"Training & Recruitment OF Life Insurance Agent": Darwin School of Business, Guwahati, Assam
"Training & Recruitment OF Life Insurance Agent": Darwin School of Business, Guwahati, Assam
"Training & Recruitment OF Life Insurance Agent": Darwin School of Business, Guwahati, Assam
PROJECT REPORT
ON
“TRAINING & RECRUITMENT
OF
LIFE INSURANCE AGENT”
AT
BHARTI AXA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
GUWAHATI BRANCH
Submitted By
MD. RIYAJ SHAH
nd
Roll No. 059/MFW Batch No. 2010-2012 (MBA 2 Sem.)
Practical training exposes us to real practices of management in the organization. It also exposes
students to the treasures of experience, knowledge and leaning which prerequisites of making a
successful career are.
I deem it privilege to have undergone this project. I acknowledge that the practical training that I
got from this cannot be gained otherwise. I found my project very interesting and challenging.
I hereby declare that study of “training and recruitment of life insurance agent” has been
exclusively done by me for the degree of MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION and
not for any other degree, Diploma or fellowship. This is my own study done under the guidance
of Mrs. Gul Mohan Sharma, Agency Development Managers of the company.
I hereby declare that the contents of this report are true and best to my knowledge.
This is to certify that the project report entitled “training and recruitment of life insurance
agent” submitted for the degree of MBA for Darwin School of Business, Affiliated to Punjab
st th
Technical University – from (21 May, 2011 to 24 June, 2011)” is a benefited research work
carried by Md. Riyaj Shah, student of Darwin School of Business.
This assistance and help received during the course of investigation have been fully
acknowledged.
Project Co-coordinator
Brief summary
Introduction:
A general term „insurance‟ is related to service sector. Insurance is concerned with the protection
of economic value of assets. For example in case of a factory or a cow, the product generated by
it is sold and income is generated. In this project the Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company is
undertaken which is one of the popular sector insurance sectors. The analysis of “Bharti AXA
Life Insurance” is taken from different sectors.
For creating strong relationship and for a success full business every insurance company required
financial planner.
Conclusion:
In India, there is throat cut competition in the market of life insurance that brand service which
adopt new strategies for sales. I concluding the whole story it can be said that people are much
more aware about the aspects of life insurance and also have knowledge about the role and act of
agent but mostly people unwilling to work as life insurance agent and mostly people prefer to
work with LIC because it is a semi government corporation.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER PARTICULARS PAGE NO.
NO.
CHAPTER 1 INDUSTRY PROFILE 7-15
INTERPRETATION
CHAPTER 6 LIMITATIONS AND FINDINGS 53-54
CHAPTER 8 BIBLIOGRAPHY 56
Industry Profile
WHAT IS INSURANCE
The business of insurance is related to the protection of the ECONOMIC VALUES OF ASSETS.
Every asset has a value. The asset would have been created through the efforts of the owner. The
asset would have been created through the efforts of the owner. The asset is valuable to the
owner, because he expects to get some benefits form it. It is a benefit because it meets some of
his needs. The benefit may be an income or in some other form. In the case of a factory or a cow,
the product generated by it is sold and income is generated. In the case of a motor car, it provides
comfort and convenience in transportation. There is no direct income. Both are assets and
provide benefits.
Every asset is expected to last for a certain period of time during which it will provide the
benefits. After that, the benefit may not be available.
There is a life-time for a machine in factory or a cow or a motor car. None of them will last
forever. The owner is aware of this and he can so manage his affairs that by the end of that period
or life-time, a substitute is made available. Thus he makes sure that the benefit is not lost.
However, the asset may get lost earlier. An accident or some other unfortunate event may destroy
it or make it incapable of giving the benefits. An epidemic may kill the cow suddenly. In that
case, the owner and those enjoying the benefits therefore, would be deprived of the benefits. The
planned substitute would not have been ready. There is an adverse or unpleasant situation.
Insurance is a mechanism that helps to reduce the effects of such adverse situations. It promises
to pay to the owner or beneficiary of the asset, a certain sum if the loss occurs.
HISTORY OF INSURANCE
Insurance has been known to exist in some form or other since 3000 BC. The Chinese traders,
traveling treacherous river rapids would distribute their goods among several vessels, so that the
loss from any one vessel being lost, would be partial and shared, and not total. The Babylonian
traders would agree to pay additional sums to lenders, as the price for writing off the loans, in
case of the shipment being stolen. The inhabitants of Rhodes adopted the principle of general
average of „general average‟, whereby, if goods are shipped together, the owners would bear the
losses in proportion, if loss occurs, due to jettisoning during distress. {Captains of ships caught
in storms, would throw away some of the cargo to reduce the weight and restore balance. Such
throwing away is called jettisoning} The Greeks had started benevolent societies in the late 7 th
century AD, to take care of the funeral and families of members who died. The great fire of
London in 1666,in which more than 13000 house were lost, gave a boost to insurance and the
first fire insurance company, called the fire office, was started in 1680.
The origins of insurance business as in vogue at present, is traced to the Lloyd‟s Coffee House in
London. Traders, who used to gather in the Lloyd‟s coffee house in London, agreed to share the
losses to their goods while being carried by ships. The losses used to occur because of pirates
who robbed on the high seas of because of bad weather spoiling the goods or sinking the ship. In
India, insurance began in 1818 with life insurance being transacted by an English company, the
Oriental Life Insurance Co. in 1870 in Mumbai. This was followed by the Bharat Insurance co.
in 1896 in Delhi, the Empire of India in 1897 in Mumbai, The United India in Chennai, the
National, the National Indian and Hindustan Cooperative in Kolkata.
Later, were established the cooperative Assurance in Lahore, the Bombay Life (originally
called the swadeshi life), the India Mercantile, the new India and the Jupiter in Mumbai
and the Lakshmi in New Delhi. These were all Indian companies started as a result of the
swadeshi movement in the early 1900s. By the year 1956, when life insurance business
was nationalized and the life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) was formed on1st
September 1956, there were 170 companies and 75 provident fund societies transacting
life business in India. After the amendments to the relevant laws in 1999, the L.I.C. did
not have the exclusive privilege of doing life insurance business in India. By 31.8.2007,
sixteen new life insurers had been registered and were transacting life insurance business
in India.
The History of Insurance in India
Some of the important milestones in the life insurance business in India are:
1912 - The Indian Life Assurance Companies Act enacted as the first statute to 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 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.
Life Insurance a Basic Need
Life insurance is a contract providing for payment of a sum of money to the person assured or,
failing him, to the person entitled to receive the same, on the happening of certain event.
A family is generally dependent for its food, clothing and shelter on the income brought in at
regular intervals by the bread winner of the family. So long as the he lives and the income is
received steadily, that family is secure; but should death suddenly intervene the family may be
left in a very difficult situation and sometimes, in stark poverty.
Uncertainty of death is inherent in human life. It is this uncertainty that is risk, which gives rise
to the necessity for some form of protection against the financial loss arising from death;
insurance substitutes this uncertainty by certainty.
This is so because unlike other saving plans, it affords full protection against risk of death. In
case of death, the full sum assured is made available under a life assurance policy; whereas under
other savings schemes the total accumulated savings alone will be available. The latter will be
considerably less than the sum assured, if death occurs during early years.
A savings deposit can be too easily withdrawn. Many may not be able to resist the temptation of
using the balance for some less worthy purpose. On the other hand, the payment of life insurance
premiums becomes a habit and comes to be viewed wit the same seriousness as the payment of
interest on a mortgage. Thus insurance, in effect brings about compulsory saving.
The life assured can name a person or persons to whom the policy moneys would be payable in
the event of his death. The proceeds of a life insurance policy can be protected against. The
claims of the creditors of the life are assured by effecting a valid assignment of the policy. A
married women‟s property act policy constitutes a trust in favor of the wife and children and no
separate assignment is necessary. The beneficiaries are fully protected from creditors except to
the extent of any interest in the policy retained by the assured.
It often happens that a provision which a husband or father has made through insurance is
quickly lost through speculative or unwise investment or by unnecessary expenditure on
luxuries. These contingencies can be provided against in the case of insurance. The policyholder
can arrange that in the in the event of his death the beneficiary should receive, instead of a single
sum (a). payment of the net claim amount by equal installments over a specified period of years,
or (b).payment of the claim amount by smaller monthly installments over the selected period
followed by a lump sum at the end thereof.
After an initial period, if the policy holder finds him unable to continue payment of premiums he
can surrender the policy for a cash sum. Alternatively he can tide over a temporary difficulty by
taking loan on the sole security of the policy without delay. Further a life insurance policy is
sometimes acceptable as security for a commercial loan.
6. Tax relief:
For computing income tax (especially in India the Indian income tax act) follows deduction from
income tax payable, a certain percentage of a portion of the taxable income of individuals which
is diverted to payment of insurance premiums. When this tax relief is taken into account it will
be found that the assured is n effect paying a lower premium for his insurance.
The mechanism of insurance is very simple. People who are exposed to the same risks come
together and agree that, if any one of the members suffers a loss, the others will share the loss
and make good to the person who lost. All people who send goods by ship are exposed to the
same risk related to water damage, ship sinking, piracy, etc. those owning factories are not
exposed to these risks, but they are exposed to different kinds of risks like, fire, hailstorms,
earthquakes, lightening, burglary, etc. like this, different kinds of risks can be identified and
separate groups, made including those exposed to such risks. By this method, the risk is spread
among the community and the likely big impact on one is reduced to smaller manageable
impacts on all.
If a Jumbo Jet with more than 350 passenger‟s crashes, the loss would run into several crores of
rupees. No airline would be able to bear such a loss. It is unlikely that many Jumbo Jets will
crash at the same time. If 100 airline companies flying Jumbo Jets, come together into an
insurance pool, whenever one of the jumbo jets in the pool crashes, the loss to be borne by each
airline would come down to a few lakhs of rupees. Thus, insurance is a business „sharing‟.
The management of insurance companies is required to keep this aspect in mind and make all
its decisions in ways that benefit the community. This applies also to its investments. This
is why successful insurance companies would not be found investing in speculative
ventures. Their investments benefit the society at large.
The system of insurance provides numerous direct and indirect benefits to the individual and
his family as well as to industry and commerce and to the community and the nation as a
whole. Those who insure, both individuals and corporate, are directly benefited because
they are protected from the consequences of the loss that may be caused by the accident
or fortuitous event. Insurance, thus, in a sense protects the capital in industry and releases
the capital for further expansion and development of business and industry.
The very existence of risk that is, uncertainty concerning the future, is a severe handicaps in
economic activities. Insurance removes the fear, worry and anxiety associated with this
future uncertainty and thus encourages free investment of capital in business enterprises
and promotes efficient use of existing resources.
Thus insurance encourages commercial and industrial development and there by contributes
to a vigorous economy and increased national productivity.
Present day organization of industry, commerce and trade depend entirely on insurance for
their operation, banks and financial institutions lend money to industrial and commercial
undertakings only on the basis of the collateral security of insurance. No bank or
financial institution would advance loans on property unless it is insured against loss or
damage by insurable perils.
Insurers are closely associated with several agencies and institutions engaged in fire loss
prevention, cargo loss prevention, cargo loss prevention, industrial safety and road safety.
Before acceptance of a risk, insurers arrange survey and inspection of the property to be
insured, by qualified engineers and other experts.
The object of these surveys is not only to assess the risk for rating
purposes but also to suggest and recommend to the insured, various
improvements in the risk, which will attract lower rates of premium
and what is more important , reduce the loss potential. For example,
burglary surveyors make recommendation in regard to security
measures such as better locking system, appointment of Watchman,
etc. Engineering surveys play a most useful part in accident
prevention as valuable technical advice is provided in respect of plant
and machinery.
Bharti AXA Life Insurance is a joint venture between Bharti, one of India‟s leading business
groups with interests in telecom, agri-business and retail, and AXA, world leader in financial
protection and wealth management. The joint venture company has a 74% stake from Bharti and
26%stake of AXA.
The company launched national operations in December 2006. Today, company have over 8000
employees across over 12 states in the country and a national footprint of distributors trained to
provide quality financial advice and insurance solutions to the large Indian customer base. Open
first branch office in Hyderabad. Introduces 2 unit linked products- “future confident‟ and
„wealth confident‟
As we further expand our presence across the country with a large network of distributors, we
continue to provide innovative product and service offerings to cater to specific insurance and
wealth management needs of customers. Whatever your plans in life, you can be confident that
Bharti AXA Life will offer the right financial solutions to help you achieve them.
Bharti-AXA perform over following cities
Hyderabad
Mumbai
Delhi
Bangalore
Kolkata
Chennai
Ahmedabad
Ludhiana
Lucknow
Surat
Kochi
Indoor
Chandigarh
Vadodra
Bhubneshwar
Jaipur
Mohali
Guwahati
Vision
To be a leader and the preferred company for financial protection and wealth management in
India
Professionalism
Value
Integrity
Pragmatism
Strategy
To achieve a top 5 market position in India through a multi-distribution, multi-product platform
To adapt AXA's best practice blueprints as a sound platform for profitable growth
To build long term value with our business partners by enhancing the proposition to their customers
To be the employer of choice to attract and retain the best talent in India
Bharti Foundation
Bharti Foundation was set up in 2000, with the vision, “To help underprivileged children and
young people of our country realize their potential”. It aims to create and support programs that
bring about sustainable changes through education and the use of technology and information.
Bharti Realty
Bharti Realty Limited is a young, vibrant and dynamic realty company with expanding interests
in commercial, retail and residential real estate. Bharti Realty aims to be amongst the most
admired real estate players in India and aspires to attain highest degree of customer trust through
superior product design and maintaining an uncompromising stand towards environmental
responsibility, ethics and safety
Bharti Infratel
Bharti Infratel, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, provides passive infrastructure
services on a non-discriminatory basis to all telecom operators in India. Bharti Infratel also holds
approximately 42% stake in Indus Towers, a joint venture between Bharti, Vodafone and Idea to
offer passive infrastructure services.
Bharti Enterprises
Bharti Airtel Ltd:
Bharti Airtel Ltd is India‟s leading provider of telecommunications service. The company
has 4 distinct Business divisions- mobile and telephone services, broadband services, long
distance services and enterprise services,
Bharti Teletech Ltd
Bharti Teletech Ltd manufactures and exports world-class telecom equipment under the
brand
„Beetel‟.
Telecom Seychelles Ltd
Telecom Seychelles ltd provides telecom services in Seychelles, under the brand „Airtel‟.
Bharti AXA Life Insurance
Bharti AXA Life Insurance is a joint venture between Bharti, one of India‟s leading business
groups with interests in telecom, agri business and retail, and AXA, world leader in financial
protection and wealth management. The joint venture company has a 74% stake from Bharti
and 26%stake of AXA.
Bharti Telesoft Ltd
Tele Tech Service (India) Ltd is Joint venture with Tele Tech Inc., U.S.A. It offers a range of
Customer Management Services.
Field Fresh Foods Pvt Ltd
Field Fresh Foods Pvt Ltd is Bharti‟s Venture with EL Rothschild Group owned ELRO
holding
India Ltd., to export fresh Agricultural products exclusively to markets in Europe and USA.
AXA
AXA Group is a worldwide leader in Financial Protection. AXA's operations are diverse
geographically, with major operations in Western Europe, North America and the
Asia/Pacific area. AXA had Euro 1,315 billion in assets under management as of December
31, 2006. For full year 2006, IFRS revenues amounted to Euro 79 billion, IFRS underlying
earnings amounted to Euro 4,010 million and IFRS adjusted earnings to Euro 5,140 million.
The AXA ordinary share is listed and trades under the symbol AXA on the Paris Stock
Exchange. The AXA American Depository Share is also listed on the NYSE under the ticker
symbol AXA.
AXA Asia Pacific Holdings
AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd (AXA APH) is listed on the Australian stock exchange and is
52.3% owned by AXA SA. AXA APH is responsible for AXA SA‟s life insurance and wealth
management businesses in the Asia-Pacific region. It has operations in Australia, New
Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, China, India and
Malaysia. AXA APH had A$106.4 billion in total funds under management and
administration at 30 June 2007 and reported a profit after tax before non-recurring items of
A$374.0 million for the six months ended 30 June 2007.
Products of Bharti-AXA Life Insurance
Bright stars
This is a regular premium unit-linked insurance policy, which, which offers you the twin benefits of
protecting your loved ones and creating wealth for them over the desired period.
As a caring parent, you want only the best for your child. As your child grows, his aspirations
will grow too and so will your responsibilities. Whether it‟s higher studies abroad, a grand
wedding or a comfortable home … you can now ensure that your child is always one step
ahead
You can fulfill all the dreams you have for your child, and give him what he deserves. A bright future!
The plan also offers the flexibility to make modifications, depending on the changing needs of
your child. As his dreams grow, the plan will grow too… so financial hurdles will never come
in the way of his growing dreams! With Bharti AXA Life Bright Stars,
Parameter Eligibility
Policy benefit periods available 7 years,10 years,15 years, 17 years and 20 years
Answering the simple health related questions, Sign up the simple application form, submit photograph,
proofs for identity, address and age.
A cover note is issued to policy holder and insurance cover starts instantly.
100% allocation of premium- Full allocation of premium to the Investment Fund, according to policy
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holder choice from 2 year onwards.
A guaranteed special addition equal to 130% of annualized premium in the first policy year is added in
the policy fund at maturity or death, which is earlier.
PARAMETER ELIGIBILITY
Policy holder choose the age at which he/she would like to retire (vesting age), which
determines your premium paying term. Alternatively you can opt for single premium
payment.
PARAMETER ELIGIBILITY
PARAMETER ELIGIBILITY
Future confident
Future confident is a suitable product for you, if your objective is long-term targeted wealth
creation over 15-20 year, either for your own retirement or for your children‟s future, while at
the same time providing your family enhance financial protection.
PARAMETER ELIGIBILITY
monthly premium
Provide complete financial protection to your family, even when you are not there.
Secure confident is suitable to you if your objective is to protect your family against any
financial loss caused due to unfortunate death, disability due to an accident or critical illnesses
which may deprive them of a secured future.
Parameter Eligibility
monthly premium
On death On survival
A sum assured is paid to the policy holder The policy shall be terminated and no
or nominee and the policy shall be monies shall be payable to the policy
terminated. holder.
Introduction of the process
of recruitment and selection
of agent
To introduce Bharti AXA to those people who don‟t have any knowledge about Bharti AXA and its
products and services.
Meaning of Recruitment
Finding the right people is a make-or-break factor for success in business today. Recruiting the
top talent for a job takes time and you have to attract quality candidates who have the knowledge
and skills needed to help your company grow.
The fact is, your success with recruitment depends on how well you prepare your job ad, and use
source of recruitment, and your interviewing skills.
Prepare a job ad that works to start, you want to be sure that your potential candidate truly
understands the job. The clearer you are with the task description, working conditions and
advantages, the less time you will waste examining and rejecting applications
However, you should also include work benefits (e.g., vacation, travel and perks), general
working conditions (e.g., scheduling, outside work) and the specific traits required (e.g. Team
Building and Communications skills). Ultimately, you want to be perceived as an attractive
employer in a competitive market.
Find the right recruitment vehicle choose the vehicle that best works for your company,
depending on your budget and resources.
Word of mouth, or simply telling your employees, friends and colleagues about a job opening, is
a less expensive strategy but generates fewer candidates. The advantage is that you already know
something about your recruiters and their skills, knowledge and achievements. This is a preferred
method with companies that have a finder's fee program for their employees.
Advertising is a toss of the dice. If it goes well, it can help you find ideal candidates in a
regional, national, or international pool. If not, it's a costly investment yielding few results. Make
sure to factor in the time it takes to go through
a large number of resumes.
Employment agencies cost more but generally provide a good range of candidates. The
employment advisors look at your needs, screen a number of candidates, and only send you the
applications that meet your requirements. Bear in mind that the largest employment agencies do
not necessarily offer the best choice of candidates. There are numerous agencies that specialize
in recruitment in specific sectors.
Recruiting online such as monster.ca, workopolis.com and jobboom.com. These can provide
inexpensive, worldwide access to employees. In fact, 65% of job seekers now have access to
these types of services. Using the Internet for recruiting usually involves regular visits to
specialized recruitment sites, joining newsgroups, and posting your job openings on recruitment
sites, electronic publications and on your own Web site.
Since the purpose of an interview is to identify and verify the candidate's potential, it should be
structured to bring out all the desired competencies and aptitudes. Remember that you have to
decide between the candidates: you could create a point system or analysis grid for comparing
their strengths and weaknesses.
Present the candidates with a situation they could face on the job and ask them how they would
react. This will enable you to evaluate the candidates' knowledge, skills and work methods.
Ask the candidates to describe some difficult situations encountered in previous jobs and to
explain the way in which they were resolved. This will give you the chance to gauge the
candidates' self-confidence, creativity and problem-solving skills.
Ask the candidates to describe a difficult situation involving colleagues and how it was resolved.
This will enable you to test their aptitude for teamwork.
Ask the candidates about their ambitions and plans to ensure they fit your company profile.
Beware of asking questions about personal interests. They can get the interview off track or
annoy people who want to keep their work and private lives separate.
Definition of Agent
According to section 182 of Indian contracts Act, an “agent” is a person employed to do any act
for another or to represent another in dealing with a third person. In the insurance industry,the
term “agent” is ordinarily applied to a person engaged by the insurer to procure new business.
The insurance Act definers and insurance agent as one who is licensed under Section 42 of that
Act and is paid by way of commission or otherwise, in consideration of his soliciting of
procuring insurance business, including business relating to the continuance, renewal or revival
of policies of insurance. He is, for all purposes, an authorized salesman for insurance and needs a
license.
An agent is one who acts on behalf of another. The “another” on whose behalf the agent acts, is
called the principal in this case. The insurance company is the principal in this case. The
lawyer is the agent of the client, when he argues the case in court. An ambassador is an agent
of his country. The agent represents the principal and acts on his behalf. Some insurers
designate their agents as „advisers”,” consultants” etc. as if they are independent advisor or
consultant would not be appointed by an insurance company. He would be knowledgeable
enough as a person to be approached for advice or consultation. Some insurance agents may
acquire that status. All insurance agents should strive to attain that status.
In terms of the Insurance Act, a license will not be given if the person is
minor,
found to be of unsound mind,
found guilty of criminal misappropriation or criminal misappropriation or criminal breach of
trust or cheating or forgery or an abetment of or attempt to commit any such offence
found guilty of or knowingly participation in or conniving at any fraud, dishonesty or
misrepresentation against an insurer or an insured,
not possessing the requisite qualifications and specified training,
Found violating the code of conduct as specified in the regulations.
The fee for a license is Rs.825 for individual. A license is granted for 3 years. It may be
renewed after 3 years and again valid for 3 years.
A license issued by the IRDA may be to act as an agent for a life insurer, for a general insurer or
as a composite insurance agent working for a life insurer as sell as a general insurer. No agent is
allowed to work for more than one life insurer or more than one general insurer.
The Qualifications necessary before a license can be given are that the person must be
Not a minor.
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Have passed at least the 12 standard or equivalent examination, if he is to be appointed in a
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place with a population of 5,000 or more. (10 standard otherwise.)
Have undergone practical training for at least 50 hours in life or general insurance business,
as the case may be, form an institution, approved and notified by the IRDA. IN the
case of a person wanting to become a composite insurance agent, the applicant should
have completed at least 75 hours practical training in life and general insurance
business, which may be spread over six to eight weeks.
d) Have passed the pre-recruitment examination conducted by the insurance India or any
other examination body authorized by the institute of IRDA.
The license once issued, can be cancelled whenever the person acquires a disqualification.
Applications for renewal have to make at least thirty days before the expiry of the license, along
either the renewal fee of Rs.250. If the application is not made at least thirty days before the
expiry, but is made before the date of expiry of license, an additional fee of Rs.100 is payable . If
the application is made after the date of expiry, it would be normally being refused.
Prior to renewal of the license, the agent should have completed at least 25 hours practical
training in life or general insurance business or at least 50 hours practical training in life and
general insurance business in the case of a composite insurance agent.
Insures who select agents for appointment, make arrangements for training, for appearing in the
prescribed examinations, and obtaining the license.
NOTE
The insurance Act provides, In Section 44, for payment of commission on renewal premium even
after termination of the agency. The commission will be limited to a rate not exceeding 4%, to be
eligible for this; the agent should have been an agent with that insurer for at least five years and
policies for at least Rs50,000 are in force one year before termination of agency or,10 year.
This commission will be payable to the heirs of the agent after the agent‟s death.
FUNCTION OF AN AGENT
Understanding the prospect‟s needs and persuade him to buy a plan of life insurance that suits his
interests best.
Complete the formalities:- paper work, medical examination, which are necessary to get the policy
expeditiously.
Keep in touch to ensure that changing circumstances are reflected in the arrangements relating to
premium payments, nomination and other necessary alterations.
Facilitate quick settlement of claims.
Be totally honest with both the prospect and the insurer.
Not to induce prospects to submit wrong information.
Recruitment Process
Develop a Profile
Develop sources of
recruitment
Approaching the
Targeted recruits
Reality check
Sources of Recruitment
Controlled Uncontrolled
Cold Prospecting
Data Base
Primary Secondary
Controlled Market
Natural market
Your family
Your friends
People at job/business
Neighbors
CENTRE OF INFLUNCE
People with influence and prestige, other member of society believe and faith on them.
People who have a big circle of relationships: like secretary in societies, president of an
association.
People who are known to you and are willing to help you.
People who have contacts with the class of people you want to deals with.
People who have faith in your leadership.
A centre of influence is a person who is in contact with many people through social, political,
religious or business angulations
Usually a respected individual with influence over the people with him/her is in contact.
Uncontrolled Sources
Job Ads/Inserts
This program should be on regular long range basis.
Example: Gul Mohan Sharma who is a relationship officer in Bhrati AXA Life Insurance
company put an ad in the newspaper, in which he called for the reader to phone him during a
specified 2 to 4 hours period on Monday or Sunday morning
From those who called Gul Mohan Sharma was able to eliminate more misfits (who are not
qualified) and arrange for two to six personal visits.
Placement consultants
MOA can recruit a placement consultant or register himself in internet job search sites to get list
of prospects.
Seminars/job fairs
Manager of agency can also organized seminars at
Management Institutions and Colleges.
OR
Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company participate in the job fairs and then short list
Prospects and then look for further opportunities for them.
Cold Prospecting
MOA can use the telephone directory.
MOA and Telecaller can use the directories of various business and social organizations.
Database
Primary data: Direct collection of data of from the source of information, technology including
personal interviewing, survey etc.
Secondary Data: Indirect collection of data from sources can be purchased from the open
market and various kind of database are available such as telephone databases of various
surveys.
Point to be noted while recruiting the Agents
Mature and responsible family person.
Ambitious, hungry for recognition, challenges.
Occupation.
Experience and current designation.
For how many years he is living in the city.
Greedy person.
Occupation of parent.
Family income.
Any experience in life insurance sector.
Leadership qualities.
Social and amiable.
Secondary Data
(Telephone Directory)
Telephone Script
Hello sir,
I am Md. Riyaj Shah from Bharti AXA. I want your few minute to speak.
Sir, Bharti AXA is going to expend the Business by recruiting quality people and offering them
the potential of a very rewarding career opportunity.
We have acquired your business card and we are aware of the company you work for and you are
one of the selective person with whom our company want to concern.
So I would like to meet you for coffee to explain the exciting and rewarding opportunity. It may
have for you in terms of career compensation and support.
(Excellent I look forward to meeting you please May I have your address and I will confirm our
meeting in writing)
OR
(According to your convenience will you please tell me when and where we can meet?)
During the interview the senior manager/MOA asked following question to the candidate to
judge his ability and knowledge.
Qualification.
Present occupation.
Knowledge or experience in insurance sector
Tenor of stay in the town.
Number of family member.
Household income.
Occupation of parent.
If selected then the senior manager/MOA approve the application.
The managers take the help of scoring Mechanism. Scoring Mechanism was filled at the time
of apply.
1 2
Education
10th standard or graduate
Post graduate
th
12 standard
1 2 2
Tenor of stay in Less than 3 3-5 years More than 5
city/town years years
0 1 2
Household Less than 2 2-5 lakhs More than 5
income lakhs lakhs
Total score
Q Score:
Acceptable Range of Score Greater than or equal to 7 Additional Approvals. 5 or 6
Rejected application if 4 or less
If the Q score is less than 7 then BSM/ARSM comments and signatures are required.
Step 3. Training
50 Hours Training and also provide a text book (IC-33 life insurance) for pre-recruitment
Examination for Life Insurance Agents, which is based on syllabus prescribed by insurance
Regulatory & Development Authority.
IRDA for short, has laid down that those who wish to become insurance agents will be given
licenses only after they complete a course of study, training and pass an examination prescribed
by it.
During this training the knowledge about the entire essential concept related to life insurance is
provided to agent. Insurers will have different practices and offer different benefits in their plans.
All of them will be based on these concepts. The details of the practices and the plans of each
insurer will have to be learnt from the respective insures.
In case of online the result is declared on the spot and in the case of manual result is declared
within one month.
After clearing the exam, ULIP training of two days will be given to the advisor about the product
of company and then agency code is generated.
OBJECTIVES
AND
RESEARCH
METHODOLGY
Objectives of the study
To understand the process of recruitment and selection of agent in Bharti AXA life insurance.
On The project gave a practical exposure and helps in acquiring the on road skills.
How to recruits agent for Bharti-AXA life insurance.
To know about the view of general public about the job of agent.
Why people are not willing to work with as an agent, especially with private player.
To introduce Bharti AXA to those people who don‟t have any knowledge about Bharti AXA
and its products and services.
Research Methodology
Research Methodology is the investigation of specific problem in detail. At first problem is
defined carefully for conducting research. There should be a good research plan for conducting
research. No research can be done without data collection. After all this analyze is made for
getting solution for problem.
Defining the problem
Defining the sampling plan
Collection of data
Analyze and interpretation
Presentations of Findings
This was the last stop of the survey.
Script
Bharti has expanded into new territories of business and they now offer the best
in class insurance products. This new venture is named Bharti-AXA.
Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal is introducing insurance to Punjab and Chandigarh retailers and
would like to give you an opportunity to earn and setup a new income which can give
you 15-20% margin on an average.
In this business you only have to contact your known people or regular customers and
their references to introduce Bharti‟s product and get an appointment.
Post this, manager form Bharti-AXA will go, explain the product & close he sale for you.
You will in turn receive 15-20 % margin on sale. E.g. if a policy is sold by Bharti-AXA
manager for 10,000 you will receive 2,000.
We are here to understand your interest in this proposal specially designed by Mr. Sunil Bharti
Mittal for Punjab and Chandigar
Yes No
0, 0% 0, 0%
8, 20%
yes
32, 80%
no
Only 20% Students were interested in taking up this business opportunity with Bharti.(8
students were interested in this activity)
2) How much time can you dedicate per day for this activity? (For getting Appointments)
0%
0%
1/2 to 2
2 to 4
6,75%
4 to 5
From the above 8 people, 6 people said that they can spend ½ hour for this activity daily.
2 said that they can spend ½ to 2 hours for this activity.
Yes No
0, 0% 0, 0%
8, 20%
no yes
32, 80%
YesNo
0, 0% 0, 0%
6, 15%
yes
34, 85% no
0, 0%
1, 17%
LIC
3,50% HDFC
2, 33%
ICICI
Yes NO
Name: -
Location:-
Mobile no.
Address:-
Shop Type:- (Mobile stores, General store, Chemist etc. Please specify
0, 0% 0, 0%
4, 10%
Yes
36, 90% no
QUESTIONNAIRE
Yes
No
How much time can you dedicate per day for this activity? (For getting
Appointments)
½ hr
1-2 hrs
3-h hrs
5 hrs or more
Do you have any knowledge of or experience in Insurance?
Knowledge
Yes
No
Experience
Yes
No
Can you spare ½ day on training to understand the product and how can introduce it to your
customer?
Yes
No
Under 50
51-100
101-300
301-600
Above 600
Limitation
I didn‟t get complete feed from the students about the question as they are busy in their work and had
less time to fill questioned.
Sincerity of answering the questions cannot be judged.
Time was the major constraint for me to understand the long process of recruitment and selection.
No money available for project ( My pocket expenditure )
Finding
Why people are not ready to work with private players in life insurance?
Or
Why people are not ready to work as an agent in any company?
In these days LIC created a very well image in the mind of General public because it is semi
Government Company and also an oldest company. In short most people of Indian believe
upon the LIC only.
During the training period we felt that most of people who are already working in insurance
sector think that it is easy to sell the product of LIC than to sell the product of other life
insurance company.
Most of people say that this job affects upon their social relation with other and also effect upon their
business.
Most of people believe that private insurance companies carried out fraud activity that‟s why they never
believe upon the private players.
People think that it is a time consuming activity and also required huge market skills.
Some people said that only greedy people like to work in insurance sector.
Conclusion
In India, there is throat cut competition in the market of life insurance that brand service which
adopt new strategies for sales. I concluding the whole story it can be said that people are much
more aware about the aspects of life insurance and also have knowledge about the role and act of
agent but mostly people unwilling to work as life insurance agent and mostly people prefer to
work with LIC because it is a semi government corporation.
Suggestions
Bharti-AXA life insurance company must give more advertisements on electronic media and
print media, as it help in enhance its goodwill and more people are willing to work with
reputed companies, through proper advertisement it become easy to sell the product.
An insurance company must work with honesty to win the confident of its agent and general public.
Duration of training must be reducing as in these day people have no extra time.
Training hours should be made choice of their preference timing.
Fees charged by companies from candidate for IRDA exam and training should reduce.
Many other extra facilities must be provide to agent to attract them such local and foreign trips,
special price on achieving a target, open bank account at free of cost.
Bharti-AXA Life Insurance Company must organize more and more seminars and also participate in
the job trade fairs to find out more candidates.
Increase the commission of agents.
Company must relic to candidate or other people that they are doing a social service for the welfare of
society.
Better career opportunity must be provided to an adviser, such as on role job, promotion etc.
A special function must organize time to time in which the special prizes distribute among those agent
who perform well.
Reduce the minimum premium amount it will help company to attract the agent of other company, as
it increases the scope of market of its agent.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
IC-33 Life Insurance, Shri S.J Gidwani Publishers, Mumbai
www.irdaindia.org
www.bhart-axalife.com
www.wikipedia.org
www.ibef.org
The opportunity
About 2/3 of the Indian population is „insurable”
High % of population is uninsured or underinsurance.