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SUMMER PROJECT
ON
( In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Degree of Master of Business Administration )
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
As a requirement during the two years fulltime MBA, I feel to be greatly honored for
having done my project work at Bharti AXA General Insurance company. The sole efforts of
any individual are not sufficient enough to complete the Project. The completion of a project
involves the effort and interest of many people. The guidance and co-operation received during
my training have left a indelible imprint in my mind and after giving a final shape to my project
report, I think it would be unwise if I don’t acknowledge the help of rendered to me by several
members of Bharti AXA General family, with whom I came across during my stay here.
First, I thankfully acknowledge the continuous support and inspiration given to me by my project
guide Ms. Silky Sehdev who was always there to give my spirits a boost.
I am also indebted to Ms. Meenakshi Koul and for giving me the opportunity to carry out my
project work at Bharti Axa life.
I wish to express my gratitude to my respected teachers for their dedicated support and rich
source of information which made my work much easier and understandable.
Ultimately I am grateful to my family members, friends and all my well wishers whose blessings
constantly guide me through all spheres of my life.
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Date: FARAZ
ALAM MBA (HR)
L.P.U
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION TO COMPANY
SOURCES OF RECRUITMENT
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
FINDINGS
CONCLUSION
RECOMMENDATIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
WEBSITES
ANNEXURE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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The project is about Recruitment and Selection of Life Advisors. The project was undertaken by
me and the entire task was divided into sub-tasks. The process started from identifying the need,
then advertising the same to prospective individuals by distribution of pamphlets, holding
various activities in residential areas etc. then individuals were surveyed. The questionnaire was
designed in such a manner that it gave a general idea about the ability and capability of
respondent as a prospective life insurance advisor. Certain scores were allotted depending on the
answers given by the respondent. Those who were high on the scores were motivated to visit the
office for conduction of their interview. After the successful completion of interview individuals
were informed if they were selected for training of Life advisors. They were asked to fill the
NAAF form and a fee was collected from them along with their photographs. After successful
completion of training an exam was conducted and those who qualified the exam were selected
as life advisors.
The project report submitted here covers theory on recruitment and Selection, flowchart of
activities undertaken for recruitment data analysis of the survey and a list of suggestions and
recommendations for the company at the end of the entire study.
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Recruitment and Selection
Brief introduction of insurance
- What is insurance?
- Different types of insurance
- Need of life insurance
- History of insurance sector in INDIA
- Role of insurance in economic development
Company background
Recruitment and selection are two of the most important functions of personnel
management. Recruitment precedes selection and helps in selecting a right candidate.
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Recruitment is a process to discover the sources of manpower to meet the
requirement of the staffing schedule and to employ effective measures for attracting that
manpower in adequate numbers to facilitate effective selection of efficient personnel.
Every organisation needs to look after recruitment and selection in the initial period and
thereafter as and when additional manpower is required due to expansion and development of
business activities.
‘Right person for the right job’ is the basic principle in recruitment and selection. Ever
organisation should give attention to the selection of its manpower, especially its managers. The
operative manpower is equally important and essential for the orderly working of an enterprise.
Every business organisation/unit needs manpower for carrying different business activities
smoothly and efficiently and for this recruitment and selection of suitable candidates are
essential. Human resource management in an organisation will not be possible if unsuitable
persons are selected and employment in a business unit.
MEANING
RECRUITMENT
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Recruitment means to estimate the available vacancies and to make suitable
arrangements for their selection and appointment. Recruitment is understood as the process of
searching for and obtaining applicants for the jobs, from among whom the right people can be
selected.
A formal definition states, “It is the process of finding and attracting capable applicants
for the employment. The process begins when new recruits are sought and ends when their
applicants are submitted. The result is a pool of applicants from which new employees are
selected”. In this, the available vacancies are given wide publicity and suitable candidates are
encouraged to submit applications so as to have a pool of eligible candidates for scientific
selection.
In recruitment, information is collected from interested candidates. For this different source such
as newspaper advertisement, employment exchanges, internal promotion, etc. are used.
In the recruitment, a pool of eligible and interested candidates is created for selection of most
suitable candidates. Recruitment represents the first contact that a company makes with potential
employees
Definition:
Recruitment Process
Develop a Profile
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Develop sources of
recruitment
Reality check
SELECTION
Selection is defined as the process of differentiating between applicants in order to identify (and
hire) those with a greater likelihood of success in a job.
Selection is basically picking an applicant from (a pool of applicants) who has the appropriate
qualification and competency to do the job.
And Selection is selecting the right candidate from the pool of applicants.
Insurance industry
Insurance industry is a booming sector. The business of insurance is related to the protection of
the economic value of asset. Every asset has a value. The asset would have been created through
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the efforts of the owner, in the expectation that, either through the income generated
there from or some other output, some of his needs would be met. There is a normally expected
life time for the asset during which time it is expected to perform. Insurance is a mechanism that
helps to reduce such as adverse consequences.
WHAT IS INSURANCE?
Types of insurance
1. Life Insurance.
2. Health Insurance.
3. General Insurance.
To get insurance an individual or an organization can approach to Insurance Company directly,
through Insurance agent of the concerned company or through intermediaries.
INSURANCE IN INDIA
The insurance sector in India has come a full circle from being an open competitive market to
nationalization and back to a liberalized market again. Tracing the development in the
insurance sector release the 360 degree turn witnessed over a period of almost two centuries.
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LIFE INSURANCE SECTOR
In 1993, Malhotra committee, headed by former finance secretary and RBI governor R.N
Malhotra was formed to evaluate the Indian insurance industry and recommended its future
directions. The Malhotra committee was set up with the objective of complementing the
reforms initiated in the financial sector. The reforms were aimed at “creating a more efficient
and competitive financial system suitable for the requirements of the economy keeping in mind
the structural changes currently underway and recognizing that insurance is a important part of
overall financial system so it was necessary to address the need for similar reforms…”.In 1994,
the committee submitted the report and some of the key recommendation included:
I) STRUCTURE
II) COMPETITION
Private companies with a minimum paid up capital of Rs 1bn should be allowed to enter
the industry.
No Company should deal in both life and general insurance through a single entity.
Foreign companies may be allowed to enter the industry in collaboration with the
domestic companies.
Postal life insurance should be allowed to operate in the rural market.
Only one state level life insurance company should be allowed to operate in each state.
IV) INVESTMENTS
Mandatory investments of LIC life fund in government security to be reduced from 75%
to 50%.
GIC and its subsidiaries are not to hold more than 5%in any company (There current
holdings to be brought down to this level over a period of time).
V) CUSTOMER SERVICE
The varieties of constraints put on it by its owner, viz the government, was both a reason as
well as an alibi for the under performance of the nationalized insurance sector. Now that
restrictive government policies are being given up and public sector units are being empowered
to make independent decisions, they should be more free to decide their own grown path. it
should also be possible for them to prove their potential strength by exploiting the tremendous
opportunities such as the following – substantial potential for growth; exploring untapped niche
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areas; and forming limited joint ventures with suitable partners .Easy access to
developments in the more advanced markets provide further opportunities to upgrade their
working .Technological, financial or specific areas-based avenues of absorbing improved
systems are also now more easily available.
The expectation that private sector entrants would necessarily take time to secure a
foothold in the market was in itself an opportunity. In practice, Insurance undergone rapid and
massive changes in all aspects: product and services, sectoral structure, market segmentation,
competitive environment. It is believed that the information sharing has not taken its expected
shape in the insurance industry for the purposes of practices, research and education. However,
data is one of the most needed ingredients in the insurance business development as well as for
research and consultancy. There have been regular efforts by IRDA for collection and sharing of
the data and other information of public interest. The industry is facing problems in terms of data
review as parliament need to register this beforehand. We believe that progress of the industry
should not be constrained by any extraneous conditions in the interest of research and
development in the area.
Manpower India today released the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey for the first quarter
of 2008 revealing sustained positive hiring intentions of employers in India. India continues to
lead all 23 countries surveyed this quarter, with a positive overall Net Employment Outlook of
+27%. Even though this figure represents a decrease of 13 percentage points from the fourth
quarter of 2007, the employment outlook remains extremely healthy. For the first time since the
Survey was launched in India, the Finance, Insurance and Retail industry sector emerged as the
most optimistic sector for a quarter with a Net Employment Outlook of +32%, surpassing the
Services sector.
Privatization of insurance sector has allowed insurance companies to work in the market by
depositing 100 crore rupees in the reserve of government. This has encouraged many overseas
insurance companies, having a required amount in their reserve, to open their branch in our
country. Introduction of the sector has changed the employment pattern, but people must know
how to make profit from it. To be in the global market and have advantage of it, capital and skill
as per the demand and knowledge of market is the requirement. It is necessary that institutions,
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which form a part of this financial system, have internal management, governance
and accountability structures, which measure up to the highest standards.
These opportunities will of course be accompanied by some threats in the competitive market,
and maybe of the following nature.
Private entrants are naturally targeting the more profitable and the more lucrative
segments, by providing better service, new products and flexibility .They are targeting the bigger
corporate and other clients in the well established metropolitan centers. These new entrants have
succeeded in eating into share of the existing entities. This share will increase substantially, if
not in the immediate future, but in the long run, if the existing incumbents do not radically alter
marketing structure and practices.
No doubt complaints have been voiced that the means followed by atleast some of them been
less than fair. Some of these may well be true, but such practices can produce only short term
gains .Ultimately, the services provided will decide whether the threat of losing the market share
will come true, and in a competitive market, mere complaining does not help.
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THE INSURANCE REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY (IRDA)
Reforms in the insurance sector were initiated with the passage of the IRDA bill in parliament in
December 1999.The IRDA since it’s incorporation as a statuary body in April 2000 has
fastidiously stuck to its schedule of framing regulation and registering the private sector
insurance companies.
The other decisions taken simultaneously to provide the supporting systems to the insurance
sector and in particular the life insurance companies were the launch of IRDA’s online service
for issue and renewal of licenses to agents. The approval of institutions for imparting training to
agents has also insured that the insurance companies would have a trained workforce of trained
insurance agents in place to sell their products, which are expected to introduce by early next
year.
Since being setup as an independent statutory body the IRDA has put in a framework of globally
compatible regulations. In the private sector 13 life insurance and 9 general insurance companies
have been registered.
As per the section 4 of IRDA Act' 1999, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
(IRDA, which was constituted by an act of parliament) specify the composition of
Authority. The Authority is a ten member team consisting of:-
(a) A Chairman
(b) five whole-time members
(c) four part-time members
(all appointed by the Government of India)
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ROLE OF INSURANCE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Insurance directly or indirectly plays a vital role in the economic development of the country
through the following means:-
Life insurance is a major instrument in mobilizing the savings of the people. These
savings are channeled into investments for economic groups.
The strength of life insurance is in the fact that huge amounts are collected and pooled
together for the benefit of the policy holders.
The insurance company is in the role of fiduciary- that all decision be made for the
benefit of the community.
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INTRODUCTION TO COMPANY
Bharti AXA General 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, it has over 5200
employees across over 12 states in the country. Our business philosophy is built around
the promise of making people "Life Confident".
As we expand our presence across the country to cater to your insurance and wealth
management needs with our product and service offerings, we continue to bring 'life
confidence' to customers spread across India. Whatever your plans in life, you can be
confident that Bharti AXA General will offer the right financial solutions to help you
achieve them.
BHARTI
Bharti Enterprises is one of India’s leading business groups with interests in telecom, agri
business, insurance and retail. Bharti has been a pioneering force in the telecom sector with
many firsts and innovations to its credit. Bharti Airtel Limited, a group company, is one of
India’s leading private sector providers of telecommunications services with an aggregate of 60
million customers, spanning mobile, fixed line, broadband and enterprise services. BhartiAirtel
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was ranked amongst the best performing companies in the world in the Business
Week IT 100 list 2007. Bharti Teletech is the country’s largest manufacturer and exporter of
telephone terminals. Bharti has a joint venture with ELRo Holdings India Ltd. – ‘FieldFresh
Foods Pvt. Ltd’ - for global distribution of fresh fruits and vegetables. Bharti also has a joint
venture - ‘Bharti AXA General Insurance Company Ltd.’ - with AXA, world leader in financial
protection and wealth management. Bharti has recently forayed into the retail business under a
company called Bharti Retail Pvt. Ltd. It also has a joint venture – ‘Bharti Wal-Mart Private
Limited’ – with Wal-Mart, for wholesale cash-and-carry and back-end supply chain management
operations.
AXA Group
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.
Vision
To be a leader and the preferred company for financial protection and wealth management in
India.
Values
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Professionalism
Innovation
Team Spirit
Pragmatism
Integrity
Team Spirit :-team spirit is the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group
to succeed
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Professionalism Innovation Pragmatism
VALUE OF
Strategy
To build long term value with our business partners by enhancing the proposition to their
customers
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To be the employer of choice to attract and retain the best talent in India
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) was established on 1 September 1956 to spread the
message of life insurance in the country and mobilise people’s savings for nation-building
activities. LIC with its central office in Mumbai and seven zonal offices at Mumbai, Calcutta,
Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kanpur and Bhopal, operates through 100 divisional offices in
important cities and 2,048 branch offices. LIC has 5.59 lakh active agents spread over the
country.
The Corporation also transacts business abroad and has offices in Fiji, Mauritius and United
Kingdom. LIC is associated with joint ventures abroad in the field of insurance, namely, Ken-
India Assurance Company Limited, Nairobi; United Oriental Assurance Company Limited,
Kuala Lumpur; and Life Insurance Corporation (International), E.C. Bahrain. It has also entered
into an agreement with the Sun Life (UK) for marketing unit linked life insurance and pension
policies in U.K.
In 1995-96, LIC had a total income from premium and investments of $ 5 Billion while GIC
recorded a net premium of $ 1.3 Billion. During the last 15 years, LIC's income grew at a healthy
average of 10 per cent as against the industry's 6.7 per cent growth in the rest of Asia (3.4 per
cent in Europe, 1.4 per cent in the US).
LIC has even provided insurance cover to five million people living below the poverty
line, with 50 per cent subsidy in the premium rates. LIC's claims settlement ratio at 95
per cent and GIC's at 74 per cent are higher than that of global average of 40 per cent.
Compounded annual growth rate for Life insurance business has been 19.22 per cent per
annum
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LIST OF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY IN INDIA
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Individual Plans :
Guarantee Builder provides you with a comfort factor on your investments and you can be sure
that this comfort factor keeps building year-on-year. It's a solid investment plan that lets you
achieve your long-term goals by investing in a mix of debt and equities, while providing a
Guaranteed Maturity Value over 15 years. What's more, you need not worry about your family's
security as it has a strong life insurance protection embedded.
Bharti AXA General Bright Stars provides a launch pad for your child’s bright future. What else,
You also have Jumpstart benefit which is paid out at maturity along with Policy Fund Value,
which enables your child to explore more career options.
Spot Suraksha helps you create a pool of wealth to meet your long-term needs, with an added
advantage of simplified buying process
Dream Life Pension, Bharti AXA General Insurance's unique pension product ensures that your
retirement life is your Dream Life.
Aspire Life helps you create a pool of wealth to meet your long-term needs, while also providing
you adequate protection in case the need arises.
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You have always strived hard to achieve the best for you and your loved ones, so
when it comes to making an investment decision, we know that you would expect the best from
it too.
Your wealth, your status ensures that you get preferential status wherever you go. So why
shouldn't your money get the same?
A unit-linked policy which offers comprehensive protection along with wealth creation in the
long term.
A unit-linked product which offers enhanced protection along with wealth creation in the long
term.
Your changing life stages decide your financial milestone planning. When you foresee
intermittent financial requirements in the years to come, like regular expenses related to your
child’s education, liquidity becomes a key aspect of your planning along with long term savings,
and protection for your family.
All of us desire to maximize the happiness for our family at all times, irrespective of the
circumstances. The thought of unfortunate events befalling us may cause us anxiety about
providing a secured happiness to our loved ones.
Group Plans :
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Bharti AXA General - CreditSecure
Bharti AXA General CreditSecure is a group product, offering life insurance coverage to
customers of financial institutions who have availed of a loan. CreditSecure is comprehensive
solution that helps protect your customer’s assets and savings in the unfortunate event of death.
Sanjeevani is a single premium group term life insurance product, offering protection to your
family.
Sanjeevani is a single premium group term life insurance product, offering protection to your
family.
Mortgage Credit Shield is a Group Product that provides coverage to people who have availed of
a Mortgage\ Home loan\ Home equity loan from an Institution/Bank.
Credit Shield is a Group Product that provides coverage to people who have availed of a loan for
1 to 5 years from Group Policyholder.
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How to recruit agents for Bharti-AXA Life Insurance Company.
To understand the process of recruitment and selection of agents in Bharti AXA General Insurance
Company.
To identify various sources of Recruitment used by Bharti Axa and compare their effectiveness to
the organisation in terms of cost and value.
To critically evaluate the various products of Bharti Axa and their benefits to customers.
To know the level of awareness about Bharti Axa among people/job applicants.
Meaning of Recruitment
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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.,
teambuilding 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.
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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.
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After recruitment the next part is selection of best candidates.
Make a list in advance of the points for discussion and corresponding questions.
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.
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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.
The insurance Act, 1938 lays down that an insurance agent must possess a licence under Section
42 of that Act. The licence is to be issued by the IRDA. The IRDA has authorized designated
persons, in each insurance company, to issue the licences on behalf of the IRDA.
In terms of the Insurance Act, a licences will not be given if the person is
(a) minor,
(b) found to be of unsound mind,
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(c) 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
(d) found guilty of or knowingly participation in or conniving at any fraud, dishonesty or
misrepresentation against an insurer or an insured,
(e) not possessing the requisite qualifications and specified training,
(f) Found violating the code of conduct as specified in the regulations.
The Qualifications necessary before a licence can be given are that the person must be
(a) Not a minor.
(b) Have passed at least Graduation or equivalent examination, if he is to be appointed in a
place with a population of 5,000 or more.
(c) 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 institute of
India or any other examination body authorized by the IRDA.
The licence 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 licence, 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 licence, 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 licence, 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 licence.
FUNCTION OF AN AGENT
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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
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Develop a Profile
Develop sources of
recruitment
Reality check
SOURCES OF RECRUITMENT
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CONSULTANCY
PROMOTIONS
TRANSFERS
JOB PORTALS
RETIRED
EMPLOYEES
EMPLOYEE
REFERRAL
WALK IN
SOURCES OF RECRUITMENT
1) INTERNAL 2) EXTERNAL
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INTERNAL SOURCES OF RECRUITMENT
1. TRANSFERS
The employees are transferred from one department to another according to their efficiency and
experience.
2. PROMOTIONS
The employees are promoted from one department to another with more benefits and greater
responsibility based on efficiency and experience.
Retired and Retrenched employees may also be recruited once again in case of
shortage of qualified personnel or increase in load of work. Recruitment of such people saves
time and costs of the organizations as the people are already aware of the organizational culture
and the policies and procedures.
5. DEPENDENTS AND RELATIVES OF DECEASED EMPLOYEES
The dependents and relatives of Deceased employees and Disabled employees are also done by
many companies so that the members of the family do not become dependent on the mercy of
others.
External recruitment seeks applicants for positions from sources outside the company. The
various external sources include:
1. PLACEMENT AGENCIES
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Several private consultancy firms perform recruitment functions on behalf of client
companies by charging a fee. These agencies are particularly suitable for recruitment of
executives and specialists. It is also known as RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing)
2. EMPLOYEE REFERRAL/RECOMMENDATION
Many organizations have structured system where the current employees of the organisation can
refer their friends and relatives for some position in their organisation. Also, the office bearers of
trade unions are often aware of the suitability of candidates. Recruitment Management can
inquire these leaders for suitable jobs. In some organizations these are formal agreements to give
priority in recruitment to the candidates recommended by the trade union.
Many job seekers visit the office of well-known companies on their own. Such callers are
considered nuisance to the daily work routine of the enterprise. But can help in creating the talent
pool or the database of the probable candidates for the organisation.
4. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES
Various management institutes, engineering colleges etc. are a good source of recruiting well
qualified executives, engineers etc. They provide facilities for campus interviews and
placements. This source is known as Campus Recruitment.
5. JOB PORTALS
With the advent of the Internet, searching for candidates has acquired a whole new dimension.
Web portals dedicated to finding jobs have been setup. The candidates key in their details and
post their resumes. Employers have to just browse through these resumes or use the site search
engine to list out people with specific skills. Bharti Axa mostly uses timesjob.com for recruiting
candidates.
6. CANDIDATE CALLING
A call is made directly to the concerned candidate and after that they are asked whether they
have any work experience or not. After knowing whether a candidate is fresher or experienced an
interview call is offered to him/her accordingly for various posts such as F.E, F.O & M.O.A.
FINDINGS
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One thing which I observed when I was under training that Bharti Axa
depends heavily on Recruitment Agencies i.e Consultancies for the recruitment of
candidates. Consultancies contribute maximum percentage of share in recruiting
candidates. A call is made from the company side to an individual working in a
consultancy then he/she is asked for the line-up for that particular day.
Here it can be seen clearly that Consultant is the most effective source of
recruitment in Bharti Axa. It is one of the most expensive source but still
Bharti Axa rely heavily on consultancies for the recruitment of agents.
o Meaning of methodology
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o Sample,
o Types of data
o Data collection method
REASEARCH METHDOLOGY
Primary data was collected through a well structured questionnaire designed separately for
candidates. A pilot survey was conducted to test the utility of the questionnaire and necessary
changes being made.
The secondary data was collected from the company manuals, handbooks, and management
books and are edited to suite the purpose.
RESEARCH DESIGN
Exploratory type of research designs adopted because sources of information are relatively few
and the purpose is merely to find and to understand the possible actions. The major purposes of
exploratory study are:
Identification of problem
The precise formulation of problems including the identification of variables
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Formulation of alternative course of action
An exploratory research is often the first in the series of projects that culminates in one
concerned with the drawing of inferences that are used as a basis of monetary action. Exploratory
study is often used as an introductory phase of a larger study and results are used in developing
specific technique for larger study. Of the study the relevant questionnaire was prepared and
circulated among a stratified sample of 50 employees of BHARTI AXA GENERAL
INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.. This questionnaire formed the basis for the views on each of
the points raised in the questionnaire. The data thus obtained formed the basis of information
regarding the existing recruitment and selection processes at BHARTI AXA GENERAL
INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. and the same is analyzed and interference is drawn regarding
the various aspects of recruitment and the entire process of selection at BHARTI AXA
GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.
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Analysis 1
Numbers of 4 73 45 27
Individual
47.3% of the total sample size comes from 20-25 age groups
Interpretation: The majority of interest during the survey was shown from the age group 20-25
years
No. of years <3 years 3-5 years 6-10 years 10-20 years >20 years
present
No. of 41 44 18 26 33
individual
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The people belonging from 3-5 years presence in Pune mainly come from student community
Whereas 6-10 years and 11-20 years of presence in Pune were the most perfect candidate for
insurance company.
Interpretation: Though the interest was shown by candidates belonging to 3-5 years of presence
in Pune but the majority conversion rate was from people coming from 6-20 years of bracket.
17 86 50 06 04
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Unemployed Housewife Govt. Employee
4% 2% 10%
Here
in
this
Student chart
31%
it
Pvt. Employee
53%
shows that maximum numbers of people surveyed come from Private Company background and
student community.
Interpretation: Sample which has been surveyed is dominated by younger individual like
student and recently joined private employee.
No. of individual 18 15 80 50
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Interpretation :- The majority people surveyed came from graduate and post
graduate groups and they fulfils our requirement.
50 64 49
Interpretation:- Though all the three choices were equally preferred but the income was
most preferred.
Result YES NO
No. of individual 77 86
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Interpretation: - It shows that majority of them were still having no planning for future.
RESULT YES NO
Interpretation: - A very high response was shown for earning extra income. The people
who were interested for more income were the one who show more interest towards
insurance.
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Analysis 8: Preferred amount as extra income by different people.
No. of 28 51 29 7 48
individual
Interpretation: -Most people needed around 5-10 thousand in the form of extra income.
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Interpretation: - Though it is an equal distribution but majority people wanted to
work as part time employee in insurance.
YES 20 18 21 7 20 14
NO 10 12 9 13 10 9
TOTAL 30 30 30 20 30 23
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TESTING (CHI- SQUARE TEST)
YES 20 18 21 7 20 14 100
NO 10 12 9 13 10 9 63
TOTAL 30 30 30 20 30 23 163
= (2-1) * (6-1)
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OBSERVEDVALUE(O EXPECTED
) VALUE(E) O-E (O-E)² (O-E)²/E FROM
THE
20 18.40490798 1.595092025 2.544318567 0.138241309
ABOVE
10 11.59509202 -1.595092025 2.544318567 0.219430649
Σ(O-E)²/E= 7.543540258
CONCLUSION: -As the calculated value is less than the tabulated value, we can conclude
that our null hypothesis is accepted.
So, we came to know from above calculation that there is a good brand awareness of
BHARTI AXA
FINDINGS
The findings are based on the survey undertaken and interview of individuals for the
procurement of life advisors.
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3
Finally selected
Life advisors
Among the Individuals with scores > than Q3, those interviewed-
19
Among the individuals who were willing to make extra money, those with Q score
greater than 3- 43
Among the individuals surveyed, the individuals who were willing to make extra money- 116
1. The Individuals finally selected as Life advisors constitute 1.23% of Sample size.
2. 1.840% of the individuals who wanted to make extra money could finally be selected for
the Job.
3. Recruitment Agencies are the most effective source of recruitment for Bharti Axa.
CONCLUSION
As we know that 7.5% of the peoples are insured that means rest 92.5% of the people are still
living without insured. It means insurance industry is still in growth stage. But when we go to
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recruit life advisors of Bharti AXA most of the people did not agree because their
view was that nobody is ready to invest in insurance. It is totally wrong perception of some of
the people. One important question arises in my mind is that if more than 90% of the Indian
People are not insured so why people are not interested to be an advisors? The reason is that 70%
of the people of India are living in rural areas and the awareness of private insurance company in
rural market is very poor. But, it was found that the questionnaire and interview questions,
employee manual were sufficient to obtain the information required to analyze the process of
requirement within the organization. It has been found that the organization has a sound
understanding of what process need to be used in order to achieve effective recruitment of
Life advisors. In addition to this, there are several recommendations for the organization.
The general perception of life insurance has to change in India before progress is made in
this field.
RECOMMENDATION
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1: In the 4 years of existence in the market it has created a sensation by introducing
its most profitable Unit-Linked Plans and products. The insurer needs to concentrate to make its
products and company much more aware among the public to change the mindset of the people
and attract them towards insurance sector. This can make the recruitment of the potential
advisors very well.
To create the awareness among the people, the following methods could be adopted:
The above discussed methods could be helpful to create awareness and thus can attract more
people to be its customers as well as to be a good life advisor. But for this the recruitment
standard and the recruitment policy should be a good one.
2: The strict training schedule should be made flexible. For a person who is Q4 or Q5 on
score it is difficult for him/ her to be able to come for training especially in case when he/ she
is already working.
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3: The incentive system should be more attractive to motivate more and more
people for becoming Life Advisors.
4: There is need to have in place a properly managed performance appraisal system even for
life advisors that would contribute to effective retention of personnel.
5: The organization should use E- Recruitment in the process of recruiting life advisors. It is
the use of technology to assist the recruitment process. They advertise job vacancies through
worldwide web. The job seekers send their applications or curriculum vitae i.e. CV through e
mail using the Internet. Alternatively job seekers place their CV’s in worldwide web, which
can be drawn by prospective employers depending upon their requirements.
Bharti AXA General Insurance has innovative Unit Linked Plans with more flexible
options which differentiates it from other insurer. But due to the lack of awareness it does not
penetrate easily into the market. To ensure success at the local and national level, it is vital to
create awareness about its product and the benefits provided by the respective products. Hence
the above recommendations would help the company to create the awareness. This will bring the
company higher visibility, and that will bring more success to the company.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Kotler, P.(2006), “Marketing Management”, 12th edition New Delhi: Pearson Publishers
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Cooper D.R., “Business Research Methods”, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2006,pg-143-147
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WEBSITES
www.irdaindia.org
www.bharti-axalife.com
www.wikipedia.org
www.ibef.org(Indian brand equity forum)
www.selling-well.com
www.insureme.com
www.advisortoday.com
www.unlockthegame.com
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Questionnaires
DATA
QUESTIONNAIRE
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NAME:_______________________________
ADDRESS:_______________________________________________________________________
QUALIFICATION____________OCCUPATION________
MUCH_____________
CONTACT NUMBER:_________________________
DATA
EASTERN PUNE
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D. KHUNTIA 2 N BA 22 JOB Y STUDENT N
- F Y
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A.BALA 10 N IA 32 INCOME N UNEMPLOYED Y
15K FULL N
WESTERN PUNE
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D.RANA 20 N BA 28 JOB N PVT EMP. Y 10K part Y
NORTHE PUNE
SOUTHERN PUNE
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A.NAYAK 25 Y 10TH 29 INCOME N PVT EMP. Y 10K FULL
N
CENTRAL PUNE
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J.MOHAPATRA 10 N B.COM 23 CAREER Y STUDENT Y 10K
part Y
INSTITUTION IN PUNE
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B.BHANJA 1 N BA 23 CAREER Y PVT EMP. Y 10K part Y
Colum 1-Name
Colum 4-Qualification
Colum 5-Age
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