expert in life insurance It was the first insurance company to offer cash dividends to policy owners In 1894 New York Life pioneered then unheard-of-concept of insuring
women at the same rate as men Thereafter it continued to introduce a series of firsts ndash
a disability benefit clause in 1920 unemployment insurance in 1992 and complete customer care of the web in 1998
Today New York Life has over US billion in assets under management and over 30000 agents and employees worldwide The October 2000 fortune survey named New
York Life amongst the top three most admired life and health insurance companies worldwide With over 3 million policyholders New York Life is a leading provider of insurance in a host of countries worldwide
METLIFE INDIA
MetLife India was incorporated as a joint venture between MetLife International Holdings Inc Jammu amp Kashmir Bank M Pallonji amp Co and other private investors MetLife India is headquartered in Bangalore with offices and
presence in major Indian cities and an additional 1000 outreach points through its channel partner
Life insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
The Life insurance Corporation
was established about 44 years ago with a view to provide an insurance cover against various risks in life A monolith then the corporation enjoyed a monopoly status and
become synonymous with life insurance Its main asset is its staff strength of 124 lakhs employed and 2048 branches and over six-lakhs agency force LIC has hundred divisional offices and has established extensive training
facility at all levels At the apex is the Management Development Institute seven zonal Training Centre and 35 sales Training Centers At the industry level along with the
Government and the GIC it has helped establish the National Insurance Academy It presently transacts individual Life Insurance business group Insurance business social security schemes and Pensions grants housing loans through its subsidiary And the
markets savings and Investment products through its mutual fund It pays off about Rs 6000 crores annually to56 million policyholders
Om kotak mahindra life insurance Established in 1985 as Kotak capital management
finance promoted by Uday kotak the company has come a long way since its entry into corporate finance It has dabbled in leasing auto finance hire purchase investment
banking consumer finance broking etc The company got its name kotak mahindra as industrialists Harish and Anand Mahindra picked a stake in the company Kotak Mahindra is today one of Indiarsquos leading Financial institute
OLD Mutual-
Old mutual plc is an international financial service group in London with expanding operations in life assurance asset management banking and general insurance OLD Mutual is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also on the south-
African Namibian Malaawi and Zimbabwe stock exchanges It has 156 years of experience in life insurance business
OM Kotak Mahindra- OM Kotak Mahindra is the coming together of Kotak Mahindra
Finance Ltd and Old Mutual plc to enter the Indian insurance arena to offer a wide rang of innovative life insurance products
Reliance Life Insurance-
Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd is a part of Reliance
Capital Ltd of the Reliance ndash Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Capital is one of Indiarsquos leading private sector financial services companies and ranks among the top
3 private sector financial services and banking companies in terms of net worth Reliance capital has interests in asset management and mutual funds stock broking life and general insurance proprietary investments private equity and other activities in
financial services Reliance Capital Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial company (NBFT) registered
with the Reserve Bank of India act under section 45-1A Reliance Capital sees immense Potential in the rapidly growing financial service sector in India and aims to become a dominant player in this Industry and offer fully integrated financial services Reliance
Life Insurance is another step forward for Reliance Capital Ltd to offer need based Life Insurance solution to individual and corporate
SBI Life Insurance-
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Indiarsquos largest banks State Bank of India and Cardiff SA a leading Life Insurance
Company in France State bank of India is a household name and it stands as the last world for financial strength and security in the country SBIrsquos illus tries background dates back to
the year 1806 when it started business as a Presidency Bank known as Bank of Bengal Over the long journey it has learnt to combine the best of banking practices handed
down from the imperial management with the more Dynamic ways of doing banking in the modern India It has grown as a responsible giant in the banking field over the years Cardiff came into being in the year 1973 Since then it has grown into a vibrant
insurance company Specializing in personal lines such as long-term saving protection products and creditor insurance Cardiff had a premium income of over US$ 4 billion in
1999 And more than US$ 23 billion of funds under its management Cardiff has been specializing in the art of selling insurance products through Commercial bank in France and 23 other countries
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is registered as a life Insurance Company with the Insurance Regulatory amp Development Authority of India and has been issued
License number 111 on 29th March 2001 The Companyrsquos authorized capital is Rs 250 crores and the paid up capital at present is Rs125 crores SBI owns 74of the total equity and Cardiff the balance 26
TATA AIG-
The TATA AIG joint venture is a tie up between the established Tata Group and American International Group Inc The TATA Group is one of the largest and most respected industrial houses in the country while AIG is a leading US based
insurance and financial service company with a presence in over 130 countries and jurisdiction around the world
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The prime objective of the study is to find out the level of satisfaction of a
customer (policy holders or beneficiary) so far as the settlement of claims
To find out the procedure of claim policy holder or the beneficiary
Parameters of Research Product range offered
Service quality
Network
Benefit offered to customerrsquos
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
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
LIC had 5 zonal offices 33 divisional offices and 212 branch offices apart
from its corporate office in the year 1956 Since life insurance contracts are long term
contracts and during the currency of the policy it requires a variety of services need
was felt in the later years to expand the operations and place a branch office at each
district headquarter re-organization of LIC took place and large numbers of new
branch offices were opened As a result of re-organization servicing functions were
transferred to the branches and branches were made accounting units It worked
wonders with the performance of the corporation It may be seen that from about
20000 crores of New Business in 1957 the corporation crossed 100000 crores only in
the year 1969-70 and it took another 10 years for LIC to cross 200000 crore mark of
new business But with re-organization happening in the early eighties by 1985-86
LIC had already crossed 700000 crore Sum Assured on new policies
Today LIC functions with 2048 fully computerized branch offices 100
divisional offices 7 zonal offices and the corporate office LICrsquos Wide Area Network
covers 100 divisional offices and connects all the branches through a Metro Area
Network LIC has tied up with some Banks and Service providers to offer on-lint
premium collection facility in selected cities LICrsquos ECS and ATM premium payment
facility is an addition to customer convenience Apart from on-line Kiosks and IVRS
Info Centres have been commissioned at Mumbai Ahmedabad Bangalore Chennai
Hyderabad Kolkata New Delhi Pune and many other cities With a vision of
providing easy access to its policyholders LIC has launched its SATELLITE
SAMPARK offices The satellite offices are smaller leaner and closer to the
customer The digitalized records of the satellite offices will facilitate anywhere
servicing and many other conveniences in the future
LIC continues to be the dominant life insurer even in theliberalized scenario of
Indian insurance and is moving fast on a new growth trajectory surpassing its own
past records LIC has issued over one crore policies during the current year It has
crossed the milestone of issuing 10132955 new policies by 15th Oct 2005 posting a
healthy growth rate of 1667 over the corresponding period of the previous year
From then to now LIC ha crossed many milestones and has set unprecedented
performance records in various aspects of life insurance business The same motives
which inspired our forefathers to bring insurance into existence in this country inspire
us at LIC to take this message of protection to light the lamps of security in as many
homes as possible and to help the people in providing security to their families
Some of the important milestones in the life insurance business 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
OBJECTIVES OF LIC
Spread Life Insurance widely and in particular to the rural areas and to the
socially and economically backward classes with a view to reaching
allinsurable persons in the country and providing them adequate financial
cover against death at a reasonable cost
Maximize mobilization of peoplersquo savings by making insurance-linked savings
adequately attractive
Bear in mind in the investment of funds the primary obligation to its
policyholders whose money it holds in trust without losing sight of the
interest of the community as a whole the funds to be deployed to the best
advantage of the investors as well as the community as a whole keeping in
view national priorities and obligations of attractive return
Conduct business with utmost economy and with the full realization that
moneys belong to the policyholders
Act as trustees of the insured public in their individual and collective
capacities
Meet the various life insurance needs of the community that would arise in the
changing social and economic environment
Involve all people working in the Corporation to the best of their capability in
furthering the interests of the insured public by providing efficient service
with courtesy
Promote amongst all agent and employees of the corporation a sense of
participation pride and job towards achievement of Corporate objective
MISSIONVISION
Mission
ldquoExplore and enhance the quality of life of people through financial security by
providing products and services of aspired attributes with competitive returns and
by rendering resources for economic developmentrdquo
Vision
ldquoA trans-nationally competitive financial conglomerate of significance to societies
and Pride of Indiardquo
LIC of India is the one and only public sector life insurance Company in India
Some of the important milestones in the life insurance business 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 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
Nationalization
In 1955 parliamentarian Feroze Gandhi raised the matter of insurance fraud by owners of private insurance companies In the ensuing investigations one of Indias wealthiest businessmen Ram Kishan Dalmia owner of the Times of India newspaper
was sent to prison for two months Eventually the Parliament of India passed the Life Insurance of India Act on 1956-06-19 and the Life Insurance Corporation of India was created on 1956-09-01 by consolidating the life insurance business of 245
private life insurers and other entities offering life insurance services Nationalization of the life insurance business in India was a result of the Industrial Policy Resolution
of 1956 which had created a policy framework for extending state control over at least seventeen sectors of the economy including the life insurance The company began operations with 5 zonal offices 33 divisional offices and 212 branch offices
Current status
Over its existence of around 50 years Life Insurance Corporation of India which commanded a monopoly of soliciting and selling life insurance in India created huge surpluses and contributed around 7 of Indias GDP in 2006
The Corporation which started its business with around 300 offices 56 million
policies and a corpus of INR 459 million has grown to 2048 offices servicing around 180 million policies and a corpus of over INR 34 trillion
The organization now comprises 2048 branches 100 divisional offices and 8 zonal
offices and employs over 1 million agents It also operates in 12 other countries primarily to cater to the needs of Non Resident Indians
With the change in the Indias economic philosophy from the early 1990s and the
subsequent relaxation of state control over several sectors of the economy the monopolistic position of the Life Insurance Corporation of India was diluted and it has had to compete with a number of other corporate entities Indian as well as
transnational Life Insurance brands
In the financial year 2006-07 Life Insurance Corporation of Indias number of policy holders are said to have crossed a whopping 200 million (fourth in terms of
population of the countries of the world)
Subsidiaries
LIC owns the following subsidiaries
Life Insurance Corporation of India International This is a joint venture offshore company promoted by LIC which commenced operations in July
1989 with the objectives of offering US$ denomimated policies to cater to the insurance needs of NRIs and providing insurance services to holders of LIC
policies currently residing in the Gulf LIC International operates in all GCC countries
LIC Nepal A joint venture company formed in 2001 with the Vishal Group of Industries Nepal
LIC Lanka A joint venture company formed in 2003 with the Bartleet Group of Companies Sri Lanka
2INTRODUCTION OF ABOUT TOPIC
Claim Policy
Claims of policy argue that certain conditions should exist and advocate adoption of
policies or courses of action because problems have arisen that call for a solution
Claim Policy amp Instructions
In the unfortunate event of an arrival problem Vanguard has formulated a set of required guidelines to
document and present claims Failure to follow these guidelines will make the claim for buyers risk Please note Vanguards claim policy is for everything over five (5) percent buyers risk
Vanguard does not believe these guidelines to be in anyway arbitrary or unfair They are simply to enable us to
present substantial and consistent documentation to our growers and suppliers as well as to ensure Vanguard complies with all
necessary regulations Past experience shows that almost all claims lack one or more of the requirements
outlined below Our experience also shows that claims that are substantiated with all of the requirements outlined below stand a much better chance of being solved quickly and fairly Kindly
fulfill all of these requirements when reporting a claim
OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE CLAIMS
An objective claim is a statement about a factual matter-one that can be proved true or false For factual matters there exist widely recognized criteria and methods to
determine whether a claim is true or false A subjective claim on the other hand is not a factual matter it is an expression of belief opinion or personal preference A
subjective claim cannot be proved right or wrong by any generally accepted criteria
Objective claims amp facts An objective claim may be true or false just because something is objective does not mean it is true The following are objective claims because they concern factual
matters that is matters that can be verified as true or false
Taipei 101 is the worlds tallest building Five plus four equals ten
There are nine planets in our solar system
Now the first statement of fact is true (as of this writing) the other two are false It is possible to verify the height of buildings and determine that Taipei 101 tops them all
It is possible to devise an experiment to demonstrate that five plus four does not equal ten or to use established criteria to determine whether Pluto is a planet
Facts previously considered true may come to be considered false if new criteria methods or technology emerge For example the definition of planet was recently
revised Experts agreed that Pluto did not conform to the new accepted criteria At that point the statement There are nine planets in our solar system became false
Even if a factual statement is demonstrably false it remains an objective claim on a factual matter
A statement is a factual matter even if you can only imagine a method by which it might be verified For example suppose I claim that humanoid life exists on planets
outside our galaxy I can imagine methods that could be used to determine whether this is true even if I cannot carry them outndashsend a faster-than-light spaceship to look
perhaps However when I imagine methods I may not indulge in pure fantasy I must use widely recognized criteria If the consensus is that fasterndashthanndashlight travel is impossible then my imagined test using a faster-than-light ship fails to meet generally
recognized criteria I would have to propose another way to test my claim using acceptable criteria Whether you disbelieve or disagree with my claim it is an
objective claim either there is or there is not humanoid life outside our galaxy independently of whether or not either of us believes it
Subjective claims amp opinions
In contrast to objective claims subjective claims cannot be proved true or false by any generally accepted criteria Subjective claims often express opinions preferences values feelings and judgments Even though they may involve facts they do not
make factual (provable) claims and therefore they are in a sense neither true nor false in the same way an objective claim is true or false They are outside the realm of
what is verifiable For example consider the following subjective claims
Trout tastes better than catfish Touching a spider is scary
Venus Williams is the greatest athlete of this decade Hamsters make the best pets
Claimrsquos Settlementrsquos History
MUMBAI The percentage of rejected claims to total claims is much higher for private life insurance companies compared with state-owned Life Insurance
Corporation (LIC)
According to data released by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) private life insurers received 13139 individual death claims in 2006-07 compared with 602 lakh claims recorded by LIC Of the total number of claims
received private life insurance companies settled 727 of the claims while LIC managed to settle 9694 of claims
The number of claims rejected by private insurers as a percentage of claims booked was 1398 in 2006-07 while the claims rejected by LIC were 143 Claims
pending with private insurers as on March 31 2007 stood at 1332 of total claims received against 163 for LIC LIC paid Rs 428928 crore as death claim benefits
against Rs 15546 crore paid by private life insurers Life insurers receive two types of claim the first are the maturity claims where the
policyholder gets the savings that accrue under his policy at the end of the term Bulk of the claims comes under this category and usually there is no dispute on maturity
claims as these payments are akin to repayment of a maturing bond
The second set of claims which are far fewer are death claims Section 45 IA of the
Insurance Act 1938 allows insurers to reject claims if there is suppression of material fact by the insured In life insurance any information that has bearing on the mortality of the proposer is considered to be a material fact So if a proposer suffers from a
serious ailment which is not disclosed the insurer can reject his claims
However the Supreme Court has said that the clause cannot be used unilaterally and it is for the insurer to establish that the non-disclosure has a bearing on mortality In the first few years of operations private life insurers did not have much of a claims
experience Therefore a comparison on claims servicing between the private sector and LIC was not possible Now with the private life industry being in its seventh
year there has been a substantial number of maturity and death claims According to an official with a private life insurance company repudiations were
higher in group policies Also given that private companies have been only a few years in existence their share of early claims are higher Early claims are those which
occur within two years of the policyholder acquiring a policy In such claims insurers double check on whether the terms of the policy have been strictly met
Another aspect of claims
Admission Of Age
Age is the main basis of calculation of premium under life insurance policies The following are accepted as evidence of age
Certified extract from Municipal or Local Bodyrsquos records made at the time of birth
Certificate of Baptism or Certified Extract from Family Bible if it contains age or date of birth
Certified Extract from School or College records if age or date of birth is stated therein
Certified Extract from Service Register in the case of Govt employees and
employees of Quasi-Govt Institutions or Passport issued by the Passport Authorities in India
Payment of Premium
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at
Branch Office The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post
You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by
providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates
and months mentioned on your policy bond Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill
Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and
UTI Bank Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service
(ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijay Wada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum Ahmedabad Pune Goa and Nagpur Secunderabad amp
Visakhapatnam A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums
The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Churchgate New India Building Santacruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Days Of Grace
Policyholder should pay the premiums on due dates However a grace period of one month but not less than 30 days will be allowed for payment of yearlyhalf-yearlyquarterly premiums and 15 days for monthly premiums
When the days of grace expire on a Sunday or a public holiday the premium may be paid on the following working day to keep the policy in force
If the premium is not paid before the expiry of the days of grace the policy lapses
Revival of Lapsed Policy
If the policy has lapsed it can be revived during the life time of the life assured within a period of five years from the date of the first unpaid premium but before the date of maturity subject to certain conditions
The Corporation offers three convenient schemes of revival viz Ordinary Revival Special Revival and Installment Revival Policies can also be revived
under Loan-cum-Revival and SB-cum-Revival schemes Request for revival may be made to the Branch Office servicing the policy
Change of Address and Transfer Of Policy Records
The policyholder should immediately intimate the change of hisher address to
the Branch Office servicing the policy The correct address facilitates better service and quicker settlement of claims
Policy records can also be transferred from one Branch Office to another for
servicing as requested by the policyholder
Loss of Policy Document
The Policy Document is an evidence of the contract between the Insurer and the Insured Hence the policyholder should preserve the Policy Bond till the
contracted amount under it is settled Loss of the Policy Document should be immediately intimated to the Branch
Office where it is serviced
Loans
Loans are granted on policies to the extent of 90 of Surrender Value of the policies which are in force and 85 of the Surrender Value in case of policies which are paid-up inclusive of the cash value of bonus The rate of interest
charged at present is 9 pa payable half-yearly Loans are not granted for a period shorter than six months The Conditions and
Privileges printed on the back of the Policy Bond states whether a particular policy is with or without the loan facility
Relief to Policyholders
The Corporation generally allows concessions on payment of premiums settlement of claims issue of duplicate policies etc when the policyholder are
affected by natural calamities such as droughts cyclones floods earthquakes etc
Nomination
Nomination is a right conferred on the holder of a Policy of Life Assurance on his own life to appoint a persons to receive policy moneys in the event of the policy
becoming a claim by the assuredrsquos death The Nominee does not get any other benefit except to receive the policy moneys on the death of the Life Assured
Survival BenefitMaturity Claims
LIC settles survival benefitmaturity claims on or before the due date
Policyholder are intimated well in advance by the Branch Office which services the policy regarding the payment and the necessary Discharge
Voucher is also sent for execution by the assured In case the policyholder does not get any intimation from the Branch Office concerned heshe should contact them quoting the Policy Number
Survival Benefit payment up to Rs60000- are settled without insisting for Policy Bond and Discharge Voucher
Death Claims
If the life assured dies during the term of the policy death claim arises The
death of the policyholder should be immediately intimated in writing to the Branch Office where the policy is serviced along with the following particulars
1 The Nos of the policyies 2 The name of the policyholder
3 Death Certificate issued by concerned Authority 4 The date of death 5 The cause of death and
6 Claimantrsquos relationship with the deceased On receipt of the intimation of death necessary claim forms are sent by the
Branch Office for completion along with instructions regarding the procedure to be followed by the claimant
The claims which have arisen after a period of three years are treated as non-
early claims and settled within 30 days from the date of receipt of all requirements
The claims that have arisen within a period of two years from the date of commencement of the policy are treated as early claims and investigation is compulsory in such cases
The claim is usually payable to the nomineeassignee or the legal heirs as the case may be However if the deceased policyholder has not
nominatedassigned the policy or if heshe has not made a suitable provision regarding the policy moneys by way of a Will the claim is payable to the holder of a Succession Certificate or some such evidence of title from a Court
of Law The Corporation grants claims concessions under certain Plans whereby
payment of full sum assured is made subject to the deduction of unpaid premiums with interest till the date of death and unpaid premiums falling due before the next anniversary of the policy in the event of the death of the life
Assured within a period of six months or one year from the date of the first unpaid premium provided premiums have been paid for at least three years and five years
respectively
Claim Review Committee
The Corporation settles a large number of Death Claims every year Only in case of fraudulent suppression of material information is the liability repudiated This is to
ensure that claims are not paid to fraudulent persons at the cost of honest policyholders The number of Death Claims repudiated is however very small Even in these cases an opportunity is given to the claimant to make a representation for
consideration by the Review Committees of the Zonal office and the Central Office As a result of such review depending on the merits of each case appropriate
decisions are taken The Claims Review Committees of the Central and Zonal Offices have among their Members a retired High CourtDistrict Court Judge This has helped providing transparency and confidence in our operations and has resulted in
greater satisfaction among claimants policyholders and public
COMPETITORS OF LIC
Aviva
Bajaj Allianz
Birla sun life
ICICI Pru
Ing vysya
Life insurance corporation
Max new York life
MetLife India
Om kotak mahindra
Reliance life insurance
SBI life insurance
Tata AIG
AVIVA
The AVIVA Life Insurance Company is joint venture between Dabur India
and the Aviva UK Dabur is one of the Indiarsquos oldest and largest groups of companies with consolidated Annual turnover in excess of Rs 1350 crores countryrsquos leading
producer of traditional Healthcare products Aviva Plc is UKrsquos largest and the worldrsquos fifth largest insurance group It is one of the leading providers of life amp pension products to Europe and has substantial business elsewhere around the world
Bajaj Allianz
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance co Ltd Is a joint venture between Allianz AG and Bajaj Auto one of the biggest 2 amp 3 wheeler manufacturer in the world Bajaj Auto Ltd the Flagship Company of the Rs8000 crores
Bajaj group is the largest manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India and one of the largest in the world
Allianz Allianz group is insurers and financial service providers Founded in 1890 in
Berlin Allianz is now present in over 70 countries with almost 174000 employees At the top of the holding company Allianz AG with its head office in Munich
Birla sun life insurance company Limited
Birla sun Life Insurance is the coming
together of the Aditya Birla group amp Sun Life Financial of Canada to enter the Indian insurance sector The Aditya Birla Group a multinational conglomerate has over 75
business units in India and Overseas with operations in Canada US UK Thailand Indonesia Philippines Malaysia and Egypt Foreign partner
Sun life assurance sun life financials primary insurance business has excellent rating with the worldrsquos top rating agencies With assets under management as
on September 30 2000 totaling more than CDN billion it ranks amongst the largest international financial service organizations in the world
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance ICICI Prudential Life insurance is a joint venture
between the ICICI group and Prudential Plc of the UK ICICI standard off its operation in 1955 with providing finance for industrial development and since then it has diversified into housing finance consumer finance mutual funds to being a Universal
Bank and its latest venture Life insurance Foreign Partner
Established in 1848 Prudential plc Of UK has grown to be the largest life insurance and mutual fund Company in UK Prudential plc Has had its presence in Asia for the past 75 years catering to over 1 million customers across 11 Asian
countries Prudential is the largest Life Insurance Company in the United Kingdom ICICI and prudential came together in 1993 to provide mutual fund product in India and
today are the largest private sector mutual fund company in India Their largest venture ICICI Prudential Life plans to take care of the insurance needs at various stages of life
ING Vysya
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company private Limited entered the private
life insurance industry in India in September 2001 and in a short spans pf 3 years has established itself as a distinctive Life insurance brand with an innovative attractive and customer friendly product portfolio and a professional advisor force It also distributes
products in close cooperation with the ING Vysya Bank network The company is headquartered at Bangalore
MAX NEW YORK Limited
Max India Limited is a multi-business corporation that
has business interest in telecom service Bulk pharmaceuticals electronic components and specialty products It is also the service-oriented businesses of healthcare life
insurance and information technology NEW YORK Life
New York Life has grown to be a fortune 100 company and an
expert in life insurance It was the first insurance company to offer cash dividends to policy owners In 1894 New York Life pioneered then unheard-of-concept of insuring
women at the same rate as men Thereafter it continued to introduce a series of firsts ndash
a disability benefit clause in 1920 unemployment insurance in 1992 and complete customer care of the web in 1998
Today New York Life has over US billion in assets under management and over 30000 agents and employees worldwide The October 2000 fortune survey named New
York Life amongst the top three most admired life and health insurance companies worldwide With over 3 million policyholders New York Life is a leading provider of insurance in a host of countries worldwide
METLIFE INDIA
MetLife India was incorporated as a joint venture between MetLife International Holdings Inc Jammu amp Kashmir Bank M Pallonji amp Co and other private investors MetLife India is headquartered in Bangalore with offices and
presence in major Indian cities and an additional 1000 outreach points through its channel partner
Life insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
The Life insurance Corporation
was established about 44 years ago with a view to provide an insurance cover against various risks in life A monolith then the corporation enjoyed a monopoly status and
become synonymous with life insurance Its main asset is its staff strength of 124 lakhs employed and 2048 branches and over six-lakhs agency force LIC has hundred divisional offices and has established extensive training
facility at all levels At the apex is the Management Development Institute seven zonal Training Centre and 35 sales Training Centers At the industry level along with the
Government and the GIC it has helped establish the National Insurance Academy It presently transacts individual Life Insurance business group Insurance business social security schemes and Pensions grants housing loans through its subsidiary And the
markets savings and Investment products through its mutual fund It pays off about Rs 6000 crores annually to56 million policyholders
Om kotak mahindra life insurance Established in 1985 as Kotak capital management
finance promoted by Uday kotak the company has come a long way since its entry into corporate finance It has dabbled in leasing auto finance hire purchase investment
banking consumer finance broking etc The company got its name kotak mahindra as industrialists Harish and Anand Mahindra picked a stake in the company Kotak Mahindra is today one of Indiarsquos leading Financial institute
OLD Mutual-
Old mutual plc is an international financial service group in London with expanding operations in life assurance asset management banking and general insurance OLD Mutual is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also on the south-
African Namibian Malaawi and Zimbabwe stock exchanges It has 156 years of experience in life insurance business
OM Kotak Mahindra- OM Kotak Mahindra is the coming together of Kotak Mahindra
Finance Ltd and Old Mutual plc to enter the Indian insurance arena to offer a wide rang of innovative life insurance products
Reliance Life Insurance-
Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd is a part of Reliance
Capital Ltd of the Reliance ndash Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Capital is one of Indiarsquos leading private sector financial services companies and ranks among the top
3 private sector financial services and banking companies in terms of net worth Reliance capital has interests in asset management and mutual funds stock broking life and general insurance proprietary investments private equity and other activities in
financial services Reliance Capital Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial company (NBFT) registered
with the Reserve Bank of India act under section 45-1A Reliance Capital sees immense Potential in the rapidly growing financial service sector in India and aims to become a dominant player in this Industry and offer fully integrated financial services Reliance
Life Insurance is another step forward for Reliance Capital Ltd to offer need based Life Insurance solution to individual and corporate
SBI Life Insurance-
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Indiarsquos largest banks State Bank of India and Cardiff SA a leading Life Insurance
Company in France State bank of India is a household name and it stands as the last world for financial strength and security in the country SBIrsquos illus tries background dates back to
the year 1806 when it started business as a Presidency Bank known as Bank of Bengal Over the long journey it has learnt to combine the best of banking practices handed
down from the imperial management with the more Dynamic ways of doing banking in the modern India It has grown as a responsible giant in the banking field over the years Cardiff came into being in the year 1973 Since then it has grown into a vibrant
insurance company Specializing in personal lines such as long-term saving protection products and creditor insurance Cardiff had a premium income of over US$ 4 billion in
1999 And more than US$ 23 billion of funds under its management Cardiff has been specializing in the art of selling insurance products through Commercial bank in France and 23 other countries
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is registered as a life Insurance Company with the Insurance Regulatory amp Development Authority of India and has been issued
License number 111 on 29th March 2001 The Companyrsquos authorized capital is Rs 250 crores and the paid up capital at present is Rs125 crores SBI owns 74of the total equity and Cardiff the balance 26
TATA AIG-
The TATA AIG joint venture is a tie up between the established Tata Group and American International Group Inc The TATA Group is one of the largest and most respected industrial houses in the country while AIG is a leading US based
insurance and financial service company with a presence in over 130 countries and jurisdiction around the world
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The prime objective of the study is to find out the level of satisfaction of a
customer (policy holders or beneficiary) so far as the settlement of claims
To find out the procedure of claim policy holder or the beneficiary
Parameters of Research Product range offered
Service quality
Network
Benefit offered to customerrsquos
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
facility is an addition to customer convenience Apart from on-line Kiosks and IVRS
Info Centres have been commissioned at Mumbai Ahmedabad Bangalore Chennai
Hyderabad Kolkata New Delhi Pune and many other cities With a vision of
providing easy access to its policyholders LIC has launched its SATELLITE
SAMPARK offices The satellite offices are smaller leaner and closer to the
customer The digitalized records of the satellite offices will facilitate anywhere
servicing and many other conveniences in the future
LIC continues to be the dominant life insurer even in theliberalized scenario of
Indian insurance and is moving fast on a new growth trajectory surpassing its own
past records LIC has issued over one crore policies during the current year It has
crossed the milestone of issuing 10132955 new policies by 15th Oct 2005 posting a
healthy growth rate of 1667 over the corresponding period of the previous year
From then to now LIC ha crossed many milestones and has set unprecedented
performance records in various aspects of life insurance business The same motives
which inspired our forefathers to bring insurance into existence in this country inspire
us at LIC to take this message of protection to light the lamps of security in as many
homes as possible and to help the people in providing security to their families
Some of the important milestones in the life insurance business 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
OBJECTIVES OF LIC
Spread Life Insurance widely and in particular to the rural areas and to the
socially and economically backward classes with a view to reaching
allinsurable persons in the country and providing them adequate financial
cover against death at a reasonable cost
Maximize mobilization of peoplersquo savings by making insurance-linked savings
adequately attractive
Bear in mind in the investment of funds the primary obligation to its
policyholders whose money it holds in trust without losing sight of the
interest of the community as a whole the funds to be deployed to the best
advantage of the investors as well as the community as a whole keeping in
view national priorities and obligations of attractive return
Conduct business with utmost economy and with the full realization that
moneys belong to the policyholders
Act as trustees of the insured public in their individual and collective
capacities
Meet the various life insurance needs of the community that would arise in the
changing social and economic environment
Involve all people working in the Corporation to the best of their capability in
furthering the interests of the insured public by providing efficient service
with courtesy
Promote amongst all agent and employees of the corporation a sense of
participation pride and job towards achievement of Corporate objective
MISSIONVISION
Mission
ldquoExplore and enhance the quality of life of people through financial security by
providing products and services of aspired attributes with competitive returns and
by rendering resources for economic developmentrdquo
Vision
ldquoA trans-nationally competitive financial conglomerate of significance to societies
and Pride of Indiardquo
LIC of India is the one and only public sector life insurance Company in India
Some of the important milestones in the life insurance business 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 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
Nationalization
In 1955 parliamentarian Feroze Gandhi raised the matter of insurance fraud by owners of private insurance companies In the ensuing investigations one of Indias wealthiest businessmen Ram Kishan Dalmia owner of the Times of India newspaper
was sent to prison for two months Eventually the Parliament of India passed the Life Insurance of India Act on 1956-06-19 and the Life Insurance Corporation of India was created on 1956-09-01 by consolidating the life insurance business of 245
private life insurers and other entities offering life insurance services Nationalization of the life insurance business in India was a result of the Industrial Policy Resolution
of 1956 which had created a policy framework for extending state control over at least seventeen sectors of the economy including the life insurance The company began operations with 5 zonal offices 33 divisional offices and 212 branch offices
Current status
Over its existence of around 50 years Life Insurance Corporation of India which commanded a monopoly of soliciting and selling life insurance in India created huge surpluses and contributed around 7 of Indias GDP in 2006
The Corporation which started its business with around 300 offices 56 million
policies and a corpus of INR 459 million has grown to 2048 offices servicing around 180 million policies and a corpus of over INR 34 trillion
The organization now comprises 2048 branches 100 divisional offices and 8 zonal
offices and employs over 1 million agents It also operates in 12 other countries primarily to cater to the needs of Non Resident Indians
With the change in the Indias economic philosophy from the early 1990s and the
subsequent relaxation of state control over several sectors of the economy the monopolistic position of the Life Insurance Corporation of India was diluted and it has had to compete with a number of other corporate entities Indian as well as
transnational Life Insurance brands
In the financial year 2006-07 Life Insurance Corporation of Indias number of policy holders are said to have crossed a whopping 200 million (fourth in terms of
population of the countries of the world)
Subsidiaries
LIC owns the following subsidiaries
Life Insurance Corporation of India International This is a joint venture offshore company promoted by LIC which commenced operations in July
1989 with the objectives of offering US$ denomimated policies to cater to the insurance needs of NRIs and providing insurance services to holders of LIC
policies currently residing in the Gulf LIC International operates in all GCC countries
LIC Nepal A joint venture company formed in 2001 with the Vishal Group of Industries Nepal
LIC Lanka A joint venture company formed in 2003 with the Bartleet Group of Companies Sri Lanka
2INTRODUCTION OF ABOUT TOPIC
Claim Policy
Claims of policy argue that certain conditions should exist and advocate adoption of
policies or courses of action because problems have arisen that call for a solution
Claim Policy amp Instructions
In the unfortunate event of an arrival problem Vanguard has formulated a set of required guidelines to
document and present claims Failure to follow these guidelines will make the claim for buyers risk Please note Vanguards claim policy is for everything over five (5) percent buyers risk
Vanguard does not believe these guidelines to be in anyway arbitrary or unfair They are simply to enable us to
present substantial and consistent documentation to our growers and suppliers as well as to ensure Vanguard complies with all
necessary regulations Past experience shows that almost all claims lack one or more of the requirements
outlined below Our experience also shows that claims that are substantiated with all of the requirements outlined below stand a much better chance of being solved quickly and fairly Kindly
fulfill all of these requirements when reporting a claim
OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE CLAIMS
An objective claim is a statement about a factual matter-one that can be proved true or false For factual matters there exist widely recognized criteria and methods to
determine whether a claim is true or false A subjective claim on the other hand is not a factual matter it is an expression of belief opinion or personal preference A
subjective claim cannot be proved right or wrong by any generally accepted criteria
Objective claims amp facts An objective claim may be true or false just because something is objective does not mean it is true The following are objective claims because they concern factual
matters that is matters that can be verified as true or false
Taipei 101 is the worlds tallest building Five plus four equals ten
There are nine planets in our solar system
Now the first statement of fact is true (as of this writing) the other two are false It is possible to verify the height of buildings and determine that Taipei 101 tops them all
It is possible to devise an experiment to demonstrate that five plus four does not equal ten or to use established criteria to determine whether Pluto is a planet
Facts previously considered true may come to be considered false if new criteria methods or technology emerge For example the definition of planet was recently
revised Experts agreed that Pluto did not conform to the new accepted criteria At that point the statement There are nine planets in our solar system became false
Even if a factual statement is demonstrably false it remains an objective claim on a factual matter
A statement is a factual matter even if you can only imagine a method by which it might be verified For example suppose I claim that humanoid life exists on planets
outside our galaxy I can imagine methods that could be used to determine whether this is true even if I cannot carry them outndashsend a faster-than-light spaceship to look
perhaps However when I imagine methods I may not indulge in pure fantasy I must use widely recognized criteria If the consensus is that fasterndashthanndashlight travel is impossible then my imagined test using a faster-than-light ship fails to meet generally
recognized criteria I would have to propose another way to test my claim using acceptable criteria Whether you disbelieve or disagree with my claim it is an
objective claim either there is or there is not humanoid life outside our galaxy independently of whether or not either of us believes it
Subjective claims amp opinions
In contrast to objective claims subjective claims cannot be proved true or false by any generally accepted criteria Subjective claims often express opinions preferences values feelings and judgments Even though they may involve facts they do not
make factual (provable) claims and therefore they are in a sense neither true nor false in the same way an objective claim is true or false They are outside the realm of
what is verifiable For example consider the following subjective claims
Trout tastes better than catfish Touching a spider is scary
Venus Williams is the greatest athlete of this decade Hamsters make the best pets
Claimrsquos Settlementrsquos History
MUMBAI The percentage of rejected claims to total claims is much higher for private life insurance companies compared with state-owned Life Insurance
Corporation (LIC)
According to data released by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) private life insurers received 13139 individual death claims in 2006-07 compared with 602 lakh claims recorded by LIC Of the total number of claims
received private life insurance companies settled 727 of the claims while LIC managed to settle 9694 of claims
The number of claims rejected by private insurers as a percentage of claims booked was 1398 in 2006-07 while the claims rejected by LIC were 143 Claims
pending with private insurers as on March 31 2007 stood at 1332 of total claims received against 163 for LIC LIC paid Rs 428928 crore as death claim benefits
against Rs 15546 crore paid by private life insurers Life insurers receive two types of claim the first are the maturity claims where the
policyholder gets the savings that accrue under his policy at the end of the term Bulk of the claims comes under this category and usually there is no dispute on maturity
claims as these payments are akin to repayment of a maturing bond
The second set of claims which are far fewer are death claims Section 45 IA of the
Insurance Act 1938 allows insurers to reject claims if there is suppression of material fact by the insured In life insurance any information that has bearing on the mortality of the proposer is considered to be a material fact So if a proposer suffers from a
serious ailment which is not disclosed the insurer can reject his claims
However the Supreme Court has said that the clause cannot be used unilaterally and it is for the insurer to establish that the non-disclosure has a bearing on mortality In the first few years of operations private life insurers did not have much of a claims
experience Therefore a comparison on claims servicing between the private sector and LIC was not possible Now with the private life industry being in its seventh
year there has been a substantial number of maturity and death claims According to an official with a private life insurance company repudiations were
higher in group policies Also given that private companies have been only a few years in existence their share of early claims are higher Early claims are those which
occur within two years of the policyholder acquiring a policy In such claims insurers double check on whether the terms of the policy have been strictly met
Another aspect of claims
Admission Of Age
Age is the main basis of calculation of premium under life insurance policies The following are accepted as evidence of age
Certified extract from Municipal or Local Bodyrsquos records made at the time of birth
Certificate of Baptism or Certified Extract from Family Bible if it contains age or date of birth
Certified Extract from School or College records if age or date of birth is stated therein
Certified Extract from Service Register in the case of Govt employees and
employees of Quasi-Govt Institutions or Passport issued by the Passport Authorities in India
Payment of Premium
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at
Branch Office The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post
You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by
providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates
and months mentioned on your policy bond Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill
Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and
UTI Bank Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service
(ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijay Wada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum Ahmedabad Pune Goa and Nagpur Secunderabad amp
Visakhapatnam A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums
The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Churchgate New India Building Santacruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Days Of Grace
Policyholder should pay the premiums on due dates However a grace period of one month but not less than 30 days will be allowed for payment of yearlyhalf-yearlyquarterly premiums and 15 days for monthly premiums
When the days of grace expire on a Sunday or a public holiday the premium may be paid on the following working day to keep the policy in force
If the premium is not paid before the expiry of the days of grace the policy lapses
Revival of Lapsed Policy
If the policy has lapsed it can be revived during the life time of the life assured within a period of five years from the date of the first unpaid premium but before the date of maturity subject to certain conditions
The Corporation offers three convenient schemes of revival viz Ordinary Revival Special Revival and Installment Revival Policies can also be revived
under Loan-cum-Revival and SB-cum-Revival schemes Request for revival may be made to the Branch Office servicing the policy
Change of Address and Transfer Of Policy Records
The policyholder should immediately intimate the change of hisher address to
the Branch Office servicing the policy The correct address facilitates better service and quicker settlement of claims
Policy records can also be transferred from one Branch Office to another for
servicing as requested by the policyholder
Loss of Policy Document
The Policy Document is an evidence of the contract between the Insurer and the Insured Hence the policyholder should preserve the Policy Bond till the
contracted amount under it is settled Loss of the Policy Document should be immediately intimated to the Branch
Office where it is serviced
Loans
Loans are granted on policies to the extent of 90 of Surrender Value of the policies which are in force and 85 of the Surrender Value in case of policies which are paid-up inclusive of the cash value of bonus The rate of interest
charged at present is 9 pa payable half-yearly Loans are not granted for a period shorter than six months The Conditions and
Privileges printed on the back of the Policy Bond states whether a particular policy is with or without the loan facility
Relief to Policyholders
The Corporation generally allows concessions on payment of premiums settlement of claims issue of duplicate policies etc when the policyholder are
affected by natural calamities such as droughts cyclones floods earthquakes etc
Nomination
Nomination is a right conferred on the holder of a Policy of Life Assurance on his own life to appoint a persons to receive policy moneys in the event of the policy
becoming a claim by the assuredrsquos death The Nominee does not get any other benefit except to receive the policy moneys on the death of the Life Assured
Survival BenefitMaturity Claims
LIC settles survival benefitmaturity claims on or before the due date
Policyholder are intimated well in advance by the Branch Office which services the policy regarding the payment and the necessary Discharge
Voucher is also sent for execution by the assured In case the policyholder does not get any intimation from the Branch Office concerned heshe should contact them quoting the Policy Number
Survival Benefit payment up to Rs60000- are settled without insisting for Policy Bond and Discharge Voucher
Death Claims
If the life assured dies during the term of the policy death claim arises The
death of the policyholder should be immediately intimated in writing to the Branch Office where the policy is serviced along with the following particulars
1 The Nos of the policyies 2 The name of the policyholder
3 Death Certificate issued by concerned Authority 4 The date of death 5 The cause of death and
6 Claimantrsquos relationship with the deceased On receipt of the intimation of death necessary claim forms are sent by the
Branch Office for completion along with instructions regarding the procedure to be followed by the claimant
The claims which have arisen after a period of three years are treated as non-
early claims and settled within 30 days from the date of receipt of all requirements
The claims that have arisen within a period of two years from the date of commencement of the policy are treated as early claims and investigation is compulsory in such cases
The claim is usually payable to the nomineeassignee or the legal heirs as the case may be However if the deceased policyholder has not
nominatedassigned the policy or if heshe has not made a suitable provision regarding the policy moneys by way of a Will the claim is payable to the holder of a Succession Certificate or some such evidence of title from a Court
of Law The Corporation grants claims concessions under certain Plans whereby
payment of full sum assured is made subject to the deduction of unpaid premiums with interest till the date of death and unpaid premiums falling due before the next anniversary of the policy in the event of the death of the life
Assured within a period of six months or one year from the date of the first unpaid premium provided premiums have been paid for at least three years and five years
respectively
Claim Review Committee
The Corporation settles a large number of Death Claims every year Only in case of fraudulent suppression of material information is the liability repudiated This is to
ensure that claims are not paid to fraudulent persons at the cost of honest policyholders The number of Death Claims repudiated is however very small Even in these cases an opportunity is given to the claimant to make a representation for
consideration by the Review Committees of the Zonal office and the Central Office As a result of such review depending on the merits of each case appropriate
decisions are taken The Claims Review Committees of the Central and Zonal Offices have among their Members a retired High CourtDistrict Court Judge This has helped providing transparency and confidence in our operations and has resulted in
greater satisfaction among claimants policyholders and public
COMPETITORS OF LIC
Aviva
Bajaj Allianz
Birla sun life
ICICI Pru
Ing vysya
Life insurance corporation
Max new York life
MetLife India
Om kotak mahindra
Reliance life insurance
SBI life insurance
Tata AIG
AVIVA
The AVIVA Life Insurance Company is joint venture between Dabur India
and the Aviva UK Dabur is one of the Indiarsquos oldest and largest groups of companies with consolidated Annual turnover in excess of Rs 1350 crores countryrsquos leading
producer of traditional Healthcare products Aviva Plc is UKrsquos largest and the worldrsquos fifth largest insurance group It is one of the leading providers of life amp pension products to Europe and has substantial business elsewhere around the world
Bajaj Allianz
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance co Ltd Is a joint venture between Allianz AG and Bajaj Auto one of the biggest 2 amp 3 wheeler manufacturer in the world Bajaj Auto Ltd the Flagship Company of the Rs8000 crores
Bajaj group is the largest manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India and one of the largest in the world
Allianz Allianz group is insurers and financial service providers Founded in 1890 in
Berlin Allianz is now present in over 70 countries with almost 174000 employees At the top of the holding company Allianz AG with its head office in Munich
Birla sun life insurance company Limited
Birla sun Life Insurance is the coming
together of the Aditya Birla group amp Sun Life Financial of Canada to enter the Indian insurance sector The Aditya Birla Group a multinational conglomerate has over 75
business units in India and Overseas with operations in Canada US UK Thailand Indonesia Philippines Malaysia and Egypt Foreign partner
Sun life assurance sun life financials primary insurance business has excellent rating with the worldrsquos top rating agencies With assets under management as
on September 30 2000 totaling more than CDN billion it ranks amongst the largest international financial service organizations in the world
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance ICICI Prudential Life insurance is a joint venture
between the ICICI group and Prudential Plc of the UK ICICI standard off its operation in 1955 with providing finance for industrial development and since then it has diversified into housing finance consumer finance mutual funds to being a Universal
Bank and its latest venture Life insurance Foreign Partner
Established in 1848 Prudential plc Of UK has grown to be the largest life insurance and mutual fund Company in UK Prudential plc Has had its presence in Asia for the past 75 years catering to over 1 million customers across 11 Asian
countries Prudential is the largest Life Insurance Company in the United Kingdom ICICI and prudential came together in 1993 to provide mutual fund product in India and
today are the largest private sector mutual fund company in India Their largest venture ICICI Prudential Life plans to take care of the insurance needs at various stages of life
ING Vysya
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company private Limited entered the private
life insurance industry in India in September 2001 and in a short spans pf 3 years has established itself as a distinctive Life insurance brand with an innovative attractive and customer friendly product portfolio and a professional advisor force It also distributes
products in close cooperation with the ING Vysya Bank network The company is headquartered at Bangalore
MAX NEW YORK Limited
Max India Limited is a multi-business corporation that
has business interest in telecom service Bulk pharmaceuticals electronic components and specialty products It is also the service-oriented businesses of healthcare life
insurance and information technology NEW YORK Life
New York Life has grown to be a fortune 100 company and an
expert in life insurance It was the first insurance company to offer cash dividends to policy owners In 1894 New York Life pioneered then unheard-of-concept of insuring
women at the same rate as men Thereafter it continued to introduce a series of firsts ndash
a disability benefit clause in 1920 unemployment insurance in 1992 and complete customer care of the web in 1998
Today New York Life has over US billion in assets under management and over 30000 agents and employees worldwide The October 2000 fortune survey named New
York Life amongst the top three most admired life and health insurance companies worldwide With over 3 million policyholders New York Life is a leading provider of insurance in a host of countries worldwide
METLIFE INDIA
MetLife India was incorporated as a joint venture between MetLife International Holdings Inc Jammu amp Kashmir Bank M Pallonji amp Co and other private investors MetLife India is headquartered in Bangalore with offices and
presence in major Indian cities and an additional 1000 outreach points through its channel partner
Life insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
The Life insurance Corporation
was established about 44 years ago with a view to provide an insurance cover against various risks in life A monolith then the corporation enjoyed a monopoly status and
become synonymous with life insurance Its main asset is its staff strength of 124 lakhs employed and 2048 branches and over six-lakhs agency force LIC has hundred divisional offices and has established extensive training
facility at all levels At the apex is the Management Development Institute seven zonal Training Centre and 35 sales Training Centers At the industry level along with the
Government and the GIC it has helped establish the National Insurance Academy It presently transacts individual Life Insurance business group Insurance business social security schemes and Pensions grants housing loans through its subsidiary And the
markets savings and Investment products through its mutual fund It pays off about Rs 6000 crores annually to56 million policyholders
Om kotak mahindra life insurance Established in 1985 as Kotak capital management
finance promoted by Uday kotak the company has come a long way since its entry into corporate finance It has dabbled in leasing auto finance hire purchase investment
banking consumer finance broking etc The company got its name kotak mahindra as industrialists Harish and Anand Mahindra picked a stake in the company Kotak Mahindra is today one of Indiarsquos leading Financial institute
OLD Mutual-
Old mutual plc is an international financial service group in London with expanding operations in life assurance asset management banking and general insurance OLD Mutual is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also on the south-
African Namibian Malaawi and Zimbabwe stock exchanges It has 156 years of experience in life insurance business
OM Kotak Mahindra- OM Kotak Mahindra is the coming together of Kotak Mahindra
Finance Ltd and Old Mutual plc to enter the Indian insurance arena to offer a wide rang of innovative life insurance products
Reliance Life Insurance-
Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd is a part of Reliance
Capital Ltd of the Reliance ndash Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Capital is one of Indiarsquos leading private sector financial services companies and ranks among the top
3 private sector financial services and banking companies in terms of net worth Reliance capital has interests in asset management and mutual funds stock broking life and general insurance proprietary investments private equity and other activities in
financial services Reliance Capital Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial company (NBFT) registered
with the Reserve Bank of India act under section 45-1A Reliance Capital sees immense Potential in the rapidly growing financial service sector in India and aims to become a dominant player in this Industry and offer fully integrated financial services Reliance
Life Insurance is another step forward for Reliance Capital Ltd to offer need based Life Insurance solution to individual and corporate
SBI Life Insurance-
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Indiarsquos largest banks State Bank of India and Cardiff SA a leading Life Insurance
Company in France State bank of India is a household name and it stands as the last world for financial strength and security in the country SBIrsquos illus tries background dates back to
the year 1806 when it started business as a Presidency Bank known as Bank of Bengal Over the long journey it has learnt to combine the best of banking practices handed
down from the imperial management with the more Dynamic ways of doing banking in the modern India It has grown as a responsible giant in the banking field over the years Cardiff came into being in the year 1973 Since then it has grown into a vibrant
insurance company Specializing in personal lines such as long-term saving protection products and creditor insurance Cardiff had a premium income of over US$ 4 billion in
1999 And more than US$ 23 billion of funds under its management Cardiff has been specializing in the art of selling insurance products through Commercial bank in France and 23 other countries
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is registered as a life Insurance Company with the Insurance Regulatory amp Development Authority of India and has been issued
License number 111 on 29th March 2001 The Companyrsquos authorized capital is Rs 250 crores and the paid up capital at present is Rs125 crores SBI owns 74of the total equity and Cardiff the balance 26
TATA AIG-
The TATA AIG joint venture is a tie up between the established Tata Group and American International Group Inc The TATA Group is one of the largest and most respected industrial houses in the country while AIG is a leading US based
insurance and financial service company with a presence in over 130 countries and jurisdiction around the world
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The prime objective of the study is to find out the level of satisfaction of a
customer (policy holders or beneficiary) so far as the settlement of claims
To find out the procedure of claim policy holder or the beneficiary
Parameters of Research Product range offered
Service quality
Network
Benefit offered to customerrsquos
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
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
OBJECTIVES OF LIC
Spread Life Insurance widely and in particular to the rural areas and to the
socially and economically backward classes with a view to reaching
allinsurable persons in the country and providing them adequate financial
cover against death at a reasonable cost
Maximize mobilization of peoplersquo savings by making insurance-linked savings
adequately attractive
Bear in mind in the investment of funds the primary obligation to its
policyholders whose money it holds in trust without losing sight of the
interest of the community as a whole the funds to be deployed to the best
advantage of the investors as well as the community as a whole keeping in
view national priorities and obligations of attractive return
Conduct business with utmost economy and with the full realization that
moneys belong to the policyholders
Act as trustees of the insured public in their individual and collective
capacities
Meet the various life insurance needs of the community that would arise in the
changing social and economic environment
Involve all people working in the Corporation to the best of their capability in
furthering the interests of the insured public by providing efficient service
with courtesy
Promote amongst all agent and employees of the corporation a sense of
participation pride and job towards achievement of Corporate objective
MISSIONVISION
Mission
ldquoExplore and enhance the quality of life of people through financial security by
providing products and services of aspired attributes with competitive returns and
by rendering resources for economic developmentrdquo
Vision
ldquoA trans-nationally competitive financial conglomerate of significance to societies
and Pride of Indiardquo
LIC of India is the one and only public sector life insurance Company in India
Some of the important milestones in the life insurance business 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 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
Nationalization
In 1955 parliamentarian Feroze Gandhi raised the matter of insurance fraud by owners of private insurance companies In the ensuing investigations one of Indias wealthiest businessmen Ram Kishan Dalmia owner of the Times of India newspaper
was sent to prison for two months Eventually the Parliament of India passed the Life Insurance of India Act on 1956-06-19 and the Life Insurance Corporation of India was created on 1956-09-01 by consolidating the life insurance business of 245
private life insurers and other entities offering life insurance services Nationalization of the life insurance business in India was a result of the Industrial Policy Resolution
of 1956 which had created a policy framework for extending state control over at least seventeen sectors of the economy including the life insurance The company began operations with 5 zonal offices 33 divisional offices and 212 branch offices
Current status
Over its existence of around 50 years Life Insurance Corporation of India which commanded a monopoly of soliciting and selling life insurance in India created huge surpluses and contributed around 7 of Indias GDP in 2006
The Corporation which started its business with around 300 offices 56 million
policies and a corpus of INR 459 million has grown to 2048 offices servicing around 180 million policies and a corpus of over INR 34 trillion
The organization now comprises 2048 branches 100 divisional offices and 8 zonal
offices and employs over 1 million agents It also operates in 12 other countries primarily to cater to the needs of Non Resident Indians
With the change in the Indias economic philosophy from the early 1990s and the
subsequent relaxation of state control over several sectors of the economy the monopolistic position of the Life Insurance Corporation of India was diluted and it has had to compete with a number of other corporate entities Indian as well as
transnational Life Insurance brands
In the financial year 2006-07 Life Insurance Corporation of Indias number of policy holders are said to have crossed a whopping 200 million (fourth in terms of
population of the countries of the world)
Subsidiaries
LIC owns the following subsidiaries
Life Insurance Corporation of India International This is a joint venture offshore company promoted by LIC which commenced operations in July
1989 with the objectives of offering US$ denomimated policies to cater to the insurance needs of NRIs and providing insurance services to holders of LIC
policies currently residing in the Gulf LIC International operates in all GCC countries
LIC Nepal A joint venture company formed in 2001 with the Vishal Group of Industries Nepal
LIC Lanka A joint venture company formed in 2003 with the Bartleet Group of Companies Sri Lanka
2INTRODUCTION OF ABOUT TOPIC
Claim Policy
Claims of policy argue that certain conditions should exist and advocate adoption of
policies or courses of action because problems have arisen that call for a solution
Claim Policy amp Instructions
In the unfortunate event of an arrival problem Vanguard has formulated a set of required guidelines to
document and present claims Failure to follow these guidelines will make the claim for buyers risk Please note Vanguards claim policy is for everything over five (5) percent buyers risk
Vanguard does not believe these guidelines to be in anyway arbitrary or unfair They are simply to enable us to
present substantial and consistent documentation to our growers and suppliers as well as to ensure Vanguard complies with all
necessary regulations Past experience shows that almost all claims lack one or more of the requirements
outlined below Our experience also shows that claims that are substantiated with all of the requirements outlined below stand a much better chance of being solved quickly and fairly Kindly
fulfill all of these requirements when reporting a claim
OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE CLAIMS
An objective claim is a statement about a factual matter-one that can be proved true or false For factual matters there exist widely recognized criteria and methods to
determine whether a claim is true or false A subjective claim on the other hand is not a factual matter it is an expression of belief opinion or personal preference A
subjective claim cannot be proved right or wrong by any generally accepted criteria
Objective claims amp facts An objective claim may be true or false just because something is objective does not mean it is true The following are objective claims because they concern factual
matters that is matters that can be verified as true or false
Taipei 101 is the worlds tallest building Five plus four equals ten
There are nine planets in our solar system
Now the first statement of fact is true (as of this writing) the other two are false It is possible to verify the height of buildings and determine that Taipei 101 tops them all
It is possible to devise an experiment to demonstrate that five plus four does not equal ten or to use established criteria to determine whether Pluto is a planet
Facts previously considered true may come to be considered false if new criteria methods or technology emerge For example the definition of planet was recently
revised Experts agreed that Pluto did not conform to the new accepted criteria At that point the statement There are nine planets in our solar system became false
Even if a factual statement is demonstrably false it remains an objective claim on a factual matter
A statement is a factual matter even if you can only imagine a method by which it might be verified For example suppose I claim that humanoid life exists on planets
outside our galaxy I can imagine methods that could be used to determine whether this is true even if I cannot carry them outndashsend a faster-than-light spaceship to look
perhaps However when I imagine methods I may not indulge in pure fantasy I must use widely recognized criteria If the consensus is that fasterndashthanndashlight travel is impossible then my imagined test using a faster-than-light ship fails to meet generally
recognized criteria I would have to propose another way to test my claim using acceptable criteria Whether you disbelieve or disagree with my claim it is an
objective claim either there is or there is not humanoid life outside our galaxy independently of whether or not either of us believes it
Subjective claims amp opinions
In contrast to objective claims subjective claims cannot be proved true or false by any generally accepted criteria Subjective claims often express opinions preferences values feelings and judgments Even though they may involve facts they do not
make factual (provable) claims and therefore they are in a sense neither true nor false in the same way an objective claim is true or false They are outside the realm of
what is verifiable For example consider the following subjective claims
Trout tastes better than catfish Touching a spider is scary
Venus Williams is the greatest athlete of this decade Hamsters make the best pets
Claimrsquos Settlementrsquos History
MUMBAI The percentage of rejected claims to total claims is much higher for private life insurance companies compared with state-owned Life Insurance
Corporation (LIC)
According to data released by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) private life insurers received 13139 individual death claims in 2006-07 compared with 602 lakh claims recorded by LIC Of the total number of claims
received private life insurance companies settled 727 of the claims while LIC managed to settle 9694 of claims
The number of claims rejected by private insurers as a percentage of claims booked was 1398 in 2006-07 while the claims rejected by LIC were 143 Claims
pending with private insurers as on March 31 2007 stood at 1332 of total claims received against 163 for LIC LIC paid Rs 428928 crore as death claim benefits
against Rs 15546 crore paid by private life insurers Life insurers receive two types of claim the first are the maturity claims where the
policyholder gets the savings that accrue under his policy at the end of the term Bulk of the claims comes under this category and usually there is no dispute on maturity
claims as these payments are akin to repayment of a maturing bond
The second set of claims which are far fewer are death claims Section 45 IA of the
Insurance Act 1938 allows insurers to reject claims if there is suppression of material fact by the insured In life insurance any information that has bearing on the mortality of the proposer is considered to be a material fact So if a proposer suffers from a
serious ailment which is not disclosed the insurer can reject his claims
However the Supreme Court has said that the clause cannot be used unilaterally and it is for the insurer to establish that the non-disclosure has a bearing on mortality In the first few years of operations private life insurers did not have much of a claims
experience Therefore a comparison on claims servicing between the private sector and LIC was not possible Now with the private life industry being in its seventh
year there has been a substantial number of maturity and death claims According to an official with a private life insurance company repudiations were
higher in group policies Also given that private companies have been only a few years in existence their share of early claims are higher Early claims are those which
occur within two years of the policyholder acquiring a policy In such claims insurers double check on whether the terms of the policy have been strictly met
Another aspect of claims
Admission Of Age
Age is the main basis of calculation of premium under life insurance policies The following are accepted as evidence of age
Certified extract from Municipal or Local Bodyrsquos records made at the time of birth
Certificate of Baptism or Certified Extract from Family Bible if it contains age or date of birth
Certified Extract from School or College records if age or date of birth is stated therein
Certified Extract from Service Register in the case of Govt employees and
employees of Quasi-Govt Institutions or Passport issued by the Passport Authorities in India
Payment of Premium
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at
Branch Office The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post
You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by
providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates
and months mentioned on your policy bond Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill
Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and
UTI Bank Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service
(ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijay Wada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum Ahmedabad Pune Goa and Nagpur Secunderabad amp
Visakhapatnam A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums
The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Churchgate New India Building Santacruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Days Of Grace
Policyholder should pay the premiums on due dates However a grace period of one month but not less than 30 days will be allowed for payment of yearlyhalf-yearlyquarterly premiums and 15 days for monthly premiums
When the days of grace expire on a Sunday or a public holiday the premium may be paid on the following working day to keep the policy in force
If the premium is not paid before the expiry of the days of grace the policy lapses
Revival of Lapsed Policy
If the policy has lapsed it can be revived during the life time of the life assured within a period of five years from the date of the first unpaid premium but before the date of maturity subject to certain conditions
The Corporation offers three convenient schemes of revival viz Ordinary Revival Special Revival and Installment Revival Policies can also be revived
under Loan-cum-Revival and SB-cum-Revival schemes Request for revival may be made to the Branch Office servicing the policy
Change of Address and Transfer Of Policy Records
The policyholder should immediately intimate the change of hisher address to
the Branch Office servicing the policy The correct address facilitates better service and quicker settlement of claims
Policy records can also be transferred from one Branch Office to another for
servicing as requested by the policyholder
Loss of Policy Document
The Policy Document is an evidence of the contract between the Insurer and the Insured Hence the policyholder should preserve the Policy Bond till the
contracted amount under it is settled Loss of the Policy Document should be immediately intimated to the Branch
Office where it is serviced
Loans
Loans are granted on policies to the extent of 90 of Surrender Value of the policies which are in force and 85 of the Surrender Value in case of policies which are paid-up inclusive of the cash value of bonus The rate of interest
charged at present is 9 pa payable half-yearly Loans are not granted for a period shorter than six months The Conditions and
Privileges printed on the back of the Policy Bond states whether a particular policy is with or without the loan facility
Relief to Policyholders
The Corporation generally allows concessions on payment of premiums settlement of claims issue of duplicate policies etc when the policyholder are
affected by natural calamities such as droughts cyclones floods earthquakes etc
Nomination
Nomination is a right conferred on the holder of a Policy of Life Assurance on his own life to appoint a persons to receive policy moneys in the event of the policy
becoming a claim by the assuredrsquos death The Nominee does not get any other benefit except to receive the policy moneys on the death of the Life Assured
Survival BenefitMaturity Claims
LIC settles survival benefitmaturity claims on or before the due date
Policyholder are intimated well in advance by the Branch Office which services the policy regarding the payment and the necessary Discharge
Voucher is also sent for execution by the assured In case the policyholder does not get any intimation from the Branch Office concerned heshe should contact them quoting the Policy Number
Survival Benefit payment up to Rs60000- are settled without insisting for Policy Bond and Discharge Voucher
Death Claims
If the life assured dies during the term of the policy death claim arises The
death of the policyholder should be immediately intimated in writing to the Branch Office where the policy is serviced along with the following particulars
1 The Nos of the policyies 2 The name of the policyholder
3 Death Certificate issued by concerned Authority 4 The date of death 5 The cause of death and
6 Claimantrsquos relationship with the deceased On receipt of the intimation of death necessary claim forms are sent by the
Branch Office for completion along with instructions regarding the procedure to be followed by the claimant
The claims which have arisen after a period of three years are treated as non-
early claims and settled within 30 days from the date of receipt of all requirements
The claims that have arisen within a period of two years from the date of commencement of the policy are treated as early claims and investigation is compulsory in such cases
The claim is usually payable to the nomineeassignee or the legal heirs as the case may be However if the deceased policyholder has not
nominatedassigned the policy or if heshe has not made a suitable provision regarding the policy moneys by way of a Will the claim is payable to the holder of a Succession Certificate or some such evidence of title from a Court
of Law The Corporation grants claims concessions under certain Plans whereby
payment of full sum assured is made subject to the deduction of unpaid premiums with interest till the date of death and unpaid premiums falling due before the next anniversary of the policy in the event of the death of the life
Assured within a period of six months or one year from the date of the first unpaid premium provided premiums have been paid for at least three years and five years
respectively
Claim Review Committee
The Corporation settles a large number of Death Claims every year Only in case of fraudulent suppression of material information is the liability repudiated This is to
ensure that claims are not paid to fraudulent persons at the cost of honest policyholders The number of Death Claims repudiated is however very small Even in these cases an opportunity is given to the claimant to make a representation for
consideration by the Review Committees of the Zonal office and the Central Office As a result of such review depending on the merits of each case appropriate
decisions are taken The Claims Review Committees of the Central and Zonal Offices have among their Members a retired High CourtDistrict Court Judge This has helped providing transparency and confidence in our operations and has resulted in
greater satisfaction among claimants policyholders and public
COMPETITORS OF LIC
Aviva
Bajaj Allianz
Birla sun life
ICICI Pru
Ing vysya
Life insurance corporation
Max new York life
MetLife India
Om kotak mahindra
Reliance life insurance
SBI life insurance
Tata AIG
AVIVA
The AVIVA Life Insurance Company is joint venture between Dabur India
and the Aviva UK Dabur is one of the Indiarsquos oldest and largest groups of companies with consolidated Annual turnover in excess of Rs 1350 crores countryrsquos leading
producer of traditional Healthcare products Aviva Plc is UKrsquos largest and the worldrsquos fifth largest insurance group It is one of the leading providers of life amp pension products to Europe and has substantial business elsewhere around the world
Bajaj Allianz
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance co Ltd Is a joint venture between Allianz AG and Bajaj Auto one of the biggest 2 amp 3 wheeler manufacturer in the world Bajaj Auto Ltd the Flagship Company of the Rs8000 crores
Bajaj group is the largest manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India and one of the largest in the world
Allianz Allianz group is insurers and financial service providers Founded in 1890 in
Berlin Allianz is now present in over 70 countries with almost 174000 employees At the top of the holding company Allianz AG with its head office in Munich
Birla sun life insurance company Limited
Birla sun Life Insurance is the coming
together of the Aditya Birla group amp Sun Life Financial of Canada to enter the Indian insurance sector The Aditya Birla Group a multinational conglomerate has over 75
business units in India and Overseas with operations in Canada US UK Thailand Indonesia Philippines Malaysia and Egypt Foreign partner
Sun life assurance sun life financials primary insurance business has excellent rating with the worldrsquos top rating agencies With assets under management as
on September 30 2000 totaling more than CDN billion it ranks amongst the largest international financial service organizations in the world
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance ICICI Prudential Life insurance is a joint venture
between the ICICI group and Prudential Plc of the UK ICICI standard off its operation in 1955 with providing finance for industrial development and since then it has diversified into housing finance consumer finance mutual funds to being a Universal
Bank and its latest venture Life insurance Foreign Partner
Established in 1848 Prudential plc Of UK has grown to be the largest life insurance and mutual fund Company in UK Prudential plc Has had its presence in Asia for the past 75 years catering to over 1 million customers across 11 Asian
countries Prudential is the largest Life Insurance Company in the United Kingdom ICICI and prudential came together in 1993 to provide mutual fund product in India and
today are the largest private sector mutual fund company in India Their largest venture ICICI Prudential Life plans to take care of the insurance needs at various stages of life
ING Vysya
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company private Limited entered the private
life insurance industry in India in September 2001 and in a short spans pf 3 years has established itself as a distinctive Life insurance brand with an innovative attractive and customer friendly product portfolio and a professional advisor force It also distributes
products in close cooperation with the ING Vysya Bank network The company is headquartered at Bangalore
MAX NEW YORK Limited
Max India Limited is a multi-business corporation that
has business interest in telecom service Bulk pharmaceuticals electronic components and specialty products It is also the service-oriented businesses of healthcare life
insurance and information technology NEW YORK Life
New York Life has grown to be a fortune 100 company and an
expert in life insurance It was the first insurance company to offer cash dividends to policy owners In 1894 New York Life pioneered then unheard-of-concept of insuring
women at the same rate as men Thereafter it continued to introduce a series of firsts ndash
a disability benefit clause in 1920 unemployment insurance in 1992 and complete customer care of the web in 1998
Today New York Life has over US billion in assets under management and over 30000 agents and employees worldwide The October 2000 fortune survey named New
York Life amongst the top three most admired life and health insurance companies worldwide With over 3 million policyholders New York Life is a leading provider of insurance in a host of countries worldwide
METLIFE INDIA
MetLife India was incorporated as a joint venture between MetLife International Holdings Inc Jammu amp Kashmir Bank M Pallonji amp Co and other private investors MetLife India is headquartered in Bangalore with offices and
presence in major Indian cities and an additional 1000 outreach points through its channel partner
Life insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
The Life insurance Corporation
was established about 44 years ago with a view to provide an insurance cover against various risks in life A monolith then the corporation enjoyed a monopoly status and
become synonymous with life insurance Its main asset is its staff strength of 124 lakhs employed and 2048 branches and over six-lakhs agency force LIC has hundred divisional offices and has established extensive training
facility at all levels At the apex is the Management Development Institute seven zonal Training Centre and 35 sales Training Centers At the industry level along with the
Government and the GIC it has helped establish the National Insurance Academy It presently transacts individual Life Insurance business group Insurance business social security schemes and Pensions grants housing loans through its subsidiary And the
markets savings and Investment products through its mutual fund It pays off about Rs 6000 crores annually to56 million policyholders
Om kotak mahindra life insurance Established in 1985 as Kotak capital management
finance promoted by Uday kotak the company has come a long way since its entry into corporate finance It has dabbled in leasing auto finance hire purchase investment
banking consumer finance broking etc The company got its name kotak mahindra as industrialists Harish and Anand Mahindra picked a stake in the company Kotak Mahindra is today one of Indiarsquos leading Financial institute
OLD Mutual-
Old mutual plc is an international financial service group in London with expanding operations in life assurance asset management banking and general insurance OLD Mutual is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also on the south-
African Namibian Malaawi and Zimbabwe stock exchanges It has 156 years of experience in life insurance business
OM Kotak Mahindra- OM Kotak Mahindra is the coming together of Kotak Mahindra
Finance Ltd and Old Mutual plc to enter the Indian insurance arena to offer a wide rang of innovative life insurance products
Reliance Life Insurance-
Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd is a part of Reliance
Capital Ltd of the Reliance ndash Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Capital is one of Indiarsquos leading private sector financial services companies and ranks among the top
3 private sector financial services and banking companies in terms of net worth Reliance capital has interests in asset management and mutual funds stock broking life and general insurance proprietary investments private equity and other activities in
financial services Reliance Capital Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial company (NBFT) registered
with the Reserve Bank of India act under section 45-1A Reliance Capital sees immense Potential in the rapidly growing financial service sector in India and aims to become a dominant player in this Industry and offer fully integrated financial services Reliance
Life Insurance is another step forward for Reliance Capital Ltd to offer need based Life Insurance solution to individual and corporate
SBI Life Insurance-
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Indiarsquos largest banks State Bank of India and Cardiff SA a leading Life Insurance
Company in France State bank of India is a household name and it stands as the last world for financial strength and security in the country SBIrsquos illus tries background dates back to
the year 1806 when it started business as a Presidency Bank known as Bank of Bengal Over the long journey it has learnt to combine the best of banking practices handed
down from the imperial management with the more Dynamic ways of doing banking in the modern India It has grown as a responsible giant in the banking field over the years Cardiff came into being in the year 1973 Since then it has grown into a vibrant
insurance company Specializing in personal lines such as long-term saving protection products and creditor insurance Cardiff had a premium income of over US$ 4 billion in
1999 And more than US$ 23 billion of funds under its management Cardiff has been specializing in the art of selling insurance products through Commercial bank in France and 23 other countries
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is registered as a life Insurance Company with the Insurance Regulatory amp Development Authority of India and has been issued
License number 111 on 29th March 2001 The Companyrsquos authorized capital is Rs 250 crores and the paid up capital at present is Rs125 crores SBI owns 74of the total equity and Cardiff the balance 26
TATA AIG-
The TATA AIG joint venture is a tie up between the established Tata Group and American International Group Inc The TATA Group is one of the largest and most respected industrial houses in the country while AIG is a leading US based
insurance and financial service company with a presence in over 130 countries and jurisdiction around the world
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The prime objective of the study is to find out the level of satisfaction of a
customer (policy holders or beneficiary) so far as the settlement of claims
To find out the procedure of claim policy holder or the beneficiary
Parameters of Research Product range offered
Service quality
Network
Benefit offered to customerrsquos
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
MISSIONVISION
Mission
ldquoExplore and enhance the quality of life of people through financial security by
providing products and services of aspired attributes with competitive returns and
by rendering resources for economic developmentrdquo
Vision
ldquoA trans-nationally competitive financial conglomerate of significance to societies
and Pride of Indiardquo
LIC of India is the one and only public sector life insurance Company in India
Some of the important milestones in the life insurance business 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 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
Nationalization
In 1955 parliamentarian Feroze Gandhi raised the matter of insurance fraud by owners of private insurance companies In the ensuing investigations one of Indias wealthiest businessmen Ram Kishan Dalmia owner of the Times of India newspaper
was sent to prison for two months Eventually the Parliament of India passed the Life Insurance of India Act on 1956-06-19 and the Life Insurance Corporation of India was created on 1956-09-01 by consolidating the life insurance business of 245
private life insurers and other entities offering life insurance services Nationalization of the life insurance business in India was a result of the Industrial Policy Resolution
of 1956 which had created a policy framework for extending state control over at least seventeen sectors of the economy including the life insurance The company began operations with 5 zonal offices 33 divisional offices and 212 branch offices
Current status
Over its existence of around 50 years Life Insurance Corporation of India which commanded a monopoly of soliciting and selling life insurance in India created huge surpluses and contributed around 7 of Indias GDP in 2006
The Corporation which started its business with around 300 offices 56 million
policies and a corpus of INR 459 million has grown to 2048 offices servicing around 180 million policies and a corpus of over INR 34 trillion
The organization now comprises 2048 branches 100 divisional offices and 8 zonal
offices and employs over 1 million agents It also operates in 12 other countries primarily to cater to the needs of Non Resident Indians
With the change in the Indias economic philosophy from the early 1990s and the
subsequent relaxation of state control over several sectors of the economy the monopolistic position of the Life Insurance Corporation of India was diluted and it has had to compete with a number of other corporate entities Indian as well as
transnational Life Insurance brands
In the financial year 2006-07 Life Insurance Corporation of Indias number of policy holders are said to have crossed a whopping 200 million (fourth in terms of
population of the countries of the world)
Subsidiaries
LIC owns the following subsidiaries
Life Insurance Corporation of India International This is a joint venture offshore company promoted by LIC which commenced operations in July
1989 with the objectives of offering US$ denomimated policies to cater to the insurance needs of NRIs and providing insurance services to holders of LIC
policies currently residing in the Gulf LIC International operates in all GCC countries
LIC Nepal A joint venture company formed in 2001 with the Vishal Group of Industries Nepal
LIC Lanka A joint venture company formed in 2003 with the Bartleet Group of Companies Sri Lanka
2INTRODUCTION OF ABOUT TOPIC
Claim Policy
Claims of policy argue that certain conditions should exist and advocate adoption of
policies or courses of action because problems have arisen that call for a solution
Claim Policy amp Instructions
In the unfortunate event of an arrival problem Vanguard has formulated a set of required guidelines to
document and present claims Failure to follow these guidelines will make the claim for buyers risk Please note Vanguards claim policy is for everything over five (5) percent buyers risk
Vanguard does not believe these guidelines to be in anyway arbitrary or unfair They are simply to enable us to
present substantial and consistent documentation to our growers and suppliers as well as to ensure Vanguard complies with all
necessary regulations Past experience shows that almost all claims lack one or more of the requirements
outlined below Our experience also shows that claims that are substantiated with all of the requirements outlined below stand a much better chance of being solved quickly and fairly Kindly
fulfill all of these requirements when reporting a claim
OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE CLAIMS
An objective claim is a statement about a factual matter-one that can be proved true or false For factual matters there exist widely recognized criteria and methods to
determine whether a claim is true or false A subjective claim on the other hand is not a factual matter it is an expression of belief opinion or personal preference A
subjective claim cannot be proved right or wrong by any generally accepted criteria
Objective claims amp facts An objective claim may be true or false just because something is objective does not mean it is true The following are objective claims because they concern factual
matters that is matters that can be verified as true or false
Taipei 101 is the worlds tallest building Five plus four equals ten
There are nine planets in our solar system
Now the first statement of fact is true (as of this writing) the other two are false It is possible to verify the height of buildings and determine that Taipei 101 tops them all
It is possible to devise an experiment to demonstrate that five plus four does not equal ten or to use established criteria to determine whether Pluto is a planet
Facts previously considered true may come to be considered false if new criteria methods or technology emerge For example the definition of planet was recently
revised Experts agreed that Pluto did not conform to the new accepted criteria At that point the statement There are nine planets in our solar system became false
Even if a factual statement is demonstrably false it remains an objective claim on a factual matter
A statement is a factual matter even if you can only imagine a method by which it might be verified For example suppose I claim that humanoid life exists on planets
outside our galaxy I can imagine methods that could be used to determine whether this is true even if I cannot carry them outndashsend a faster-than-light spaceship to look
perhaps However when I imagine methods I may not indulge in pure fantasy I must use widely recognized criteria If the consensus is that fasterndashthanndashlight travel is impossible then my imagined test using a faster-than-light ship fails to meet generally
recognized criteria I would have to propose another way to test my claim using acceptable criteria Whether you disbelieve or disagree with my claim it is an
objective claim either there is or there is not humanoid life outside our galaxy independently of whether or not either of us believes it
Subjective claims amp opinions
In contrast to objective claims subjective claims cannot be proved true or false by any generally accepted criteria Subjective claims often express opinions preferences values feelings and judgments Even though they may involve facts they do not
make factual (provable) claims and therefore they are in a sense neither true nor false in the same way an objective claim is true or false They are outside the realm of
what is verifiable For example consider the following subjective claims
Trout tastes better than catfish Touching a spider is scary
Venus Williams is the greatest athlete of this decade Hamsters make the best pets
Claimrsquos Settlementrsquos History
MUMBAI The percentage of rejected claims to total claims is much higher for private life insurance companies compared with state-owned Life Insurance
Corporation (LIC)
According to data released by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) private life insurers received 13139 individual death claims in 2006-07 compared with 602 lakh claims recorded by LIC Of the total number of claims
received private life insurance companies settled 727 of the claims while LIC managed to settle 9694 of claims
The number of claims rejected by private insurers as a percentage of claims booked was 1398 in 2006-07 while the claims rejected by LIC were 143 Claims
pending with private insurers as on March 31 2007 stood at 1332 of total claims received against 163 for LIC LIC paid Rs 428928 crore as death claim benefits
against Rs 15546 crore paid by private life insurers Life insurers receive two types of claim the first are the maturity claims where the
policyholder gets the savings that accrue under his policy at the end of the term Bulk of the claims comes under this category and usually there is no dispute on maturity
claims as these payments are akin to repayment of a maturing bond
The second set of claims which are far fewer are death claims Section 45 IA of the
Insurance Act 1938 allows insurers to reject claims if there is suppression of material fact by the insured In life insurance any information that has bearing on the mortality of the proposer is considered to be a material fact So if a proposer suffers from a
serious ailment which is not disclosed the insurer can reject his claims
However the Supreme Court has said that the clause cannot be used unilaterally and it is for the insurer to establish that the non-disclosure has a bearing on mortality In the first few years of operations private life insurers did not have much of a claims
experience Therefore a comparison on claims servicing between the private sector and LIC was not possible Now with the private life industry being in its seventh
year there has been a substantial number of maturity and death claims According to an official with a private life insurance company repudiations were
higher in group policies Also given that private companies have been only a few years in existence their share of early claims are higher Early claims are those which
occur within two years of the policyholder acquiring a policy In such claims insurers double check on whether the terms of the policy have been strictly met
Another aspect of claims
Admission Of Age
Age is the main basis of calculation of premium under life insurance policies The following are accepted as evidence of age
Certified extract from Municipal or Local Bodyrsquos records made at the time of birth
Certificate of Baptism or Certified Extract from Family Bible if it contains age or date of birth
Certified Extract from School or College records if age or date of birth is stated therein
Certified Extract from Service Register in the case of Govt employees and
employees of Quasi-Govt Institutions or Passport issued by the Passport Authorities in India
Payment of Premium
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at
Branch Office The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post
You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by
providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates
and months mentioned on your policy bond Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill
Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and
UTI Bank Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service
(ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijay Wada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum Ahmedabad Pune Goa and Nagpur Secunderabad amp
Visakhapatnam A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums
The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Churchgate New India Building Santacruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Days Of Grace
Policyholder should pay the premiums on due dates However a grace period of one month but not less than 30 days will be allowed for payment of yearlyhalf-yearlyquarterly premiums and 15 days for monthly premiums
When the days of grace expire on a Sunday or a public holiday the premium may be paid on the following working day to keep the policy in force
If the premium is not paid before the expiry of the days of grace the policy lapses
Revival of Lapsed Policy
If the policy has lapsed it can be revived during the life time of the life assured within a period of five years from the date of the first unpaid premium but before the date of maturity subject to certain conditions
The Corporation offers three convenient schemes of revival viz Ordinary Revival Special Revival and Installment Revival Policies can also be revived
under Loan-cum-Revival and SB-cum-Revival schemes Request for revival may be made to the Branch Office servicing the policy
Change of Address and Transfer Of Policy Records
The policyholder should immediately intimate the change of hisher address to
the Branch Office servicing the policy The correct address facilitates better service and quicker settlement of claims
Policy records can also be transferred from one Branch Office to another for
servicing as requested by the policyholder
Loss of Policy Document
The Policy Document is an evidence of the contract between the Insurer and the Insured Hence the policyholder should preserve the Policy Bond till the
contracted amount under it is settled Loss of the Policy Document should be immediately intimated to the Branch
Office where it is serviced
Loans
Loans are granted on policies to the extent of 90 of Surrender Value of the policies which are in force and 85 of the Surrender Value in case of policies which are paid-up inclusive of the cash value of bonus The rate of interest
charged at present is 9 pa payable half-yearly Loans are not granted for a period shorter than six months The Conditions and
Privileges printed on the back of the Policy Bond states whether a particular policy is with or without the loan facility
Relief to Policyholders
The Corporation generally allows concessions on payment of premiums settlement of claims issue of duplicate policies etc when the policyholder are
affected by natural calamities such as droughts cyclones floods earthquakes etc
Nomination
Nomination is a right conferred on the holder of a Policy of Life Assurance on his own life to appoint a persons to receive policy moneys in the event of the policy
becoming a claim by the assuredrsquos death The Nominee does not get any other benefit except to receive the policy moneys on the death of the Life Assured
Survival BenefitMaturity Claims
LIC settles survival benefitmaturity claims on or before the due date
Policyholder are intimated well in advance by the Branch Office which services the policy regarding the payment and the necessary Discharge
Voucher is also sent for execution by the assured In case the policyholder does not get any intimation from the Branch Office concerned heshe should contact them quoting the Policy Number
Survival Benefit payment up to Rs60000- are settled without insisting for Policy Bond and Discharge Voucher
Death Claims
If the life assured dies during the term of the policy death claim arises The
death of the policyholder should be immediately intimated in writing to the Branch Office where the policy is serviced along with the following particulars
1 The Nos of the policyies 2 The name of the policyholder
3 Death Certificate issued by concerned Authority 4 The date of death 5 The cause of death and
6 Claimantrsquos relationship with the deceased On receipt of the intimation of death necessary claim forms are sent by the
Branch Office for completion along with instructions regarding the procedure to be followed by the claimant
The claims which have arisen after a period of three years are treated as non-
early claims and settled within 30 days from the date of receipt of all requirements
The claims that have arisen within a period of two years from the date of commencement of the policy are treated as early claims and investigation is compulsory in such cases
The claim is usually payable to the nomineeassignee or the legal heirs as the case may be However if the deceased policyholder has not
nominatedassigned the policy or if heshe has not made a suitable provision regarding the policy moneys by way of a Will the claim is payable to the holder of a Succession Certificate or some such evidence of title from a Court
of Law The Corporation grants claims concessions under certain Plans whereby
payment of full sum assured is made subject to the deduction of unpaid premiums with interest till the date of death and unpaid premiums falling due before the next anniversary of the policy in the event of the death of the life
Assured within a period of six months or one year from the date of the first unpaid premium provided premiums have been paid for at least three years and five years
respectively
Claim Review Committee
The Corporation settles a large number of Death Claims every year Only in case of fraudulent suppression of material information is the liability repudiated This is to
ensure that claims are not paid to fraudulent persons at the cost of honest policyholders The number of Death Claims repudiated is however very small Even in these cases an opportunity is given to the claimant to make a representation for
consideration by the Review Committees of the Zonal office and the Central Office As a result of such review depending on the merits of each case appropriate
decisions are taken The Claims Review Committees of the Central and Zonal Offices have among their Members a retired High CourtDistrict Court Judge This has helped providing transparency and confidence in our operations and has resulted in
greater satisfaction among claimants policyholders and public
COMPETITORS OF LIC
Aviva
Bajaj Allianz
Birla sun life
ICICI Pru
Ing vysya
Life insurance corporation
Max new York life
MetLife India
Om kotak mahindra
Reliance life insurance
SBI life insurance
Tata AIG
AVIVA
The AVIVA Life Insurance Company is joint venture between Dabur India
and the Aviva UK Dabur is one of the Indiarsquos oldest and largest groups of companies with consolidated Annual turnover in excess of Rs 1350 crores countryrsquos leading
producer of traditional Healthcare products Aviva Plc is UKrsquos largest and the worldrsquos fifth largest insurance group It is one of the leading providers of life amp pension products to Europe and has substantial business elsewhere around the world
Bajaj Allianz
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance co Ltd Is a joint venture between Allianz AG and Bajaj Auto one of the biggest 2 amp 3 wheeler manufacturer in the world Bajaj Auto Ltd the Flagship Company of the Rs8000 crores
Bajaj group is the largest manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India and one of the largest in the world
Allianz Allianz group is insurers and financial service providers Founded in 1890 in
Berlin Allianz is now present in over 70 countries with almost 174000 employees At the top of the holding company Allianz AG with its head office in Munich
Birla sun life insurance company Limited
Birla sun Life Insurance is the coming
together of the Aditya Birla group amp Sun Life Financial of Canada to enter the Indian insurance sector The Aditya Birla Group a multinational conglomerate has over 75
business units in India and Overseas with operations in Canada US UK Thailand Indonesia Philippines Malaysia and Egypt Foreign partner
Sun life assurance sun life financials primary insurance business has excellent rating with the worldrsquos top rating agencies With assets under management as
on September 30 2000 totaling more than CDN billion it ranks amongst the largest international financial service organizations in the world
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance ICICI Prudential Life insurance is a joint venture
between the ICICI group and Prudential Plc of the UK ICICI standard off its operation in 1955 with providing finance for industrial development and since then it has diversified into housing finance consumer finance mutual funds to being a Universal
Bank and its latest venture Life insurance Foreign Partner
Established in 1848 Prudential plc Of UK has grown to be the largest life insurance and mutual fund Company in UK Prudential plc Has had its presence in Asia for the past 75 years catering to over 1 million customers across 11 Asian
countries Prudential is the largest Life Insurance Company in the United Kingdom ICICI and prudential came together in 1993 to provide mutual fund product in India and
today are the largest private sector mutual fund company in India Their largest venture ICICI Prudential Life plans to take care of the insurance needs at various stages of life
ING Vysya
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company private Limited entered the private
life insurance industry in India in September 2001 and in a short spans pf 3 years has established itself as a distinctive Life insurance brand with an innovative attractive and customer friendly product portfolio and a professional advisor force It also distributes
products in close cooperation with the ING Vysya Bank network The company is headquartered at Bangalore
MAX NEW YORK Limited
Max India Limited is a multi-business corporation that
has business interest in telecom service Bulk pharmaceuticals electronic components and specialty products It is also the service-oriented businesses of healthcare life
insurance and information technology NEW YORK Life
New York Life has grown to be a fortune 100 company and an
expert in life insurance It was the first insurance company to offer cash dividends to policy owners In 1894 New York Life pioneered then unheard-of-concept of insuring
women at the same rate as men Thereafter it continued to introduce a series of firsts ndash
a disability benefit clause in 1920 unemployment insurance in 1992 and complete customer care of the web in 1998
Today New York Life has over US billion in assets under management and over 30000 agents and employees worldwide The October 2000 fortune survey named New
York Life amongst the top three most admired life and health insurance companies worldwide With over 3 million policyholders New York Life is a leading provider of insurance in a host of countries worldwide
METLIFE INDIA
MetLife India was incorporated as a joint venture between MetLife International Holdings Inc Jammu amp Kashmir Bank M Pallonji amp Co and other private investors MetLife India is headquartered in Bangalore with offices and
presence in major Indian cities and an additional 1000 outreach points through its channel partner
Life insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
The Life insurance Corporation
was established about 44 years ago with a view to provide an insurance cover against various risks in life A monolith then the corporation enjoyed a monopoly status and
become synonymous with life insurance Its main asset is its staff strength of 124 lakhs employed and 2048 branches and over six-lakhs agency force LIC has hundred divisional offices and has established extensive training
facility at all levels At the apex is the Management Development Institute seven zonal Training Centre and 35 sales Training Centers At the industry level along with the
Government and the GIC it has helped establish the National Insurance Academy It presently transacts individual Life Insurance business group Insurance business social security schemes and Pensions grants housing loans through its subsidiary And the
markets savings and Investment products through its mutual fund It pays off about Rs 6000 crores annually to56 million policyholders
Om kotak mahindra life insurance Established in 1985 as Kotak capital management
finance promoted by Uday kotak the company has come a long way since its entry into corporate finance It has dabbled in leasing auto finance hire purchase investment
banking consumer finance broking etc The company got its name kotak mahindra as industrialists Harish and Anand Mahindra picked a stake in the company Kotak Mahindra is today one of Indiarsquos leading Financial institute
OLD Mutual-
Old mutual plc is an international financial service group in London with expanding operations in life assurance asset management banking and general insurance OLD Mutual is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also on the south-
African Namibian Malaawi and Zimbabwe stock exchanges It has 156 years of experience in life insurance business
OM Kotak Mahindra- OM Kotak Mahindra is the coming together of Kotak Mahindra
Finance Ltd and Old Mutual plc to enter the Indian insurance arena to offer a wide rang of innovative life insurance products
Reliance Life Insurance-
Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd is a part of Reliance
Capital Ltd of the Reliance ndash Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Capital is one of Indiarsquos leading private sector financial services companies and ranks among the top
3 private sector financial services and banking companies in terms of net worth Reliance capital has interests in asset management and mutual funds stock broking life and general insurance proprietary investments private equity and other activities in
financial services Reliance Capital Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial company (NBFT) registered
with the Reserve Bank of India act under section 45-1A Reliance Capital sees immense Potential in the rapidly growing financial service sector in India and aims to become a dominant player in this Industry and offer fully integrated financial services Reliance
Life Insurance is another step forward for Reliance Capital Ltd to offer need based Life Insurance solution to individual and corporate
SBI Life Insurance-
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Indiarsquos largest banks State Bank of India and Cardiff SA a leading Life Insurance
Company in France State bank of India is a household name and it stands as the last world for financial strength and security in the country SBIrsquos illus tries background dates back to
the year 1806 when it started business as a Presidency Bank known as Bank of Bengal Over the long journey it has learnt to combine the best of banking practices handed
down from the imperial management with the more Dynamic ways of doing banking in the modern India It has grown as a responsible giant in the banking field over the years Cardiff came into being in the year 1973 Since then it has grown into a vibrant
insurance company Specializing in personal lines such as long-term saving protection products and creditor insurance Cardiff had a premium income of over US$ 4 billion in
1999 And more than US$ 23 billion of funds under its management Cardiff has been specializing in the art of selling insurance products through Commercial bank in France and 23 other countries
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is registered as a life Insurance Company with the Insurance Regulatory amp Development Authority of India and has been issued
License number 111 on 29th March 2001 The Companyrsquos authorized capital is Rs 250 crores and the paid up capital at present is Rs125 crores SBI owns 74of the total equity and Cardiff the balance 26
TATA AIG-
The TATA AIG joint venture is a tie up between the established Tata Group and American International Group Inc The TATA Group is one of the largest and most respected industrial houses in the country while AIG is a leading US based
insurance and financial service company with a presence in over 130 countries and jurisdiction around the world
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The prime objective of the study is to find out the level of satisfaction of a
customer (policy holders or beneficiary) so far as the settlement of claims
To find out the procedure of claim policy holder or the beneficiary
Parameters of Research Product range offered
Service quality
Network
Benefit offered to customerrsquos
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand 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
Nationalization
In 1955 parliamentarian Feroze Gandhi raised the matter of insurance fraud by owners of private insurance companies In the ensuing investigations one of Indias wealthiest businessmen Ram Kishan Dalmia owner of the Times of India newspaper
was sent to prison for two months Eventually the Parliament of India passed the Life Insurance of India Act on 1956-06-19 and the Life Insurance Corporation of India was created on 1956-09-01 by consolidating the life insurance business of 245
private life insurers and other entities offering life insurance services Nationalization of the life insurance business in India was a result of the Industrial Policy Resolution
of 1956 which had created a policy framework for extending state control over at least seventeen sectors of the economy including the life insurance The company began operations with 5 zonal offices 33 divisional offices and 212 branch offices
Current status
Over its existence of around 50 years Life Insurance Corporation of India which commanded a monopoly of soliciting and selling life insurance in India created huge surpluses and contributed around 7 of Indias GDP in 2006
The Corporation which started its business with around 300 offices 56 million
policies and a corpus of INR 459 million has grown to 2048 offices servicing around 180 million policies and a corpus of over INR 34 trillion
The organization now comprises 2048 branches 100 divisional offices and 8 zonal
offices and employs over 1 million agents It also operates in 12 other countries primarily to cater to the needs of Non Resident Indians
With the change in the Indias economic philosophy from the early 1990s and the
subsequent relaxation of state control over several sectors of the economy the monopolistic position of the Life Insurance Corporation of India was diluted and it has had to compete with a number of other corporate entities Indian as well as
transnational Life Insurance brands
In the financial year 2006-07 Life Insurance Corporation of Indias number of policy holders are said to have crossed a whopping 200 million (fourth in terms of
population of the countries of the world)
Subsidiaries
LIC owns the following subsidiaries
Life Insurance Corporation of India International This is a joint venture offshore company promoted by LIC which commenced operations in July
1989 with the objectives of offering US$ denomimated policies to cater to the insurance needs of NRIs and providing insurance services to holders of LIC
policies currently residing in the Gulf LIC International operates in all GCC countries
LIC Nepal A joint venture company formed in 2001 with the Vishal Group of Industries Nepal
LIC Lanka A joint venture company formed in 2003 with the Bartleet Group of Companies Sri Lanka
2INTRODUCTION OF ABOUT TOPIC
Claim Policy
Claims of policy argue that certain conditions should exist and advocate adoption of
policies or courses of action because problems have arisen that call for a solution
Claim Policy amp Instructions
In the unfortunate event of an arrival problem Vanguard has formulated a set of required guidelines to
document and present claims Failure to follow these guidelines will make the claim for buyers risk Please note Vanguards claim policy is for everything over five (5) percent buyers risk
Vanguard does not believe these guidelines to be in anyway arbitrary or unfair They are simply to enable us to
present substantial and consistent documentation to our growers and suppliers as well as to ensure Vanguard complies with all
necessary regulations Past experience shows that almost all claims lack one or more of the requirements
outlined below Our experience also shows that claims that are substantiated with all of the requirements outlined below stand a much better chance of being solved quickly and fairly Kindly
fulfill all of these requirements when reporting a claim
OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE CLAIMS
An objective claim is a statement about a factual matter-one that can be proved true or false For factual matters there exist widely recognized criteria and methods to
determine whether a claim is true or false A subjective claim on the other hand is not a factual matter it is an expression of belief opinion or personal preference A
subjective claim cannot be proved right or wrong by any generally accepted criteria
Objective claims amp facts An objective claim may be true or false just because something is objective does not mean it is true The following are objective claims because they concern factual
matters that is matters that can be verified as true or false
Taipei 101 is the worlds tallest building Five plus four equals ten
There are nine planets in our solar system
Now the first statement of fact is true (as of this writing) the other two are false It is possible to verify the height of buildings and determine that Taipei 101 tops them all
It is possible to devise an experiment to demonstrate that five plus four does not equal ten or to use established criteria to determine whether Pluto is a planet
Facts previously considered true may come to be considered false if new criteria methods or technology emerge For example the definition of planet was recently
revised Experts agreed that Pluto did not conform to the new accepted criteria At that point the statement There are nine planets in our solar system became false
Even if a factual statement is demonstrably false it remains an objective claim on a factual matter
A statement is a factual matter even if you can only imagine a method by which it might be verified For example suppose I claim that humanoid life exists on planets
outside our galaxy I can imagine methods that could be used to determine whether this is true even if I cannot carry them outndashsend a faster-than-light spaceship to look
perhaps However when I imagine methods I may not indulge in pure fantasy I must use widely recognized criteria If the consensus is that fasterndashthanndashlight travel is impossible then my imagined test using a faster-than-light ship fails to meet generally
recognized criteria I would have to propose another way to test my claim using acceptable criteria Whether you disbelieve or disagree with my claim it is an
objective claim either there is or there is not humanoid life outside our galaxy independently of whether or not either of us believes it
Subjective claims amp opinions
In contrast to objective claims subjective claims cannot be proved true or false by any generally accepted criteria Subjective claims often express opinions preferences values feelings and judgments Even though they may involve facts they do not
make factual (provable) claims and therefore they are in a sense neither true nor false in the same way an objective claim is true or false They are outside the realm of
what is verifiable For example consider the following subjective claims
Trout tastes better than catfish Touching a spider is scary
Venus Williams is the greatest athlete of this decade Hamsters make the best pets
Claimrsquos Settlementrsquos History
MUMBAI The percentage of rejected claims to total claims is much higher for private life insurance companies compared with state-owned Life Insurance
Corporation (LIC)
According to data released by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) private life insurers received 13139 individual death claims in 2006-07 compared with 602 lakh claims recorded by LIC Of the total number of claims
received private life insurance companies settled 727 of the claims while LIC managed to settle 9694 of claims
The number of claims rejected by private insurers as a percentage of claims booked was 1398 in 2006-07 while the claims rejected by LIC were 143 Claims
pending with private insurers as on March 31 2007 stood at 1332 of total claims received against 163 for LIC LIC paid Rs 428928 crore as death claim benefits
against Rs 15546 crore paid by private life insurers Life insurers receive two types of claim the first are the maturity claims where the
policyholder gets the savings that accrue under his policy at the end of the term Bulk of the claims comes under this category and usually there is no dispute on maturity
claims as these payments are akin to repayment of a maturing bond
The second set of claims which are far fewer are death claims Section 45 IA of the
Insurance Act 1938 allows insurers to reject claims if there is suppression of material fact by the insured In life insurance any information that has bearing on the mortality of the proposer is considered to be a material fact So if a proposer suffers from a
serious ailment which is not disclosed the insurer can reject his claims
However the Supreme Court has said that the clause cannot be used unilaterally and it is for the insurer to establish that the non-disclosure has a bearing on mortality In the first few years of operations private life insurers did not have much of a claims
experience Therefore a comparison on claims servicing between the private sector and LIC was not possible Now with the private life industry being in its seventh
year there has been a substantial number of maturity and death claims According to an official with a private life insurance company repudiations were
higher in group policies Also given that private companies have been only a few years in existence their share of early claims are higher Early claims are those which
occur within two years of the policyholder acquiring a policy In such claims insurers double check on whether the terms of the policy have been strictly met
Another aspect of claims
Admission Of Age
Age is the main basis of calculation of premium under life insurance policies The following are accepted as evidence of age
Certified extract from Municipal or Local Bodyrsquos records made at the time of birth
Certificate of Baptism or Certified Extract from Family Bible if it contains age or date of birth
Certified Extract from School or College records if age or date of birth is stated therein
Certified Extract from Service Register in the case of Govt employees and
employees of Quasi-Govt Institutions or Passport issued by the Passport Authorities in India
Payment of Premium
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at
Branch Office The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post
You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by
providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates
and months mentioned on your policy bond Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill
Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and
UTI Bank Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service
(ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijay Wada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum Ahmedabad Pune Goa and Nagpur Secunderabad amp
Visakhapatnam A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums
The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Churchgate New India Building Santacruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Days Of Grace
Policyholder should pay the premiums on due dates However a grace period of one month but not less than 30 days will be allowed for payment of yearlyhalf-yearlyquarterly premiums and 15 days for monthly premiums
When the days of grace expire on a Sunday or a public holiday the premium may be paid on the following working day to keep the policy in force
If the premium is not paid before the expiry of the days of grace the policy lapses
Revival of Lapsed Policy
If the policy has lapsed it can be revived during the life time of the life assured within a period of five years from the date of the first unpaid premium but before the date of maturity subject to certain conditions
The Corporation offers three convenient schemes of revival viz Ordinary Revival Special Revival and Installment Revival Policies can also be revived
under Loan-cum-Revival and SB-cum-Revival schemes Request for revival may be made to the Branch Office servicing the policy
Change of Address and Transfer Of Policy Records
The policyholder should immediately intimate the change of hisher address to
the Branch Office servicing the policy The correct address facilitates better service and quicker settlement of claims
Policy records can also be transferred from one Branch Office to another for
servicing as requested by the policyholder
Loss of Policy Document
The Policy Document is an evidence of the contract between the Insurer and the Insured Hence the policyholder should preserve the Policy Bond till the
contracted amount under it is settled Loss of the Policy Document should be immediately intimated to the Branch
Office where it is serviced
Loans
Loans are granted on policies to the extent of 90 of Surrender Value of the policies which are in force and 85 of the Surrender Value in case of policies which are paid-up inclusive of the cash value of bonus The rate of interest
charged at present is 9 pa payable half-yearly Loans are not granted for a period shorter than six months The Conditions and
Privileges printed on the back of the Policy Bond states whether a particular policy is with or without the loan facility
Relief to Policyholders
The Corporation generally allows concessions on payment of premiums settlement of claims issue of duplicate policies etc when the policyholder are
affected by natural calamities such as droughts cyclones floods earthquakes etc
Nomination
Nomination is a right conferred on the holder of a Policy of Life Assurance on his own life to appoint a persons to receive policy moneys in the event of the policy
becoming a claim by the assuredrsquos death The Nominee does not get any other benefit except to receive the policy moneys on the death of the Life Assured
Survival BenefitMaturity Claims
LIC settles survival benefitmaturity claims on or before the due date
Policyholder are intimated well in advance by the Branch Office which services the policy regarding the payment and the necessary Discharge
Voucher is also sent for execution by the assured In case the policyholder does not get any intimation from the Branch Office concerned heshe should contact them quoting the Policy Number
Survival Benefit payment up to Rs60000- are settled without insisting for Policy Bond and Discharge Voucher
Death Claims
If the life assured dies during the term of the policy death claim arises The
death of the policyholder should be immediately intimated in writing to the Branch Office where the policy is serviced along with the following particulars
1 The Nos of the policyies 2 The name of the policyholder
3 Death Certificate issued by concerned Authority 4 The date of death 5 The cause of death and
6 Claimantrsquos relationship with the deceased On receipt of the intimation of death necessary claim forms are sent by the
Branch Office for completion along with instructions regarding the procedure to be followed by the claimant
The claims which have arisen after a period of three years are treated as non-
early claims and settled within 30 days from the date of receipt of all requirements
The claims that have arisen within a period of two years from the date of commencement of the policy are treated as early claims and investigation is compulsory in such cases
The claim is usually payable to the nomineeassignee or the legal heirs as the case may be However if the deceased policyholder has not
nominatedassigned the policy or if heshe has not made a suitable provision regarding the policy moneys by way of a Will the claim is payable to the holder of a Succession Certificate or some such evidence of title from a Court
of Law The Corporation grants claims concessions under certain Plans whereby
payment of full sum assured is made subject to the deduction of unpaid premiums with interest till the date of death and unpaid premiums falling due before the next anniversary of the policy in the event of the death of the life
Assured within a period of six months or one year from the date of the first unpaid premium provided premiums have been paid for at least three years and five years
respectively
Claim Review Committee
The Corporation settles a large number of Death Claims every year Only in case of fraudulent suppression of material information is the liability repudiated This is to
ensure that claims are not paid to fraudulent persons at the cost of honest policyholders The number of Death Claims repudiated is however very small Even in these cases an opportunity is given to the claimant to make a representation for
consideration by the Review Committees of the Zonal office and the Central Office As a result of such review depending on the merits of each case appropriate
decisions are taken The Claims Review Committees of the Central and Zonal Offices have among their Members a retired High CourtDistrict Court Judge This has helped providing transparency and confidence in our operations and has resulted in
greater satisfaction among claimants policyholders and public
COMPETITORS OF LIC
Aviva
Bajaj Allianz
Birla sun life
ICICI Pru
Ing vysya
Life insurance corporation
Max new York life
MetLife India
Om kotak mahindra
Reliance life insurance
SBI life insurance
Tata AIG
AVIVA
The AVIVA Life Insurance Company is joint venture between Dabur India
and the Aviva UK Dabur is one of the Indiarsquos oldest and largest groups of companies with consolidated Annual turnover in excess of Rs 1350 crores countryrsquos leading
producer of traditional Healthcare products Aviva Plc is UKrsquos largest and the worldrsquos fifth largest insurance group It is one of the leading providers of life amp pension products to Europe and has substantial business elsewhere around the world
Bajaj Allianz
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance co Ltd Is a joint venture between Allianz AG and Bajaj Auto one of the biggest 2 amp 3 wheeler manufacturer in the world Bajaj Auto Ltd the Flagship Company of the Rs8000 crores
Bajaj group is the largest manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India and one of the largest in the world
Allianz Allianz group is insurers and financial service providers Founded in 1890 in
Berlin Allianz is now present in over 70 countries with almost 174000 employees At the top of the holding company Allianz AG with its head office in Munich
Birla sun life insurance company Limited
Birla sun Life Insurance is the coming
together of the Aditya Birla group amp Sun Life Financial of Canada to enter the Indian insurance sector The Aditya Birla Group a multinational conglomerate has over 75
business units in India and Overseas with operations in Canada US UK Thailand Indonesia Philippines Malaysia and Egypt Foreign partner
Sun life assurance sun life financials primary insurance business has excellent rating with the worldrsquos top rating agencies With assets under management as
on September 30 2000 totaling more than CDN billion it ranks amongst the largest international financial service organizations in the world
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance ICICI Prudential Life insurance is a joint venture
between the ICICI group and Prudential Plc of the UK ICICI standard off its operation in 1955 with providing finance for industrial development and since then it has diversified into housing finance consumer finance mutual funds to being a Universal
Bank and its latest venture Life insurance Foreign Partner
Established in 1848 Prudential plc Of UK has grown to be the largest life insurance and mutual fund Company in UK Prudential plc Has had its presence in Asia for the past 75 years catering to over 1 million customers across 11 Asian
countries Prudential is the largest Life Insurance Company in the United Kingdom ICICI and prudential came together in 1993 to provide mutual fund product in India and
today are the largest private sector mutual fund company in India Their largest venture ICICI Prudential Life plans to take care of the insurance needs at various stages of life
ING Vysya
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company private Limited entered the private
life insurance industry in India in September 2001 and in a short spans pf 3 years has established itself as a distinctive Life insurance brand with an innovative attractive and customer friendly product portfolio and a professional advisor force It also distributes
products in close cooperation with the ING Vysya Bank network The company is headquartered at Bangalore
MAX NEW YORK Limited
Max India Limited is a multi-business corporation that
has business interest in telecom service Bulk pharmaceuticals electronic components and specialty products It is also the service-oriented businesses of healthcare life
insurance and information technology NEW YORK Life
New York Life has grown to be a fortune 100 company and an
expert in life insurance It was the first insurance company to offer cash dividends to policy owners In 1894 New York Life pioneered then unheard-of-concept of insuring
women at the same rate as men Thereafter it continued to introduce a series of firsts ndash
a disability benefit clause in 1920 unemployment insurance in 1992 and complete customer care of the web in 1998
Today New York Life has over US billion in assets under management and over 30000 agents and employees worldwide The October 2000 fortune survey named New
York Life amongst the top three most admired life and health insurance companies worldwide With over 3 million policyholders New York Life is a leading provider of insurance in a host of countries worldwide
METLIFE INDIA
MetLife India was incorporated as a joint venture between MetLife International Holdings Inc Jammu amp Kashmir Bank M Pallonji amp Co and other private investors MetLife India is headquartered in Bangalore with offices and
presence in major Indian cities and an additional 1000 outreach points through its channel partner
Life insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
The Life insurance Corporation
was established about 44 years ago with a view to provide an insurance cover against various risks in life A monolith then the corporation enjoyed a monopoly status and
become synonymous with life insurance Its main asset is its staff strength of 124 lakhs employed and 2048 branches and over six-lakhs agency force LIC has hundred divisional offices and has established extensive training
facility at all levels At the apex is the Management Development Institute seven zonal Training Centre and 35 sales Training Centers At the industry level along with the
Government and the GIC it has helped establish the National Insurance Academy It presently transacts individual Life Insurance business group Insurance business social security schemes and Pensions grants housing loans through its subsidiary And the
markets savings and Investment products through its mutual fund It pays off about Rs 6000 crores annually to56 million policyholders
Om kotak mahindra life insurance Established in 1985 as Kotak capital management
finance promoted by Uday kotak the company has come a long way since its entry into corporate finance It has dabbled in leasing auto finance hire purchase investment
banking consumer finance broking etc The company got its name kotak mahindra as industrialists Harish and Anand Mahindra picked a stake in the company Kotak Mahindra is today one of Indiarsquos leading Financial institute
OLD Mutual-
Old mutual plc is an international financial service group in London with expanding operations in life assurance asset management banking and general insurance OLD Mutual is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also on the south-
African Namibian Malaawi and Zimbabwe stock exchanges It has 156 years of experience in life insurance business
OM Kotak Mahindra- OM Kotak Mahindra is the coming together of Kotak Mahindra
Finance Ltd and Old Mutual plc to enter the Indian insurance arena to offer a wide rang of innovative life insurance products
Reliance Life Insurance-
Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd is a part of Reliance
Capital Ltd of the Reliance ndash Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Capital is one of Indiarsquos leading private sector financial services companies and ranks among the top
3 private sector financial services and banking companies in terms of net worth Reliance capital has interests in asset management and mutual funds stock broking life and general insurance proprietary investments private equity and other activities in
financial services Reliance Capital Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial company (NBFT) registered
with the Reserve Bank of India act under section 45-1A Reliance Capital sees immense Potential in the rapidly growing financial service sector in India and aims to become a dominant player in this Industry and offer fully integrated financial services Reliance
Life Insurance is another step forward for Reliance Capital Ltd to offer need based Life Insurance solution to individual and corporate
SBI Life Insurance-
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Indiarsquos largest banks State Bank of India and Cardiff SA a leading Life Insurance
Company in France State bank of India is a household name and it stands as the last world for financial strength and security in the country SBIrsquos illus tries background dates back to
the year 1806 when it started business as a Presidency Bank known as Bank of Bengal Over the long journey it has learnt to combine the best of banking practices handed
down from the imperial management with the more Dynamic ways of doing banking in the modern India It has grown as a responsible giant in the banking field over the years Cardiff came into being in the year 1973 Since then it has grown into a vibrant
insurance company Specializing in personal lines such as long-term saving protection products and creditor insurance Cardiff had a premium income of over US$ 4 billion in
1999 And more than US$ 23 billion of funds under its management Cardiff has been specializing in the art of selling insurance products through Commercial bank in France and 23 other countries
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is registered as a life Insurance Company with the Insurance Regulatory amp Development Authority of India and has been issued
License number 111 on 29th March 2001 The Companyrsquos authorized capital is Rs 250 crores and the paid up capital at present is Rs125 crores SBI owns 74of the total equity and Cardiff the balance 26
TATA AIG-
The TATA AIG joint venture is a tie up between the established Tata Group and American International Group Inc The TATA Group is one of the largest and most respected industrial houses in the country while AIG is a leading US based
insurance and financial service company with a presence in over 130 countries and jurisdiction around the world
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The prime objective of the study is to find out the level of satisfaction of a
customer (policy holders or beneficiary) so far as the settlement of claims
To find out the procedure of claim policy holder or the beneficiary
Parameters of Research Product range offered
Service quality
Network
Benefit offered to customerrsquos
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
Life Insurance Corporation of India International This is a joint venture offshore company promoted by LIC which commenced operations in July
1989 with the objectives of offering US$ denomimated policies to cater to the insurance needs of NRIs and providing insurance services to holders of LIC
policies currently residing in the Gulf LIC International operates in all GCC countries
LIC Nepal A joint venture company formed in 2001 with the Vishal Group of Industries Nepal
LIC Lanka A joint venture company formed in 2003 with the Bartleet Group of Companies Sri Lanka
2INTRODUCTION OF ABOUT TOPIC
Claim Policy
Claims of policy argue that certain conditions should exist and advocate adoption of
policies or courses of action because problems have arisen that call for a solution
Claim Policy amp Instructions
In the unfortunate event of an arrival problem Vanguard has formulated a set of required guidelines to
document and present claims Failure to follow these guidelines will make the claim for buyers risk Please note Vanguards claim policy is for everything over five (5) percent buyers risk
Vanguard does not believe these guidelines to be in anyway arbitrary or unfair They are simply to enable us to
present substantial and consistent documentation to our growers and suppliers as well as to ensure Vanguard complies with all
necessary regulations Past experience shows that almost all claims lack one or more of the requirements
outlined below Our experience also shows that claims that are substantiated with all of the requirements outlined below stand a much better chance of being solved quickly and fairly Kindly
fulfill all of these requirements when reporting a claim
OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE CLAIMS
An objective claim is a statement about a factual matter-one that can be proved true or false For factual matters there exist widely recognized criteria and methods to
determine whether a claim is true or false A subjective claim on the other hand is not a factual matter it is an expression of belief opinion or personal preference A
subjective claim cannot be proved right or wrong by any generally accepted criteria
Objective claims amp facts An objective claim may be true or false just because something is objective does not mean it is true The following are objective claims because they concern factual
matters that is matters that can be verified as true or false
Taipei 101 is the worlds tallest building Five plus four equals ten
There are nine planets in our solar system
Now the first statement of fact is true (as of this writing) the other two are false It is possible to verify the height of buildings and determine that Taipei 101 tops them all
It is possible to devise an experiment to demonstrate that five plus four does not equal ten or to use established criteria to determine whether Pluto is a planet
Facts previously considered true may come to be considered false if new criteria methods or technology emerge For example the definition of planet was recently
revised Experts agreed that Pluto did not conform to the new accepted criteria At that point the statement There are nine planets in our solar system became false
Even if a factual statement is demonstrably false it remains an objective claim on a factual matter
A statement is a factual matter even if you can only imagine a method by which it might be verified For example suppose I claim that humanoid life exists on planets
outside our galaxy I can imagine methods that could be used to determine whether this is true even if I cannot carry them outndashsend a faster-than-light spaceship to look
perhaps However when I imagine methods I may not indulge in pure fantasy I must use widely recognized criteria If the consensus is that fasterndashthanndashlight travel is impossible then my imagined test using a faster-than-light ship fails to meet generally
recognized criteria I would have to propose another way to test my claim using acceptable criteria Whether you disbelieve or disagree with my claim it is an
objective claim either there is or there is not humanoid life outside our galaxy independently of whether or not either of us believes it
Subjective claims amp opinions
In contrast to objective claims subjective claims cannot be proved true or false by any generally accepted criteria Subjective claims often express opinions preferences values feelings and judgments Even though they may involve facts they do not
make factual (provable) claims and therefore they are in a sense neither true nor false in the same way an objective claim is true or false They are outside the realm of
what is verifiable For example consider the following subjective claims
Trout tastes better than catfish Touching a spider is scary
Venus Williams is the greatest athlete of this decade Hamsters make the best pets
Claimrsquos Settlementrsquos History
MUMBAI The percentage of rejected claims to total claims is much higher for private life insurance companies compared with state-owned Life Insurance
Corporation (LIC)
According to data released by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) private life insurers received 13139 individual death claims in 2006-07 compared with 602 lakh claims recorded by LIC Of the total number of claims
received private life insurance companies settled 727 of the claims while LIC managed to settle 9694 of claims
The number of claims rejected by private insurers as a percentage of claims booked was 1398 in 2006-07 while the claims rejected by LIC were 143 Claims
pending with private insurers as on March 31 2007 stood at 1332 of total claims received against 163 for LIC LIC paid Rs 428928 crore as death claim benefits
against Rs 15546 crore paid by private life insurers Life insurers receive two types of claim the first are the maturity claims where the
policyholder gets the savings that accrue under his policy at the end of the term Bulk of the claims comes under this category and usually there is no dispute on maturity
claims as these payments are akin to repayment of a maturing bond
The second set of claims which are far fewer are death claims Section 45 IA of the
Insurance Act 1938 allows insurers to reject claims if there is suppression of material fact by the insured In life insurance any information that has bearing on the mortality of the proposer is considered to be a material fact So if a proposer suffers from a
serious ailment which is not disclosed the insurer can reject his claims
However the Supreme Court has said that the clause cannot be used unilaterally and it is for the insurer to establish that the non-disclosure has a bearing on mortality In the first few years of operations private life insurers did not have much of a claims
experience Therefore a comparison on claims servicing between the private sector and LIC was not possible Now with the private life industry being in its seventh
year there has been a substantial number of maturity and death claims According to an official with a private life insurance company repudiations were
higher in group policies Also given that private companies have been only a few years in existence their share of early claims are higher Early claims are those which
occur within two years of the policyholder acquiring a policy In such claims insurers double check on whether the terms of the policy have been strictly met
Another aspect of claims
Admission Of Age
Age is the main basis of calculation of premium under life insurance policies The following are accepted as evidence of age
Certified extract from Municipal or Local Bodyrsquos records made at the time of birth
Certificate of Baptism or Certified Extract from Family Bible if it contains age or date of birth
Certified Extract from School or College records if age or date of birth is stated therein
Certified Extract from Service Register in the case of Govt employees and
employees of Quasi-Govt Institutions or Passport issued by the Passport Authorities in India
Payment of Premium
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at
Branch Office The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post
You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by
providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates
and months mentioned on your policy bond Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill
Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and
UTI Bank Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service
(ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijay Wada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum Ahmedabad Pune Goa and Nagpur Secunderabad amp
Visakhapatnam A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums
The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Churchgate New India Building Santacruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Days Of Grace
Policyholder should pay the premiums on due dates However a grace period of one month but not less than 30 days will be allowed for payment of yearlyhalf-yearlyquarterly premiums and 15 days for monthly premiums
When the days of grace expire on a Sunday or a public holiday the premium may be paid on the following working day to keep the policy in force
If the premium is not paid before the expiry of the days of grace the policy lapses
Revival of Lapsed Policy
If the policy has lapsed it can be revived during the life time of the life assured within a period of five years from the date of the first unpaid premium but before the date of maturity subject to certain conditions
The Corporation offers three convenient schemes of revival viz Ordinary Revival Special Revival and Installment Revival Policies can also be revived
under Loan-cum-Revival and SB-cum-Revival schemes Request for revival may be made to the Branch Office servicing the policy
Change of Address and Transfer Of Policy Records
The policyholder should immediately intimate the change of hisher address to
the Branch Office servicing the policy The correct address facilitates better service and quicker settlement of claims
Policy records can also be transferred from one Branch Office to another for
servicing as requested by the policyholder
Loss of Policy Document
The Policy Document is an evidence of the contract between the Insurer and the Insured Hence the policyholder should preserve the Policy Bond till the
contracted amount under it is settled Loss of the Policy Document should be immediately intimated to the Branch
Office where it is serviced
Loans
Loans are granted on policies to the extent of 90 of Surrender Value of the policies which are in force and 85 of the Surrender Value in case of policies which are paid-up inclusive of the cash value of bonus The rate of interest
charged at present is 9 pa payable half-yearly Loans are not granted for a period shorter than six months The Conditions and
Privileges printed on the back of the Policy Bond states whether a particular policy is with or without the loan facility
Relief to Policyholders
The Corporation generally allows concessions on payment of premiums settlement of claims issue of duplicate policies etc when the policyholder are
affected by natural calamities such as droughts cyclones floods earthquakes etc
Nomination
Nomination is a right conferred on the holder of a Policy of Life Assurance on his own life to appoint a persons to receive policy moneys in the event of the policy
becoming a claim by the assuredrsquos death The Nominee does not get any other benefit except to receive the policy moneys on the death of the Life Assured
Survival BenefitMaturity Claims
LIC settles survival benefitmaturity claims on or before the due date
Policyholder are intimated well in advance by the Branch Office which services the policy regarding the payment and the necessary Discharge
Voucher is also sent for execution by the assured In case the policyholder does not get any intimation from the Branch Office concerned heshe should contact them quoting the Policy Number
Survival Benefit payment up to Rs60000- are settled without insisting for Policy Bond and Discharge Voucher
Death Claims
If the life assured dies during the term of the policy death claim arises The
death of the policyholder should be immediately intimated in writing to the Branch Office where the policy is serviced along with the following particulars
1 The Nos of the policyies 2 The name of the policyholder
3 Death Certificate issued by concerned Authority 4 The date of death 5 The cause of death and
6 Claimantrsquos relationship with the deceased On receipt of the intimation of death necessary claim forms are sent by the
Branch Office for completion along with instructions regarding the procedure to be followed by the claimant
The claims which have arisen after a period of three years are treated as non-
early claims and settled within 30 days from the date of receipt of all requirements
The claims that have arisen within a period of two years from the date of commencement of the policy are treated as early claims and investigation is compulsory in such cases
The claim is usually payable to the nomineeassignee or the legal heirs as the case may be However if the deceased policyholder has not
nominatedassigned the policy or if heshe has not made a suitable provision regarding the policy moneys by way of a Will the claim is payable to the holder of a Succession Certificate or some such evidence of title from a Court
of Law The Corporation grants claims concessions under certain Plans whereby
payment of full sum assured is made subject to the deduction of unpaid premiums with interest till the date of death and unpaid premiums falling due before the next anniversary of the policy in the event of the death of the life
Assured within a period of six months or one year from the date of the first unpaid premium provided premiums have been paid for at least three years and five years
respectively
Claim Review Committee
The Corporation settles a large number of Death Claims every year Only in case of fraudulent suppression of material information is the liability repudiated This is to
ensure that claims are not paid to fraudulent persons at the cost of honest policyholders The number of Death Claims repudiated is however very small Even in these cases an opportunity is given to the claimant to make a representation for
consideration by the Review Committees of the Zonal office and the Central Office As a result of such review depending on the merits of each case appropriate
decisions are taken The Claims Review Committees of the Central and Zonal Offices have among their Members a retired High CourtDistrict Court Judge This has helped providing transparency and confidence in our operations and has resulted in
greater satisfaction among claimants policyholders and public
COMPETITORS OF LIC
Aviva
Bajaj Allianz
Birla sun life
ICICI Pru
Ing vysya
Life insurance corporation
Max new York life
MetLife India
Om kotak mahindra
Reliance life insurance
SBI life insurance
Tata AIG
AVIVA
The AVIVA Life Insurance Company is joint venture between Dabur India
and the Aviva UK Dabur is one of the Indiarsquos oldest and largest groups of companies with consolidated Annual turnover in excess of Rs 1350 crores countryrsquos leading
producer of traditional Healthcare products Aviva Plc is UKrsquos largest and the worldrsquos fifth largest insurance group It is one of the leading providers of life amp pension products to Europe and has substantial business elsewhere around the world
Bajaj Allianz
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance co Ltd Is a joint venture between Allianz AG and Bajaj Auto one of the biggest 2 amp 3 wheeler manufacturer in the world Bajaj Auto Ltd the Flagship Company of the Rs8000 crores
Bajaj group is the largest manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India and one of the largest in the world
Allianz Allianz group is insurers and financial service providers Founded in 1890 in
Berlin Allianz is now present in over 70 countries with almost 174000 employees At the top of the holding company Allianz AG with its head office in Munich
Birla sun life insurance company Limited
Birla sun Life Insurance is the coming
together of the Aditya Birla group amp Sun Life Financial of Canada to enter the Indian insurance sector The Aditya Birla Group a multinational conglomerate has over 75
business units in India and Overseas with operations in Canada US UK Thailand Indonesia Philippines Malaysia and Egypt Foreign partner
Sun life assurance sun life financials primary insurance business has excellent rating with the worldrsquos top rating agencies With assets under management as
on September 30 2000 totaling more than CDN billion it ranks amongst the largest international financial service organizations in the world
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance ICICI Prudential Life insurance is a joint venture
between the ICICI group and Prudential Plc of the UK ICICI standard off its operation in 1955 with providing finance for industrial development and since then it has diversified into housing finance consumer finance mutual funds to being a Universal
Bank and its latest venture Life insurance Foreign Partner
Established in 1848 Prudential plc Of UK has grown to be the largest life insurance and mutual fund Company in UK Prudential plc Has had its presence in Asia for the past 75 years catering to over 1 million customers across 11 Asian
countries Prudential is the largest Life Insurance Company in the United Kingdom ICICI and prudential came together in 1993 to provide mutual fund product in India and
today are the largest private sector mutual fund company in India Their largest venture ICICI Prudential Life plans to take care of the insurance needs at various stages of life
ING Vysya
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company private Limited entered the private
life insurance industry in India in September 2001 and in a short spans pf 3 years has established itself as a distinctive Life insurance brand with an innovative attractive and customer friendly product portfolio and a professional advisor force It also distributes
products in close cooperation with the ING Vysya Bank network The company is headquartered at Bangalore
MAX NEW YORK Limited
Max India Limited is a multi-business corporation that
has business interest in telecom service Bulk pharmaceuticals electronic components and specialty products It is also the service-oriented businesses of healthcare life
insurance and information technology NEW YORK Life
New York Life has grown to be a fortune 100 company and an
expert in life insurance It was the first insurance company to offer cash dividends to policy owners In 1894 New York Life pioneered then unheard-of-concept of insuring
women at the same rate as men Thereafter it continued to introduce a series of firsts ndash
a disability benefit clause in 1920 unemployment insurance in 1992 and complete customer care of the web in 1998
Today New York Life has over US billion in assets under management and over 30000 agents and employees worldwide The October 2000 fortune survey named New
York Life amongst the top three most admired life and health insurance companies worldwide With over 3 million policyholders New York Life is a leading provider of insurance in a host of countries worldwide
METLIFE INDIA
MetLife India was incorporated as a joint venture between MetLife International Holdings Inc Jammu amp Kashmir Bank M Pallonji amp Co and other private investors MetLife India is headquartered in Bangalore with offices and
presence in major Indian cities and an additional 1000 outreach points through its channel partner
Life insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
The Life insurance Corporation
was established about 44 years ago with a view to provide an insurance cover against various risks in life A monolith then the corporation enjoyed a monopoly status and
become synonymous with life insurance Its main asset is its staff strength of 124 lakhs employed and 2048 branches and over six-lakhs agency force LIC has hundred divisional offices and has established extensive training
facility at all levels At the apex is the Management Development Institute seven zonal Training Centre and 35 sales Training Centers At the industry level along with the
Government and the GIC it has helped establish the National Insurance Academy It presently transacts individual Life Insurance business group Insurance business social security schemes and Pensions grants housing loans through its subsidiary And the
markets savings and Investment products through its mutual fund It pays off about Rs 6000 crores annually to56 million policyholders
Om kotak mahindra life insurance Established in 1985 as Kotak capital management
finance promoted by Uday kotak the company has come a long way since its entry into corporate finance It has dabbled in leasing auto finance hire purchase investment
banking consumer finance broking etc The company got its name kotak mahindra as industrialists Harish and Anand Mahindra picked a stake in the company Kotak Mahindra is today one of Indiarsquos leading Financial institute
OLD Mutual-
Old mutual plc is an international financial service group in London with expanding operations in life assurance asset management banking and general insurance OLD Mutual is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also on the south-
African Namibian Malaawi and Zimbabwe stock exchanges It has 156 years of experience in life insurance business
OM Kotak Mahindra- OM Kotak Mahindra is the coming together of Kotak Mahindra
Finance Ltd and Old Mutual plc to enter the Indian insurance arena to offer a wide rang of innovative life insurance products
Reliance Life Insurance-
Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd is a part of Reliance
Capital Ltd of the Reliance ndash Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Capital is one of Indiarsquos leading private sector financial services companies and ranks among the top
3 private sector financial services and banking companies in terms of net worth Reliance capital has interests in asset management and mutual funds stock broking life and general insurance proprietary investments private equity and other activities in
financial services Reliance Capital Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial company (NBFT) registered
with the Reserve Bank of India act under section 45-1A Reliance Capital sees immense Potential in the rapidly growing financial service sector in India and aims to become a dominant player in this Industry and offer fully integrated financial services Reliance
Life Insurance is another step forward for Reliance Capital Ltd to offer need based Life Insurance solution to individual and corporate
SBI Life Insurance-
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Indiarsquos largest banks State Bank of India and Cardiff SA a leading Life Insurance
Company in France State bank of India is a household name and it stands as the last world for financial strength and security in the country SBIrsquos illus tries background dates back to
the year 1806 when it started business as a Presidency Bank known as Bank of Bengal Over the long journey it has learnt to combine the best of banking practices handed
down from the imperial management with the more Dynamic ways of doing banking in the modern India It has grown as a responsible giant in the banking field over the years Cardiff came into being in the year 1973 Since then it has grown into a vibrant
insurance company Specializing in personal lines such as long-term saving protection products and creditor insurance Cardiff had a premium income of over US$ 4 billion in
1999 And more than US$ 23 billion of funds under its management Cardiff has been specializing in the art of selling insurance products through Commercial bank in France and 23 other countries
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is registered as a life Insurance Company with the Insurance Regulatory amp Development Authority of India and has been issued
License number 111 on 29th March 2001 The Companyrsquos authorized capital is Rs 250 crores and the paid up capital at present is Rs125 crores SBI owns 74of the total equity and Cardiff the balance 26
TATA AIG-
The TATA AIG joint venture is a tie up between the established Tata Group and American International Group Inc The TATA Group is one of the largest and most respected industrial houses in the country while AIG is a leading US based
insurance and financial service company with a presence in over 130 countries and jurisdiction around the world
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The prime objective of the study is to find out the level of satisfaction of a
customer (policy holders or beneficiary) so far as the settlement of claims
To find out the procedure of claim policy holder or the beneficiary
Parameters of Research Product range offered
Service quality
Network
Benefit offered to customerrsquos
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
An objective claim is a statement about a factual matter-one that can be proved true or false For factual matters there exist widely recognized criteria and methods to
determine whether a claim is true or false A subjective claim on the other hand is not a factual matter it is an expression of belief opinion or personal preference A
subjective claim cannot be proved right or wrong by any generally accepted criteria
Objective claims amp facts An objective claim may be true or false just because something is objective does not mean it is true The following are objective claims because they concern factual
matters that is matters that can be verified as true or false
Taipei 101 is the worlds tallest building Five plus four equals ten
There are nine planets in our solar system
Now the first statement of fact is true (as of this writing) the other two are false It is possible to verify the height of buildings and determine that Taipei 101 tops them all
It is possible to devise an experiment to demonstrate that five plus four does not equal ten or to use established criteria to determine whether Pluto is a planet
Facts previously considered true may come to be considered false if new criteria methods or technology emerge For example the definition of planet was recently
revised Experts agreed that Pluto did not conform to the new accepted criteria At that point the statement There are nine planets in our solar system became false
Even if a factual statement is demonstrably false it remains an objective claim on a factual matter
A statement is a factual matter even if you can only imagine a method by which it might be verified For example suppose I claim that humanoid life exists on planets
outside our galaxy I can imagine methods that could be used to determine whether this is true even if I cannot carry them outndashsend a faster-than-light spaceship to look
perhaps However when I imagine methods I may not indulge in pure fantasy I must use widely recognized criteria If the consensus is that fasterndashthanndashlight travel is impossible then my imagined test using a faster-than-light ship fails to meet generally
recognized criteria I would have to propose another way to test my claim using acceptable criteria Whether you disbelieve or disagree with my claim it is an
objective claim either there is or there is not humanoid life outside our galaxy independently of whether or not either of us believes it
Subjective claims amp opinions
In contrast to objective claims subjective claims cannot be proved true or false by any generally accepted criteria Subjective claims often express opinions preferences values feelings and judgments Even though they may involve facts they do not
make factual (provable) claims and therefore they are in a sense neither true nor false in the same way an objective claim is true or false They are outside the realm of
what is verifiable For example consider the following subjective claims
Trout tastes better than catfish Touching a spider is scary
Venus Williams is the greatest athlete of this decade Hamsters make the best pets
Claimrsquos Settlementrsquos History
MUMBAI The percentage of rejected claims to total claims is much higher for private life insurance companies compared with state-owned Life Insurance
Corporation (LIC)
According to data released by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) private life insurers received 13139 individual death claims in 2006-07 compared with 602 lakh claims recorded by LIC Of the total number of claims
received private life insurance companies settled 727 of the claims while LIC managed to settle 9694 of claims
The number of claims rejected by private insurers as a percentage of claims booked was 1398 in 2006-07 while the claims rejected by LIC were 143 Claims
pending with private insurers as on March 31 2007 stood at 1332 of total claims received against 163 for LIC LIC paid Rs 428928 crore as death claim benefits
against Rs 15546 crore paid by private life insurers Life insurers receive two types of claim the first are the maturity claims where the
policyholder gets the savings that accrue under his policy at the end of the term Bulk of the claims comes under this category and usually there is no dispute on maturity
claims as these payments are akin to repayment of a maturing bond
The second set of claims which are far fewer are death claims Section 45 IA of the
Insurance Act 1938 allows insurers to reject claims if there is suppression of material fact by the insured In life insurance any information that has bearing on the mortality of the proposer is considered to be a material fact So if a proposer suffers from a
serious ailment which is not disclosed the insurer can reject his claims
However the Supreme Court has said that the clause cannot be used unilaterally and it is for the insurer to establish that the non-disclosure has a bearing on mortality In the first few years of operations private life insurers did not have much of a claims
experience Therefore a comparison on claims servicing between the private sector and LIC was not possible Now with the private life industry being in its seventh
year there has been a substantial number of maturity and death claims According to an official with a private life insurance company repudiations were
higher in group policies Also given that private companies have been only a few years in existence their share of early claims are higher Early claims are those which
occur within two years of the policyholder acquiring a policy In such claims insurers double check on whether the terms of the policy have been strictly met
Another aspect of claims
Admission Of Age
Age is the main basis of calculation of premium under life insurance policies The following are accepted as evidence of age
Certified extract from Municipal or Local Bodyrsquos records made at the time of birth
Certificate of Baptism or Certified Extract from Family Bible if it contains age or date of birth
Certified Extract from School or College records if age or date of birth is stated therein
Certified Extract from Service Register in the case of Govt employees and
employees of Quasi-Govt Institutions or Passport issued by the Passport Authorities in India
Payment of Premium
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at
Branch Office The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post
You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by
providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates
and months mentioned on your policy bond Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill
Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and
UTI Bank Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service
(ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijay Wada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum Ahmedabad Pune Goa and Nagpur Secunderabad amp
Visakhapatnam A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums
The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Churchgate New India Building Santacruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Days Of Grace
Policyholder should pay the premiums on due dates However a grace period of one month but not less than 30 days will be allowed for payment of yearlyhalf-yearlyquarterly premiums and 15 days for monthly premiums
When the days of grace expire on a Sunday or a public holiday the premium may be paid on the following working day to keep the policy in force
If the premium is not paid before the expiry of the days of grace the policy lapses
Revival of Lapsed Policy
If the policy has lapsed it can be revived during the life time of the life assured within a period of five years from the date of the first unpaid premium but before the date of maturity subject to certain conditions
The Corporation offers three convenient schemes of revival viz Ordinary Revival Special Revival and Installment Revival Policies can also be revived
under Loan-cum-Revival and SB-cum-Revival schemes Request for revival may be made to the Branch Office servicing the policy
Change of Address and Transfer Of Policy Records
The policyholder should immediately intimate the change of hisher address to
the Branch Office servicing the policy The correct address facilitates better service and quicker settlement of claims
Policy records can also be transferred from one Branch Office to another for
servicing as requested by the policyholder
Loss of Policy Document
The Policy Document is an evidence of the contract between the Insurer and the Insured Hence the policyholder should preserve the Policy Bond till the
contracted amount under it is settled Loss of the Policy Document should be immediately intimated to the Branch
Office where it is serviced
Loans
Loans are granted on policies to the extent of 90 of Surrender Value of the policies which are in force and 85 of the Surrender Value in case of policies which are paid-up inclusive of the cash value of bonus The rate of interest
charged at present is 9 pa payable half-yearly Loans are not granted for a period shorter than six months The Conditions and
Privileges printed on the back of the Policy Bond states whether a particular policy is with or without the loan facility
Relief to Policyholders
The Corporation generally allows concessions on payment of premiums settlement of claims issue of duplicate policies etc when the policyholder are
affected by natural calamities such as droughts cyclones floods earthquakes etc
Nomination
Nomination is a right conferred on the holder of a Policy of Life Assurance on his own life to appoint a persons to receive policy moneys in the event of the policy
becoming a claim by the assuredrsquos death The Nominee does not get any other benefit except to receive the policy moneys on the death of the Life Assured
Survival BenefitMaturity Claims
LIC settles survival benefitmaturity claims on or before the due date
Policyholder are intimated well in advance by the Branch Office which services the policy regarding the payment and the necessary Discharge
Voucher is also sent for execution by the assured In case the policyholder does not get any intimation from the Branch Office concerned heshe should contact them quoting the Policy Number
Survival Benefit payment up to Rs60000- are settled without insisting for Policy Bond and Discharge Voucher
Death Claims
If the life assured dies during the term of the policy death claim arises The
death of the policyholder should be immediately intimated in writing to the Branch Office where the policy is serviced along with the following particulars
1 The Nos of the policyies 2 The name of the policyholder
3 Death Certificate issued by concerned Authority 4 The date of death 5 The cause of death and
6 Claimantrsquos relationship with the deceased On receipt of the intimation of death necessary claim forms are sent by the
Branch Office for completion along with instructions regarding the procedure to be followed by the claimant
The claims which have arisen after a period of three years are treated as non-
early claims and settled within 30 days from the date of receipt of all requirements
The claims that have arisen within a period of two years from the date of commencement of the policy are treated as early claims and investigation is compulsory in such cases
The claim is usually payable to the nomineeassignee or the legal heirs as the case may be However if the deceased policyholder has not
nominatedassigned the policy or if heshe has not made a suitable provision regarding the policy moneys by way of a Will the claim is payable to the holder of a Succession Certificate or some such evidence of title from a Court
of Law The Corporation grants claims concessions under certain Plans whereby
payment of full sum assured is made subject to the deduction of unpaid premiums with interest till the date of death and unpaid premiums falling due before the next anniversary of the policy in the event of the death of the life
Assured within a period of six months or one year from the date of the first unpaid premium provided premiums have been paid for at least three years and five years
respectively
Claim Review Committee
The Corporation settles a large number of Death Claims every year Only in case of fraudulent suppression of material information is the liability repudiated This is to
ensure that claims are not paid to fraudulent persons at the cost of honest policyholders The number of Death Claims repudiated is however very small Even in these cases an opportunity is given to the claimant to make a representation for
consideration by the Review Committees of the Zonal office and the Central Office As a result of such review depending on the merits of each case appropriate
decisions are taken The Claims Review Committees of the Central and Zonal Offices have among their Members a retired High CourtDistrict Court Judge This has helped providing transparency and confidence in our operations and has resulted in
greater satisfaction among claimants policyholders and public
COMPETITORS OF LIC
Aviva
Bajaj Allianz
Birla sun life
ICICI Pru
Ing vysya
Life insurance corporation
Max new York life
MetLife India
Om kotak mahindra
Reliance life insurance
SBI life insurance
Tata AIG
AVIVA
The AVIVA Life Insurance Company is joint venture between Dabur India
and the Aviva UK Dabur is one of the Indiarsquos oldest and largest groups of companies with consolidated Annual turnover in excess of Rs 1350 crores countryrsquos leading
producer of traditional Healthcare products Aviva Plc is UKrsquos largest and the worldrsquos fifth largest insurance group It is one of the leading providers of life amp pension products to Europe and has substantial business elsewhere around the world
Bajaj Allianz
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance co Ltd Is a joint venture between Allianz AG and Bajaj Auto one of the biggest 2 amp 3 wheeler manufacturer in the world Bajaj Auto Ltd the Flagship Company of the Rs8000 crores
Bajaj group is the largest manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India and one of the largest in the world
Allianz Allianz group is insurers and financial service providers Founded in 1890 in
Berlin Allianz is now present in over 70 countries with almost 174000 employees At the top of the holding company Allianz AG with its head office in Munich
Birla sun life insurance company Limited
Birla sun Life Insurance is the coming
together of the Aditya Birla group amp Sun Life Financial of Canada to enter the Indian insurance sector The Aditya Birla Group a multinational conglomerate has over 75
business units in India and Overseas with operations in Canada US UK Thailand Indonesia Philippines Malaysia and Egypt Foreign partner
Sun life assurance sun life financials primary insurance business has excellent rating with the worldrsquos top rating agencies With assets under management as
on September 30 2000 totaling more than CDN billion it ranks amongst the largest international financial service organizations in the world
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance ICICI Prudential Life insurance is a joint venture
between the ICICI group and Prudential Plc of the UK ICICI standard off its operation in 1955 with providing finance for industrial development and since then it has diversified into housing finance consumer finance mutual funds to being a Universal
Bank and its latest venture Life insurance Foreign Partner
Established in 1848 Prudential plc Of UK has grown to be the largest life insurance and mutual fund Company in UK Prudential plc Has had its presence in Asia for the past 75 years catering to over 1 million customers across 11 Asian
countries Prudential is the largest Life Insurance Company in the United Kingdom ICICI and prudential came together in 1993 to provide mutual fund product in India and
today are the largest private sector mutual fund company in India Their largest venture ICICI Prudential Life plans to take care of the insurance needs at various stages of life
ING Vysya
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company private Limited entered the private
life insurance industry in India in September 2001 and in a short spans pf 3 years has established itself as a distinctive Life insurance brand with an innovative attractive and customer friendly product portfolio and a professional advisor force It also distributes
products in close cooperation with the ING Vysya Bank network The company is headquartered at Bangalore
MAX NEW YORK Limited
Max India Limited is a multi-business corporation that
has business interest in telecom service Bulk pharmaceuticals electronic components and specialty products It is also the service-oriented businesses of healthcare life
insurance and information technology NEW YORK Life
New York Life has grown to be a fortune 100 company and an
expert in life insurance It was the first insurance company to offer cash dividends to policy owners In 1894 New York Life pioneered then unheard-of-concept of insuring
women at the same rate as men Thereafter it continued to introduce a series of firsts ndash
a disability benefit clause in 1920 unemployment insurance in 1992 and complete customer care of the web in 1998
Today New York Life has over US billion in assets under management and over 30000 agents and employees worldwide The October 2000 fortune survey named New
York Life amongst the top three most admired life and health insurance companies worldwide With over 3 million policyholders New York Life is a leading provider of insurance in a host of countries worldwide
METLIFE INDIA
MetLife India was incorporated as a joint venture between MetLife International Holdings Inc Jammu amp Kashmir Bank M Pallonji amp Co and other private investors MetLife India is headquartered in Bangalore with offices and
presence in major Indian cities and an additional 1000 outreach points through its channel partner
Life insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
The Life insurance Corporation
was established about 44 years ago with a view to provide an insurance cover against various risks in life A monolith then the corporation enjoyed a monopoly status and
become synonymous with life insurance Its main asset is its staff strength of 124 lakhs employed and 2048 branches and over six-lakhs agency force LIC has hundred divisional offices and has established extensive training
facility at all levels At the apex is the Management Development Institute seven zonal Training Centre and 35 sales Training Centers At the industry level along with the
Government and the GIC it has helped establish the National Insurance Academy It presently transacts individual Life Insurance business group Insurance business social security schemes and Pensions grants housing loans through its subsidiary And the
markets savings and Investment products through its mutual fund It pays off about Rs 6000 crores annually to56 million policyholders
Om kotak mahindra life insurance Established in 1985 as Kotak capital management
finance promoted by Uday kotak the company has come a long way since its entry into corporate finance It has dabbled in leasing auto finance hire purchase investment
banking consumer finance broking etc The company got its name kotak mahindra as industrialists Harish and Anand Mahindra picked a stake in the company Kotak Mahindra is today one of Indiarsquos leading Financial institute
OLD Mutual-
Old mutual plc is an international financial service group in London with expanding operations in life assurance asset management banking and general insurance OLD Mutual is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also on the south-
African Namibian Malaawi and Zimbabwe stock exchanges It has 156 years of experience in life insurance business
OM Kotak Mahindra- OM Kotak Mahindra is the coming together of Kotak Mahindra
Finance Ltd and Old Mutual plc to enter the Indian insurance arena to offer a wide rang of innovative life insurance products
Reliance Life Insurance-
Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd is a part of Reliance
Capital Ltd of the Reliance ndash Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Capital is one of Indiarsquos leading private sector financial services companies and ranks among the top
3 private sector financial services and banking companies in terms of net worth Reliance capital has interests in asset management and mutual funds stock broking life and general insurance proprietary investments private equity and other activities in
financial services Reliance Capital Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial company (NBFT) registered
with the Reserve Bank of India act under section 45-1A Reliance Capital sees immense Potential in the rapidly growing financial service sector in India and aims to become a dominant player in this Industry and offer fully integrated financial services Reliance
Life Insurance is another step forward for Reliance Capital Ltd to offer need based Life Insurance solution to individual and corporate
SBI Life Insurance-
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Indiarsquos largest banks State Bank of India and Cardiff SA a leading Life Insurance
Company in France State bank of India is a household name and it stands as the last world for financial strength and security in the country SBIrsquos illus tries background dates back to
the year 1806 when it started business as a Presidency Bank known as Bank of Bengal Over the long journey it has learnt to combine the best of banking practices handed
down from the imperial management with the more Dynamic ways of doing banking in the modern India It has grown as a responsible giant in the banking field over the years Cardiff came into being in the year 1973 Since then it has grown into a vibrant
insurance company Specializing in personal lines such as long-term saving protection products and creditor insurance Cardiff had a premium income of over US$ 4 billion in
1999 And more than US$ 23 billion of funds under its management Cardiff has been specializing in the art of selling insurance products through Commercial bank in France and 23 other countries
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is registered as a life Insurance Company with the Insurance Regulatory amp Development Authority of India and has been issued
License number 111 on 29th March 2001 The Companyrsquos authorized capital is Rs 250 crores and the paid up capital at present is Rs125 crores SBI owns 74of the total equity and Cardiff the balance 26
TATA AIG-
The TATA AIG joint venture is a tie up between the established Tata Group and American International Group Inc The TATA Group is one of the largest and most respected industrial houses in the country while AIG is a leading US based
insurance and financial service company with a presence in over 130 countries and jurisdiction around the world
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The prime objective of the study is to find out the level of satisfaction of a
customer (policy holders or beneficiary) so far as the settlement of claims
To find out the procedure of claim policy holder or the beneficiary
Parameters of Research Product range offered
Service quality
Network
Benefit offered to customerrsquos
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
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Claimrsquos Settlementrsquos History
MUMBAI The percentage of rejected claims to total claims is much higher for private life insurance companies compared with state-owned Life Insurance
Corporation (LIC)
According to data released by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) private life insurers received 13139 individual death claims in 2006-07 compared with 602 lakh claims recorded by LIC Of the total number of claims
received private life insurance companies settled 727 of the claims while LIC managed to settle 9694 of claims
The number of claims rejected by private insurers as a percentage of claims booked was 1398 in 2006-07 while the claims rejected by LIC were 143 Claims
pending with private insurers as on March 31 2007 stood at 1332 of total claims received against 163 for LIC LIC paid Rs 428928 crore as death claim benefits
against Rs 15546 crore paid by private life insurers Life insurers receive two types of claim the first are the maturity claims where the
policyholder gets the savings that accrue under his policy at the end of the term Bulk of the claims comes under this category and usually there is no dispute on maturity
claims as these payments are akin to repayment of a maturing bond
The second set of claims which are far fewer are death claims Section 45 IA of the
Insurance Act 1938 allows insurers to reject claims if there is suppression of material fact by the insured In life insurance any information that has bearing on the mortality of the proposer is considered to be a material fact So if a proposer suffers from a
serious ailment which is not disclosed the insurer can reject his claims
However the Supreme Court has said that the clause cannot be used unilaterally and it is for the insurer to establish that the non-disclosure has a bearing on mortality In the first few years of operations private life insurers did not have much of a claims
experience Therefore a comparison on claims servicing between the private sector and LIC was not possible Now with the private life industry being in its seventh
year there has been a substantial number of maturity and death claims According to an official with a private life insurance company repudiations were
higher in group policies Also given that private companies have been only a few years in existence their share of early claims are higher Early claims are those which
occur within two years of the policyholder acquiring a policy In such claims insurers double check on whether the terms of the policy have been strictly met
Another aspect of claims
Admission Of Age
Age is the main basis of calculation of premium under life insurance policies The following are accepted as evidence of age
Certified extract from Municipal or Local Bodyrsquos records made at the time of birth
Certificate of Baptism or Certified Extract from Family Bible if it contains age or date of birth
Certified Extract from School or College records if age or date of birth is stated therein
Certified Extract from Service Register in the case of Govt employees and
employees of Quasi-Govt Institutions or Passport issued by the Passport Authorities in India
Payment of Premium
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at
Branch Office The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post
You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by
providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates
and months mentioned on your policy bond Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill
Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and
UTI Bank Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service
(ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijay Wada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum Ahmedabad Pune Goa and Nagpur Secunderabad amp
Visakhapatnam A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums
The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Churchgate New India Building Santacruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Days Of Grace
Policyholder should pay the premiums on due dates However a grace period of one month but not less than 30 days will be allowed for payment of yearlyhalf-yearlyquarterly premiums and 15 days for monthly premiums
When the days of grace expire on a Sunday or a public holiday the premium may be paid on the following working day to keep the policy in force
If the premium is not paid before the expiry of the days of grace the policy lapses
Revival of Lapsed Policy
If the policy has lapsed it can be revived during the life time of the life assured within a period of five years from the date of the first unpaid premium but before the date of maturity subject to certain conditions
The Corporation offers three convenient schemes of revival viz Ordinary Revival Special Revival and Installment Revival Policies can also be revived
under Loan-cum-Revival and SB-cum-Revival schemes Request for revival may be made to the Branch Office servicing the policy
Change of Address and Transfer Of Policy Records
The policyholder should immediately intimate the change of hisher address to
the Branch Office servicing the policy The correct address facilitates better service and quicker settlement of claims
Policy records can also be transferred from one Branch Office to another for
servicing as requested by the policyholder
Loss of Policy Document
The Policy Document is an evidence of the contract between the Insurer and the Insured Hence the policyholder should preserve the Policy Bond till the
contracted amount under it is settled Loss of the Policy Document should be immediately intimated to the Branch
Office where it is serviced
Loans
Loans are granted on policies to the extent of 90 of Surrender Value of the policies which are in force and 85 of the Surrender Value in case of policies which are paid-up inclusive of the cash value of bonus The rate of interest
charged at present is 9 pa payable half-yearly Loans are not granted for a period shorter than six months The Conditions and
Privileges printed on the back of the Policy Bond states whether a particular policy is with or without the loan facility
Relief to Policyholders
The Corporation generally allows concessions on payment of premiums settlement of claims issue of duplicate policies etc when the policyholder are
affected by natural calamities such as droughts cyclones floods earthquakes etc
Nomination
Nomination is a right conferred on the holder of a Policy of Life Assurance on his own life to appoint a persons to receive policy moneys in the event of the policy
becoming a claim by the assuredrsquos death The Nominee does not get any other benefit except to receive the policy moneys on the death of the Life Assured
Survival BenefitMaturity Claims
LIC settles survival benefitmaturity claims on or before the due date
Policyholder are intimated well in advance by the Branch Office which services the policy regarding the payment and the necessary Discharge
Voucher is also sent for execution by the assured In case the policyholder does not get any intimation from the Branch Office concerned heshe should contact them quoting the Policy Number
Survival Benefit payment up to Rs60000- are settled without insisting for Policy Bond and Discharge Voucher
Death Claims
If the life assured dies during the term of the policy death claim arises The
death of the policyholder should be immediately intimated in writing to the Branch Office where the policy is serviced along with the following particulars
1 The Nos of the policyies 2 The name of the policyholder
3 Death Certificate issued by concerned Authority 4 The date of death 5 The cause of death and
6 Claimantrsquos relationship with the deceased On receipt of the intimation of death necessary claim forms are sent by the
Branch Office for completion along with instructions regarding the procedure to be followed by the claimant
The claims which have arisen after a period of three years are treated as non-
early claims and settled within 30 days from the date of receipt of all requirements
The claims that have arisen within a period of two years from the date of commencement of the policy are treated as early claims and investigation is compulsory in such cases
The claim is usually payable to the nomineeassignee or the legal heirs as the case may be However if the deceased policyholder has not
nominatedassigned the policy or if heshe has not made a suitable provision regarding the policy moneys by way of a Will the claim is payable to the holder of a Succession Certificate or some such evidence of title from a Court
of Law The Corporation grants claims concessions under certain Plans whereby
payment of full sum assured is made subject to the deduction of unpaid premiums with interest till the date of death and unpaid premiums falling due before the next anniversary of the policy in the event of the death of the life
Assured within a period of six months or one year from the date of the first unpaid premium provided premiums have been paid for at least three years and five years
respectively
Claim Review Committee
The Corporation settles a large number of Death Claims every year Only in case of fraudulent suppression of material information is the liability repudiated This is to
ensure that claims are not paid to fraudulent persons at the cost of honest policyholders The number of Death Claims repudiated is however very small Even in these cases an opportunity is given to the claimant to make a representation for
consideration by the Review Committees of the Zonal office and the Central Office As a result of such review depending on the merits of each case appropriate
decisions are taken The Claims Review Committees of the Central and Zonal Offices have among their Members a retired High CourtDistrict Court Judge This has helped providing transparency and confidence in our operations and has resulted in
greater satisfaction among claimants policyholders and public
COMPETITORS OF LIC
Aviva
Bajaj Allianz
Birla sun life
ICICI Pru
Ing vysya
Life insurance corporation
Max new York life
MetLife India
Om kotak mahindra
Reliance life insurance
SBI life insurance
Tata AIG
AVIVA
The AVIVA Life Insurance Company is joint venture between Dabur India
and the Aviva UK Dabur is one of the Indiarsquos oldest and largest groups of companies with consolidated Annual turnover in excess of Rs 1350 crores countryrsquos leading
producer of traditional Healthcare products Aviva Plc is UKrsquos largest and the worldrsquos fifth largest insurance group It is one of the leading providers of life amp pension products to Europe and has substantial business elsewhere around the world
Bajaj Allianz
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance co Ltd Is a joint venture between Allianz AG and Bajaj Auto one of the biggest 2 amp 3 wheeler manufacturer in the world Bajaj Auto Ltd the Flagship Company of the Rs8000 crores
Bajaj group is the largest manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India and one of the largest in the world
Allianz Allianz group is insurers and financial service providers Founded in 1890 in
Berlin Allianz is now present in over 70 countries with almost 174000 employees At the top of the holding company Allianz AG with its head office in Munich
Birla sun life insurance company Limited
Birla sun Life Insurance is the coming
together of the Aditya Birla group amp Sun Life Financial of Canada to enter the Indian insurance sector The Aditya Birla Group a multinational conglomerate has over 75
business units in India and Overseas with operations in Canada US UK Thailand Indonesia Philippines Malaysia and Egypt Foreign partner
Sun life assurance sun life financials primary insurance business has excellent rating with the worldrsquos top rating agencies With assets under management as
on September 30 2000 totaling more than CDN billion it ranks amongst the largest international financial service organizations in the world
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance ICICI Prudential Life insurance is a joint venture
between the ICICI group and Prudential Plc of the UK ICICI standard off its operation in 1955 with providing finance for industrial development and since then it has diversified into housing finance consumer finance mutual funds to being a Universal
Bank and its latest venture Life insurance Foreign Partner
Established in 1848 Prudential plc Of UK has grown to be the largest life insurance and mutual fund Company in UK Prudential plc Has had its presence in Asia for the past 75 years catering to over 1 million customers across 11 Asian
countries Prudential is the largest Life Insurance Company in the United Kingdom ICICI and prudential came together in 1993 to provide mutual fund product in India and
today are the largest private sector mutual fund company in India Their largest venture ICICI Prudential Life plans to take care of the insurance needs at various stages of life
ING Vysya
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company private Limited entered the private
life insurance industry in India in September 2001 and in a short spans pf 3 years has established itself as a distinctive Life insurance brand with an innovative attractive and customer friendly product portfolio and a professional advisor force It also distributes
products in close cooperation with the ING Vysya Bank network The company is headquartered at Bangalore
MAX NEW YORK Limited
Max India Limited is a multi-business corporation that
has business interest in telecom service Bulk pharmaceuticals electronic components and specialty products It is also the service-oriented businesses of healthcare life
insurance and information technology NEW YORK Life
New York Life has grown to be a fortune 100 company and an
expert in life insurance It was the first insurance company to offer cash dividends to policy owners In 1894 New York Life pioneered then unheard-of-concept of insuring
women at the same rate as men Thereafter it continued to introduce a series of firsts ndash
a disability benefit clause in 1920 unemployment insurance in 1992 and complete customer care of the web in 1998
Today New York Life has over US billion in assets under management and over 30000 agents and employees worldwide The October 2000 fortune survey named New
York Life amongst the top three most admired life and health insurance companies worldwide With over 3 million policyholders New York Life is a leading provider of insurance in a host of countries worldwide
METLIFE INDIA
MetLife India was incorporated as a joint venture between MetLife International Holdings Inc Jammu amp Kashmir Bank M Pallonji amp Co and other private investors MetLife India is headquartered in Bangalore with offices and
presence in major Indian cities and an additional 1000 outreach points through its channel partner
Life insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
The Life insurance Corporation
was established about 44 years ago with a view to provide an insurance cover against various risks in life A monolith then the corporation enjoyed a monopoly status and
become synonymous with life insurance Its main asset is its staff strength of 124 lakhs employed and 2048 branches and over six-lakhs agency force LIC has hundred divisional offices and has established extensive training
facility at all levels At the apex is the Management Development Institute seven zonal Training Centre and 35 sales Training Centers At the industry level along with the
Government and the GIC it has helped establish the National Insurance Academy It presently transacts individual Life Insurance business group Insurance business social security schemes and Pensions grants housing loans through its subsidiary And the
markets savings and Investment products through its mutual fund It pays off about Rs 6000 crores annually to56 million policyholders
Om kotak mahindra life insurance Established in 1985 as Kotak capital management
finance promoted by Uday kotak the company has come a long way since its entry into corporate finance It has dabbled in leasing auto finance hire purchase investment
banking consumer finance broking etc The company got its name kotak mahindra as industrialists Harish and Anand Mahindra picked a stake in the company Kotak Mahindra is today one of Indiarsquos leading Financial institute
OLD Mutual-
Old mutual plc is an international financial service group in London with expanding operations in life assurance asset management banking and general insurance OLD Mutual is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also on the south-
African Namibian Malaawi and Zimbabwe stock exchanges It has 156 years of experience in life insurance business
OM Kotak Mahindra- OM Kotak Mahindra is the coming together of Kotak Mahindra
Finance Ltd and Old Mutual plc to enter the Indian insurance arena to offer a wide rang of innovative life insurance products
Reliance Life Insurance-
Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd is a part of Reliance
Capital Ltd of the Reliance ndash Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Capital is one of Indiarsquos leading private sector financial services companies and ranks among the top
3 private sector financial services and banking companies in terms of net worth Reliance capital has interests in asset management and mutual funds stock broking life and general insurance proprietary investments private equity and other activities in
financial services Reliance Capital Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial company (NBFT) registered
with the Reserve Bank of India act under section 45-1A Reliance Capital sees immense Potential in the rapidly growing financial service sector in India and aims to become a dominant player in this Industry and offer fully integrated financial services Reliance
Life Insurance is another step forward for Reliance Capital Ltd to offer need based Life Insurance solution to individual and corporate
SBI Life Insurance-
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Indiarsquos largest banks State Bank of India and Cardiff SA a leading Life Insurance
Company in France State bank of India is a household name and it stands as the last world for financial strength and security in the country SBIrsquos illus tries background dates back to
the year 1806 when it started business as a Presidency Bank known as Bank of Bengal Over the long journey it has learnt to combine the best of banking practices handed
down from the imperial management with the more Dynamic ways of doing banking in the modern India It has grown as a responsible giant in the banking field over the years Cardiff came into being in the year 1973 Since then it has grown into a vibrant
insurance company Specializing in personal lines such as long-term saving protection products and creditor insurance Cardiff had a premium income of over US$ 4 billion in
1999 And more than US$ 23 billion of funds under its management Cardiff has been specializing in the art of selling insurance products through Commercial bank in France and 23 other countries
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is registered as a life Insurance Company with the Insurance Regulatory amp Development Authority of India and has been issued
License number 111 on 29th March 2001 The Companyrsquos authorized capital is Rs 250 crores and the paid up capital at present is Rs125 crores SBI owns 74of the total equity and Cardiff the balance 26
TATA AIG-
The TATA AIG joint venture is a tie up between the established Tata Group and American International Group Inc The TATA Group is one of the largest and most respected industrial houses in the country while AIG is a leading US based
insurance and financial service company with a presence in over 130 countries and jurisdiction around the world
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The prime objective of the study is to find out the level of satisfaction of a
customer (policy holders or beneficiary) so far as the settlement of claims
To find out the procedure of claim policy holder or the beneficiary
Parameters of Research Product range offered
Service quality
Network
Benefit offered to customerrsquos
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
Claimrsquos Settlementrsquos History
MUMBAI The percentage of rejected claims to total claims is much higher for private life insurance companies compared with state-owned Life Insurance
Corporation (LIC)
According to data released by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) private life insurers received 13139 individual death claims in 2006-07 compared with 602 lakh claims recorded by LIC Of the total number of claims
received private life insurance companies settled 727 of the claims while LIC managed to settle 9694 of claims
The number of claims rejected by private insurers as a percentage of claims booked was 1398 in 2006-07 while the claims rejected by LIC were 143 Claims
pending with private insurers as on March 31 2007 stood at 1332 of total claims received against 163 for LIC LIC paid Rs 428928 crore as death claim benefits
against Rs 15546 crore paid by private life insurers Life insurers receive two types of claim the first are the maturity claims where the
policyholder gets the savings that accrue under his policy at the end of the term Bulk of the claims comes under this category and usually there is no dispute on maturity
claims as these payments are akin to repayment of a maturing bond
The second set of claims which are far fewer are death claims Section 45 IA of the
Insurance Act 1938 allows insurers to reject claims if there is suppression of material fact by the insured In life insurance any information that has bearing on the mortality of the proposer is considered to be a material fact So if a proposer suffers from a
serious ailment which is not disclosed the insurer can reject his claims
However the Supreme Court has said that the clause cannot be used unilaterally and it is for the insurer to establish that the non-disclosure has a bearing on mortality In the first few years of operations private life insurers did not have much of a claims
experience Therefore a comparison on claims servicing between the private sector and LIC was not possible Now with the private life industry being in its seventh
year there has been a substantial number of maturity and death claims According to an official with a private life insurance company repudiations were
higher in group policies Also given that private companies have been only a few years in existence their share of early claims are higher Early claims are those which
occur within two years of the policyholder acquiring a policy In such claims insurers double check on whether the terms of the policy have been strictly met
Another aspect of claims
Admission Of Age
Age is the main basis of calculation of premium under life insurance policies The following are accepted as evidence of age
Certified extract from Municipal or Local Bodyrsquos records made at the time of birth
Certificate of Baptism or Certified Extract from Family Bible if it contains age or date of birth
Certified Extract from School or College records if age or date of birth is stated therein
Certified Extract from Service Register in the case of Govt employees and
employees of Quasi-Govt Institutions or Passport issued by the Passport Authorities in India
Payment of Premium
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at
Branch Office The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post
You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by
providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates
and months mentioned on your policy bond Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill
Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and
UTI Bank Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service
(ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijay Wada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum Ahmedabad Pune Goa and Nagpur Secunderabad amp
Visakhapatnam A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums
The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Churchgate New India Building Santacruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Days Of Grace
Policyholder should pay the premiums on due dates However a grace period of one month but not less than 30 days will be allowed for payment of yearlyhalf-yearlyquarterly premiums and 15 days for monthly premiums
When the days of grace expire on a Sunday or a public holiday the premium may be paid on the following working day to keep the policy in force
If the premium is not paid before the expiry of the days of grace the policy lapses
Revival of Lapsed Policy
If the policy has lapsed it can be revived during the life time of the life assured within a period of five years from the date of the first unpaid premium but before the date of maturity subject to certain conditions
The Corporation offers three convenient schemes of revival viz Ordinary Revival Special Revival and Installment Revival Policies can also be revived
under Loan-cum-Revival and SB-cum-Revival schemes Request for revival may be made to the Branch Office servicing the policy
Change of Address and Transfer Of Policy Records
The policyholder should immediately intimate the change of hisher address to
the Branch Office servicing the policy The correct address facilitates better service and quicker settlement of claims
Policy records can also be transferred from one Branch Office to another for
servicing as requested by the policyholder
Loss of Policy Document
The Policy Document is an evidence of the contract between the Insurer and the Insured Hence the policyholder should preserve the Policy Bond till the
contracted amount under it is settled Loss of the Policy Document should be immediately intimated to the Branch
Office where it is serviced
Loans
Loans are granted on policies to the extent of 90 of Surrender Value of the policies which are in force and 85 of the Surrender Value in case of policies which are paid-up inclusive of the cash value of bonus The rate of interest
charged at present is 9 pa payable half-yearly Loans are not granted for a period shorter than six months The Conditions and
Privileges printed on the back of the Policy Bond states whether a particular policy is with or without the loan facility
Relief to Policyholders
The Corporation generally allows concessions on payment of premiums settlement of claims issue of duplicate policies etc when the policyholder are
affected by natural calamities such as droughts cyclones floods earthquakes etc
Nomination
Nomination is a right conferred on the holder of a Policy of Life Assurance on his own life to appoint a persons to receive policy moneys in the event of the policy
becoming a claim by the assuredrsquos death The Nominee does not get any other benefit except to receive the policy moneys on the death of the Life Assured
Survival BenefitMaturity Claims
LIC settles survival benefitmaturity claims on or before the due date
Policyholder are intimated well in advance by the Branch Office which services the policy regarding the payment and the necessary Discharge
Voucher is also sent for execution by the assured In case the policyholder does not get any intimation from the Branch Office concerned heshe should contact them quoting the Policy Number
Survival Benefit payment up to Rs60000- are settled without insisting for Policy Bond and Discharge Voucher
Death Claims
If the life assured dies during the term of the policy death claim arises The
death of the policyholder should be immediately intimated in writing to the Branch Office where the policy is serviced along with the following particulars
1 The Nos of the policyies 2 The name of the policyholder
3 Death Certificate issued by concerned Authority 4 The date of death 5 The cause of death and
6 Claimantrsquos relationship with the deceased On receipt of the intimation of death necessary claim forms are sent by the
Branch Office for completion along with instructions regarding the procedure to be followed by the claimant
The claims which have arisen after a period of three years are treated as non-
early claims and settled within 30 days from the date of receipt of all requirements
The claims that have arisen within a period of two years from the date of commencement of the policy are treated as early claims and investigation is compulsory in such cases
The claim is usually payable to the nomineeassignee or the legal heirs as the case may be However if the deceased policyholder has not
nominatedassigned the policy or if heshe has not made a suitable provision regarding the policy moneys by way of a Will the claim is payable to the holder of a Succession Certificate or some such evidence of title from a Court
of Law The Corporation grants claims concessions under certain Plans whereby
payment of full sum assured is made subject to the deduction of unpaid premiums with interest till the date of death and unpaid premiums falling due before the next anniversary of the policy in the event of the death of the life
Assured within a period of six months or one year from the date of the first unpaid premium provided premiums have been paid for at least three years and five years
respectively
Claim Review Committee
The Corporation settles a large number of Death Claims every year Only in case of fraudulent suppression of material information is the liability repudiated This is to
ensure that claims are not paid to fraudulent persons at the cost of honest policyholders The number of Death Claims repudiated is however very small Even in these cases an opportunity is given to the claimant to make a representation for
consideration by the Review Committees of the Zonal office and the Central Office As a result of such review depending on the merits of each case appropriate
decisions are taken The Claims Review Committees of the Central and Zonal Offices have among their Members a retired High CourtDistrict Court Judge This has helped providing transparency and confidence in our operations and has resulted in
greater satisfaction among claimants policyholders and public
COMPETITORS OF LIC
Aviva
Bajaj Allianz
Birla sun life
ICICI Pru
Ing vysya
Life insurance corporation
Max new York life
MetLife India
Om kotak mahindra
Reliance life insurance
SBI life insurance
Tata AIG
AVIVA
The AVIVA Life Insurance Company is joint venture between Dabur India
and the Aviva UK Dabur is one of the Indiarsquos oldest and largest groups of companies with consolidated Annual turnover in excess of Rs 1350 crores countryrsquos leading
producer of traditional Healthcare products Aviva Plc is UKrsquos largest and the worldrsquos fifth largest insurance group It is one of the leading providers of life amp pension products to Europe and has substantial business elsewhere around the world
Bajaj Allianz
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance co Ltd Is a joint venture between Allianz AG and Bajaj Auto one of the biggest 2 amp 3 wheeler manufacturer in the world Bajaj Auto Ltd the Flagship Company of the Rs8000 crores
Bajaj group is the largest manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India and one of the largest in the world
Allianz Allianz group is insurers and financial service providers Founded in 1890 in
Berlin Allianz is now present in over 70 countries with almost 174000 employees At the top of the holding company Allianz AG with its head office in Munich
Birla sun life insurance company Limited
Birla sun Life Insurance is the coming
together of the Aditya Birla group amp Sun Life Financial of Canada to enter the Indian insurance sector The Aditya Birla Group a multinational conglomerate has over 75
business units in India and Overseas with operations in Canada US UK Thailand Indonesia Philippines Malaysia and Egypt Foreign partner
Sun life assurance sun life financials primary insurance business has excellent rating with the worldrsquos top rating agencies With assets under management as
on September 30 2000 totaling more than CDN billion it ranks amongst the largest international financial service organizations in the world
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance ICICI Prudential Life insurance is a joint venture
between the ICICI group and Prudential Plc of the UK ICICI standard off its operation in 1955 with providing finance for industrial development and since then it has diversified into housing finance consumer finance mutual funds to being a Universal
Bank and its latest venture Life insurance Foreign Partner
Established in 1848 Prudential plc Of UK has grown to be the largest life insurance and mutual fund Company in UK Prudential plc Has had its presence in Asia for the past 75 years catering to over 1 million customers across 11 Asian
countries Prudential is the largest Life Insurance Company in the United Kingdom ICICI and prudential came together in 1993 to provide mutual fund product in India and
today are the largest private sector mutual fund company in India Their largest venture ICICI Prudential Life plans to take care of the insurance needs at various stages of life
ING Vysya
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company private Limited entered the private
life insurance industry in India in September 2001 and in a short spans pf 3 years has established itself as a distinctive Life insurance brand with an innovative attractive and customer friendly product portfolio and a professional advisor force It also distributes
products in close cooperation with the ING Vysya Bank network The company is headquartered at Bangalore
MAX NEW YORK Limited
Max India Limited is a multi-business corporation that
has business interest in telecom service Bulk pharmaceuticals electronic components and specialty products It is also the service-oriented businesses of healthcare life
insurance and information technology NEW YORK Life
New York Life has grown to be a fortune 100 company and an
expert in life insurance It was the first insurance company to offer cash dividends to policy owners In 1894 New York Life pioneered then unheard-of-concept of insuring
women at the same rate as men Thereafter it continued to introduce a series of firsts ndash
a disability benefit clause in 1920 unemployment insurance in 1992 and complete customer care of the web in 1998
Today New York Life has over US billion in assets under management and over 30000 agents and employees worldwide The October 2000 fortune survey named New
York Life amongst the top three most admired life and health insurance companies worldwide With over 3 million policyholders New York Life is a leading provider of insurance in a host of countries worldwide
METLIFE INDIA
MetLife India was incorporated as a joint venture between MetLife International Holdings Inc Jammu amp Kashmir Bank M Pallonji amp Co and other private investors MetLife India is headquartered in Bangalore with offices and
presence in major Indian cities and an additional 1000 outreach points through its channel partner
Life insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
The Life insurance Corporation
was established about 44 years ago with a view to provide an insurance cover against various risks in life A monolith then the corporation enjoyed a monopoly status and
become synonymous with life insurance Its main asset is its staff strength of 124 lakhs employed and 2048 branches and over six-lakhs agency force LIC has hundred divisional offices and has established extensive training
facility at all levels At the apex is the Management Development Institute seven zonal Training Centre and 35 sales Training Centers At the industry level along with the
Government and the GIC it has helped establish the National Insurance Academy It presently transacts individual Life Insurance business group Insurance business social security schemes and Pensions grants housing loans through its subsidiary And the
markets savings and Investment products through its mutual fund It pays off about Rs 6000 crores annually to56 million policyholders
Om kotak mahindra life insurance Established in 1985 as Kotak capital management
finance promoted by Uday kotak the company has come a long way since its entry into corporate finance It has dabbled in leasing auto finance hire purchase investment
banking consumer finance broking etc The company got its name kotak mahindra as industrialists Harish and Anand Mahindra picked a stake in the company Kotak Mahindra is today one of Indiarsquos leading Financial institute
OLD Mutual-
Old mutual plc is an international financial service group in London with expanding operations in life assurance asset management banking and general insurance OLD Mutual is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also on the south-
African Namibian Malaawi and Zimbabwe stock exchanges It has 156 years of experience in life insurance business
OM Kotak Mahindra- OM Kotak Mahindra is the coming together of Kotak Mahindra
Finance Ltd and Old Mutual plc to enter the Indian insurance arena to offer a wide rang of innovative life insurance products
Reliance Life Insurance-
Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd is a part of Reliance
Capital Ltd of the Reliance ndash Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Capital is one of Indiarsquos leading private sector financial services companies and ranks among the top
3 private sector financial services and banking companies in terms of net worth Reliance capital has interests in asset management and mutual funds stock broking life and general insurance proprietary investments private equity and other activities in
financial services Reliance Capital Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial company (NBFT) registered
with the Reserve Bank of India act under section 45-1A Reliance Capital sees immense Potential in the rapidly growing financial service sector in India and aims to become a dominant player in this Industry and offer fully integrated financial services Reliance
Life Insurance is another step forward for Reliance Capital Ltd to offer need based Life Insurance solution to individual and corporate
SBI Life Insurance-
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Indiarsquos largest banks State Bank of India and Cardiff SA a leading Life Insurance
Company in France State bank of India is a household name and it stands as the last world for financial strength and security in the country SBIrsquos illus tries background dates back to
the year 1806 when it started business as a Presidency Bank known as Bank of Bengal Over the long journey it has learnt to combine the best of banking practices handed
down from the imperial management with the more Dynamic ways of doing banking in the modern India It has grown as a responsible giant in the banking field over the years Cardiff came into being in the year 1973 Since then it has grown into a vibrant
insurance company Specializing in personal lines such as long-term saving protection products and creditor insurance Cardiff had a premium income of over US$ 4 billion in
1999 And more than US$ 23 billion of funds under its management Cardiff has been specializing in the art of selling insurance products through Commercial bank in France and 23 other countries
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is registered as a life Insurance Company with the Insurance Regulatory amp Development Authority of India and has been issued
License number 111 on 29th March 2001 The Companyrsquos authorized capital is Rs 250 crores and the paid up capital at present is Rs125 crores SBI owns 74of the total equity and Cardiff the balance 26
TATA AIG-
The TATA AIG joint venture is a tie up between the established Tata Group and American International Group Inc The TATA Group is one of the largest and most respected industrial houses in the country while AIG is a leading US based
insurance and financial service company with a presence in over 130 countries and jurisdiction around the world
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The prime objective of the study is to find out the level of satisfaction of a
customer (policy holders or beneficiary) so far as the settlement of claims
To find out the procedure of claim policy holder or the beneficiary
Parameters of Research Product range offered
Service quality
Network
Benefit offered to customerrsquos
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
Certified extract from Municipal or Local Bodyrsquos records made at the time of birth
Certificate of Baptism or Certified Extract from Family Bible if it contains age or date of birth
Certified Extract from School or College records if age or date of birth is stated therein
Certified Extract from Service Register in the case of Govt employees and
employees of Quasi-Govt Institutions or Passport issued by the Passport Authorities in India
Payment of Premium
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at
Branch Office The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post
You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by
providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates
and months mentioned on your policy bond Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill
Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and
UTI Bank Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service
(ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijay Wada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum Ahmedabad Pune Goa and Nagpur Secunderabad amp
Visakhapatnam A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums
The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Churchgate New India Building Santacruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Days Of Grace
Policyholder should pay the premiums on due dates However a grace period of one month but not less than 30 days will be allowed for payment of yearlyhalf-yearlyquarterly premiums and 15 days for monthly premiums
When the days of grace expire on a Sunday or a public holiday the premium may be paid on the following working day to keep the policy in force
If the premium is not paid before the expiry of the days of grace the policy lapses
Revival of Lapsed Policy
If the policy has lapsed it can be revived during the life time of the life assured within a period of five years from the date of the first unpaid premium but before the date of maturity subject to certain conditions
The Corporation offers three convenient schemes of revival viz Ordinary Revival Special Revival and Installment Revival Policies can also be revived
under Loan-cum-Revival and SB-cum-Revival schemes Request for revival may be made to the Branch Office servicing the policy
Change of Address and Transfer Of Policy Records
The policyholder should immediately intimate the change of hisher address to
the Branch Office servicing the policy The correct address facilitates better service and quicker settlement of claims
Policy records can also be transferred from one Branch Office to another for
servicing as requested by the policyholder
Loss of Policy Document
The Policy Document is an evidence of the contract between the Insurer and the Insured Hence the policyholder should preserve the Policy Bond till the
contracted amount under it is settled Loss of the Policy Document should be immediately intimated to the Branch
Office where it is serviced
Loans
Loans are granted on policies to the extent of 90 of Surrender Value of the policies which are in force and 85 of the Surrender Value in case of policies which are paid-up inclusive of the cash value of bonus The rate of interest
charged at present is 9 pa payable half-yearly Loans are not granted for a period shorter than six months The Conditions and
Privileges printed on the back of the Policy Bond states whether a particular policy is with or without the loan facility
Relief to Policyholders
The Corporation generally allows concessions on payment of premiums settlement of claims issue of duplicate policies etc when the policyholder are
affected by natural calamities such as droughts cyclones floods earthquakes etc
Nomination
Nomination is a right conferred on the holder of a Policy of Life Assurance on his own life to appoint a persons to receive policy moneys in the event of the policy
becoming a claim by the assuredrsquos death The Nominee does not get any other benefit except to receive the policy moneys on the death of the Life Assured
Survival BenefitMaturity Claims
LIC settles survival benefitmaturity claims on or before the due date
Policyholder are intimated well in advance by the Branch Office which services the policy regarding the payment and the necessary Discharge
Voucher is also sent for execution by the assured In case the policyholder does not get any intimation from the Branch Office concerned heshe should contact them quoting the Policy Number
Survival Benefit payment up to Rs60000- are settled without insisting for Policy Bond and Discharge Voucher
Death Claims
If the life assured dies during the term of the policy death claim arises The
death of the policyholder should be immediately intimated in writing to the Branch Office where the policy is serviced along with the following particulars
1 The Nos of the policyies 2 The name of the policyholder
3 Death Certificate issued by concerned Authority 4 The date of death 5 The cause of death and
6 Claimantrsquos relationship with the deceased On receipt of the intimation of death necessary claim forms are sent by the
Branch Office for completion along with instructions regarding the procedure to be followed by the claimant
The claims which have arisen after a period of three years are treated as non-
early claims and settled within 30 days from the date of receipt of all requirements
The claims that have arisen within a period of two years from the date of commencement of the policy are treated as early claims and investigation is compulsory in such cases
The claim is usually payable to the nomineeassignee or the legal heirs as the case may be However if the deceased policyholder has not
nominatedassigned the policy or if heshe has not made a suitable provision regarding the policy moneys by way of a Will the claim is payable to the holder of a Succession Certificate or some such evidence of title from a Court
of Law The Corporation grants claims concessions under certain Plans whereby
payment of full sum assured is made subject to the deduction of unpaid premiums with interest till the date of death and unpaid premiums falling due before the next anniversary of the policy in the event of the death of the life
Assured within a period of six months or one year from the date of the first unpaid premium provided premiums have been paid for at least three years and five years
respectively
Claim Review Committee
The Corporation settles a large number of Death Claims every year Only in case of fraudulent suppression of material information is the liability repudiated This is to
ensure that claims are not paid to fraudulent persons at the cost of honest policyholders The number of Death Claims repudiated is however very small Even in these cases an opportunity is given to the claimant to make a representation for
consideration by the Review Committees of the Zonal office and the Central Office As a result of such review depending on the merits of each case appropriate
decisions are taken The Claims Review Committees of the Central and Zonal Offices have among their Members a retired High CourtDistrict Court Judge This has helped providing transparency and confidence in our operations and has resulted in
greater satisfaction among claimants policyholders and public
COMPETITORS OF LIC
Aviva
Bajaj Allianz
Birla sun life
ICICI Pru
Ing vysya
Life insurance corporation
Max new York life
MetLife India
Om kotak mahindra
Reliance life insurance
SBI life insurance
Tata AIG
AVIVA
The AVIVA Life Insurance Company is joint venture between Dabur India
and the Aviva UK Dabur is one of the Indiarsquos oldest and largest groups of companies with consolidated Annual turnover in excess of Rs 1350 crores countryrsquos leading
producer of traditional Healthcare products Aviva Plc is UKrsquos largest and the worldrsquos fifth largest insurance group It is one of the leading providers of life amp pension products to Europe and has substantial business elsewhere around the world
Bajaj Allianz
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance co Ltd Is a joint venture between Allianz AG and Bajaj Auto one of the biggest 2 amp 3 wheeler manufacturer in the world Bajaj Auto Ltd the Flagship Company of the Rs8000 crores
Bajaj group is the largest manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India and one of the largest in the world
Allianz Allianz group is insurers and financial service providers Founded in 1890 in
Berlin Allianz is now present in over 70 countries with almost 174000 employees At the top of the holding company Allianz AG with its head office in Munich
Birla sun life insurance company Limited
Birla sun Life Insurance is the coming
together of the Aditya Birla group amp Sun Life Financial of Canada to enter the Indian insurance sector The Aditya Birla Group a multinational conglomerate has over 75
business units in India and Overseas with operations in Canada US UK Thailand Indonesia Philippines Malaysia and Egypt Foreign partner
Sun life assurance sun life financials primary insurance business has excellent rating with the worldrsquos top rating agencies With assets under management as
on September 30 2000 totaling more than CDN billion it ranks amongst the largest international financial service organizations in the world
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance ICICI Prudential Life insurance is a joint venture
between the ICICI group and Prudential Plc of the UK ICICI standard off its operation in 1955 with providing finance for industrial development and since then it has diversified into housing finance consumer finance mutual funds to being a Universal
Bank and its latest venture Life insurance Foreign Partner
Established in 1848 Prudential plc Of UK has grown to be the largest life insurance and mutual fund Company in UK Prudential plc Has had its presence in Asia for the past 75 years catering to over 1 million customers across 11 Asian
countries Prudential is the largest Life Insurance Company in the United Kingdom ICICI and prudential came together in 1993 to provide mutual fund product in India and
today are the largest private sector mutual fund company in India Their largest venture ICICI Prudential Life plans to take care of the insurance needs at various stages of life
ING Vysya
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company private Limited entered the private
life insurance industry in India in September 2001 and in a short spans pf 3 years has established itself as a distinctive Life insurance brand with an innovative attractive and customer friendly product portfolio and a professional advisor force It also distributes
products in close cooperation with the ING Vysya Bank network The company is headquartered at Bangalore
MAX NEW YORK Limited
Max India Limited is a multi-business corporation that
has business interest in telecom service Bulk pharmaceuticals electronic components and specialty products It is also the service-oriented businesses of healthcare life
insurance and information technology NEW YORK Life
New York Life has grown to be a fortune 100 company and an
expert in life insurance It was the first insurance company to offer cash dividends to policy owners In 1894 New York Life pioneered then unheard-of-concept of insuring
women at the same rate as men Thereafter it continued to introduce a series of firsts ndash
a disability benefit clause in 1920 unemployment insurance in 1992 and complete customer care of the web in 1998
Today New York Life has over US billion in assets under management and over 30000 agents and employees worldwide The October 2000 fortune survey named New
York Life amongst the top three most admired life and health insurance companies worldwide With over 3 million policyholders New York Life is a leading provider of insurance in a host of countries worldwide
METLIFE INDIA
MetLife India was incorporated as a joint venture between MetLife International Holdings Inc Jammu amp Kashmir Bank M Pallonji amp Co and other private investors MetLife India is headquartered in Bangalore with offices and
presence in major Indian cities and an additional 1000 outreach points through its channel partner
Life insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
The Life insurance Corporation
was established about 44 years ago with a view to provide an insurance cover against various risks in life A monolith then the corporation enjoyed a monopoly status and
become synonymous with life insurance Its main asset is its staff strength of 124 lakhs employed and 2048 branches and over six-lakhs agency force LIC has hundred divisional offices and has established extensive training
facility at all levels At the apex is the Management Development Institute seven zonal Training Centre and 35 sales Training Centers At the industry level along with the
Government and the GIC it has helped establish the National Insurance Academy It presently transacts individual Life Insurance business group Insurance business social security schemes and Pensions grants housing loans through its subsidiary And the
markets savings and Investment products through its mutual fund It pays off about Rs 6000 crores annually to56 million policyholders
Om kotak mahindra life insurance Established in 1985 as Kotak capital management
finance promoted by Uday kotak the company has come a long way since its entry into corporate finance It has dabbled in leasing auto finance hire purchase investment
banking consumer finance broking etc The company got its name kotak mahindra as industrialists Harish and Anand Mahindra picked a stake in the company Kotak Mahindra is today one of Indiarsquos leading Financial institute
OLD Mutual-
Old mutual plc is an international financial service group in London with expanding operations in life assurance asset management banking and general insurance OLD Mutual is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also on the south-
African Namibian Malaawi and Zimbabwe stock exchanges It has 156 years of experience in life insurance business
OM Kotak Mahindra- OM Kotak Mahindra is the coming together of Kotak Mahindra
Finance Ltd and Old Mutual plc to enter the Indian insurance arena to offer a wide rang of innovative life insurance products
Reliance Life Insurance-
Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd is a part of Reliance
Capital Ltd of the Reliance ndash Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Capital is one of Indiarsquos leading private sector financial services companies and ranks among the top
3 private sector financial services and banking companies in terms of net worth Reliance capital has interests in asset management and mutual funds stock broking life and general insurance proprietary investments private equity and other activities in
financial services Reliance Capital Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial company (NBFT) registered
with the Reserve Bank of India act under section 45-1A Reliance Capital sees immense Potential in the rapidly growing financial service sector in India and aims to become a dominant player in this Industry and offer fully integrated financial services Reliance
Life Insurance is another step forward for Reliance Capital Ltd to offer need based Life Insurance solution to individual and corporate
SBI Life Insurance-
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Indiarsquos largest banks State Bank of India and Cardiff SA a leading Life Insurance
Company in France State bank of India is a household name and it stands as the last world for financial strength and security in the country SBIrsquos illus tries background dates back to
the year 1806 when it started business as a Presidency Bank known as Bank of Bengal Over the long journey it has learnt to combine the best of banking practices handed
down from the imperial management with the more Dynamic ways of doing banking in the modern India It has grown as a responsible giant in the banking field over the years Cardiff came into being in the year 1973 Since then it has grown into a vibrant
insurance company Specializing in personal lines such as long-term saving protection products and creditor insurance Cardiff had a premium income of over US$ 4 billion in
1999 And more than US$ 23 billion of funds under its management Cardiff has been specializing in the art of selling insurance products through Commercial bank in France and 23 other countries
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is registered as a life Insurance Company with the Insurance Regulatory amp Development Authority of India and has been issued
License number 111 on 29th March 2001 The Companyrsquos authorized capital is Rs 250 crores and the paid up capital at present is Rs125 crores SBI owns 74of the total equity and Cardiff the balance 26
TATA AIG-
The TATA AIG joint venture is a tie up between the established Tata Group and American International Group Inc The TATA Group is one of the largest and most respected industrial houses in the country while AIG is a leading US based
insurance and financial service company with a presence in over 130 countries and jurisdiction around the world
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The prime objective of the study is to find out the level of satisfaction of a
customer (policy holders or beneficiary) so far as the settlement of claims
To find out the procedure of claim policy holder or the beneficiary
Parameters of Research Product range offered
Service quality
Network
Benefit offered to customerrsquos
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
If the premium is not paid before the expiry of the days of grace the policy lapses
Revival of Lapsed Policy
If the policy has lapsed it can be revived during the life time of the life assured within a period of five years from the date of the first unpaid premium but before the date of maturity subject to certain conditions
The Corporation offers three convenient schemes of revival viz Ordinary Revival Special Revival and Installment Revival Policies can also be revived
under Loan-cum-Revival and SB-cum-Revival schemes Request for revival may be made to the Branch Office servicing the policy
Change of Address and Transfer Of Policy Records
The policyholder should immediately intimate the change of hisher address to
the Branch Office servicing the policy The correct address facilitates better service and quicker settlement of claims
Policy records can also be transferred from one Branch Office to another for
servicing as requested by the policyholder
Loss of Policy Document
The Policy Document is an evidence of the contract between the Insurer and the Insured Hence the policyholder should preserve the Policy Bond till the
contracted amount under it is settled Loss of the Policy Document should be immediately intimated to the Branch
Office where it is serviced
Loans
Loans are granted on policies to the extent of 90 of Surrender Value of the policies which are in force and 85 of the Surrender Value in case of policies which are paid-up inclusive of the cash value of bonus The rate of interest
charged at present is 9 pa payable half-yearly Loans are not granted for a period shorter than six months The Conditions and
Privileges printed on the back of the Policy Bond states whether a particular policy is with or without the loan facility
Relief to Policyholders
The Corporation generally allows concessions on payment of premiums settlement of claims issue of duplicate policies etc when the policyholder are
affected by natural calamities such as droughts cyclones floods earthquakes etc
Nomination
Nomination is a right conferred on the holder of a Policy of Life Assurance on his own life to appoint a persons to receive policy moneys in the event of the policy
becoming a claim by the assuredrsquos death The Nominee does not get any other benefit except to receive the policy moneys on the death of the Life Assured
Survival BenefitMaturity Claims
LIC settles survival benefitmaturity claims on or before the due date
Policyholder are intimated well in advance by the Branch Office which services the policy regarding the payment and the necessary Discharge
Voucher is also sent for execution by the assured In case the policyholder does not get any intimation from the Branch Office concerned heshe should contact them quoting the Policy Number
Survival Benefit payment up to Rs60000- are settled without insisting for Policy Bond and Discharge Voucher
Death Claims
If the life assured dies during the term of the policy death claim arises The
death of the policyholder should be immediately intimated in writing to the Branch Office where the policy is serviced along with the following particulars
1 The Nos of the policyies 2 The name of the policyholder
3 Death Certificate issued by concerned Authority 4 The date of death 5 The cause of death and
6 Claimantrsquos relationship with the deceased On receipt of the intimation of death necessary claim forms are sent by the
Branch Office for completion along with instructions regarding the procedure to be followed by the claimant
The claims which have arisen after a period of three years are treated as non-
early claims and settled within 30 days from the date of receipt of all requirements
The claims that have arisen within a period of two years from the date of commencement of the policy are treated as early claims and investigation is compulsory in such cases
The claim is usually payable to the nomineeassignee or the legal heirs as the case may be However if the deceased policyholder has not
nominatedassigned the policy or if heshe has not made a suitable provision regarding the policy moneys by way of a Will the claim is payable to the holder of a Succession Certificate or some such evidence of title from a Court
of Law The Corporation grants claims concessions under certain Plans whereby
payment of full sum assured is made subject to the deduction of unpaid premiums with interest till the date of death and unpaid premiums falling due before the next anniversary of the policy in the event of the death of the life
Assured within a period of six months or one year from the date of the first unpaid premium provided premiums have been paid for at least three years and five years
respectively
Claim Review Committee
The Corporation settles a large number of Death Claims every year Only in case of fraudulent suppression of material information is the liability repudiated This is to
ensure that claims are not paid to fraudulent persons at the cost of honest policyholders The number of Death Claims repudiated is however very small Even in these cases an opportunity is given to the claimant to make a representation for
consideration by the Review Committees of the Zonal office and the Central Office As a result of such review depending on the merits of each case appropriate
decisions are taken The Claims Review Committees of the Central and Zonal Offices have among their Members a retired High CourtDistrict Court Judge This has helped providing transparency and confidence in our operations and has resulted in
greater satisfaction among claimants policyholders and public
COMPETITORS OF LIC
Aviva
Bajaj Allianz
Birla sun life
ICICI Pru
Ing vysya
Life insurance corporation
Max new York life
MetLife India
Om kotak mahindra
Reliance life insurance
SBI life insurance
Tata AIG
AVIVA
The AVIVA Life Insurance Company is joint venture between Dabur India
and the Aviva UK Dabur is one of the Indiarsquos oldest and largest groups of companies with consolidated Annual turnover in excess of Rs 1350 crores countryrsquos leading
producer of traditional Healthcare products Aviva Plc is UKrsquos largest and the worldrsquos fifth largest insurance group It is one of the leading providers of life amp pension products to Europe and has substantial business elsewhere around the world
Bajaj Allianz
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance co Ltd Is a joint venture between Allianz AG and Bajaj Auto one of the biggest 2 amp 3 wheeler manufacturer in the world Bajaj Auto Ltd the Flagship Company of the Rs8000 crores
Bajaj group is the largest manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India and one of the largest in the world
Allianz Allianz group is insurers and financial service providers Founded in 1890 in
Berlin Allianz is now present in over 70 countries with almost 174000 employees At the top of the holding company Allianz AG with its head office in Munich
Birla sun life insurance company Limited
Birla sun Life Insurance is the coming
together of the Aditya Birla group amp Sun Life Financial of Canada to enter the Indian insurance sector The Aditya Birla Group a multinational conglomerate has over 75
business units in India and Overseas with operations in Canada US UK Thailand Indonesia Philippines Malaysia and Egypt Foreign partner
Sun life assurance sun life financials primary insurance business has excellent rating with the worldrsquos top rating agencies With assets under management as
on September 30 2000 totaling more than CDN billion it ranks amongst the largest international financial service organizations in the world
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance ICICI Prudential Life insurance is a joint venture
between the ICICI group and Prudential Plc of the UK ICICI standard off its operation in 1955 with providing finance for industrial development and since then it has diversified into housing finance consumer finance mutual funds to being a Universal
Bank and its latest venture Life insurance Foreign Partner
Established in 1848 Prudential plc Of UK has grown to be the largest life insurance and mutual fund Company in UK Prudential plc Has had its presence in Asia for the past 75 years catering to over 1 million customers across 11 Asian
countries Prudential is the largest Life Insurance Company in the United Kingdom ICICI and prudential came together in 1993 to provide mutual fund product in India and
today are the largest private sector mutual fund company in India Their largest venture ICICI Prudential Life plans to take care of the insurance needs at various stages of life
ING Vysya
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company private Limited entered the private
life insurance industry in India in September 2001 and in a short spans pf 3 years has established itself as a distinctive Life insurance brand with an innovative attractive and customer friendly product portfolio and a professional advisor force It also distributes
products in close cooperation with the ING Vysya Bank network The company is headquartered at Bangalore
MAX NEW YORK Limited
Max India Limited is a multi-business corporation that
has business interest in telecom service Bulk pharmaceuticals electronic components and specialty products It is also the service-oriented businesses of healthcare life
insurance and information technology NEW YORK Life
New York Life has grown to be a fortune 100 company and an
expert in life insurance It was the first insurance company to offer cash dividends to policy owners In 1894 New York Life pioneered then unheard-of-concept of insuring
women at the same rate as men Thereafter it continued to introduce a series of firsts ndash
a disability benefit clause in 1920 unemployment insurance in 1992 and complete customer care of the web in 1998
Today New York Life has over US billion in assets under management and over 30000 agents and employees worldwide The October 2000 fortune survey named New
York Life amongst the top three most admired life and health insurance companies worldwide With over 3 million policyholders New York Life is a leading provider of insurance in a host of countries worldwide
METLIFE INDIA
MetLife India was incorporated as a joint venture between MetLife International Holdings Inc Jammu amp Kashmir Bank M Pallonji amp Co and other private investors MetLife India is headquartered in Bangalore with offices and
presence in major Indian cities and an additional 1000 outreach points through its channel partner
Life insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
The Life insurance Corporation
was established about 44 years ago with a view to provide an insurance cover against various risks in life A monolith then the corporation enjoyed a monopoly status and
become synonymous with life insurance Its main asset is its staff strength of 124 lakhs employed and 2048 branches and over six-lakhs agency force LIC has hundred divisional offices and has established extensive training
facility at all levels At the apex is the Management Development Institute seven zonal Training Centre and 35 sales Training Centers At the industry level along with the
Government and the GIC it has helped establish the National Insurance Academy It presently transacts individual Life Insurance business group Insurance business social security schemes and Pensions grants housing loans through its subsidiary And the
markets savings and Investment products through its mutual fund It pays off about Rs 6000 crores annually to56 million policyholders
Om kotak mahindra life insurance Established in 1985 as Kotak capital management
finance promoted by Uday kotak the company has come a long way since its entry into corporate finance It has dabbled in leasing auto finance hire purchase investment
banking consumer finance broking etc The company got its name kotak mahindra as industrialists Harish and Anand Mahindra picked a stake in the company Kotak Mahindra is today one of Indiarsquos leading Financial institute
OLD Mutual-
Old mutual plc is an international financial service group in London with expanding operations in life assurance asset management banking and general insurance OLD Mutual is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also on the south-
African Namibian Malaawi and Zimbabwe stock exchanges It has 156 years of experience in life insurance business
OM Kotak Mahindra- OM Kotak Mahindra is the coming together of Kotak Mahindra
Finance Ltd and Old Mutual plc to enter the Indian insurance arena to offer a wide rang of innovative life insurance products
Reliance Life Insurance-
Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd is a part of Reliance
Capital Ltd of the Reliance ndash Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Capital is one of Indiarsquos leading private sector financial services companies and ranks among the top
3 private sector financial services and banking companies in terms of net worth Reliance capital has interests in asset management and mutual funds stock broking life and general insurance proprietary investments private equity and other activities in
financial services Reliance Capital Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial company (NBFT) registered
with the Reserve Bank of India act under section 45-1A Reliance Capital sees immense Potential in the rapidly growing financial service sector in India and aims to become a dominant player in this Industry and offer fully integrated financial services Reliance
Life Insurance is another step forward for Reliance Capital Ltd to offer need based Life Insurance solution to individual and corporate
SBI Life Insurance-
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Indiarsquos largest banks State Bank of India and Cardiff SA a leading Life Insurance
Company in France State bank of India is a household name and it stands as the last world for financial strength and security in the country SBIrsquos illus tries background dates back to
the year 1806 when it started business as a Presidency Bank known as Bank of Bengal Over the long journey it has learnt to combine the best of banking practices handed
down from the imperial management with the more Dynamic ways of doing banking in the modern India It has grown as a responsible giant in the banking field over the years Cardiff came into being in the year 1973 Since then it has grown into a vibrant
insurance company Specializing in personal lines such as long-term saving protection products and creditor insurance Cardiff had a premium income of over US$ 4 billion in
1999 And more than US$ 23 billion of funds under its management Cardiff has been specializing in the art of selling insurance products through Commercial bank in France and 23 other countries
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is registered as a life Insurance Company with the Insurance Regulatory amp Development Authority of India and has been issued
License number 111 on 29th March 2001 The Companyrsquos authorized capital is Rs 250 crores and the paid up capital at present is Rs125 crores SBI owns 74of the total equity and Cardiff the balance 26
TATA AIG-
The TATA AIG joint venture is a tie up between the established Tata Group and American International Group Inc The TATA Group is one of the largest and most respected industrial houses in the country while AIG is a leading US based
insurance and financial service company with a presence in over 130 countries and jurisdiction around the world
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The prime objective of the study is to find out the level of satisfaction of a
customer (policy holders or beneficiary) so far as the settlement of claims
To find out the procedure of claim policy holder or the beneficiary
Parameters of Research Product range offered
Service quality
Network
Benefit offered to customerrsquos
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
Nomination is a right conferred on the holder of a Policy of Life Assurance on his own life to appoint a persons to receive policy moneys in the event of the policy
becoming a claim by the assuredrsquos death The Nominee does not get any other benefit except to receive the policy moneys on the death of the Life Assured
Survival BenefitMaturity Claims
LIC settles survival benefitmaturity claims on or before the due date
Policyholder are intimated well in advance by the Branch Office which services the policy regarding the payment and the necessary Discharge
Voucher is also sent for execution by the assured In case the policyholder does not get any intimation from the Branch Office concerned heshe should contact them quoting the Policy Number
Survival Benefit payment up to Rs60000- are settled without insisting for Policy Bond and Discharge Voucher
Death Claims
If the life assured dies during the term of the policy death claim arises The
death of the policyholder should be immediately intimated in writing to the Branch Office where the policy is serviced along with the following particulars
1 The Nos of the policyies 2 The name of the policyholder
3 Death Certificate issued by concerned Authority 4 The date of death 5 The cause of death and
6 Claimantrsquos relationship with the deceased On receipt of the intimation of death necessary claim forms are sent by the
Branch Office for completion along with instructions regarding the procedure to be followed by the claimant
The claims which have arisen after a period of three years are treated as non-
early claims and settled within 30 days from the date of receipt of all requirements
The claims that have arisen within a period of two years from the date of commencement of the policy are treated as early claims and investigation is compulsory in such cases
The claim is usually payable to the nomineeassignee or the legal heirs as the case may be However if the deceased policyholder has not
nominatedassigned the policy or if heshe has not made a suitable provision regarding the policy moneys by way of a Will the claim is payable to the holder of a Succession Certificate or some such evidence of title from a Court
of Law The Corporation grants claims concessions under certain Plans whereby
payment of full sum assured is made subject to the deduction of unpaid premiums with interest till the date of death and unpaid premiums falling due before the next anniversary of the policy in the event of the death of the life
Assured within a period of six months or one year from the date of the first unpaid premium provided premiums have been paid for at least three years and five years
respectively
Claim Review Committee
The Corporation settles a large number of Death Claims every year Only in case of fraudulent suppression of material information is the liability repudiated This is to
ensure that claims are not paid to fraudulent persons at the cost of honest policyholders The number of Death Claims repudiated is however very small Even in these cases an opportunity is given to the claimant to make a representation for
consideration by the Review Committees of the Zonal office and the Central Office As a result of such review depending on the merits of each case appropriate
decisions are taken The Claims Review Committees of the Central and Zonal Offices have among their Members a retired High CourtDistrict Court Judge This has helped providing transparency and confidence in our operations and has resulted in
greater satisfaction among claimants policyholders and public
COMPETITORS OF LIC
Aviva
Bajaj Allianz
Birla sun life
ICICI Pru
Ing vysya
Life insurance corporation
Max new York life
MetLife India
Om kotak mahindra
Reliance life insurance
SBI life insurance
Tata AIG
AVIVA
The AVIVA Life Insurance Company is joint venture between Dabur India
and the Aviva UK Dabur is one of the Indiarsquos oldest and largest groups of companies with consolidated Annual turnover in excess of Rs 1350 crores countryrsquos leading
producer of traditional Healthcare products Aviva Plc is UKrsquos largest and the worldrsquos fifth largest insurance group It is one of the leading providers of life amp pension products to Europe and has substantial business elsewhere around the world
Bajaj Allianz
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance co Ltd Is a joint venture between Allianz AG and Bajaj Auto one of the biggest 2 amp 3 wheeler manufacturer in the world Bajaj Auto Ltd the Flagship Company of the Rs8000 crores
Bajaj group is the largest manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India and one of the largest in the world
Allianz Allianz group is insurers and financial service providers Founded in 1890 in
Berlin Allianz is now present in over 70 countries with almost 174000 employees At the top of the holding company Allianz AG with its head office in Munich
Birla sun life insurance company Limited
Birla sun Life Insurance is the coming
together of the Aditya Birla group amp Sun Life Financial of Canada to enter the Indian insurance sector The Aditya Birla Group a multinational conglomerate has over 75
business units in India and Overseas with operations in Canada US UK Thailand Indonesia Philippines Malaysia and Egypt Foreign partner
Sun life assurance sun life financials primary insurance business has excellent rating with the worldrsquos top rating agencies With assets under management as
on September 30 2000 totaling more than CDN billion it ranks amongst the largest international financial service organizations in the world
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance ICICI Prudential Life insurance is a joint venture
between the ICICI group and Prudential Plc of the UK ICICI standard off its operation in 1955 with providing finance for industrial development and since then it has diversified into housing finance consumer finance mutual funds to being a Universal
Bank and its latest venture Life insurance Foreign Partner
Established in 1848 Prudential plc Of UK has grown to be the largest life insurance and mutual fund Company in UK Prudential plc Has had its presence in Asia for the past 75 years catering to over 1 million customers across 11 Asian
countries Prudential is the largest Life Insurance Company in the United Kingdom ICICI and prudential came together in 1993 to provide mutual fund product in India and
today are the largest private sector mutual fund company in India Their largest venture ICICI Prudential Life plans to take care of the insurance needs at various stages of life
ING Vysya
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company private Limited entered the private
life insurance industry in India in September 2001 and in a short spans pf 3 years has established itself as a distinctive Life insurance brand with an innovative attractive and customer friendly product portfolio and a professional advisor force It also distributes
products in close cooperation with the ING Vysya Bank network The company is headquartered at Bangalore
MAX NEW YORK Limited
Max India Limited is a multi-business corporation that
has business interest in telecom service Bulk pharmaceuticals electronic components and specialty products It is also the service-oriented businesses of healthcare life
insurance and information technology NEW YORK Life
New York Life has grown to be a fortune 100 company and an
expert in life insurance It was the first insurance company to offer cash dividends to policy owners In 1894 New York Life pioneered then unheard-of-concept of insuring
women at the same rate as men Thereafter it continued to introduce a series of firsts ndash
a disability benefit clause in 1920 unemployment insurance in 1992 and complete customer care of the web in 1998
Today New York Life has over US billion in assets under management and over 30000 agents and employees worldwide The October 2000 fortune survey named New
York Life amongst the top three most admired life and health insurance companies worldwide With over 3 million policyholders New York Life is a leading provider of insurance in a host of countries worldwide
METLIFE INDIA
MetLife India was incorporated as a joint venture between MetLife International Holdings Inc Jammu amp Kashmir Bank M Pallonji amp Co and other private investors MetLife India is headquartered in Bangalore with offices and
presence in major Indian cities and an additional 1000 outreach points through its channel partner
Life insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
The Life insurance Corporation
was established about 44 years ago with a view to provide an insurance cover against various risks in life A monolith then the corporation enjoyed a monopoly status and
become synonymous with life insurance Its main asset is its staff strength of 124 lakhs employed and 2048 branches and over six-lakhs agency force LIC has hundred divisional offices and has established extensive training
facility at all levels At the apex is the Management Development Institute seven zonal Training Centre and 35 sales Training Centers At the industry level along with the
Government and the GIC it has helped establish the National Insurance Academy It presently transacts individual Life Insurance business group Insurance business social security schemes and Pensions grants housing loans through its subsidiary And the
markets savings and Investment products through its mutual fund It pays off about Rs 6000 crores annually to56 million policyholders
Om kotak mahindra life insurance Established in 1985 as Kotak capital management
finance promoted by Uday kotak the company has come a long way since its entry into corporate finance It has dabbled in leasing auto finance hire purchase investment
banking consumer finance broking etc The company got its name kotak mahindra as industrialists Harish and Anand Mahindra picked a stake in the company Kotak Mahindra is today one of Indiarsquos leading Financial institute
OLD Mutual-
Old mutual plc is an international financial service group in London with expanding operations in life assurance asset management banking and general insurance OLD Mutual is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also on the south-
African Namibian Malaawi and Zimbabwe stock exchanges It has 156 years of experience in life insurance business
OM Kotak Mahindra- OM Kotak Mahindra is the coming together of Kotak Mahindra
Finance Ltd and Old Mutual plc to enter the Indian insurance arena to offer a wide rang of innovative life insurance products
Reliance Life Insurance-
Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd is a part of Reliance
Capital Ltd of the Reliance ndash Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Capital is one of Indiarsquos leading private sector financial services companies and ranks among the top
3 private sector financial services and banking companies in terms of net worth Reliance capital has interests in asset management and mutual funds stock broking life and general insurance proprietary investments private equity and other activities in
financial services Reliance Capital Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial company (NBFT) registered
with the Reserve Bank of India act under section 45-1A Reliance Capital sees immense Potential in the rapidly growing financial service sector in India and aims to become a dominant player in this Industry and offer fully integrated financial services Reliance
Life Insurance is another step forward for Reliance Capital Ltd to offer need based Life Insurance solution to individual and corporate
SBI Life Insurance-
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Indiarsquos largest banks State Bank of India and Cardiff SA a leading Life Insurance
Company in France State bank of India is a household name and it stands as the last world for financial strength and security in the country SBIrsquos illus tries background dates back to
the year 1806 when it started business as a Presidency Bank known as Bank of Bengal Over the long journey it has learnt to combine the best of banking practices handed
down from the imperial management with the more Dynamic ways of doing banking in the modern India It has grown as a responsible giant in the banking field over the years Cardiff came into being in the year 1973 Since then it has grown into a vibrant
insurance company Specializing in personal lines such as long-term saving protection products and creditor insurance Cardiff had a premium income of over US$ 4 billion in
1999 And more than US$ 23 billion of funds under its management Cardiff has been specializing in the art of selling insurance products through Commercial bank in France and 23 other countries
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is registered as a life Insurance Company with the Insurance Regulatory amp Development Authority of India and has been issued
License number 111 on 29th March 2001 The Companyrsquos authorized capital is Rs 250 crores and the paid up capital at present is Rs125 crores SBI owns 74of the total equity and Cardiff the balance 26
TATA AIG-
The TATA AIG joint venture is a tie up between the established Tata Group and American International Group Inc The TATA Group is one of the largest and most respected industrial houses in the country while AIG is a leading US based
insurance and financial service company with a presence in over 130 countries and jurisdiction around the world
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The prime objective of the study is to find out the level of satisfaction of a
customer (policy holders or beneficiary) so far as the settlement of claims
To find out the procedure of claim policy holder or the beneficiary
Parameters of Research Product range offered
Service quality
Network
Benefit offered to customerrsquos
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
Assured within a period of six months or one year from the date of the first unpaid premium provided premiums have been paid for at least three years and five years
respectively
Claim Review Committee
The Corporation settles a large number of Death Claims every year Only in case of fraudulent suppression of material information is the liability repudiated This is to
ensure that claims are not paid to fraudulent persons at the cost of honest policyholders The number of Death Claims repudiated is however very small Even in these cases an opportunity is given to the claimant to make a representation for
consideration by the Review Committees of the Zonal office and the Central Office As a result of such review depending on the merits of each case appropriate
decisions are taken The Claims Review Committees of the Central and Zonal Offices have among their Members a retired High CourtDistrict Court Judge This has helped providing transparency and confidence in our operations and has resulted in
greater satisfaction among claimants policyholders and public
COMPETITORS OF LIC
Aviva
Bajaj Allianz
Birla sun life
ICICI Pru
Ing vysya
Life insurance corporation
Max new York life
MetLife India
Om kotak mahindra
Reliance life insurance
SBI life insurance
Tata AIG
AVIVA
The AVIVA Life Insurance Company is joint venture between Dabur India
and the Aviva UK Dabur is one of the Indiarsquos oldest and largest groups of companies with consolidated Annual turnover in excess of Rs 1350 crores countryrsquos leading
producer of traditional Healthcare products Aviva Plc is UKrsquos largest and the worldrsquos fifth largest insurance group It is one of the leading providers of life amp pension products to Europe and has substantial business elsewhere around the world
Bajaj Allianz
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance co Ltd Is a joint venture between Allianz AG and Bajaj Auto one of the biggest 2 amp 3 wheeler manufacturer in the world Bajaj Auto Ltd the Flagship Company of the Rs8000 crores
Bajaj group is the largest manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India and one of the largest in the world
Allianz Allianz group is insurers and financial service providers Founded in 1890 in
Berlin Allianz is now present in over 70 countries with almost 174000 employees At the top of the holding company Allianz AG with its head office in Munich
Birla sun life insurance company Limited
Birla sun Life Insurance is the coming
together of the Aditya Birla group amp Sun Life Financial of Canada to enter the Indian insurance sector The Aditya Birla Group a multinational conglomerate has over 75
business units in India and Overseas with operations in Canada US UK Thailand Indonesia Philippines Malaysia and Egypt Foreign partner
Sun life assurance sun life financials primary insurance business has excellent rating with the worldrsquos top rating agencies With assets under management as
on September 30 2000 totaling more than CDN billion it ranks amongst the largest international financial service organizations in the world
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance ICICI Prudential Life insurance is a joint venture
between the ICICI group and Prudential Plc of the UK ICICI standard off its operation in 1955 with providing finance for industrial development and since then it has diversified into housing finance consumer finance mutual funds to being a Universal
Bank and its latest venture Life insurance Foreign Partner
Established in 1848 Prudential plc Of UK has grown to be the largest life insurance and mutual fund Company in UK Prudential plc Has had its presence in Asia for the past 75 years catering to over 1 million customers across 11 Asian
countries Prudential is the largest Life Insurance Company in the United Kingdom ICICI and prudential came together in 1993 to provide mutual fund product in India and
today are the largest private sector mutual fund company in India Their largest venture ICICI Prudential Life plans to take care of the insurance needs at various stages of life
ING Vysya
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company private Limited entered the private
life insurance industry in India in September 2001 and in a short spans pf 3 years has established itself as a distinctive Life insurance brand with an innovative attractive and customer friendly product portfolio and a professional advisor force It also distributes
products in close cooperation with the ING Vysya Bank network The company is headquartered at Bangalore
MAX NEW YORK Limited
Max India Limited is a multi-business corporation that
has business interest in telecom service Bulk pharmaceuticals electronic components and specialty products It is also the service-oriented businesses of healthcare life
insurance and information technology NEW YORK Life
New York Life has grown to be a fortune 100 company and an
expert in life insurance It was the first insurance company to offer cash dividends to policy owners In 1894 New York Life pioneered then unheard-of-concept of insuring
women at the same rate as men Thereafter it continued to introduce a series of firsts ndash
a disability benefit clause in 1920 unemployment insurance in 1992 and complete customer care of the web in 1998
Today New York Life has over US billion in assets under management and over 30000 agents and employees worldwide The October 2000 fortune survey named New
York Life amongst the top three most admired life and health insurance companies worldwide With over 3 million policyholders New York Life is a leading provider of insurance in a host of countries worldwide
METLIFE INDIA
MetLife India was incorporated as a joint venture between MetLife International Holdings Inc Jammu amp Kashmir Bank M Pallonji amp Co and other private investors MetLife India is headquartered in Bangalore with offices and
presence in major Indian cities and an additional 1000 outreach points through its channel partner
Life insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
The Life insurance Corporation
was established about 44 years ago with a view to provide an insurance cover against various risks in life A monolith then the corporation enjoyed a monopoly status and
become synonymous with life insurance Its main asset is its staff strength of 124 lakhs employed and 2048 branches and over six-lakhs agency force LIC has hundred divisional offices and has established extensive training
facility at all levels At the apex is the Management Development Institute seven zonal Training Centre and 35 sales Training Centers At the industry level along with the
Government and the GIC it has helped establish the National Insurance Academy It presently transacts individual Life Insurance business group Insurance business social security schemes and Pensions grants housing loans through its subsidiary And the
markets savings and Investment products through its mutual fund It pays off about Rs 6000 crores annually to56 million policyholders
Om kotak mahindra life insurance Established in 1985 as Kotak capital management
finance promoted by Uday kotak the company has come a long way since its entry into corporate finance It has dabbled in leasing auto finance hire purchase investment
banking consumer finance broking etc The company got its name kotak mahindra as industrialists Harish and Anand Mahindra picked a stake in the company Kotak Mahindra is today one of Indiarsquos leading Financial institute
OLD Mutual-
Old mutual plc is an international financial service group in London with expanding operations in life assurance asset management banking and general insurance OLD Mutual is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also on the south-
African Namibian Malaawi and Zimbabwe stock exchanges It has 156 years of experience in life insurance business
OM Kotak Mahindra- OM Kotak Mahindra is the coming together of Kotak Mahindra
Finance Ltd and Old Mutual plc to enter the Indian insurance arena to offer a wide rang of innovative life insurance products
Reliance Life Insurance-
Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd is a part of Reliance
Capital Ltd of the Reliance ndash Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Capital is one of Indiarsquos leading private sector financial services companies and ranks among the top
3 private sector financial services and banking companies in terms of net worth Reliance capital has interests in asset management and mutual funds stock broking life and general insurance proprietary investments private equity and other activities in
financial services Reliance Capital Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial company (NBFT) registered
with the Reserve Bank of India act under section 45-1A Reliance Capital sees immense Potential in the rapidly growing financial service sector in India and aims to become a dominant player in this Industry and offer fully integrated financial services Reliance
Life Insurance is another step forward for Reliance Capital Ltd to offer need based Life Insurance solution to individual and corporate
SBI Life Insurance-
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Indiarsquos largest banks State Bank of India and Cardiff SA a leading Life Insurance
Company in France State bank of India is a household name and it stands as the last world for financial strength and security in the country SBIrsquos illus tries background dates back to
the year 1806 when it started business as a Presidency Bank known as Bank of Bengal Over the long journey it has learnt to combine the best of banking practices handed
down from the imperial management with the more Dynamic ways of doing banking in the modern India It has grown as a responsible giant in the banking field over the years Cardiff came into being in the year 1973 Since then it has grown into a vibrant
insurance company Specializing in personal lines such as long-term saving protection products and creditor insurance Cardiff had a premium income of over US$ 4 billion in
1999 And more than US$ 23 billion of funds under its management Cardiff has been specializing in the art of selling insurance products through Commercial bank in France and 23 other countries
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is registered as a life Insurance Company with the Insurance Regulatory amp Development Authority of India and has been issued
License number 111 on 29th March 2001 The Companyrsquos authorized capital is Rs 250 crores and the paid up capital at present is Rs125 crores SBI owns 74of the total equity and Cardiff the balance 26
TATA AIG-
The TATA AIG joint venture is a tie up between the established Tata Group and American International Group Inc The TATA Group is one of the largest and most respected industrial houses in the country while AIG is a leading US based
insurance and financial service company with a presence in over 130 countries and jurisdiction around the world
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The prime objective of the study is to find out the level of satisfaction of a
customer (policy holders or beneficiary) so far as the settlement of claims
To find out the procedure of claim policy holder or the beneficiary
Parameters of Research Product range offered
Service quality
Network
Benefit offered to customerrsquos
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
COMPETITORS OF LIC
Aviva
Bajaj Allianz
Birla sun life
ICICI Pru
Ing vysya
Life insurance corporation
Max new York life
MetLife India
Om kotak mahindra
Reliance life insurance
SBI life insurance
Tata AIG
AVIVA
The AVIVA Life Insurance Company is joint venture between Dabur India
and the Aviva UK Dabur is one of the Indiarsquos oldest and largest groups of companies with consolidated Annual turnover in excess of Rs 1350 crores countryrsquos leading
producer of traditional Healthcare products Aviva Plc is UKrsquos largest and the worldrsquos fifth largest insurance group It is one of the leading providers of life amp pension products to Europe and has substantial business elsewhere around the world
Bajaj Allianz
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance co Ltd Is a joint venture between Allianz AG and Bajaj Auto one of the biggest 2 amp 3 wheeler manufacturer in the world Bajaj Auto Ltd the Flagship Company of the Rs8000 crores
Bajaj group is the largest manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India and one of the largest in the world
Allianz Allianz group is insurers and financial service providers Founded in 1890 in
Berlin Allianz is now present in over 70 countries with almost 174000 employees At the top of the holding company Allianz AG with its head office in Munich
Birla sun life insurance company Limited
Birla sun Life Insurance is the coming
together of the Aditya Birla group amp Sun Life Financial of Canada to enter the Indian insurance sector The Aditya Birla Group a multinational conglomerate has over 75
business units in India and Overseas with operations in Canada US UK Thailand Indonesia Philippines Malaysia and Egypt Foreign partner
Sun life assurance sun life financials primary insurance business has excellent rating with the worldrsquos top rating agencies With assets under management as
on September 30 2000 totaling more than CDN billion it ranks amongst the largest international financial service organizations in the world
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance ICICI Prudential Life insurance is a joint venture
between the ICICI group and Prudential Plc of the UK ICICI standard off its operation in 1955 with providing finance for industrial development and since then it has diversified into housing finance consumer finance mutual funds to being a Universal
Bank and its latest venture Life insurance Foreign Partner
Established in 1848 Prudential plc Of UK has grown to be the largest life insurance and mutual fund Company in UK Prudential plc Has had its presence in Asia for the past 75 years catering to over 1 million customers across 11 Asian
countries Prudential is the largest Life Insurance Company in the United Kingdom ICICI and prudential came together in 1993 to provide mutual fund product in India and
today are the largest private sector mutual fund company in India Their largest venture ICICI Prudential Life plans to take care of the insurance needs at various stages of life
ING Vysya
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company private Limited entered the private
life insurance industry in India in September 2001 and in a short spans pf 3 years has established itself as a distinctive Life insurance brand with an innovative attractive and customer friendly product portfolio and a professional advisor force It also distributes
products in close cooperation with the ING Vysya Bank network The company is headquartered at Bangalore
MAX NEW YORK Limited
Max India Limited is a multi-business corporation that
has business interest in telecom service Bulk pharmaceuticals electronic components and specialty products It is also the service-oriented businesses of healthcare life
insurance and information technology NEW YORK Life
New York Life has grown to be a fortune 100 company and an
expert in life insurance It was the first insurance company to offer cash dividends to policy owners In 1894 New York Life pioneered then unheard-of-concept of insuring
women at the same rate as men Thereafter it continued to introduce a series of firsts ndash
a disability benefit clause in 1920 unemployment insurance in 1992 and complete customer care of the web in 1998
Today New York Life has over US billion in assets under management and over 30000 agents and employees worldwide The October 2000 fortune survey named New
York Life amongst the top three most admired life and health insurance companies worldwide With over 3 million policyholders New York Life is a leading provider of insurance in a host of countries worldwide
METLIFE INDIA
MetLife India was incorporated as a joint venture between MetLife International Holdings Inc Jammu amp Kashmir Bank M Pallonji amp Co and other private investors MetLife India is headquartered in Bangalore with offices and
presence in major Indian cities and an additional 1000 outreach points through its channel partner
Life insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
The Life insurance Corporation
was established about 44 years ago with a view to provide an insurance cover against various risks in life A monolith then the corporation enjoyed a monopoly status and
become synonymous with life insurance Its main asset is its staff strength of 124 lakhs employed and 2048 branches and over six-lakhs agency force LIC has hundred divisional offices and has established extensive training
facility at all levels At the apex is the Management Development Institute seven zonal Training Centre and 35 sales Training Centers At the industry level along with the
Government and the GIC it has helped establish the National Insurance Academy It presently transacts individual Life Insurance business group Insurance business social security schemes and Pensions grants housing loans through its subsidiary And the
markets savings and Investment products through its mutual fund It pays off about Rs 6000 crores annually to56 million policyholders
Om kotak mahindra life insurance Established in 1985 as Kotak capital management
finance promoted by Uday kotak the company has come a long way since its entry into corporate finance It has dabbled in leasing auto finance hire purchase investment
banking consumer finance broking etc The company got its name kotak mahindra as industrialists Harish and Anand Mahindra picked a stake in the company Kotak Mahindra is today one of Indiarsquos leading Financial institute
OLD Mutual-
Old mutual plc is an international financial service group in London with expanding operations in life assurance asset management banking and general insurance OLD Mutual is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also on the south-
African Namibian Malaawi and Zimbabwe stock exchanges It has 156 years of experience in life insurance business
OM Kotak Mahindra- OM Kotak Mahindra is the coming together of Kotak Mahindra
Finance Ltd and Old Mutual plc to enter the Indian insurance arena to offer a wide rang of innovative life insurance products
Reliance Life Insurance-
Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd is a part of Reliance
Capital Ltd of the Reliance ndash Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Capital is one of Indiarsquos leading private sector financial services companies and ranks among the top
3 private sector financial services and banking companies in terms of net worth Reliance capital has interests in asset management and mutual funds stock broking life and general insurance proprietary investments private equity and other activities in
financial services Reliance Capital Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial company (NBFT) registered
with the Reserve Bank of India act under section 45-1A Reliance Capital sees immense Potential in the rapidly growing financial service sector in India and aims to become a dominant player in this Industry and offer fully integrated financial services Reliance
Life Insurance is another step forward for Reliance Capital Ltd to offer need based Life Insurance solution to individual and corporate
SBI Life Insurance-
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Indiarsquos largest banks State Bank of India and Cardiff SA a leading Life Insurance
Company in France State bank of India is a household name and it stands as the last world for financial strength and security in the country SBIrsquos illus tries background dates back to
the year 1806 when it started business as a Presidency Bank known as Bank of Bengal Over the long journey it has learnt to combine the best of banking practices handed
down from the imperial management with the more Dynamic ways of doing banking in the modern India It has grown as a responsible giant in the banking field over the years Cardiff came into being in the year 1973 Since then it has grown into a vibrant
insurance company Specializing in personal lines such as long-term saving protection products and creditor insurance Cardiff had a premium income of over US$ 4 billion in
1999 And more than US$ 23 billion of funds under its management Cardiff has been specializing in the art of selling insurance products through Commercial bank in France and 23 other countries
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is registered as a life Insurance Company with the Insurance Regulatory amp Development Authority of India and has been issued
License number 111 on 29th March 2001 The Companyrsquos authorized capital is Rs 250 crores and the paid up capital at present is Rs125 crores SBI owns 74of the total equity and Cardiff the balance 26
TATA AIG-
The TATA AIG joint venture is a tie up between the established Tata Group and American International Group Inc The TATA Group is one of the largest and most respected industrial houses in the country while AIG is a leading US based
insurance and financial service company with a presence in over 130 countries and jurisdiction around the world
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The prime objective of the study is to find out the level of satisfaction of a
customer (policy holders or beneficiary) so far as the settlement of claims
To find out the procedure of claim policy holder or the beneficiary
Parameters of Research Product range offered
Service quality
Network
Benefit offered to customerrsquos
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
Allianz Allianz group is insurers and financial service providers Founded in 1890 in
Berlin Allianz is now present in over 70 countries with almost 174000 employees At the top of the holding company Allianz AG with its head office in Munich
Birla sun life insurance company Limited
Birla sun Life Insurance is the coming
together of the Aditya Birla group amp Sun Life Financial of Canada to enter the Indian insurance sector The Aditya Birla Group a multinational conglomerate has over 75
business units in India and Overseas with operations in Canada US UK Thailand Indonesia Philippines Malaysia and Egypt Foreign partner
Sun life assurance sun life financials primary insurance business has excellent rating with the worldrsquos top rating agencies With assets under management as
on September 30 2000 totaling more than CDN billion it ranks amongst the largest international financial service organizations in the world
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance ICICI Prudential Life insurance is a joint venture
between the ICICI group and Prudential Plc of the UK ICICI standard off its operation in 1955 with providing finance for industrial development and since then it has diversified into housing finance consumer finance mutual funds to being a Universal
Bank and its latest venture Life insurance Foreign Partner
Established in 1848 Prudential plc Of UK has grown to be the largest life insurance and mutual fund Company in UK Prudential plc Has had its presence in Asia for the past 75 years catering to over 1 million customers across 11 Asian
countries Prudential is the largest Life Insurance Company in the United Kingdom ICICI and prudential came together in 1993 to provide mutual fund product in India and
today are the largest private sector mutual fund company in India Their largest venture ICICI Prudential Life plans to take care of the insurance needs at various stages of life
ING Vysya
ING Vysya Life Insurance Company private Limited entered the private
life insurance industry in India in September 2001 and in a short spans pf 3 years has established itself as a distinctive Life insurance brand with an innovative attractive and customer friendly product portfolio and a professional advisor force It also distributes
products in close cooperation with the ING Vysya Bank network The company is headquartered at Bangalore
MAX NEW YORK Limited
Max India Limited is a multi-business corporation that
has business interest in telecom service Bulk pharmaceuticals electronic components and specialty products It is also the service-oriented businesses of healthcare life
insurance and information technology NEW YORK Life
New York Life has grown to be a fortune 100 company and an
expert in life insurance It was the first insurance company to offer cash dividends to policy owners In 1894 New York Life pioneered then unheard-of-concept of insuring
women at the same rate as men Thereafter it continued to introduce a series of firsts ndash
a disability benefit clause in 1920 unemployment insurance in 1992 and complete customer care of the web in 1998
Today New York Life has over US billion in assets under management and over 30000 agents and employees worldwide The October 2000 fortune survey named New
York Life amongst the top three most admired life and health insurance companies worldwide With over 3 million policyholders New York Life is a leading provider of insurance in a host of countries worldwide
METLIFE INDIA
MetLife India was incorporated as a joint venture between MetLife International Holdings Inc Jammu amp Kashmir Bank M Pallonji amp Co and other private investors MetLife India is headquartered in Bangalore with offices and
presence in major Indian cities and an additional 1000 outreach points through its channel partner
Life insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
The Life insurance Corporation
was established about 44 years ago with a view to provide an insurance cover against various risks in life A monolith then the corporation enjoyed a monopoly status and
become synonymous with life insurance Its main asset is its staff strength of 124 lakhs employed and 2048 branches and over six-lakhs agency force LIC has hundred divisional offices and has established extensive training
facility at all levels At the apex is the Management Development Institute seven zonal Training Centre and 35 sales Training Centers At the industry level along with the
Government and the GIC it has helped establish the National Insurance Academy It presently transacts individual Life Insurance business group Insurance business social security schemes and Pensions grants housing loans through its subsidiary And the
markets savings and Investment products through its mutual fund It pays off about Rs 6000 crores annually to56 million policyholders
Om kotak mahindra life insurance Established in 1985 as Kotak capital management
finance promoted by Uday kotak the company has come a long way since its entry into corporate finance It has dabbled in leasing auto finance hire purchase investment
banking consumer finance broking etc The company got its name kotak mahindra as industrialists Harish and Anand Mahindra picked a stake in the company Kotak Mahindra is today one of Indiarsquos leading Financial institute
OLD Mutual-
Old mutual plc is an international financial service group in London with expanding operations in life assurance asset management banking and general insurance OLD Mutual is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also on the south-
African Namibian Malaawi and Zimbabwe stock exchanges It has 156 years of experience in life insurance business
OM Kotak Mahindra- OM Kotak Mahindra is the coming together of Kotak Mahindra
Finance Ltd and Old Mutual plc to enter the Indian insurance arena to offer a wide rang of innovative life insurance products
Reliance Life Insurance-
Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd is a part of Reliance
Capital Ltd of the Reliance ndash Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Capital is one of Indiarsquos leading private sector financial services companies and ranks among the top
3 private sector financial services and banking companies in terms of net worth Reliance capital has interests in asset management and mutual funds stock broking life and general insurance proprietary investments private equity and other activities in
financial services Reliance Capital Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial company (NBFT) registered
with the Reserve Bank of India act under section 45-1A Reliance Capital sees immense Potential in the rapidly growing financial service sector in India and aims to become a dominant player in this Industry and offer fully integrated financial services Reliance
Life Insurance is another step forward for Reliance Capital Ltd to offer need based Life Insurance solution to individual and corporate
SBI Life Insurance-
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Indiarsquos largest banks State Bank of India and Cardiff SA a leading Life Insurance
Company in France State bank of India is a household name and it stands as the last world for financial strength and security in the country SBIrsquos illus tries background dates back to
the year 1806 when it started business as a Presidency Bank known as Bank of Bengal Over the long journey it has learnt to combine the best of banking practices handed
down from the imperial management with the more Dynamic ways of doing banking in the modern India It has grown as a responsible giant in the banking field over the years Cardiff came into being in the year 1973 Since then it has grown into a vibrant
insurance company Specializing in personal lines such as long-term saving protection products and creditor insurance Cardiff had a premium income of over US$ 4 billion in
1999 And more than US$ 23 billion of funds under its management Cardiff has been specializing in the art of selling insurance products through Commercial bank in France and 23 other countries
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is registered as a life Insurance Company with the Insurance Regulatory amp Development Authority of India and has been issued
License number 111 on 29th March 2001 The Companyrsquos authorized capital is Rs 250 crores and the paid up capital at present is Rs125 crores SBI owns 74of the total equity and Cardiff the balance 26
TATA AIG-
The TATA AIG joint venture is a tie up between the established Tata Group and American International Group Inc The TATA Group is one of the largest and most respected industrial houses in the country while AIG is a leading US based
insurance and financial service company with a presence in over 130 countries and jurisdiction around the world
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The prime objective of the study is to find out the level of satisfaction of a
customer (policy holders or beneficiary) so far as the settlement of claims
To find out the procedure of claim policy holder or the beneficiary
Parameters of Research Product range offered
Service quality
Network
Benefit offered to customerrsquos
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
a disability benefit clause in 1920 unemployment insurance in 1992 and complete customer care of the web in 1998
Today New York Life has over US billion in assets under management and over 30000 agents and employees worldwide The October 2000 fortune survey named New
York Life amongst the top three most admired life and health insurance companies worldwide With over 3 million policyholders New York Life is a leading provider of insurance in a host of countries worldwide
METLIFE INDIA
MetLife India was incorporated as a joint venture between MetLife International Holdings Inc Jammu amp Kashmir Bank M Pallonji amp Co and other private investors MetLife India is headquartered in Bangalore with offices and
presence in major Indian cities and an additional 1000 outreach points through its channel partner
Life insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
The Life insurance Corporation
was established about 44 years ago with a view to provide an insurance cover against various risks in life A monolith then the corporation enjoyed a monopoly status and
become synonymous with life insurance Its main asset is its staff strength of 124 lakhs employed and 2048 branches and over six-lakhs agency force LIC has hundred divisional offices and has established extensive training
facility at all levels At the apex is the Management Development Institute seven zonal Training Centre and 35 sales Training Centers At the industry level along with the
Government and the GIC it has helped establish the National Insurance Academy It presently transacts individual Life Insurance business group Insurance business social security schemes and Pensions grants housing loans through its subsidiary And the
markets savings and Investment products through its mutual fund It pays off about Rs 6000 crores annually to56 million policyholders
Om kotak mahindra life insurance Established in 1985 as Kotak capital management
finance promoted by Uday kotak the company has come a long way since its entry into corporate finance It has dabbled in leasing auto finance hire purchase investment
banking consumer finance broking etc The company got its name kotak mahindra as industrialists Harish and Anand Mahindra picked a stake in the company Kotak Mahindra is today one of Indiarsquos leading Financial institute
OLD Mutual-
Old mutual plc is an international financial service group in London with expanding operations in life assurance asset management banking and general insurance OLD Mutual is listed on the London Stock Exchange and also on the south-
African Namibian Malaawi and Zimbabwe stock exchanges It has 156 years of experience in life insurance business
OM Kotak Mahindra- OM Kotak Mahindra is the coming together of Kotak Mahindra
Finance Ltd and Old Mutual plc to enter the Indian insurance arena to offer a wide rang of innovative life insurance products
Reliance Life Insurance-
Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd is a part of Reliance
Capital Ltd of the Reliance ndash Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Capital is one of Indiarsquos leading private sector financial services companies and ranks among the top
3 private sector financial services and banking companies in terms of net worth Reliance capital has interests in asset management and mutual funds stock broking life and general insurance proprietary investments private equity and other activities in
financial services Reliance Capital Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial company (NBFT) registered
with the Reserve Bank of India act under section 45-1A Reliance Capital sees immense Potential in the rapidly growing financial service sector in India and aims to become a dominant player in this Industry and offer fully integrated financial services Reliance
Life Insurance is another step forward for Reliance Capital Ltd to offer need based Life Insurance solution to individual and corporate
SBI Life Insurance-
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Indiarsquos largest banks State Bank of India and Cardiff SA a leading Life Insurance
Company in France State bank of India is a household name and it stands as the last world for financial strength and security in the country SBIrsquos illus tries background dates back to
the year 1806 when it started business as a Presidency Bank known as Bank of Bengal Over the long journey it has learnt to combine the best of banking practices handed
down from the imperial management with the more Dynamic ways of doing banking in the modern India It has grown as a responsible giant in the banking field over the years Cardiff came into being in the year 1973 Since then it has grown into a vibrant
insurance company Specializing in personal lines such as long-term saving protection products and creditor insurance Cardiff had a premium income of over US$ 4 billion in
1999 And more than US$ 23 billion of funds under its management Cardiff has been specializing in the art of selling insurance products through Commercial bank in France and 23 other countries
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is registered as a life Insurance Company with the Insurance Regulatory amp Development Authority of India and has been issued
License number 111 on 29th March 2001 The Companyrsquos authorized capital is Rs 250 crores and the paid up capital at present is Rs125 crores SBI owns 74of the total equity and Cardiff the balance 26
TATA AIG-
The TATA AIG joint venture is a tie up between the established Tata Group and American International Group Inc The TATA Group is one of the largest and most respected industrial houses in the country while AIG is a leading US based
insurance and financial service company with a presence in over 130 countries and jurisdiction around the world
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The prime objective of the study is to find out the level of satisfaction of a
customer (policy holders or beneficiary) so far as the settlement of claims
To find out the procedure of claim policy holder or the beneficiary
Parameters of Research Product range offered
Service quality
Network
Benefit offered to customerrsquos
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
Reliance Life Insurance-
Reliance Life Insurance Company Ltd is a part of Reliance
Capital Ltd of the Reliance ndash Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Reliance Capital is one of Indiarsquos leading private sector financial services companies and ranks among the top
3 private sector financial services and banking companies in terms of net worth Reliance capital has interests in asset management and mutual funds stock broking life and general insurance proprietary investments private equity and other activities in
financial services Reliance Capital Ltd is a Non-Banking Financial company (NBFT) registered
with the Reserve Bank of India act under section 45-1A Reliance Capital sees immense Potential in the rapidly growing financial service sector in India and aims to become a dominant player in this Industry and offer fully integrated financial services Reliance
Life Insurance is another step forward for Reliance Capital Ltd to offer need based Life Insurance solution to individual and corporate
SBI Life Insurance-
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is a joint venture between Indiarsquos largest banks State Bank of India and Cardiff SA a leading Life Insurance
Company in France State bank of India is a household name and it stands as the last world for financial strength and security in the country SBIrsquos illus tries background dates back to
the year 1806 when it started business as a Presidency Bank known as Bank of Bengal Over the long journey it has learnt to combine the best of banking practices handed
down from the imperial management with the more Dynamic ways of doing banking in the modern India It has grown as a responsible giant in the banking field over the years Cardiff came into being in the year 1973 Since then it has grown into a vibrant
insurance company Specializing in personal lines such as long-term saving protection products and creditor insurance Cardiff had a premium income of over US$ 4 billion in
1999 And more than US$ 23 billion of funds under its management Cardiff has been specializing in the art of selling insurance products through Commercial bank in France and 23 other countries
SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd is registered as a life Insurance Company with the Insurance Regulatory amp Development Authority of India and has been issued
License number 111 on 29th March 2001 The Companyrsquos authorized capital is Rs 250 crores and the paid up capital at present is Rs125 crores SBI owns 74of the total equity and Cardiff the balance 26
TATA AIG-
The TATA AIG joint venture is a tie up between the established Tata Group and American International Group Inc The TATA Group is one of the largest and most respected industrial houses in the country while AIG is a leading US based
insurance and financial service company with a presence in over 130 countries and jurisdiction around the world
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The prime objective of the study is to find out the level of satisfaction of a
customer (policy holders or beneficiary) so far as the settlement of claims
To find out the procedure of claim policy holder or the beneficiary
Parameters of Research Product range offered
Service quality
Network
Benefit offered to customerrsquos
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The prime objective of the study is to find out the level of satisfaction of a
customer (policy holders or beneficiary) so far as the settlement of claims
To find out the procedure of claim policy holder or the beneficiary
Parameters of Research Product range offered
Service quality
Network
Benefit offered to customerrsquos
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
TYPE OF RESEARCH - Exploratory research conclusive
o primary data through observation as well as personal interview
o secondary data through journal research
paper monthly reports and financial reports SAMPLING METHOD- through judgment and convenience method
SAMPLING UNIT LIC BAREILLY SAMPLING ELEMENTS ndash Existing and potential customers in bareilly SAMPLE SIZE- 80
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
DATA COLLECTION AND METHODOLOGY
The task of data collection begins after a research problem has been defined and
research design is chalked out While deciding about the method of data collection to be used for the study the researchers should keep in mind two types of data ie Primary and Secondary data
The primary data are those which are collected afresh and for the first time and thus
happen to be original in character The secondary data on other hand are those which have already been collected by someone else and which have already been passed
through the statistical process The data used for the present research is primary data
Data collection was done through sample survey method involving the questionnaire
to be filled in by the investigator This was chosen because most of the facts and data where of the nature of primary data For study like this time framework is not significant However for cross sectional analysis both the insurance and customers
were interviewed to find out real state of the affairs of the problem understudy We had been close to the data obtaining through questionnaire and percentage as well as
trend analysis have used to interpret the data Over all study is based on the findings through survey of 100 persons belonging to
varied age groups as follows Age groups no of customers
18-26 21 26-35 33
35-45 34 45-55 06 Above 55 06
Total 100
The different methods that are used for collecting primary data are as follows
A) Contact Method
The contact method considering the short coming was selected to personal interview
This method being versatile was arranged interviewing as it made concerned approach to the respondent
B) Observation Method
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
The present investigation was done on the basis of making note of behavior and gestures of the target customers
C) Questionnaire Method
The method of data collection is quite popular and is being adopted by researchers private individuals and organization
D) Schedule Method
The method of data collection is very much like the collection of data through
questionnaire with little difference which lies in the fact that schedules are being filled in by the enumerates who are specially appointed for the purpose these enumerators go to the respondents along with the schedule and put up the question Inferences are
drawn on the answers given by them
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
Finding
Product offered to customer
Childrens Policy
Komal Jeevan - Plan No 159
Children Deferred - Plan no41 Jeevan Kishore - Plan no102 Jeevan Chhaya - Plan no103
Marriage EndowmentEducational Annuity - Plan No 90 Jeevan Anurag - Plan no168
Endowment Policy
Endowment with Profits - Plan no14 Limited Payment Endowment with
Profits - Plan no48 Jeevan Mitra - Plan no88 New JanaRaksha Policy - Plan no91
Jeevan Anand Plan no 149 Jeevan Mitra Triple Cover - Plan no133
Group Insurance Policy
Janashree Bima Yojana
Group Insurance Scheme in lieu of EDLI Group (Term) Insurance Scheme Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
Group Superannuation Scheme Group Mortgage Redemption Assurance Scheme
Joint Life Policy
Jeevan Saathi - Plan no89
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
Money Back Policy
Money Back with Profit - Plan no75 New Money Back - Plan no93
Jeevan Surabhi 15 yrs - Plan no106 Jeevan Surabhi 20 yrs - Plan no107
Jeevan Surabhi 25 yrs - Plan no108 Jeevan Bharati Plan No 160 Jeevan Samriddhi Plan No 154 155 156 157
Bima Bachat- Plan no175
Pension Plans or Annuities
New Jeevan Dhara - Plan no148 New Jeevan Suraksha Plan no 147
Jeevan Akshay II Plan no 163 Jeevan Nidhi Plan no 169 Jeevan Akshay V Plan no 183
Special Plans
Term Assurance - Plan no43 Mortgage Redemption - Plan no52 Jeevan Aadhar - Plan no114
Market Plus - Plan No 181 Jeevan Vishwas Plan No 136 Jeevan Saral Plan No 165
Jeevan Pramukh Plan No 167 Bima Nivesh 2005 Plan No 171
Money Plus-Plan No 180
Term Policy
Convertible Term Assurance - Plan no58 New Bima Kiran
Term Assurance Anmol Jeevan I Plan No- 164 Amulya Jeevan-Plan No-177
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
Service Quality
Your Policy Bond And Its Safety
Your Policy Number
Policy Conditions
Alterations In Policy
If Your Policy Is Lost
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted Without Fail
Admission Of Age
Nomination
Assignment
When To Pay The Premiums
Grace Period For Premium Payment
How And Where To Pay The Premiums
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Revival Of Lapsed Policies
Availing Loans On Policies
Surrender Value
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And Death Claims
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
Helpline
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
Your Policy Bond and Its Safety
The policy bond is the document that is given to you after we accept your proposal for
insurance The risk coverage commences after acceptance of your proposal and the conditions and privileges of your policy are mentioned in the policy bond
This is an important document which would be referred to for various servicing interactions with you ndash Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of
settlement of claims on the policy You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign the policy Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept
In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office please take a
written acknowledgement Keep a Photostat copy of the policy for your reference
Your Policy Number
The policy number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand
corner of the schedule of your policy bond This is a unique identification number that distinguishes your policies from other
policies and will remain unchanged throughout the lifetime of the policy
Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence as it helps us to locate your records for reference
Policy Conditions
Every policy is taken for different types of needs therefore the conditions for your policy will vary according to the Plan and Term of the policy
The policy schedule contains on the first page of your policy like the ones mentioned above as well as other information like nominee your address etc It also shows the
date of commencement of your policy date of birth date of maturity due dates and months in which the renewal premiums are to be paid etc
The second page onwards carries the various policy conditions like risk coverage additional risks coverage if opted for standard benefits that are available for all
policies accident benefit if opted for exclusion of risks if any and other conditions that govern the contract of insurance Apart from death benefits there are other
standard benefits and benefits opted by the policyholder
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
Alterations In Policy
There may be instances when you would like to make alterations in your policy like
change of premium payment mode reduction in premium paying term etc your applications may be given in writing to the branch that services your policy for
our further action
If Your Policy Is Lost
Kindly make a thorough search before concluding that you have lost the policy bond Look for the same within your residence among your investment papers at your
office and even with your agent to whom you might have entrusted the document for some reason It could have been even pledged with LICany other financial institution for availing a
loan by you LIC retains the policy bond when you go in for a loan against the policy Make sure that the document you are searching is not one that has already been
assigned to LIC or to another financial institution If the policy bond is partially destroyed due to natural causes like fire flood etc the
remaining portion may be returned as evidence of loss of policy to LIC while applying for a duplicate policy
In case you are sure that the policy bond is untraceable due to unknown causes there is a simple procedure to comply with while applying for the duplicate policy at the
branch that services your policy
Your Contact Address ndash Keep Us Posted
without Fail
Your address is very important for us Without your latest address we would not be in a position to contact you for any service offering We would not like to keep any
benefit that is due to you pending for want of this very important information Whenever you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers for
maturity and survival benefits etc will get delayed in reaching you
LIC provides for change of addresses inclusion of telephone numbers mobile numbers and email addresses in your contact addresses information Kindly inform your servicing branch to incorporate the same in your policy records
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
Admission of Age
Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
This is one of the factors on which the premiums you pay for your policy is arrived at This would also form the basis of all future policies you might avail from us
In case your earlier policies do not have your date of birth incorporated and you do have a date of birth certificate issued by the competent authority you may send an attested copy of the same to us with a request to admit your age (Click here to find
out the certificates of age that LIC accepts)
Nomination
Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
You may change the nomination in your policy any time during the lifetime of the policy
In case you have not included the name of the nominee till now please do not delay inform us your nomination immediately Kindly note that the change of nomination has to be done in the branch that services your policy
The nominee is the person to whom the insurance claim amounts would be payable in case anything unfortunate within the purview of the policy conditions happens to you
The policy is usually taken by you to benefit your family ndash nominate the persons whorsquoll have the welfare of your family in your absence the usual preferences being spouse and children
You may nominate even minors like your children in which case you have to name another person whorsquoll have the welfare of the minor children as an appointee
Assignment
In case you are raising a loan against your policy from LIC or any other financial institution your policy would have to be assigned to LIC or the financial institution
When you assign the policy the title of the policy is shifted from your name to that of the institution The policy would be reassigned to you on the repayment of the loan
A fresh nomination should be done after reassignment of the policy Assignment of policies can be done even when a loan is not required or for some
special purposes
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
When to Pay the Premiums
Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There
may be a postal delay
LIC usually sends premium notices one month in advance to the due month of the premium The months in which premiums are due are given on the first page of the Policy bond
Grace Period For Premium Payment
In case you have not paid the premium within the due date there is still time for you to make the payments without payment of interest on the premium This period is called the grace period (With the exception of some plans)
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is monthly is 15 days from the due date
The grace period for policies where the premium payment mode is quarterly half-yearly or yearly is one month but not less than30 days
How and Where To Pay the Premiums
By cash local cheque (subject to realization of cheque) Demand Draft at Branch Office
The DD and cheques or Money Order may be sent by post You can pay your premiums at any of our Branches as 99 of our Branches
are networked
Many Banks do accept standing instructions to remit the premiums So by providing a standing instruction to your Bank to debit your account for the
premium amount and send it vide a bankerrsquos cheque to LIC on the due dates and months mentioned on your policy bond
Through Internet Payment of premiums can be made through Internet
through Service Providers vizHDFC Bank ICICI Bank Times of Money Bill Junction UTI Bank Bank of Punjab Citibank Corporation Bank Federal Bank and BillDesk
Premium payment can also be made through ATMs of Corporation Bank and UTI Bank
Premium payment can also be made through Electronic Clearing Service (ECS) which has been launched at Mumbai Hyderabad Chennai Kolkata
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
New Delhi Kanpur Bangalore Vijaywada Patna Jaipur Chandigarh Trivandrum A policyholder having an account in any Bank which is a
Member of the local Clearing House can opt for ECS debit to pay premiums The policyholders wishing to use this system would have to fill up a Mandate
Form available at our BranchesDO and get it certified by the Bank The certified Mandate Forms are to be submitted to our BODO
Policy can be anywhere in India
Citibank Kiosks at Industrial Assurance Building Church gate New India
Building Santa Cruz Jeevan Shikha Building Borivili are dedicated for collection of premiums through cheques
Policy Status ndash Where Available
Status of your policy indicates if your policy is in force or has lapsed due to non-payment of premium It also provides other important information with respect to
your policy for your reference The status of your policy is available at the branch that services your policies
It is also available through our Interactive Voice Response Systems in select cities In cities connected by our computerized networks the status will be available in any of
the branches Now the policy status of policies being serviced in the cities connected by network are also available through Internet In select cities online touch screen kiosks are also
provided where you can view your policy status
Revival of Lapsed Policies
If your policy has lapsed due to non-payment of premiums within the due date the
terms and conditions of the policy contract are rendered void till you revive your policy A lapsed policy has to be revived by payment of the accumulated premiums with
interest as well as giving the health requirements as required Always keep your policy in force to ensure that your family gets their financial protection assured by
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
your policy
However certain concessions dependent on the term for which you have paid the premiums are available with the exception of some plans for claims concession
Availing Loans on Policies
Many of our plans are of endowment type and you would be allowed to raise a loan against your policy should you require funds
You repay the loan with interest or continue paying the interest and allow the loan to be deducted at the time of the claim payments Further loans on policies are also allowed after deduction of earlier out standings
Most financial institutions too allow loans against LIC policies based on the value LIC quotes on request from you
Surrender Value
This is the value which is the amount payable to you should you decide to discontinue
the policy and encash the same from LIC Surrender value is payable only after three full years premiums are paid to LIC More over if it is a participating policy the Bonus get attached to it as per prevalent rules
Surrender of policy is not recommended since the surrender value would always be proportionately low
Should you decide to go in for insurance at this stage further insurance would be available to you at a much higher premium because your age would have advanced since taking out the earlier policy
Therefore retention of earlier policies and continuation of all policies without allowing them to lapse is the best strategy for continuing life insurance protection
Maturity Survival Benefits Disability And
Death Claims
When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits are due we send intimations to you in advance However if the survival benefit amount is less
than or equal to Rs60 000- the same will be sent to you directly without policy or discharge forms with a few exceptions
If such intimations have not come to you before the due date kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
Policies Under Salary Savings Scheme
If you have taken your policy under salary Saving Scheme please read the following
suggestions
1 For each Salary Savings Scheme Policy your employer deducts the premium from your salary and sends a consolidated cheque for all the policies of the employees to a designated Branch of LIC where all the policy files are
maintained 2 You can find out which Branch of LIC your policy file will be serviced either
from your Agent or from the pay roll department of your employer 3 You will need to know which branch of LIC services your policy because you
will require their help in getting your MaturitySurvival Benefits for any
alterations like change of address and for availing loans etc 4 In case you are in a transferable job please inform the designated Branch of
LIC about your new place of posting After you join your new place of posting please ask your employer the LIC Branch where the premiums are being remitted by your office there and
inform the LIC Branch which was servicing you earlier so that your policy files can be transferred
5 This way your records will never be at correct place and will receive the services from us like maturity in time In case you are leaving your employer for a new job or joining another firm
you have the facility to either continue the policy under the Salary Savings Scheme of your new firm or to convert the payment mode into quarterly half
yearly or yearly mode 6 Always ensure the continuity of premium payments to avoid frequent revivals
of policy This may become a cumbersome process for a person who is in a
transferable job 7 Please do not send any installments directly to us Your premium must come
through your employer only We do not have systems to adjust single installments received from our policy holders Otherwise please convert the mode into quarterly half yearly or yearly and pay directly This way you also
get a discount on the premium payable 8 Leave a permanent local address with us so that we can reach you wherever
you are even after many years
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is only to guide you and does not purport to be binding on either party The contractual implications of your policy will be subject to
the terms and conditions of your proposal and the policy document issued to you They may be also subject to the rules and regulations of the corporation notified from
time to time which may be subject to revision and change The contract will also be subject to the prevailing laws of the country
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
Helpline
To ensure that you get the best out of your policy please read our guidelines carefully
1 Keep the policy bond safe It will be required at the time of maturity or
Survival Benefit You will also require it if you are availing a loan or want to assign your policy
2 Inform your spouseParentsChildren as to where the policy is kept 3 When you shift residences please inform the new address to us Otherwise
any communication we send to you like premium notices discharge vouchers
etc will get delayed in reaching you 4 Ensure that the nominees name is correctly incorporated in the policy bond
5 Remember to pay your premium in time even if our notices do not reach you There may be a postal delay The months in which premium are due are given in the Policy bond
6 You may pay the premium by Cheque DD or Money Order Remember to quote the policy number every time in your correspondence The policy
number is consisting of nine digits and can be found at the top left hand corner of the policy bond
7 Check your policy bond and see if your date of birth is correctly given therein
8 In case you are handing over the policy bond to any person or office including the LIC office please take a written acknowledgement
9 When your Survival Benefits (For Money back policies) or maturity benefits
are due we send intimations to your three months in advance If such intimations have not come to your even within one month of the due date
kindly inform us so that we may take necessary action 10 When in doubt call your agent or the Branch from where you took the policy
Our Branches are our Operating Units Hence for any servicing matter contact the
Servicing Branch of your policy However for obtaining general information you can contact any of the Branches of LIC
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
Network of LIC
All Life Insurance Corporation branches in the country would be interconnected
under Metro Area Network (MAN) inaugurated here on Thursday Speaking at the function K Vaidyalingam LIC southern zonal manager said about 1500 branches would be getting covered under MAN in which the premium amount
of the policy holder could be remitted in any branch Besides the policy holder gets his status report policy position revival and quotation from the network In every one
hour the system got upgraded he said In southern region there are about 10 lakh new policy holders with a business of Rs 6500 crore About settlement of claims 92 per cent of policies were settled on or
before maturity he said adding LIC was in a better position and 100 per cent connectivity was taking place
Kottayam stood third in premium collection during the period between April to August 2002 the first being Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in second position in southern region
The premium amount collected in 2001 was Rs74000 crore through 232 crore new policies by 82 lakh agents LIC has introduced a new group insurance scheme for
Corporation Bank deposit holders
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONSASSOCIATES
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
LIC has always acknowledged the need to expand Our expanding efforts have
been consistent and are evident though our associations given below for your
reference
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
LIC Fiji
LIC Mauritius LIC United Kingdom
LIC (International) BSC (C) Bahrain LIC (Nepal) Ltd LIC (Lanka) Ltd Saudi Indian Company for Co-op Insurance
KSA
LIC Mauritius Offshore Ltd LIC Co-ordinating Office in India
ASSOCIATES
LIC Housing Finance Ltd
LICHLF Care Homes Ltd
LIC Mutual Fund AMC Ltd
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
Benefit offered to Customerrsquos
LIC the best-known Indian brand Chidambaram
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH Union Finance Minister P
Chidambaram launching LICrsquos web portal in Chennai on Tuesday Others from
left are DK Mehotra Managing Director LIC and AK Shukla Chairman mdash
Photo Shaju John
CHENNAI Describing Life Insurance Corporation of India as the best-known Indian brand Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Tuesday that even after the opening up of the insurance sector to private firms the Corporation remained the market leader
Launching LICs e-portal here he said the Corporation supported us (government) when we opened up insurance because it was confident of doing better in a
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
competitive environment LIC continues to be the market leader with 88 per cent market share of new policies and 78 per cent of premium It is clearly recognised as
the market leader
The e-portal (licindiacom) will provide information on policy status bonus premium payment loans and change of address It will facilitate online payment of premium
and has details of the doctors and agents It also has a branch locator and `maturity alert facility The objective is to provide world-class service
Noting that the State-owned Corporation utilised information technology in its
relentless effort to remain the leader Mr Chidambaram said My goal is to make LIC a world class insurance company It is nearly world class now All 2048 branches of LIC which had been adjudged the best user of IT by NASSCOM were
fully automated Barring ten all the branches were networked
Mr Chidambaram said the e-portal was another example of LICs constant innovation using information technology Some of the multi-interfaces it offered to customers
included call centres IVRS SMS and satellite branches
Bonus rates
Announcing the bonus rates on LIC policies Mr Chidambaram said on Whole Life policies it would be Rs 71 (per Rs 1000 sum assured) On endowment policies the
bonus ranges from Rs 34 to Rs 50 It will be between Rs 32 and Rs 45 on money-back policies
The bonus for Jeevan Dhara and Jeevan Suraksha schemes has been enhanced and the terminal bonus retained at last years level The bonus is in addition to the special
bonus announced during the golden jubilee celebrations of LIC in September
LIC Chairman AK Shukla said the Corporation catered to 18 crore policy holders and the size of the life fund had crossed Rs 385 lakh crores
Stating that LIC believed in deploying the latest technology for the benefit of all
concerned he said the portal would enable customers to access a range of services from the comfort of their home
K Sridhar managing director of LIC said Better servicing alone can give us new
business
Why LIC is trusted brand of India
1 As a Govt of India owned Company LIC is 51 + years old in the field of life insurance and money management LICs Life Fund size as on day is more than Rs 5 Lakh Thousand Crores
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
2 Any LIC policyholder or the nominee will vouch for the best claims settlement from LIC Perhaps this is the only institution where you as a policyholder are
virtually chased till such time your claim cheques is handed over to you 3 LIC has won `NDTV Profit Leadership Award 2007 under Life Insurance
Category `Outlook Money Award 2007 as the best Life Insurer `CNBC
Awaaz Consumer Award 2007 as the best Life Insurance Company `Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governence 2007
`Web 18 Genius of the Web Award 2007 and many more
4 LIC adjudged No1 Trusted Service Brand for the 4th successive year by ET
Brand Equity Survey 5 LIC has been adjudged Superbrand India for 2004-06 and Readers Digest
`Trusted Brand Asia 2007
6 This is the only corporation that is catering to more than 190 million satisfied policyholders in India and abroad
7 This is one of the very few institutions that pays ex-gratia interest on
pending maturity claims
8 More than 2050 LIC branches all over India are connected together to serve you You can pay your premium anywhere in the country
9 During its long existence LIC has kept on updating its portfolio by bringing in
new plans depending on public requirement More than 50 of them are most popular and can be customized to meet any of your requirements LIC ULIPs
have become extremely popular due to the returns they offer Money Plus- latest LIC Unit Linked Plan is a case in point
10 All LIC Plans come with Sovereign Guarantee ie Govt of India
Guarantee regarding repayment Infact as of now only LIC plans enjoy
this Govt Guarantee Beneficiary for this Sovereign Guarantee is you and
you alone as the policyholder would-be policyholder 11 All LIC plans are characterized by low premium high life insurance coverage
and a vast package of benefits offered by them Add to this package section
80C benefit and section 10(10D) benefit on the maturity proceeds you will find investment on LIC plans one of the most coveted investment options
available to you 12 Premium paid under Key-Man Insurance plan is a recognized business
expense under section 37(I) of the Income-Tax Act For companies making
profits this is a very good incentive indeed 13 Through Employer-Employee Insurance scheme you can recognize the worth
of your most valuable employees whose absence you can ill afford to loose 14 Entire contribution to LIC Group Gratuity Scheme is a recognized business
expense in the hands of the employer In addition through this scheme the
employer can transfer his gratuity liability to the corporation and fund the same under cash accumulation scheme The most popular among all the
companies 15 LIC is declaring quite an impressive bonus (profits) on all its with-profits
policies every year Extra attraction under LIC Bonus is (a) it is calculated
every year on the insured amount and not on the premium paid and (b) entire bonus received along with insured amount either by you on maturity of your
policy(ies) or by your nominee in your absence during the currency of your
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
policy(ies) is free from income-tax under section 10(10D) of the Income-tax Act
16 On most of the LIC plans you can borrow to take care of your immediate monetary requirements None of the policy benefits get affected as a result of
borrowal Infact policy loans offer one of the most attractive investment opportunities
17 You can pay your premium 3 years in advance at 5 discount Chief
attractions of this advance payment of premium are (a) there is no possibility of your overlooking your premium payment and getting your policy(ies)
lapsed wherever you are in the world and (b) you will be earning 5 tax-free interest on the unutilized portion of the amount left with LIC after apportioning the regular installment
18 Most of the LIC plans come with Riders to take care of Total and Permanent Disablement due to Accident and some of the most dread diseases that may
result in loss of income 19 LIC pension plans that guarantee you life pension are extremely popular You
can park your hard earned money safely with the corporation and enjoy
pension as long as you are alive
Due to these reasons and lot more LIC should be your obvious choice for all
your life insurance requirements
LIC is Indiarsquos most trusted brand INSURING LIVES AND ENSURING SMILES from more than 50 Years
SUPER BRAND amp MOST TRUSTED SERVICE BRAND OF INDIA BEST IT USER IN INDIA (NASSCOM ndash 2003) Largest Institutional Investor in India and Second largest in Asia among insurers
(Source Asian Investor) LIC - An Institution Builder promoting many financial and insurance institutes like
NSE NCDEX LIC Mutual Fund Stock Holding Corporation of India National Insurance Academy Insurance Institute of India etc LIC is the largest life insurer of India
Asset value as on 3132004 36735984 mn (INR) Offers over 45 plans to cover your life at various stages
Over 160 million customers and 11 million agents It has underwritten more than 160 million policies 2048 branch offices (all computerized) of which 2019 are networked
rdquoFrom all above we can say our money is safe and secure with assured returns rdquo
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
Project Analysis
The Positive side of LIC as well as Negative side of LIC I encourage other readers to correct me if I am wrong and also add light to any point that I may have missed First letrsquos talk about the Positive side of LIC 1 LIC is owned by the government and therefore it is the only company besides the PPF that has the sovereign guarantee of the govt of India It is a different story that today LIC has become so powerful that the govt leans on LIC every time that the Stock Market crashes Imagine having an Asset base of over Rs 6 Lac Crore Thatrsquos a 14 digit number No company in India can boast of such figures Mind boggling 2 LIC is the only Life Insurance Company making profits Most of the Private Insurers including the self proclaimed market leaders like ICICI and Bajaj Allianz are booking heavy losses Check IRDA website in the Annual Report column The point is that if an insurance company makes losses year over year then how will they manage to pay the Claim amount Afterall no Insurance company is here to do charity business 3 When it comes to paying claims again LIC is Number One with the claims settlement ratio of more than 99 Private Insurers cannot match LICrsquos ability on claims settlement Again please visit IrDArsquos website to see the claims settlement performance of various companies 4 LIC has the worldrsquos largest sales force yes over 10 lac agents and now universities in western countries are trying to study how a company managed to appoint such a large sales force A sales force of over 1 million Truly a remarkable achievement 5 Many people argue that LIC has not been able to penetrate the market as it has insured only 15 of the population My point is in a poor country like India where there are so many people living below the poverty line so many people who die of starvation so
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
many people who donrsquot have access to basic medication so many people who donrsquot have basic necessities of life like food shelter education and clothing Will such a person first feed his children or buy Insurance Lets not forget that a majority of the Indian population is poor and a substantial percentage is living below the poverty line At a personal level i feel that LIC has done a satisfactory job of insuring people
NOW THE NEGATIVE POINTS OF LIC 1 The Administrative staff in LIC is in deep slumber Try writing a complaint to them and they wont even bother to reply back If you ask the Branch Manager for the complaints book he probably wont have it in place If an Agent complains against any staff then the Agent is black listed and next time onwards his work is not done 2 In order to show a better performance amp achieve branch Targets Agents are motivated by the Managers to split the policies This not only adds to the inconvinience of the policyholders but it also increases the expenses of LIC Competitions for Agents are held with Prizes being offered on the number of policies sold and not on the number of lives insured Therefore many Agents are tempted to split the policies in order to get better prizes However if an agent wants the forms or sales literature most of the time its out of stock But surprisingly just a week before any scheme is about to close the office is flooded with forms amp sales literature This is very disturbing 3 As I earlier said LIC is lacking in Effective Leadership in recent times Managers having designations like Marketing Manager or Sales Manager donot have the capability to motivate an audience at a meeting Yes this is true even in a city like Mumbai Even the Senior level managers cannot make effective presentations or design a sales strategy Their only mantra at an Agents meeting is Friends bring more policiesrsquo If you ask them how to bring more policies they wont know Its a pity 4 Though LIC has more than 2000 branches they are not systematically located In Mumbairsquos Fort area LIC has more than 20 branches within a radius of 15kms Whats the use In the suburbs where most of the people reside there are no branches at all LIC has no branches in Bandra East Khar East amp West
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
Santacruz East Vile Parle East Andheri West Jogeshwari West Mahim Matunga etc If LIC gives a thought to systematic relocation of its offices it will immensly help the policyholders 5 Even though LIC claims to have taken several initiatives in the IT sector policyholders still face problems in revival of their policies payment of premium in several branches change of mode change of address etc The After-sales policy services department needs to be revamped Policyholders feel that LIC agents are humble while selling a policy and thereafter they fail to provide any service to the client The truth is that LIC is so weak in policy services department that even a good agent finds it difficult to get the work done from the administrative staff To sum up i would say that LIC will never cheat a Policyholder in payment of claim but at the same time everyone will agree that LIC is not responsive to the needs of the customer If you have purchased an LIC policies then dont forget to pay the premium on time and when your policy gets matured LIC will honestly pay your Maturity amount on time The employees are sometimes rude in their behaviour with the Policyholder If a claim cheques is handed over by a courteous and smiling employee of LIC it will enhance the image of LIC in the mind of the policyholder Today LIC is not just an Insurance Company LIC is a Movement LIC is a Cult LIC is a Religion Imagine 10 lac agents and 1 lac employees serving 16 crore policyholders in India You cannot deny that LIC has become the way of life in India Daily you can hear someone or the other talking of LIC in local trains at fish markets at restaurants on News Channels in your own offices etc As i earlier said LIC has started lacking in effective leadership If a company like LIC starts sponsoring irrelevant awards like Zee Cine awards which it had done 2 years ago then it will send the wrong message in the minds of the policyholders Imagine Ind iarsquos most famous institution sponsoring a Cine Awards function stating that it was done to increase the brand awareness of LIC That sounded like a big joke It is time that the top level officials of LIC come out of their air-conditioned cabins and travel by public transport for sometime in order to feel the pulse of the common man
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
Conclusion
After Findingrsquos we can see about LIC features and his The tendency to take
the expedient approach and focus on the far right of the LIC spectrum
Peacetime Contingency Operations and conduct training as usual while
briefing that the LIC block has been checked will lead us to a possibly fatal
false sense of security
Instinctive behavior and ingrained training must be adjusted to fit new circumstances STXs must be developed locally or borrowed from units who
have already been through the training
The probability of becoming involved in a LIC operation is high The potential
to attract international attention even with limited forces is also great Units have demonstrated that with a balanced training focus and proper
preparation many pitfalls outlined above can be avoided
LIC is not conventional warfare This is critical for the counterinsurgent to
understand The insurgentrsquos violent and coercive strategy is applied so as to achieve political civil military and psychological results Hence the counterinsurgent must counter all of these strategic elements individually In
addition the target of the insurgentrsquos violence and coercion is the population This is because the population is the centre of gravity in LIC Therefore the
counterinsurgent must also focus on the population to be successful In terms of military principles in counterinsurgency doctrinal precision professionalism independence initiative force precision restraint combined
arms precision engagement joint force effective population based intelligence integrated communications a civil affairs approach and high
levels of training are critical
So we can say that so many meritrsquos and Demeritrsquos in life insurance
Corporation of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
CMIE Database programming with MS Office
MS office
Visual vmpro software (Lic)
Important websites ndash
wwwgooglecom
wwwlicindiacom
Magazine
Yogkshem ndashLic Magazine
Outlook Express
Business today
Finance amp Banking
Money Outlook
News Paper
Business standard
Times of India
Economic times
Hindustan times
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
LIMITATION OF THE PROJECT
Lic has been so many limitations -----
A A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if 1 The item is acquired through consignment by a Dealer from a
person who lives more than 150 miles from the City of Portland and the consigned property is mailed shipped or sent by courier to the
Dealer
2 The item is acquired during a trade show All items acquired during a trade show by a Dealer must be reported At the time of
the transaction the Dealer must write on the transaction report a complete legible and accurate description of the regulated property of sufficient detail to distinguish like objects one from the other The
Dealer must also record the name and date of the event and the address of the venue in the name date and address fields of the
transaction report form Items acquired during a trade show may be sold or traded during the trade show without being held Items still
in a Dealerrsquos possession at the end of the show will be subject to the hold period requirement in effect for that Dealerrsquos acquisitions of
regulated property 3 The item is acquired from a business whose acquisitions of
regulated property consist exclusively of donated items andor purchases from a 501(c)3 organization The Dealer must record the
name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of the acquisition
4 The item is acquired through an internet transaction The Dealer
must record on the transaction report the sellerrsquos email address or
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
sellerrsquos identification the name of the internet website that listed the item and the date of the acquisition
5 The item is acquired by the Dealer from a yard sale garage
sale estate sale or swap meet The Dealer must record on the transaction report the physical address of the sale location and the
date of the acquisition Items acquired under Subsection A must be held in compliance
with the hold period requirement in effect for the Dealerrsquos other acquisitions of regulated property
B A Dealer is not required to obtain the sellerrsquos identification
photograph the seller record the sellerrsquos thumbprint or have the seller complete the Declaration of Proof of Ownership if the Dealer
complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules and if the item is used regulated property acquired from a
licensed business The Dealer must keep a receipt for the item from the licensed business that includes the licensed businessrsquo name and a description of the item The receipt must be retained at the
Dealerrsquos business location for one year or until the item is sold whichever is longer The Dealer must record on the transaction
report the name and location address of the business in the name and address fields of the transaction report form and the date of
the acquisition The item does not have to be held
C A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint if the Dealer complies with the
following requirements
1 Conducts each and every acquisition of regulated property by either a not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer or
b offering in-store credit that must be used for merchandise only and not redeemed for cash and
2 Holds each and every item of regulated property for a minimum of 15 days from the date of acquisition and
3 Complies with the remaining requirements set forth in the Administrative Rules and
4 Notifies the Director and the Chief of Police in writing that
each and every acquisition of regulated property will be conducted by not tendering payment to the seller for a minimum of 15 days
after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India
D A Dealer is not required to make a copy of the acceptable
identification obtained from the seller photograph the seller or record the sellerrsquos thumbprint when the Dealer acquires an item of
regulated property on consignment if the Dealer complies with the following requirements
1 Does not tender payment to the consignor for a minimum of 15 days after the regulated property is delivered to the Dealer
2 Holds each and every item of consigned regulated property
for a minimum of 15 days
1 Complies with the remaining requirements in the Administrative Rules
ldquoSo these are the limitation of life insurance Corporation of India In every company has so many limitation but LIC has limitation but It is no -1 and trusty brand of Indiardquo So we can say that LIC is best service provider and trusty brand of India