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When insurance is linked with income levels, it is <strong>of</strong> paramount need to design low ticket products with ruralorientation. The insurance companies did not address <strong>the</strong> life insurance needs <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> low income groups to a greaterextent. There no special rural centric products by any life insurance company o<strong>the</strong>r than LIC <strong>of</strong> India which has onlyone exclusive rural product, Jana Rakha plan.Distribution NetworkIt is found that insurance companies are broadly opening <strong>of</strong>fices in urban centres and rural visibility is quite low.Table 4 explains <strong>the</strong> distribution network <strong>of</strong> insurance companies.In India 76% <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> people live in rural areas. In case <strong>of</strong> rural distribution outlets, only 31.38 percent <strong>of</strong> branches are available. The

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