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Estimating losses to customers on account of mis-selling life insurance policies in India

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  • Monika Halan

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  • Renuka Sane

    (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research)

  • Susan Thomas

    (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research)

Abstract

This paper presents two approaches that use publicly available data to estimate the loss to investors from mis-selling of insurance products. The first approach uses the number of lapsed policies from the annual reports of the insurance regulator, IRDA, while the second method uses the persistence of premium payments that are reported in the annual reports of individual insurance companies. Both these methods arrive at a similar estimate a loss of about Rs.1.5 trillion, or $28 billion, to investors owing to mis-selling over the 2004-05 to 2011-12 period.

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  • Monika Halan & Renuka Sane & Susan Thomas, 2013. "Estimating losses to customers on account of mis-selling life insurance policies in India," Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers 2013-007, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India.
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    1. Mis-selling: from impressions to evidence
      by Ajay Shah in Ajay Shah's blog on 2013-04-30 18:18:00
    2. Implications of the Pensions Act
      by Ajay Shah in Ajay Shah's blog on 2013-09-04 19:19:00
    3. Mis-selling: from impressions to evidence
      by Ajay Shah in Citizen Economists on 2013-05-02 00:00:40
    4. Mis-selling: from impressions to evidence
      by Ajay Shah in Citizen Economists on 2013-05-07 00:00:40

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    • D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance
    • D18 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Protection
    • G22 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies

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