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ABSTRACT
It is common to see report of business falling than business succeeding almost always, the failure or success of a business can be attributed to its management. When a business is mismanaged, it will lead to liquidation, the company will not meet their solvency margin thereby running away from their obligation as to settle claims which in turn portray ugly insurance image. This study there for is exploratory study designed to determine how life assurance fund are properly managed. The population of the study comprises both staff and customers of union assurance Enugu. A sample size of fifty (50) was selected made up of 20 staff and 300 customer both primary and secondary data were collected. Questionnaire coupled with personal interview were the main research instrument. The data was analyzed by the use of chi square statistical method. The study came out that for proper management of life insurance fund, the premium should be invested both in short band long term investments so that insurance company will meet their obligation as to settle claims. It was recommended that all the stakeholders, including management of insurance companies, policy makers and policy holder should collaborated come out with conductive business climate to ensure effect management of life assurance funds for great returns to investors.
Table of content
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Literature Review
CHAPTER TWO
Literature review
2.1 An overview ----------------------------------------- 12
2.2 Historical development of the case of study ----14
2.3 History of life assurance program ------------- -16
2.4 Meaning and purpose of fund --------------------17
2.5 Management of insurance fund ------------------21
2.6 Model to guide life assurance fund----------------22
2.7 Problem recounted red in investment of insurance fund-----------------------------------------------------24
2.8 Prospect of adequate management --------------- 26
CHAPTER THREE
Research methodology band design
3.1 An overview -------------------------------------------30
3.2 Source of Data ----------------------------------------31
3.3 Population of study-----------------------------------33
3.4 Sampling size determination -----------------------34
3.5 Questionnaire administration ----------------------35
3.6 Method of Data analysis-----------------------------36
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
4.1 Data presentation---------------------------------38
4.2 Testing of hypothesis------------------------------53
4.3 Discuss of finding --------------------------------- 56
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY OF FINDING CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Summary of finding---------------------------------58
5.2 Conclusions------------------------------------------61
5.3 Recommendation------------------------------------64
5.4 Suggestions for further studies--------------------65
Bibliography ------------------------------------------67
Appendix----------------------------------------------69
Research questionnaires----------------------------------70
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
It is common to report of business failing than business succeeding almost always, the failure or success of a business can be attributed to its management. When a business is mismanaged, it will lead to liquidation the company will not meet their solvency margin thereby running away from their obligation image. However it will also have a drastic effect on the Nigeria economy when it failed. In order top nurture the interaction, this research focus on insurance industries and how they management life assurance premium, to know if the premium are invested as stipulated by law, how they handle claim and the beneficiaries and also how life assurance fund help in the economic development of Nigeria.
Moreover, management of life assurance fund in insurance industry related primarily to the way the industry management life assurance premium in order to achieve organizational goal and objective using available fund efficiently and effectively.
However in context to management, union assurance limited. Limited is an associate of union bank of Nigeria plc. The company was registered as an insurer on November 18, 1993 and actually commence business in 1998. At the time, it was the first attempt by any bank top venture into universal banking. It therefore become the life assurance specialist’s underwriter with in the same period. recently, union assurance is redefining those strong potential to challenge industry management with the top five brackets. Apart from restructuring its operations, the company is diversifying and expanding at a period where competitor mare contracting due to uncertain economic conditions. (a new management driving change and excellence is in place and venturing into new frontiers that were uncultivated. The changed in management has also brought to bear on the company’s operation innovation which are impacting passively on the work culture in union assurance) union assurance also has a robust investment portfolio cutting across assets in the equity, money bond and property marked totaling over N5 billion they also employs a conservative but dynamic investment strategy geared towards increasing the company income and profitability.
More so, in managing life assurance fund money is pooled together with that of other investors to create a single strong fund that provide significant investors benefits which include an instant increase in buying strength there by contributing towards economic development in Nigeria. However, life assurance fund accumulate through payment made by the assured person called premium so that should death occur, prior to a specified date or upon survival at an agreed period funds would be made available from the scheme to pay whatever benefits that are due. The idea for assistance and association is not new to the Nigeria society various town and clan union and social clubs have various ways of showing benevolence to their bereaved. It is customary for people to pay condolence visit and present a sympathy purse. Practices are similar to mutual life assurance.
In addition to this, there are also the long-term needs to create and sustain an enable environment that will engender safe practice against destructive runs in managing life assurance funds, protecting and ensuring fair play among insures in the industry.
1.2 State of problem
Complex set of interrelated problem are identify as following:
1.3 Objective of the study
Having been exposed to the problem the research tends to achieve the following:
The research work tends the following hypothesis listed below:
HO: Management of life assurance has no positive effect on the economic growth and development of Nigeria.
H1: Management of life assurance fund has positive on the economic growth and development of Nigeria.
It is aimed that study will help the insurance to plan organize and control life assurance fund in order to maintain proficiency and standard in insurance practice thereby investing life assurance fund in varieties of investment. In turn have adequate fund to settle claim which portray good insurance image and bring development in Nigeria economy.
It will also aid the candidate or student having HND in insurance to know the various areas where insurance can invest.
This research work limit to one of the insurance companies in Enugu, union assurance company of Nigeria to be precise.
There are a lot of constraints in the gathering of information of the research work but the major constrain are following are to be precise.
ii. INSURANCE: Is a contract between two parties insured whereby the insured pay small amount of money called premium and the insurer promise to compensate the insured when the specified risk insured against occur.
iii. LIFE ASSURANCE: Is a contract of insurance on party called the insurer agreed that subject to some term exception and condition and condition that he would pay some money on the dearth of life assured on the precious maturity of the policy
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Albert, A.A. (1965) Company Organization of Insurance Management New York America management association.
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Ezerim, E. (2001) Investment of Insurance Fund NICON Insurance Year Book. Pg. 15.
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Federal government of Nigeria (2003) Insurance act 2003 Abuja government press ltd.
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