TRENDS, STRATEGIES & OPPORTUNITIES

Workshop: 16th September 2008 | Conference: 17th - 18th September, 2008 | Venue: Hotel J W Marriott, Mumbai

 
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Day One : Wednesday 17th September 08
     
09.30 am Registration and Early Morning Refreshment
     
09.45 am   Welcome & Opening Address
     
  Mr. Trevor Bull,
Managing Director,
TATA AIG LIFE
     
10.00 am   Trends and Developments within the Insurance Market in India
  Entry of new private players contributed to the growth of the industry
  Role of distribution channels in development of insurance industry
  New innovations and technologies
  Joint ventures and tie-ups
  Mahavir Chopra
Director – eBusiness
Bonsai Insurance Broking Pvt Ltd
     
10.30 am   Key Driving Forces in Indian (Life) insurance Industry
  Favorable financial climate in India
  Innovative approach in new market penetration by private players
  Technology used
  Participation of foreign direct investment in India
  Innovation in multi- channel distribution like corporate agent, banc assurance, internet etc
  Vikram Mehmi
President & Chief Executive Officer
Birla Sun life Insurance Co Ltd (India)
     
11.00 am   Morning Refreshments
     
11.30 am   Role of Technology as a business driver in Indian Insurance Industry
  Growing adoption of technology - consumer insights
 

Customer convenience as a business growth strategy

 

IMPACT - ways of measuring effect of technology

 

Opening up of new markets

  How Mobile technology is shaping up for insurance
  Joydeep Roy
Chief Distribution Officer
TATA AIG LIFE
     
12.00 pm   WIIIFM? What is in it for me –from the Hot-Seat of a Customer
 

India Inc. –At A Glance

 

Trends In Indian Insurance Industry

 

Suspect-Prospect

 

Advantages of competition

 

Knowledge worker

 

Tied Agency Channel

 

Sustainable Model

 

Distribution Channels

  R.Venugopal
Professor- Life Insurance
National Insurance Academy
     
12.30 pm   The Use of Business Intelligence Solutions in Insurance Companies
  Controlling marketing and sales
  Monitoring claims activities
  Portfolio profitability analysis
  Uri Taiber
Founder and CEO
InsFocus Systems Ltd
     
1.00 pm   Networking Luncheon
     
2.00 pm   Innovations in Life Insurance Distribution in India
  Innovative distribution techniques
  The benefits of product development in the business - life insurance
  Financial protection to include wealth management services in context to distribution
  Shyamal Saxena
Chief Distribution and
Marketing Officer

Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company
     
02.30 pm   Banc Assurance Penetrating Rural Markets
  Strategies using banc assurance to penetrate rural market in India
  Distribution and development of Micro Insurance/ Rural insurance
  Distribution and development of Micro Insurance/ Rural insurance
 

Surya K.Roy
Executive Director Marketing -Banc assurance and Alternate Channel
Life Insurance Corporation of India

     
03.00 pm   Afternoon Refreshments
     
03.30 pm   Issues and Challenges of Re-Insurance in Insurance industry
    Perspective on emerging risks and their effect on the
reinsurance market
    Changing re-insurance landscape
    Stability of the re-insurance system –growth, profit and capacity
  Elias Chedid
Director
Chedid Associate
Insurance & Reinsurance
     
4.00 pm   The Role and Relevance of Intermediaries in the Indian Insurance Industry
    The role of insurance intermediaries in the Indian
insurance sector
    Increasing the positive effects of insurance generally – risk-taking investment, provision of basic societal needs and economic growth.
    Factors that intermediaries bring to the insurance marketplace that help to increase the availability of insurance like Innovative marketing.
    Anil Chopra
Chief Executive officer
Bajaj Capital Insurance Broking Ltd
     
4.30 pm   The Role and Relevance of Intermediaries in the Indian Insurance industry
  The role of insurance intermediaries in the Indian
Insurance sector
  Increasing the positive effects of insurance generally – risk-taking investment, provision of basic societal needs and economic growth.
  Factors that intermediaries bring to the insurance marketplace that help to increase the availability of insurance like Innovative marketing.
 

Mr. Anish M. Wig
Chief Executive Officer
International College of Financial Planning Ltd. (ICFP)

     
5.00 pm   Closing Remarks
     
5.30 pm
Onwards
  Informedia’s
Grand Cocktail Reception
     
 
Day Two : Thursday 18th September 08
     
09.30 am Registration and Early Morning Refreshments
     
09.45 am   Welcome & Opening Address
     
10.00 am   Future product demand / unique products and innovations and 'Potential for high net worth insurance products and other market segmentation'
  Demand of future product for Insurance
  Market segmentation in context to product
  New product suited for customer needs
  David T. Youssef
Managing Director
Good Health Worldwide LLC
     
10.45 am   Micro Insurance - enabling sustainable business through community participation and livelihood generation
 

Challenges of Microinsurance penetration in India

 

Successful strategies for growth

 

Ensuring sustainable business

 

Role of all stakeholders

  Vijay Athreye,
Vice President & National Head Rural, Social & Micro Insurance,

TATA AIG LIFE
     
11.30 am   Morning Refreshments
     
12.00 pm   Driving Micro-Insurance and Health Insurance Penetration by Leveraging Banc Assurance
  Role of health insurance in the Insurance sector
  Strategies for Success in Rural Insurance Market
  Increase of private players in healthcare
  Introduction of new products for different segments
  U.S. Roy
Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer

SBI Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
     
12.45 pm   Role of CRM in the Insurance Industry
  Customer Relationship Management in Financial Services
  Customer Centricity - the business philosophy
  Breaking the silos - alignment to the business philosophy
  Customer segmentation - means to achieve the business philosophy
  NPS - the common currency to performance evaluation
  Customer Centricity - the way to profitable business
    Abhay Johorey
Director- Transformation & Services
Aviva Life Insurance Company India Pvt. Ltd.
     
01.30 pm   Networking Luncheon
     
02.30 pm   Importance of Attribution Analysis in Investment
Portfolios Managed by Insurance Companies
  Investment Linked Products are a Key Driver of Insurance Sales in India Today
  Returns Given by Investment Portfolios are thus a Key Determinant of Customer Satisfaction
  Attribution Analysis is a Major Decision Support Tool which Assists in Better Investment Portfolio Performance
  Key Elements Like Allocation Effect, Selection Effect, Duration Effect and Credit Spread Effect
when Analyzed Give
Considerable Insights in this
Direction
    Krishnan Sitaraman
Head - Fund Services & Fixed Income Research
CRISIL Limited
     
3.15 pm   The Insurance BPO Opportunity
  Globalization of Services
  BPO Trends in the Insurance Industry
  Engagement Models
  Success Drivers
  Key Considerations for Carriers
  The Road Ahead
    Sameer Dewan
VP-Insurance Operations
Genpact
 
     
04.00 pm   Afternoon Refreshments
     
4.30 pm   Enabling Compliance in Insurance Business
    Sandeep Bhambure
National Sales Manager - Financial Services India & SAARC
EMC2
     

5.15 pm
  Case Study:
Attractions of the Qatar Financial Centre (Including our approach to regulation of the
insurance industry)
  Opportunities in Qatar and the Middle East
  Macro-economic overview
  Why Qatar ?
  Insurance industry overview
  Qatar financial centre
  Regulatory overview
  Impact on the insurance industry as a result of the single regulator for Qatar
  Some key challenges going forward (for the regulator and the insurance companies)
  Shankar Garigiparthy
Director - Insurance Supervision
Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority
     
06.00 pm   Closing Remarks