Birla Sunlife
Birla Sunlife
Birla Sunlife
COMPANY PROFILE
Launched just before 9 years but still managed to be amongst leading player(7th) in private insurance industry. Strong fundamentals based on the Aditya Birla Groups local insight and Sun Life financials global expertise. Birla Sun Life Insurance pioneered the unique Unit Linked Life Insurance Solutions in India Having 1, 68,090 active advisors, and sold 2.5 million policies.
MARKET SHARE(2008-2009)
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Protection Plan
Birla Sun Life Insurance High Net worth Plan. Birla Sun Life Insurance Term Plan. Birla Sun Life Insurance Premium Back Term Plan.
Savings Plan
Birla Sun Life Insurance Platinum Plus Birla Sun Life Insurance Guaranteed Bachat Plan Birla Sun Life Insurance Money Back Plus Plan Birla Sun Life Insurance Gold-Plus II Birla Sun Life Insurance Saral Jeevan Plan Birla Sun Life Insurance Supreme-Life Birla Sun Life Insurance Dream Plan Birla Sun Life Insurance ClassicLife Premier
Savings Plan
Birla Sun Life Insurance SimplyLife Birla Sun Life Insurance PrimeLife Premier Birla Sun Life Insurance PrimeLife Birla Sun Life Insurance Flexi Cash Flow Birla Sun Life Insurance Flexi Save Plus Birla Sun Life Insurance Flexi Life Line Birla Sun Life Insurance Single Premium Bond
Health Solutions
BSLI Health Plan. BSLI Universal Health Plan.
Rural
Birla Sun Life Insurance Bima Suraksha Super Birla Sun Life Insurance Bima Dhan Sanchay Birla Sun Life Insurance Bima Kavach Yojana
Retirement Plans
Birla Sun Life Insurance Secure 58 Plan. Birla Sun Life Insurance Freedom 58. Birla Sun Life Insurance Flexi Secure Life Retirement Plan II.
Riders
Accidental Death Rider Accidental Death and Dismemberment Rider Term Rider Critical Illness Rider Waiver of Premium Critical Illness Plus Rider Critical Illness - Woman Rider
SWOT
STRENGTH Multi-channel distribution Well diversified plans 2.5 Million Policies sold till 31st march 2009 Superior investment and risk management framework WEAKNESS Company have not penetrated in the rural market. There is no plan for the low income group. Fees for the advisor is high than the other company.
Opportunity
Good potential market (77%) Company can penetrate in rural markets.
Threat
OLD HABITS DIE
HARD: Its still difficult task to win the confidence of public towards private company.
Competitors offering similar kind of insurance
Objectives of study
To determine and analyze the Market Potential of the Birla Sun Life Insurance Company in Batala City. To study and determine the competitor (LIC) position in the market. To analyze market share of Birla Sun Life Insurance products in Batala city. To analyze the customer satisfaction regarding LIC and BSLI.
No. of respondents
10
20
30
40
50
60
Particulars Yes
No
No. of respondents 40
10
No. of respondents 15 35
Particulars
Whole life plan Retirement plan Children plan Health plan Golden jubilee plan
10 5 9 3 3
5 2 10 2 0
Total
30
20
Particulars
Above12 %
Particulars
No. of respondents LIC High interest 4 Good image of CO. 6 Growth of the CO. 9 Annual premium is 5 reasonable Maturity benefits 6
44 56
Particulars Yes No
No. of respondents 44 56
6 4
10
Guaranteed F.V. at maturity Growth rate More ULIP plan Risk covered All above
8 16
Particulars Guaranteed F.V. at maturity Growth rate More ULIP plan Risk covered
No. of respondents 10 16 8 4
High return, 6
LIC have govt. stake Brand loyalty of LIC Low A.P. than BSLI High return
Particulars LIC have govt. stake Brand loyalty of LIC Low A.P. than BSLI
No. of respondents 24 14 12
9) When company launch new product , then any information is given to you about that product?
40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 36 24 16 No Yes Yes No
24
Particulars
Yes No
10) In near future, do you think BSLI will have high growth rate?
No. of respondents
No. of respondents 20 26 14 40
Findings
90 people saying that investment in insurance sector is good option and 10 are saying no. 40 people have BSLI policies and 60 have of LIC. 10 people of BSLI have Whole life plan, 4 have retirement plan, 22 have children plan, 4 have health plan. 56 people are saying that investment in LIC is better than BSLI, 44 are saying investment in BSLI is better. Most of the people of both LIC and BSLI are getting rate of interest 812% Most of the people have children plan of BSLI. Most of the people invest due to high interest of the policy in BSLI People have more faith in govt. Companies than the private. 14 people invest in LIC due to its brand loyalty. 26 people saying that BSLI growth will be neutral in near future.
SUGGESTIONS
1) Information regarding new product should be provided to the customers. 2) The company should find out the no. of people who are not having any of the insurance plans through an intensive market research and motivate them to get insured. 3) At some level Company should provide information to the customers about the charges of the policy. 4) Company should target each and every class of the society. 5) Charges should be low of the policies. 6) Annual premium should be reasonable.
LIMITATIONS
Some of the respondents were not cooperative. There are chances of biased information provided by the respondents. As the sample size is small compared to the total population, therefore there cant be full accuracy. The time was limited. Area was limited.
Conclusion
Here in this study we see that people have more policies of LIC in comparison to BSLI. People have more faith in govt. companies than private. So it is necessary for BSLI Co. that it should give more attention to that points or that areas where it lacks for further future growth. Insurance sector is very wide and co. can grow in future.