ABIC concentrates on developing Bancassurance
Agribank Insurance Joint Stock Co (ABIC) reported issuing 4,241 certificates for its insurance agents in 2009, in which 4,081 agents were under the network of Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) and the rest 160 agents of outsiders. There were 120 general agents to get the licences, in which 108 general agents were branches under Agribank’s network. The total revenue gained from the agent system in 2009 was estimated at 175 billion dong, counting for 65 percent of total revenue, in which the revenue contributed from Agribank’s network, was 64 billion dong.
Nguyen Van Minh, ABIC’s chair of management board said the company would continue focusing on bancassurance network development, and completing all the mechanism to operate the new distribution channel. In 2010, the company targeted to reach at least 20 percent of year-on year increase in sales revenue and dividend payment of 5 percent at minimum.
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