LIC undertakes agency transformation initiative “Jeevan Samarth” for higher empowerment of Agents
(Press Release) - To continue its proud legacy of agency-led growth, LIC has embarked on an ambitious mission “Jeevan Samarth” that aims on future-proofing its entire ~14 Lakh agent workforce to meet the rapidly evolving needs of customers. To achieve this, LIC has partnered with globally renowned strategy consulting firm M/s. A. T. Kearney which will undertake this agency transformation project by reviewing the existing agency framework of LIC on an end-to-end basis. It will also entail revamping the agency operations at the Branch, Division and Zonal level directed towards establishing global best practices in the wake of fast-changing industry and regulatory landscape of the insurance sector in India.
Speaking on this occasion, CEO & MD of LIC, Shri S. Mohanty said, “Through the ‘Jeevan Samarth’ project, we aim to transform our agency ecosystem to align with the rapidly evolving needs of millions of Indian families and providing them suitable long-term savings, protection, health insurance, ULIP and pension solutions.”
Highlighting the importance of enabling and empowering the agents, CEO & MD of LIC said, “This transformation exercise should result into giving our already very committed agents more tools and additional skills thereby making our bond between agents and LIC much more stronger.” CEO & MD also called upon the young men and women of India to join hands with LIC by choosing life insurance marketing as a rewarding career and participate in shaping the future of insurance industry in India.
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Minor student stabs teacher to death in coaching centre classroom in Assam
Guwahati (PTI): A teacher of a coaching centre was knifed to death allegedly by one of his students inside a classroom in Assam’s Sivsagar district on Saturday, a police officer said.
The student, who is a minor, has been taken to the local police station in Sivsagar town, he added.
It is claimed that the teacher had scolded the class 11 student earlier in the day over some issue.
“We reached the coaching centre on receiving information of a stabbing incident. According to preliminary information, a student stabbed his teacher. There is a lot of blood in the classroom. The knife was also found there,” the officer said.
He said the teacher was taken to the hospital in a critical condition, where he was declared dead.
The officer said the incident happened in the last period of the day, when other teachers had already left.
“We have picked up the student. We don’t know yet what led to the incident. We are in the process of collecting the CCTV footage,” the officer added.
A classmate of the accused claimed that the teacher had scolded him over some matter earlier in the day.
The accused had left school and returned later, and when he entered the classroom, the teacher accosted him again. The student then attacked the teacher with a knife, the classmate claimed.
