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Recent activities at Birla Institute of Management

Technology (BIMTECH)

Student Achievement should go hand in hand with the banking industry and the
digital transformation to cater to the new generation. In
First-year PGDM -Insurance Business Management students "Infact, the much-needed cushioning for the development of
Navpreet Singh and Shreya won second and third prizes the banking industry comes from the robust insurance
respectively in the "Write -A-Thon Contest organized by Ethika industry. Added Dr. Chattoraj. Dr. Chattoraj maintained that the
Insurance broking Pvt. Ltd competition. They were felicitated aging population in many countries, including India poses the
later by Mr. Susheel Agarwal, founder, and CEO of Ethika biggest challenge to the life and non-life insurance industry.
Insurance Broking Private Limited.
Ethika Insurance broking Pvt. Ltd based in Hyderabad is a
new generation insurance broker that is innovative and works
in combining technology and innovation and has its focus
on marketing Employee Health Insurance by making their
delivery Simple, Humane, and Proactive had organized a
"Write -A-Thon Contest ". A -Writing contest for articles about
Insurance between Nov 29th - Dec 4th, 2021 inviting articles
from insurance students all over India.
Participation in the conference on
Leadership for the New Normal at

Kathmandu
Prof. (Dr) Abhijit K. Chattoraj Chairperson & Dean SW SS
Insurance Business Management Programme BIMTECH was People today live longer but, unfortunately, with disability or
a panelist at Banking Finance and Insurance Institute of morbidity. The health insurance industry needs to brace up
Nepal (BFIN), organized a one-day conference entitled and tackle this problem with alacrity.
"Conference on Leadership Development for the New Normal"
on 27 November 2021 at the Radisson Hotel, Kathmandu.
Panel discussion on Career Opportunities
This conference attended by over 170 delegates, including CEOs,
top executives and managers of banks and financial institutions, for Women in Insurance
Insurance Companies, Senior government officials, leaders of Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH)
public and private industries, and other distinguished delegates/ organized a panel discussion of successful women insurance
professionals had several rounds of insightful deliberations professionals to know about their career journey &
from prominent international speakers/personalities from India, understand the scope, opportunities & skill sets required for
Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. women to make a great career move in the Insurance domain.
Dr. Neelam Dhungana Timsina, Senior Deputy Governor of An estimate indicates that gender diversity is at around 22%
Nepal Rastra Bank, was the Chief Guest for the opening in the insurance industry in India. Six women CEOs are at
ceremony who inaugurated the conference. Other Special the helms of the industry & this makes it more than 10% of
Guest of Honour for the program were Dr. Duvvuri Subbarao, the industry. A far better figure than other industries, yet
Former Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Dr. Atiur Rahman, there is big a need to raise the level of women's participation
Former Governor, Bangladesh Bank, Dr. Chiranjibi Nepal, in the Insurance industry.
Former Governor, Nepal Rastra Bank, Mr. Bam Bahadur Ms. Anupam Tyagi, SVP, Aviva India, Ms. Sneha Mishra, Ex.
Mishra, Deputy Governor, Nepal Rastra Bank, and Dr. Binod Director & CMO, Edelweiss Gallagher Ins Brokers, Ms. Swati
Atreya, Managing Director, BFIN. Srivastava, DGM (HR), Beacon Ins Brokers & Ms. Varsha
While addressing the conference on the theme "Challenges in Pandey, Manager, ICICI Lombard were the panelists. They
Emerging Scenario Post Covid: Life and Non -Life Perspectives., collectively represented the two different generations of
Prof. Chattoraj noted that the importance of life and the non- women professionals. Prof Saloni Sinha, Faculty, BIMTECH
life sector had increased many folds. The insurance industry moderated the discussion.

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