Microfinance and Micro insurance Specialists

Microfinance is the practice of providing financial services, such as microcredit, microsavings or microinsurance to poor people. This community is a forum for all specialists of microfinance working in MFIs and regular insurance institutions to meet and exchange ideas related to the latest events and trends in the industry

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Industries:	Insurance
Functional Areas:	Capital Management
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Topic of the week : Sales force development Strategies to make sure your reps work consistently and effectively Go to Topic

Examining a effective coaching and development strategies which will provide...

is 3 year gap in education after class 12th. shows a person is incompetent for a echnical job ?

Yes

How to bring about sales force development in a organization?


	3 Knowledge Management and Communication
	1 Creating Competition
	1 Self Improvement

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Debates in "Microfinance and Micro insurance Specialists"

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ULIP .. whether an Insurance or an Investment product ?

430 referals, 14 arguments, 71 views

	Referred by SHARATH CHANDAR REDDY, Business Development Manager - Insurance, I T C Ltd \| 2 years ago

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ULIPS are selling more in urban and semi urban areas

144 referals, 3 arguments, 13 views

	Referred by Niranjan Meena, Actuary Manager, LIC \| 2 years ago
	Tier II, III towns' investors increasingly preferring ULIPs

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Idea Contests in "Microfinance and Micro insurance Specialists"

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How Insurance industry can reach to general masses?

387 referals, 5 ideas, 27 views

	Referred by SHARATH CHANDAR REDDY, Business Development Manager - Insurance, I T C Ltd \| 1 year ago
	Minister Pranab Mukherjee recently asked insurance industry to give more focus to generate the required level of awareness about the benefits of insurance to rural people. He also said that "Insurance industry should make all efforts to take the...

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India ranks very low in General insurance business - How to improve it?

87 referals, 8 ideas, 283 views

	Idea added by Prasad PN, Consultant, Trainer \| Topic: challenges in insurance sector \| 2 years ago
	Both the govt and private sector general insurance companies discourage new agents being recruited. Agency channel is never keenly promoted in metros/towns. Most companies avoid risky proposals and remain out of reach for most of the population...

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Trends and Insights in "Microfinance and Micro insurance Specialists"

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A year of Regulatory tightening for Insurance industry

57 referals, 1 comments, 5 views

	Referred by SHARATH CHANDAR REDDY, Business Development Manager - Insurance, I T C Ltd \| 2 years ago
	Here is an article in yesterday's Business Line. True, IRDA has brought in lots of Regulatory changes in this year! I feel lots of changes are in the right direction!! Read on the article, if you have patience time!!! A year of regulatory tightening...

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Go online to buy a policy and save on premium !!!

46 referals, 3 comments, 28 views

	Referred by SHARATH CHANDAR REDDY, Business Development Manager - Insurance, I T C Ltd \| Topic: life insurance \| 2 years ago
	Buying of policies online may prove to be a revolutionary change for Life Insurance industry, if it is proved to be successful. Obviously, it is a boon for customers!!! Following is the article in Business Line (2nd dec), by Bridget Leena... There may...

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like to participate in campus recruitment drive ??????????

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	Referred by jagdeep sachdeva, Partner/Principal/VP sachdeva placements & consultants \| Topic: Recruitment for organization \| 2 years ago
	Dear Sushil hi we appreciate your response, kindly send us the details as required so as to start campus drives with you. this is in reference to your mail showing iinterest towards the campus recruitment drives and thanks for the time given to me for...

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is there any jobs in automotive design side?

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	Answered by Gargi Sinha, Senior Consultant, Hewitt Associates \| Topic: Global Job Opportunities \| 2 years ago
	Dear Ventatesh, you can join automotive community in this site. The job trend is moving towards social networking sites. So if you can maintain your profile and participate with your expertise in the social media sites will help.

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Topics in Microfinance and Micro insurance Specialists

Just pay 6 ruppee per day and get cover of 10 lacs for next 20 yrs. ? Go to Topic

How to impress people with your skills in sales

How to impress people with ur skills in sales Sometimes sales professionals feel insecure about presenting various products or services that they represent. To overcome the discomfort that naturally occurs when you feel unsure about certain features or benefits, often you will instinctively upgrade your language, believing that doing so will help you sound more professional and more knowledgeable. Actually, however, this practice can hurt you rather than help you in the sales communication proc

J P Morgan's Success story Go to Topic

A story that describes our current lives..

A boat docked in a tiny Goan village. A tourist from Mumbai complimented the Goan fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them. "Not very long," answered the fisherman. "But then, why didn't you stay out longer and catch more?" asked the Mumbaite. The Goan fisherman explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family.. The Mumbaite asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?" "I sleep late, fish a little, play w

Progressive Insurance: An American Success Story Thanks to Peter B. Lewis

Peter B. Lewis took over his father's insurance company , Progressive Insurance, in the 1960s. At the time, it ranked no. 48 among the biggest insurers in America. During the succeeding years, Lewis put the company in a leadership position, on the same level as insurance giants Allstate and State Farm. Peter B. Lewis - Making Risks Pay In 1955, Lewis finished his studies at Princeton University. He spent the next three years at Camp Roosevelt for Boys, where he was a camper and then counselor.

Govt measures for credit crisis Go to Topic

India Inflation Slows to 2-Decade Low of 0.44 Percent. Is it Positive sign or affect of Recession


	1 India Inflation Slows to 2-Decade Low of 0.44 Percent. Is it Positive sign or affect of Recession
	0 Inflation is higher or low it doesnt matter for middle class & lower middle class families

copper

what is the copper trend right now......is the right time to buy copper

Subprime Crisis: The impact & Lessons Learnt for Indian Economy Go to Topic

Will a subprime crisis sink India's economy?

Yes

Is India heading towards recession?

Yes

Leveraging Technology for HR Effectiveness..!! Go to Topic

Web 2.0 and SaaS for Human Resource Managers

Recently we were asked by “ People and Management ” a popular HR magazine in India to explain Web 2.0 and SaaS to their readers who are mainly senior HR Folks, CEOs and other management profiles. Our thoughts were published in the magazine as an article titled “ Web 2.0 and The SaaS Factor for HR “. Here is the summary of this article. (Full version PDF available at request.) If you visit Internet often, you will have, most certainly, come across the two buzz-words, Web 2.0 and SaaS. Let us dis

The Importance Of Human Resource Management Software..

Hi All, I thought I would just share this article with you all. A Human Resource Management System (HRMS) is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software application which specializes in deals with personnel issues. These systems are often integrated with other commercial programs like finance. Throughout the years managing an companies HR department has become progressively complex as this key operative organization must now track employee information like education, job history, skills, as

2009 General Elections : Key Issues Go to Topic

Negative voting: Will this concept work in India?

Yes

Vote for next Prime Minister of India… !


	56 Narendra Modi
	29 Manmohan Singh
	17 Rahul Gandhi

Career prospects available post MBA Go to Topic

What to opt - Finance MBA or Marketing MBA?

Finance MBA

Marketing MBA

MBA AS FRESHER OR FIRST WORK EX THAN MBA

AS FRESHER

AS WORK EX

Global Job Opportunities Go to Topic

Which is the best job portal in India?


	19 It depends on the skills you are looking to hire
	12 NAUKRI.COM
	8 toostep.com

freelancing Jobs

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Challenges Faced in Insurance Markets Go to Topic

Challenges faced in Insurance Markets

Various challenges faced in Insurance Markets are 1. Industry Challenges (i) Commoditization in personal line products. (ii) Shifting consumer requirements( everyone wants products tailored to them, customization) (iii) Heightened competition. (iv) Global economic meltdown. 2. Business Challenges The key business challenge for most of the insurers is to reduce the turnaround time and improve their speed to market their products. Distribution Channel pressures and emerging consumer demands for m

How Is the Financial Crisis Impacting the Insurance Industry?


	2 Reduces Future Profitability
	1 insurance should be done in good time when we dont need it
	1 Insurance is good in bad times as well as good times

Changing perception of people towards insurance Go to Topic

How to change the perception of customers from insurance to investment..??


	4 educate the public
	2 Need Analysis
	1 Awareness

How much insurance you need?


	3 Find your Human Life Value first..
	1 HLV AND NO BONUS CONCEPT
	1 Need $ the Family Need.

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