General Insurance Corporation of India

General Insurance Corporation of India
Case Code: BSTR111
Case Length: 31 Pages
Period: 1992 - 2002
Pub Date: 2002
Teaching Note: Not Available
Price: Rs.500
Organization: General Insurance Corporation of India
Industry: Insurance
Countries : India
Themes: -
General Insurance Corporation of India
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Abstract

The case provides detailed information on various functional areas of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC), the state-owned general insurance company in India including human resources and finance. The case discusses the company's history since inception, product segments including fire, marine, theft and miscellaneous. The case also discusses in detail about the erstwhile subsidiaries of GIC including National Insurance Company Limited, New India Assurance Company Limited, Oriental Insurance Company Limited, and United India Insurance Company Limited. The case also includes information regarding company's social responsibility initiatives. It covers the future prospects of GIC and problems faced by the company due to the liberalization of the insurance industry in India. The case also discusses the change in the marketing strategies of GIC before and after the liberalization of the insurance industry in India. It also talks about the conversion of GIC into a national reinsurer and the delinking of the four subsidiaries from GIC. Finally, the case includes a detailed note on the general insurance industry in India.

Issues

The case is structured to achieve the following teaching objectives:

  • Dynamics of the Indian insurance industry before and after the entry of private players

Contents

Keywords

Functional areas, General Insurance Corporation of India, state-owned general insurance, resources, finance, history, inception, product segments, fire, marine, theft, miscellaneous, subsidiaries, National Insurance Company Limited, New India Assurance Company Limited, Oriental Insurance Company Limited, and United India Insurance Company Limited, social responsibility initiatives, future prospects, liberalization, marketing strategies

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