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REPORT

Report on National Seminar organized by Kolkata Insurance

Institute held on Saturday, the 25th November, 2023 at College of
Insurance, Kolkata

T his was the second National Seminar organized accidents which may reduce the insurance claim payment.
He pointed to dishonest policing.
by KII on "Managing Risk in Road Traffic - An
impact on Insurance" on Saturday, the 25th
Next speaker was Mr. Jayanta Roy. He also shared statistics
November, 2023 at the lecture hall of College of
Insurance, Kolkata. Lighting of the lamp was done in of Road Traffic (No. of vehicle, street accident, age group
of victims, etc.) and claimed payment in respect of motor
presence of Mr. Debasish Das, General Manager, National own damage and third party claim.
Insurance Co. Ltd., President of KII, Mr. Deepak Godbole,
Mr. Paresh Roy in his brief session considered all angles of
former Secretary General, III, Mrs. Paramita Iyer, Dy.
General Manager, NICL and Working President of KII. Mr. the problem for traffic policing round the clock. They
mentioned how they manned the area to prevent rash
B. K. Nayak and Mr. J. Sen of College of Insurance, Kolkata.
Welcome address was given by KII, Working President Mrs. driving, alcoholic driving etc. to minimize accident fatalities.
They also spoke about how they conduct traffic awareness
Paramita Iyer.
programmes for the mass.
Mr. Debasish Das, President,KII enlightened on the theme
of the Seminar. He praised the SOC for selecting pertinent
to the subject under discussions.

Last speaker was Mr. Deepak Godbole, former Secretary
General of III, former General Manager of GIC Re. He
mesmerized the entire audience. He shared his experience
Mr. B. K. Nayak, Principal of College of Insurance was the in Road Traffic and impact on insurance for travelling to 60
first speaker. He focused on strict vigilance in Road Traffic countries in the world. He showed some clipping on Road
by stringent rules against violation of the traffic system. He Traffic by Akshay Kumar, popular film star. He started his
shared his experience in Singapore, the model of which
country he preferred. He also highlighted the insurance part session in question - answer format. Later he entered into
to minimize the motor OD/TP claim. deep pursuit of problems. He placed vivid descriptions of
many case studies. He suggested that to ascertain the
Next speaker was Dr. Rupam Mukherjee of Kabi Sukanta premium of motor cars on the basis of colours of the car.
College under Burdwan University. His presentation was full
of statistics and latest data. He placed the world's latest The Journal of Kolkata Insurance Institute 2nd Issue was
picture on the Road Traffic. He also mentioned installing released by Mr. Debasis Das, Mr. Deepak Godbole and Mrs.
telematics devices to get the true picture and cause of Paromita Iyer with Mr. B. K. Nayak and Mr. Judhajit Sen.

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