About Us

About Us

In today’s complex global economy, risk management has become a cornerstone of sustainable business growth and resilience. As industries around the world navigate the dual forces of rapid technological advancement and heightened uncertainty, the need for a proactive, structured approach to managing risk has never been greater.

Recognizing this critical need, the Risk Management Association of India (RMAI) has emerged as a global leader dedicated to the advancement of education, research, and development in risk management. Our mission is to empower organizations and professionals in India and beyond to understand, anticipate, and mitigate risks in an ever-evolving landscape.

Why Risk Management Matters Now More Than Ever

From banking and insurance to telecommunications and corporate enterprises, risk management has become integral to success. Across Western economies, risk management is already an established priority for financial institutions, government bodies, corporations, and regulatory agencies, who are leveraging it to anticipate potential threats and implement safeguards. However, in India, while awareness has grown, we still face challenges in embedding risk management as a core operational discipline.

With the liberalization of the insurance sector in 2000, and the growing complexity of financial services, the concept of risk management has sometimes been overshadowed by competition pressures. Meanwhile, sectors such as banking are grappling with rising NPAs, increasing incidents of fraud, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and various operational risks. These issues underscore the urgent need for India to develop a robust culture of risk management, which is key to sustaining growth, stability, and innovation.

Our Purpose and Vision

The Risk Management Association of India is committed to addressing these challenges head-on by providing a dynamic platform for risk professionals, insurers, bankers, corporates, and financial experts to collaborate, learn, and lead the way in modern risk management practices. Our association serves as a hub for sharing the latest insights, research, resources, and industry developments in risk management, empowering our members to stay ahead of emerging risks.

Through our initiatives, we aim to:

  • Promote Best Practices in risk management across industries in India and globally.
  • Support Research and Development in new risk management methodologies, enabling our members to tackle the risks of tomorrow.
  • Facilitate Professional Certification and Training that enhances skills and prepares professionals to manage risk in complex environments.
  • Organize Conferences, Webinars, and Events that foster knowledge exchange and inspire innovation within the risk management community.

Our Programs and Initiatives

RMAI offers a comprehensive suite of resources and learning opportunities designed to develop risk management competencies and support our members’ professional growth:

  • Certification and Training: Our certification programs and courses provide members with a solid foundation in risk management principles, equipping them to address challenges in diverse fields such as financial risk, operational risk, strategic risk, and cybersecurity.
  • Conferences and Webinars: We regularly host online and in-person events featuring industry experts, where participants can gain insights into the latest trends, regulatory developments, and technological advancements in risk management.
  • Research and Knowledge Sharing: RMAI is dedicated to creating a knowledge-sharing ecosystem, offering members access to exclusive publications, reports, and articles on risk management best practices and innovations.
  • Networking and Community Building: Our events and membership programs are designed to facilitate networking among professionals, creating an inclusive community of experts who share a common goal of advancing risk management.

Leadership and Expertise

Our Governing Council and Advisory Board comprise some of the most respected professionals in the industry. These leaders bring decades of experience and have played pivotal roles in shaping the Indian risk management landscape. Their guidance and vision fuel our mission, helping RMAI evolve as a leader in risk management education and development.

Join Us on the Journey to a Resilient Future

In a world of constant change and emerging risks, risk management is essential for sustainable success. The Risk Management Association of India invites all professionals and organizations—from seasoned experts to emerging leaders—to join our journey of learning, development, and innovation. Together, we can build a resilient, forward-thinking risk management community that is well-prepared for the challenges of the future.

Explore our programs, become a member, and be part of India’s most active and comprehensive risk management association. With RMAI, your journey to mastering risk starts here.

Our Honorable Members

R.G.Agarwala, B.Com, LLB, FCA,
President,
Chief Editor, The Insurance Times, Banking Finance
, PR Communication Age, Life Insurance Today

Mr Agarwal is the founding president of Risk Management Association of India. He envisioned the idea of forming a platform for risk professionals around 25 years back. Since then he has been relentlessly following his dreams to build a vibrant organization of people who can exchange and gather knowledge in the arena of Risk Management. He founded the Insurance Times Group way back in 1981 to promote education and awareness in insurance industry in India. He has also been instrumental in formation of Insurance Consumer Forum of India, an NGO engaged in offering free advisory services to consumers.

Prof(Dr.) Abhijit. K. Chattoraj-Chartered Insurer
Vice President(Hon.)

PhD, ACII(UK) MBA ,PGDHRM,FIII, Certificate in Health Insurance Fraud from North American Training Group and Helpmate services

Professor and Chairperson –Programme For Insurance Business Management at Birla Institute of Management & Technology(BIMTECH)

Dr. A. K. Chattoraj, a well-known academician and an insurance professional was associated with many reputed institutes like National Insurance Academy, Pune as a faculty member ,chairperson PGDM and chairperson students’ welfare during his stint at NIA. He headed Amity Business School, Amity University, Mumbai. He served a well-known public sector insurance company for more than 20 years in several capacities. He has been associated with Insurance Institute of India as a resource person and visiting faculty for years. He has extensive experience in management (Marketing & Insurance) teaching and training. His forte lies in organising high end management development programmes in Service and Brand Marketing, Health insurance and other streams of General Insurance business.

He is co-author of highly acclaimed and appreciated books– “Basics of Health Insurance”, “Health Insurance Claims Management” and “Health Insurance Operation” catering to the needs of health insurance professionals and B school students in India and many other countries. He also co-authored a book – “Health Insurance in India a review”

Dr Rakesh Agarwal, B.Com(H),MCom(BIM),PGJMC,LLB,FIII, MBA,FCA,PhD, DISA,FRMAI
Secretary General
Editor, The Insurance Times and Banking Finance

Dr Agarwal is a Fellow member of ICAI, Fellow of Insurance Institute of India, Bachelor of Law, MBA, holds Post Graduation in journalism, Diploma in Information System and Technology and Phd in Risk Management.  He has more than 25 years of experience as Editor of financial journals on Insurance and banking. He has authored/edited more than 30 books on insurance sector.  

He is acting as an Arbitrator for matters related to Insurance Industry. He is also the Director of www.smartonlinecourse.co.in, an Online Platform offering Online Certificate courses on Insurance, Finance and Risk Management.

Shyam Agarwal, B.Com(H), M.Com(BIM), FIII, ACA, PGDM, DISA, DIRM
Treasurer

Mr Shyam Agarwal is a Chartered Accountant by profession. He has completed his fellowship in Insurance from general stream, Post graduate Diploma in Management, Diploma in Information System Technology, Diploma in Insurance and Risk Management from ICAI. He has lot of interest in insurance and risk management field. He keenly follows and contributes in research and development in this sector

 

Vivek K Naik

Mr Naik is a Reinsurance Specialist having extensive experience in the reinsurance field. He has more than 36 years of experience in the Reinsurance Industry. He started his career in a Reinsurance Broking firm, primarily looking after Aviation and Space Reinsurance. Currently Mr Naik is director in Synergy Reinsurance Specialist (Labuan) Limited. Synergy Reinsurance is specialised in Reinsurance placements in International Markets.

He has travelled extensively over the last 2 decade in more than 38 countries. He has attended many International training programmes on Reinsurance and he is also a faculty and speaker in various seminars and conferences.

Vineet Agrwal

Vineet is a strategic growth driver, synergist, mentor, and quality visionary credited with two decades of experience in contributing and building traditional distribution channels and expanding and tapping new sources of business and distribution channels. Strong customer-marketing experience with demonstrable capability across the marketing mix with proven digital marketing, social media and brand and communication experience. Excellent collaboration and communication skills with strong cross-functional influencing skills; ability to relate well to colleagues from varied divisions, markets, and cultures.

With diverse experience in the insurance and financial services, Vineet is driven by passion to inspire people and achieve the desired organizational objectives towards sustainable profitable growth. He has gathered his experience across sales, business development, strategy, product development, marketing and organization development. He has been an integral part of the Risk Management Committee in various roles and has been a pioneer in developing the risk environment and has also contributed to the implementation of risk-based audit.

He has a strong innovation/entrepreneurial experience, analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to derive strategies and implement them in a timely, effective manner.

Naren Bonnerjee, Chartered Insurer

Mr Narendranath Bonnerjee is a Fellow of Indian Insurance  Institute and Associate of  Chartered Insurance  Institute ( London). He Started career in Psu Insurance Company in the year 1993. Currently he handles Risk Mangement/retail and Commercial portfolio in a leading private sector General Insurance Company. He has extensive knowledge in handling Risk Management portfolio of Corporate and retail clients.

 

Bilwa Banerjee

Bilwa Banerjee ‘s tryst with Risk Management commenced way back in 2001 – 2002 with ALLIANZ LIFE in India moved on to sunlife of Canada, Axa of France with Indian conglomerate like Bajaj, Birla, Bharti, SBI, Reliance , HDFC, wide exposure in Marketing , finance, Risk Manoeuvring, Training , HR . An astute Risk Management professional did his Masters in Risk Management and Post graduations in HR. Eighteen years of corporate Experience.


B D Banerjee

Mr. Banerjee was a direct recruit LIC officer of 1964, for General Insurance Wing, Mr. Banerjee went on to become Chairman-cum-Managing Director, of The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd., New Delhi in 1999 –this being an  additional  Charge along with his position as  GIC MD. In February 2000, he assumed the charge of CMD of The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. He was also given the additional charge of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, of National Insurance Co.Ltd., Kolkata in October 2001

Prior to that, he was Managing Director, General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC), Mumbai between 1998 and 99.

Till recently, he was independent director on the Boards of Rallis India Ltd, Mumbai (a Tata Group Company) and Tata-AIG General Insurance Company Ltd, Mumbai

Kamalji Sahay

Kamalji is a renowned business leader in the life insurance industry. He has been the founder MD&CEO of Star Union Dai-ichi Life, a JV of Bank of India, Union Bank of India and Dai-ichi Life, Japan. He is also an Author, a prolific speaker and a leading columnist with The Financial Express. His views are published monthly in the column “Embedded Value”, The Financial Express. His first book, Contemporary Essays on Life Insurance was published in 2014. His latest book, The LIC Story: Making of India’s Best Known Brand has been published recently and is available in major book stores as well as on Amazon.

He served the Life Insurance Corporation of India for more than 30 years. He was Executive Director at LIC’s Central Office when he was offered an opportunity to launch the Indo Japanese JV. Earlier he had very successfully launched the LIC’s JV in Nepal in 2001.The company achieved the rare distinction of achieving breakeven in just 22 months of operations.Later the GIC Re, India’s only reinsurance company, engaged him as a consultant to revive their life reinsurance portfolio.

Kamalji Sahay has been a visiting faculty at the IIM’s and Director on the Board of several companies since 1998. Currently he is engaged as a business launch and corporate governance consultant in Nepal as well as in India.His expertise in managing turnaroundand motivating and guiding large teams to high sales and service performance is well-acknowledged in the BFSI space.

G Srinivasan

Mr Srinivasan has more than 34 years of experience in General Insurance Industry at various places in India and abroad. He enjoys the distinction of becoming Chairman Cum Managing Director of United India Insurance Co. Ltd, one of India’s leading PSU Insurance Company at a relatively young age in the year 2007.

Prior to that also, he was Managing Director of The New India Assurance Co. (Trinidad & Tobago) Ltd., in the Caribbean island. Since 2012, he was at the helm of affairs of The New India Assurance Co. Ltd., India’s largest non-life insurance company and has taken the company to a all time new height(high) during his eventful stint till his retirement recently.  He is a very good orator has been a quite popular figure in the Insurance Industry.

 

Kaushal K Mishra

Mr K K Mishra has spent over 36 years in the insurance industry actively engaged in the industry, with experience in all aspects of the General Insurance marketplace. His experience during the evolution of General Insurance in India and in the subsequent growth of private general insurers has been recognized as an asset to Tata AIG. He joined AIG as Vice President in the year 2000 and subsequently retired as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Tata AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd.   The Company achieved many milestones under his leadership.

He was also closely associated with the General Insurance Council and the Regulator IRDA as veteran of the Industry. He has been a visiting faculty in various Institutes in India connected with Insurance and Risk management.

Currently he is an independent Director in two companies and mentor of a startup.

Sridhar Kalyanasundaram B Com, MA, CAIIB, CISA, CRISC, MBCI, ISO 20000-LA, ISO 27001-LA, 6SigmaGB, ITIL v3-Int SO, CoBIT5-Foundation, BWise-FA

Sridhar is an experienced banker having 30 years in Banking Industry in India & Africa – in MNC Banks. He has also worked as Management Consultant  across various verticals like BFSI, Telecom, Media – in India, Middle East and Africa – an SME for Risk Management, BPR, IT-Service and Risk Management Projects. He has also been CHIEF RISK OFFICER – ESAF SMALL FINANCE BANK, Thrissur, Kerala, India.  

Somit Chitrey

Post Graduate Program in Management – Finance,  Bachelor of Commerce, Certified Fraud Examiner(ACFE), US, Fellow: Insurance Institute of India, Six Sigma Black belt & Lean certified, Lead Auditor: ISO 9001

Somit has over 15 years of experience in Internal Audit, Risk, Fraud investigation & Process experience in Financial Sector. He has extensive forensic knowledge in Banking & Insurance sector. His forensic experience includes AML framework review, Implementation of AML software, Sanction screening, KYC remediation, suspicious transactions testing, Fraud risk assessment, Investigation, Fraud prevention framework, System audit & Customer Due Diligence. Prior to joining KPMG, he was associated with PNB MetLife Insurance, Kotak Mahindra Bank and ABN Amro Bank NV.

KB Vijay Srinivas

Shri KB Vijay Srinivas, is an insurance professional with close to four decades of experience in the field. He retired as Director and holding Joint Additional charge as CMD of United India Insurance Company Ltd. He is now a consultant, freelance writer, and trainer.

Having joined in 1981 United India Insurance Company as a direct recruit officer, has served at various places like in Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Madurai etc., in various capacities encompassing almost all the different aspects of the organization.

On promotion as General Manager, was transferred to National Insurance Company. Was the Chief Marketing Officer, and in addition held charge of many other portfolios like foreign operations,crop insurance, rural insurance, publicity, CSR, estate, administration, miscellaneous insurance etc. Was appointed as a Director to the Board of Directors of United India Insurance Company Ltd after a three year stint at National.

Has written many articles in journals and periodicals of repute on subjects like finance, taxation, general matters, insurance,and has also co-authored a book on sales tax. Has been a recipient of awards on many occasions from the Insurance Institute of India for essays on various topics.

After getting an honours degree in science, completed LLB. , MBA, all from Delhi University. Also completed articleship and a portion of Chartered Accountancy. Has done AIII and is an associate member of the Insurance Institute of India. Has been a speaker at various fora and a trainer for many institutes, speaking on varied subjects like marketing,finance, management, Insurance, motivation,human resources etc.

 

Dr Binod Atreya

Dr. Atreya serves as a Managing Director at Banking Finance and Insurance Institute of Nepal (BFIN), a capacity development institution promoted by seven commercial banks, two development banks, two finance companies, two microcredit institutions, two capital market institutions, and the Emerging Nepal Limited – a PPP model investment company with shareholding from the Government of Nepal. Before joining this institution, Dr. Atreya served as the CEO of Emerging Nepal Limited. He is representing as a Board Member in Prudential Insurance Company, CARE Ratings Nepal Limited and also the Member in the Infrastructure, Banking and Finance Sub-Committee of CNI in Nepal. Dr. Atreya was also a Member of the Executive Committee of the Management Association of Nepal (MAN) and led the International Relations Sub Committee of MAN. He has been instrumental in the early period of the establishment of the Nepal Infrastructure Bank Limited (NIFRA).

Prior to joining BFIN, Dr. Atreya holds over 30 years of professional experience in various capacities in Nepal Rastra Bank, the central bank of Nepal. He served as Executive Director at Micro Credit Promotion and Supervision Department, Office of the Governor, Corporate Planning Department, Bank Regulation Department, General Services Department, Bankers Training Centre, among others. Dr. Atreya was instrumental in drafting policies for strengthening the microfinance institutions, and the cooperative sector.

He has presented a number of papers in international conferences and seminars and is regarded as a Strategist, Motivator, Management, and Banking Expert, and a practical Resource Person. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Public Management Reform from Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, and an MBA (India) and an MPA master’s degree from Nepal. Dr. Atreya has over four dozen publications, both in national and international journals and in daily Newspapers, to his credit. He is also on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Banking Finance and Insurance.


RMAI Banking Expert

Amol Padhye,  Chartered Accountant, Head Market Risk department at HDFC Bank

Amol has over 15 years of strong experience in Capital Markets Risk Management across Banking and Risk Consulting space. He has worked extensively in Traded Risk, Banking Book Risk, Liquidity Risk, Counterparty Credit Risk and Risk Technology Implementation across EMEAI region.

He currently heads Market Risk department at HDFC Bank covering Trading Risk, Liquidity Risk, ALM Risk and Counterparty Credit Risk. He plays critical role in strengthening risk management framework for the Bank. Before HDFC Bank, he led Treasury and ALM Risk advisory practice at Ernst & Young LLP India. He has experience of consulting banks across India, South East Asia and Middle East region. He, further has led multiple Risk Technology projects in these regions. Prior to this, he was heading Market & Liquidity Risk at BNP Paribas, India. In addition to the Market Risk functions, he was also part of Asset & Liability Committee (ALCO) of the Bank.


RMAI Life Insurance Expert

N.K.V Roop Kumar, RIMS – CRMP, FLMI, Head Risk Management, SBI Life Insurance Company

Roop Kumar heads the Risk Management, Cyber Security & Fraud Monitoring of SBI Life Insurance Company Limited, India, the largest private sector Life Insurance Company of India with presence in India & Bahrain.

He is Risk & Insurance professional, with 31 years of experience (20 years in LIC of India and 11 years in SBI Life Insurance Co) in handling Enterprise Risk Management, Business Continuity Management, Information & Cyber Security, Fraud Monitoring, Operations & Marketing.

He is skilled Risk Professional in Strategic Role with extensive experience in formulating and implementing Risk Management, Information/Cyber Security, Business Continuity policies. Under his leadership SBI Life Insurance received ISO 31000-Enterprise Risk Management Standard; SBI Life is the first Life Insurance Company in India to be certified for the same. He also takes care of ISO 22301 BCMS & ISO 27001 ISMS framework alignment in the achievement of goals and sustainable growth for the business. Currently he is in the process of aligning his company’s ERM practices to COSO ERM 2017 Standard.

He is the First RIMS- CRMP from India. Currently he is perusing his Doctor of Philosophy (PHD) from Mumbai University & recently completed “Associate in Risk Management ARM 54” by The Institutes’ (USA). He has fond of teaching and he is visiting faculty for well-known institutes like National Insurance Academy (Pune), Insurance Institute of India (Mumbai) for subjects like Enterprise Risk Management, Strategic Risk Management, BCM, Information Security, Insurance etc.


RMAI Life Insurance Expert

Anjan Bhattacharya

Chief Risk Officer – PNB MetLife India Insurance Co. Ltd.

Anjan joined PNB MetLife in Oct 2013. He is a seasoned and well recognized Risk Management professional from BFSI sector with two decades of experience in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Operational Risk Management, Process management, Forensics, Financial Crime management, and Risk based Audits & Assurance. Currently he heads the Risk Management function at PNB MetLife while supporting the ERM initiative for the organization.

Anjan’s meticulous planning and execution of Business Continuity process, enabled PNB MetLife be one of the few Life Insurance companies who could transit much smoothly in a full BCP mode without compromising any functional KPIs, much before the Govt. announcement of National Lockdown owing to Covid-19 pandemic. He was instrumental in making PNB MetLife compliant with ISO 31000:2018 Risk Management Framework and also be certified under key ISO frameworks viz. ISO 22301, 27001 and 20000.

In his career spanning 19 years, Anjan has worked with reputed organizations such as American Express TRS, eServe International, ICICI Bank Ltd. and Max Life Insurance, before joining PNB MetLife in 2013.


RMAI Life Insurance Expert

Kumar Sumit Gaurav, CEO, Jubilee Life Insurance Company, Uganda Limited

Kumar Sumit Gaurav is currently working for Jubilee Life Insurance Company in Uganda Limited since Nov’20 as CEO and in his earlier role he worked with Jubilee Life Insurance in Tanzania as CEO for more than 5 years, had grown the company’s top line in double digit consistently with underwriting profit.

Prior to working for Jubilee Group of Company in Tanzania, he worked for Alliance Life Assurance Company as Chief Operating Officer for nearly 1.5 years. Sumit is a founder member of Canara HSBC OBC Life Insurance Company in India and had an opportunity to work with the HSBC Group for close to 11 years in various roles managing various functions such as Project, Underwriting, Transition, Operational Risk Management and BCP, Group Business Operations, Sales Strategy.

Sumit’s core area of expertise is Life Underwriting, Operational Risk Management including BCP, Sales Strategy and Alignment of Corporate Strategy to Sales, Reinsurance, striking a balance between top line and bottom line, Risk Based Capital transition and growing distribution partnership.

He holds an experience of more than 21 years in Life Insurance area at a different Geographical location including India, UK, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda in areas such as Life Insurance Transition, Life Underwriting, Projects, Reinsurance Management, Risk Management, Group Business Operations, Sales Strategy and General Management.

RMAI Life Insurance Expert

CA Ganesh Iyer, CEO, PRO Risk Consultancy Services

Ganesh Iyer is a Chartered Accountant with hands-on Life Insurance Experience of Operations, Underwriting, Claims & Risk Management since last 21 years apart from normal processes & audit experience, known Industry Expert in the domain of Risk Management, Corporate Governance & Solution Orientation.

He is the Founder Member and President of Association of Insurance Underwriters of India [AIU] and also Founder President of Association of Insurance Claims Management of India [AiCM].  He is also a founder Executive Committee Member of Association of International Committee for Insurance Medicine, India [ICLAM].  He is associated with the Forensic Accounting & Fraud Prevention Course of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTEC).


RMAI General Insurance Expert

Vikas Newatia, Head RSA Actuarial Services (India) Pvt Ltd

Vikas  is a strategic, and solutions focused leader with circa 25 years of financial services experience, particularly insurance, which includes technical and business advisory, managed services, SaaS to name a few.  He has conceptualised, built and led successful businesses as well as helped various companies in their efforts to establish presence in India.  Additionally, he has worked in the UK, India, parts of continental Europe, Middle-East and Southeast Asia.

Vikas has held various leadership positions and currently heads RSA Actuarial Services (India) Pvt Ltd, leading international general insurer as CEO in India.  He is also an Independent Director at RahejaQBE and an advisor to AutoO2, a start-up involved in aggregating automobile workshops.


RMAI General Insurance Expert

Avez Sayed, Head Risk Management, SBI General Insurance Company

Risk management professional with 13 years of experience in non-life insurance segment with a consistent track record of delivering and promoting higher growth.

Presently leading the enterprise risk management team along with information security to work closely with all stakeholders to ensure that the organization’s risk management policies and strategies are in compliance with applicable regulations, rating agency standards, and strategic imperatives of the organization.

He has authored numerous risk related articles including risk management case studies. He has published guiding risk factors for IPO specific to insurance industry. He was a part of IRDAI’s working group for formation of Information & Cyber Security Framework.

He has been providing Risk Management Consulting Service to corporate clients – leveraged the internal risk management learnings to develop solutions & strategies for top 100 corporate clients of the wholesale team.

He has made several presentations at different forums & universities on the topics of Risk Management & Cyber Security. He has obtained certifications in various areas like Risk Management, GDPR, Information Security Management, Quality Management, Reinsurance etc.


RMAI Corporate Expert

Surath Mukherjee, Chartered Accountant, Leads the Risk Assurance & Internal Audit of Dalmia Bharat Group

Surath Leads the Risk Assurance & Internal Audit of Dalmia Bharat Group. He joined Dalmia in 2008 and is based out of New Delhi. Has more than 29 years of experience in the field of Accounting , Finance , Internal auditing process reviews and process improvements. He has rich experience of manufacturing sector with excellent knowledge in the Cement, Sugar, Refractory, Power, FMCG Consumer Electronics , OEM ancillary business & software.

He is a regular speaker in various seminars of Risk , Audit and Governance organised by IIA , Ficci & other agencies. His role in hte present company includes Strategizing quarterly process reviews across Dalmia Group. He has been intrumental to drive process reengineering initiatives from the intelligence gathered in the audit & risk management study.


RMAI Brand Ambassador, Middle-East and North Africa (MENA)

Shaik Gulam Afzal Biya Bani, Senior Insurance Specialist & Educationalist, Damman, Saudi Arabia

Afzal has professional experience in the field of General Insurance over 23years as he is working in the area of Enterprise operational Risk (insurance) management (ERM) for AlMuhaidib Group of Companies, Saudi Arabia. He did his Fellowship in Insurance (FIII) and Certified Insurance Anti-Fraud Professional (CIAFP) course from Insurance Institute of India, Mumbai. Attended various international seminars and conferences on insurance. He is a qualified Composite Insurance Broker from National Insurance Academy, Pune and a Fellow member of Risk Management Association of India.

He is extremely passionate about learning new skills in Insurance and also in teaching. He is part of Warangal Insurance Institute team delivering lectures on various topics at different forums on a regular basis. A Guest Faculty at various NGO organizations of Insurance in India. He actively participates in industry forums as an insurance subject matter expert. He is also a Resident Editor of The Insurance Times, Life Insurance Today, Banking Finance, PR Communications and Financial Bazaar.


RMAI Industry Expert – Life and Health

Dwaipayan Dutta, Industry Expert- Life & Health, Technical Manager- Asia & Africa, SelectX Ltd, UK

Dwaipayan Dutta brings with him one and a half decades of experience in Life & Health insurance industry in areas like Underwriting, Claims,Product Development & Wellness.

He has worked with global brands like RGA, Allianz ,AIG, ARGO across India, Middle East, Africa and United Kingdom.

 


RMAI  Industry Expert-Life Insurance, AI & Technology Transformation, USA

Neeraj Kaushik, Principal Consultant, Infosys McCamish, USA

Neeraj is an innovative thought leader recognized for achieving exceptional results in highly competitive environments requiring continuous improvement and has driven the business of large-scale technology projects based out of the US, UK, India, and China geography for the last 18+ years. He has an excellent insurance business domain, architecture, design, and implementation skills in various life insurance administration as well as producer management and compensation systems.

He is a globally published author and Top Voice on LinkedIn in 5 areas-Insurtech, Business Analysis, Product Management, Artificial Intelligence and Data Architecture. He currently works as Principal Consultant for the Infosys® McCamish Systems and is a Product Manager for the Infosys McCamish NGIN platform initiative. Prior to this, Neeraj was part of Big 4 Consulting firms like PwC & Deloitte where he led digital transformation programs and strategic consulting initiatives across the Life, Annuities, and Property & Casualty Insurance space.

He holds a master’s degree in insurance & risk management from Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) and the designations of ALMI (LOMA), Fellow of Risk Management Association of India (RMAI) and President Select Member (Leadership Excellence at Harvard Square).

He actively participates in industry forums and discussions as an insurance subject matter expert and have been invited to Judge Industry awards. He is also an active contributor to The Insurance Times, and numerous reputed journals based out of US & India like Business Insider, IIBA, Insurance Thought Leadership etc.

Contact Details: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neerajkaushikprincipalconsultant/


RMAI Industry Expert – General Insurance & Risk Management

Tarun Kumar Singh is a distinguished professional in the insurance and risk management industry, combining extensive experience with a robust set of qualifications. As the Founder & CEO of Finexure Consultancy Services, he excels in strategic consulting, business process modeling, and risk management.

He holds an MBA and a BBM from Bangalore University and is an Associate of the Insurance Institute of India (III). His certifications are comprehensive, including being a Certified Risk & Internal Control Professional (CRICP), a Certified Insurance Anti-Fraud Professional (CIAFP), a Certified Forensic Accountant and Fraud Investigator, and a Certified AML and KYC Professional; BASEL III Certified Professional, A certificate in Market Risk Capital FRTB, Certificate in Design Thinking for Strategy and Entrepreneurship,.

Additionally, he holds an IRDAI Insurance Broker License and is certified by the Association of Mutual Funds of India. Tarun is skilled in business development, product management, and regulatory compliance, with a proven track record in leading successful start-ups and insurance intermediary organizations. His leadership is characterized by a deep understanding of the insurance sector, strong relationships with key stakeholders, and an unwavering commitment to ethical business practices.

RMAI Academic Council

Prof Manoj K Pandey, Chairperson- Centre for Corporate Communications
Associate Professor of Insurance, Marketing, BIMTECH

Prof Manoj K Pandey holds a Master degree in Management from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) & is an Associate member of Insurance Institute of India. He served in Life Insurance industry for 20 years in different capacities & roles in India & Gulf Countries. He had been Resident Manager of LIC in Sultanate of Oman. His last assignment in industry was that of Head – life & medical insurance of a leading local insurance company in Oman.

Prof. Pandey joined Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) as a Associate Professor in its Insurance program in December, 2011. He is involved in teaching & research in area of life insurance , insurance channel management & general marketing. He has also handled the administrative portfolios of being course coordinator for PGDM – Insurance program & head of admission in past. At present Prof Pandey is in-charge of the branding & social media activity at BIMTECH.


Prof Pratik Priyadarshi, Programme Coordinator – PGPX
Associate Professor of Insurance and Risk Management, BIMTECH

A General Insurance professional of the Direct Recruits Batch of United India Insurance Co Ltd, 1989 batch. He has a vintage of over 30 years in the Insurance industry. He has had varied experience in different positions in Underwriting, Product Development, Business Development and Risk Management in both Public Sector and Private sector Insurance companies. He has served at various positions in United India Insurance Co, Tata AIG, IFFCO Tokio, L&T Insurance.

With a post-graduation from Delhi University and a PGDM from IGNOU, he has been actively involved in consultancy work, training, and advisory functions related to activities in the General Insurance Industry. He is also a member of the Insurance Institute of India.

He has also been involved in imparting knowledge by virtue of being Visiting Faculty at B Schools and other educational institutions in Delhi NCR.

He has been a Moderator, Panellist, and participant in many National and International conferences.


Dr. A. A. Attarwala
Director
Kohinoor Business School

Dr. Attarwala is heading Kohinoor Business School (KBS), Mumbai’s one of the prestigious management schools responsible to look after Mumbai University affiliated MMS program, and PGDM program, approved by AICTE. Apart from M.Sc. from IIT Bombay, he holds MFM from JBIMS, Mumbai. He has international certifications as Certified Management Accountant (CMA – Australia), and Doctor of Letters (D. Litt.), University of South America, USA.

In his extensive career as an academician for a span of 4 decades, the longest stint had been with the Sadhana Education Society. He has been a dedicated mass educat,or and a reputed umbrella for various colleges and institutes under its aegis.