report on ulip

1. Dated: 6 th Sep 2010

2. Insurance Insurance is pooling of risks. In a contract of insurance, the insurer undertakes, in consideration of a sum of money (premium), to make good the loss suffered by the insured against a specified risks such as fire and any other similar contingency of compensate the insured on the happening of a specified event such as accident or death. The business of insurance is related to the protection of the economic values of assets. INSURE

5. Life Insurance Polices Digital Commerce Annuities Policy Whole Life Policy Endowment Policy Types of Life Insurance Policies Provides Life Insurance protection over one's lifetime. Under these policies, the payment of the assured sum is a certainty in contrast to the term insurance contracts. Only the time of payment of the assured sum is an uncertainty. These can be either participating type or non-participating type . Term Policy Term Policy and whole life insurance policies focus on risk-coverage Endowment policy and annuities insurance policies focus on investments ULIPs focus on both risk-coverage and the investments ULIP

10. Key Players in the Insurance Industry IRDA has so far granted registration to 12 private life insurance companies and 9 general insurance companies. If the existing public sector insurance companies are included, there are currently 13 insurance companies in the life side and 13 companies operating in general insurance business. General Insurance Corporation has been approved as the "Indian reinsurer" for underwriting only reinsurance business.

11. What is ULIP ? A category of financial solutions that combine the safety of insurance protection with wealth creation opportunities U: Unit L : Linked I : Insurance P : Plan Premium for ULIP Investment as Unit Life Coverage

15. ULIP Premium Break up

24. Investment Option For Your Money FUND TYPE ASSET MIX POTENTIAL RISK /REWARD Maximiser Balancer Protector Equity& Related securities: Max 100% Debt, Money market & Cash: Max 25% Debt. Money market & Cash: Min 60% Equity & Related securities: Max: 40% Debt Instruments, Money market & Cash: Max 100% High Moderate Low

25. ULIP options related to your life stage

27. SWOT Analysis

29. Comparison of ULIP with other Investment Modules INSTRUMENT RATE OF RETURN TIME PERIOD RISK MIN INVESTMENT MAX INVESTMENT TAX FREE RETURN TAX BENEFIT NSC 8% 6years No 100 No limit No Yes PPF 8% 15years No 500 70000 Yes Yes ELSS Market Return 3years Risky 500 No limit Yes Yes ULIP Market Return 5years Risky Module 500 No limit Yes Yes FD 9.5% 5years No 10000 No limit No Yes MUTUAL FUND Market Return Open Ended High 500 No limit Capital gain @10% for time less than 1year Only in ELSS Funds STOCK Variable No time frame Very high Variable No limit Capital gain @10% for time less than 1 year No

31. THE STORY SO FAR

32. Bone Of Contention ULIP The whole controversy has one single point of contention i.e. who is the controlling authority. Since the introduction of ULIPs, which is essentially a insurance policy, in the Indian Markets IRDA has been over looking the functioning of all the insurance companies selling this particular product. But, keeping in mind the fact that ULIP premium is being used to invest in a fund that invests money in stocks or bonds, SEBI has contended that all 14 companies selling ULIP has to take its permission before selling the same in the markets.

34. Unfolding Of Events 9 th April 10 th April 13 th April 14 th April 21 st April ULIP Saga SEBI issues show cause notice to all insurance companies selling ULIPs, asking them why they did not take permission before selling the same SEBI bans sale of all ULIP products, creating a panic amongst insurance players IRDA counters by issuing an order permitting all insurers to sell ULIP Regulators SEBI and IRDA agrees to settle the issue of jurisdiction over ULIPs mutually at the High Level Coordination Committee (HLCC)set up by government Government asks SEBI and IRDA to move court immediately on the contentious issue of who will regulate unit-linked insurance products SEBI, IRDA, Ministry Of Finance Officials meet and decide to maintain status quo and allow selling of ULIPs, in the market The decision goes in favour of the IRDA and IRDA will continue to govern the ULIPs.

40. Customer Profile Rural India is home to around 70% of Indian households

42. Awareness (2/2) Retailer/CSP introducing the new savings product Very effective in SEC B, C & D segments 7 8 9