IFI Project Report Awards Announced

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 15, 2010 --


Insurance Foundation of India (IFI), an NGO is working in the insurance sector and has announced the IFI Project Report Awards competition among the postgraduate management students of leading educational institutions in India.


For the year 2010, one of the projects announced by IFI is the IFI Project Report Awards, which is a competition among the postgraduate management students of leading educational institutions in India. This project is facilitated with a view to:

1. Encourage postgraduate management students to undertake Insurance Industry oriented projects which are based on compilation of data/ serious analysis of the same/ suggestions for improvement/ growth of the industry.
2. Create awareness of Insurance Industry as one of the main financial sector industry.

The students of the best three project reports as per the assessment will be awarded cash prize of:

• 1st Prize - Rs. 25,000/-
• 2nd Prize - Rs. 15,000/-
• 3rd Prize - Rs. 5,000/-

Certificate will be awarded to all the participants.

The competition is open to all postgraduate students pursuing full time or part time courses in:

• Amity College of Insurance & Actuarial Science, Noida
• BIMTECH, Greater Noida

• Faculty of Management Studies, New Delhi
• Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Indore, Kolkata, Kozhikode, Lucknow & Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management (Shillong)
• Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
• Institute of Insurance and Risk Management, Hyderabad
• Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
• International Management Institute, New Delhi
• International School of Actuarial Sciences, Hyderabad
• National Insurance Academy, Pune
• SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai

• Institute of Actuaries, India








13 topics shortlisted for Project Reports to be submitted are:
1. Financial analysis of life insurance companies operating in India (Yr 2008-09)
2. Inter-firm comparison of 3 Life Insurance Companies.
3. Inter-firm comparison of 3 General Insurance Companies.
4. Inter-firm comparison of 3 Third Party Administrator firms.
5. Market projections of Health Insurance Industry – Year 2025
6. Study of corporate social responsibility initiatives by 44 Insurance Companies during 2009-10

7. Buying behavior of Indian business travelers for buying overseas traveling insurance.
8. Buying behavior of female executives in India for getting life insurance coverage.
9. Buying behavior of shopkeepers for buying shopkeeper’s insurance.
10. Buying behavior of senior citizens for buying health insurance.
11. Buying behavior of High Net worth Individuals (HNIs) for vehicle insurance of large size vehicles.
12. Survey of 100 customers who lodged claims under Health Insurance
13. Buying behavior of the residents of a specific locality for getting health insurance coverage.