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anything without perspiration and getting your hands dirty. Post this introduction the students were addressed by the
Today, the organization mantra is Fail Fast! So, try your hands Chief Guest for the day - Mr. AbhayTewari. The chief guest
at the various opportunities offered during an MBA spoke about how the insurance sector served society at
program. You will fail at some, but move on and take the large and had a critical role to play in a growing economy
next challenge!" like India. He emphasised that the penetration of insurance
in India compared to the world average was dismal so there
Orientation programme for newly was a lot of room for growth in this sector. People looking
to make a career in insurance needed to adapt to new
admitted students of PGDM-Insurance
technology and should acquire leadership skills along with a
Business Management programme
growth mindset apart from having core business knowledge.
batch of 2022-24 was held on 20th Since insurance was a push product rather than a pull
product in India there was a need to make insurance
June 2022.
relevant to people. Though he had actuarial qualifications
The Programme started with the Introduction of Insurance and long experience as an actuary he felt that exposure to
faculty and staff to the students by Prof. Pratik Priyadarshi
sales management early in his career was a key factor for
Associate Professor & Programme Coordinator-PGDM-IBM
his success in corporate life.
Programme. Thereafter the students gave a brief
Dr. Harvansh Chaturvedi, Director of BIMTECH graced the
introduction of themselves. This was followed by a welcome
occasion by welcoming the Guest of Honour Mr. K.B. Vijay
address by Dr. Abhijit K. Chattoraj- Dean (SW-SS), Professor
and Chairperson-PGDM-IBM programme who welcomed the Srinivas. Mr. Srinivas discussed how India was well placed
chief guest and guest of honour. The Anchor for the for rapid growth in the requirement of insurance services.
programme Prof. Monika Mittal- Assistant Professor & Mr. Srinivas talked about various functional areas in a
Programme Coordinator-COOLS introduced the Chief general insurance company and the employment avenues
Guest.,Mr.AbhayTewari, Managing Director & CEO, Star available to young career seekers in these areas. Besides
Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd., and Guest of Honor., functional jobs, he emphasised an insurance career created
Mr. K.B. Vijay Srinivas, Director & Joint Additional Charge
a skill set that could lead to self-employment. The students
CMD (Retd.), United India Insurance Co. Ltd., Director-
could start their ventures as intermediaries, technology
General-ACDR. The faculties associated with the IBM
start-ups, investigation, and survey agencies.
programme namely Prof. Manoj Kumar Pandey, Prof. Pratik
Priyadarshi, Prof. Manoj Pareek, and Prof. Monika Mittal The session concluded with a vote of thanks by Prof. Manoj
were present along with students. K. Pandey.

Future Generali India Insurance adjudged ‘Best General Insurance

employer’ by Great Place to Work
Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited (FGII), the general insurance arm of the joint venture between retail
giant Future Group and global insurer Generali, has been recognized for its ‘employee centric approach’ and ‘Human
Touch’ philosophy, yet again. FGII outshines amidst the ‘General Insurance’ category by emerging as the employer of
choice and earning its place amidst the much-coveted list of ‘India’s top 50 best companies’ to work with as per ‘Great
Place to Work® Institute’.
FGII’s ambition is to be a ‘Life Time Partner’ to its customers by combining simplicity and innovation with empathy and
care along the entire customer journey. They are of the strong belief that customer delight and employee satisfaction
go hand in hand, and its ambition of housing strong and happy customer relationships will be delivered through its
happy and motivated employees. Over the last few years, the company has made extensive efforts towards orchestrating
an appropriate organisational design aimed at fostering a culture of growth and productivity, a nurturing environment
for employees that enables them to realise their full potential and progress in their career aspirations with FGII.
The pandemic stood testimony to some of FGII’s people practices, relevant to the difficult times. Right from prioritizing
employee safety, job, and financial security, providing for medical needs to emphasize on mental health for employees
and families, the management stayed focused on keeping employees first.

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