NOTABLE PAST DISCUSSIONS
THE ECONOMIC TIMES INSURANCE SUMMIT 2017
The Insurance sector plays an important role in driving the economic development of a country, with its long term provision
of fund for infrastructure development which concurrently strengths the risk taking ability of the nation. India’s economic
growth has seen a great surge in the last few years and moving forward with a vision to be third largest economy in the world.
India’s insurance market has huge business opportunity waiting to be harnessed. In comparison to the world’s total insurance
premiums, India accounts for just 1.5 percent which is much less despite of India being the second most populous country
in the world. However, in the recent times the insurance sector has seen phenomenal changes and these changes has been
catalysed by technology, competition, regulations, customer aspirations and high growth. The Economic Times Insurance
Summit is a platform created to chalk the future course of the insurance sector by getting the industry stalwarts under one
platform to discuss and deliberate on the challenges and solutions. With this is purview, The Economic Times 4th Annual
Insurance Summit 2017 is centered on the theme “Revolutionizing Insurance Strategies” and will have a pragmatic blend of
keynotes, panel discussion, roundtable discussion, etc.
SUMMIT HIGHLIGHT
LIVE SURVEY
WHITEPAPER
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
INVESTORS MEET
NETWORKING MEETINGS
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
The Economic Times Insurance Summit | 11 December 2017 | Hotel Taj Lands End, Mumbai
09:00 - 09:30
Registration & Networking
09:30 - 09:35
Welcome Address by ET Edge
09:35 - 09:55
Securing Financial Future of India
Nilesh Sathe, Member (Life), IRDA
09:55 - 10:10
Special Address
Alice Vaidyan, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, General Insurance Corporation
10:10 - 11:10
Panel Discussion 1: Reviving Policies & Regulations
- Allowance of Initial Public Offering in Insurance Sector
- Mergers & Acquisition in Insurance Sector
- Learn about new policies undertaken by the government
K.G.Krishnamoorthy Rao, MD & CEO, Future Generali General India Insurance Company
R M Vishakha, MD & CEO, IndiaFirst Life Insurance
Anuj Shah, Partner, Khaitan & Co
Antony Jacob, CEO, Apollo Munich Health Insurance
Moderator: Rohan Sachdev, Partner & Leader, Financial Services Advisory, EY
11:10 - 11:20
Tea / Coffee & Networking
11:20 - 12:20
Panel Discussion 2: The Impact of Disruptive Technologies in Insurance
- What do Blockchain, AI, IOT and machine learning mean for Insurance business?
- Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in (Re-)Insurance
- Unlocking the potential of blockchain databases
- How is IOT changing the Insurance business model?
Tarun Chugh, MD & CEO, Bajaj Life Insurance
Rajesh Sud, Executive Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Max Life Insurance
Noshin Kagalwalla, Managing Director, SAS India
Munish Sharda, CEO & MD, Future Generali Life Insurance
Ashish Kumar Srivastava, CEO, PNB MetLife India Insurance
Mahesh Balasubramanian, CEO, Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Company
Moderator: Kalpana Sampat, CEO, Swiss Re India Branch
12:20 - 13:20
Panel Discussion 3: Digital Transformation = Engagement Innovation
- How important it is to stay in sync with fast changing customer behaviour, new market dynamics and increase competitiveness?
- Engagement innovation is the next level of digital transformation
- Customer-centric Products, new added value services and new business models
- How InsurTech are innovating in order involve more customer engagement?
Shalabh Saxena, Chief Operating Officer, Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance
K Sanath Kumar, Chairman & Managing Director, National Insurance Company
Vikash Seth, Chief Executive Officer, Bharti AXA Life Insurance
Anup Jindal, Chief Executive Officer & Joint Managing Director, RMSI
Ashish Mehrotra, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Max Bupa Health Insurance
Moderator: Hemant Jhajharia, Partner, PWC
13:20 - 14:20
Lunch & Networking
14:20 - 15:00
Panel Discussion 4: Micro Insurance – the Risk, Perils and Opportunities
- Analysing the SWOT of Micro Insurance in India
- Identifying the new strategies that will ensure better and deeper micro insurance penetration in rural areas
- Why customization of products is the need of the hour?
Rushabh Gandhi, Director Marketing & Sales, India First Life
Sunder Krishnan, Chief Risk Officer, Reliance Life Insurance
Moderator: Shashwat Sharma, Partner Consulting, KPMG India
15:00
Close of Conference
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Regulators/Policy makers
Chairman
Managing Director
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Corporate/Legal Officer
HOD’s – Product/ Sales / Marketing / Distribution/ Claims / Risk / Channels / Distribution
Chief Distribution Officer
Chief Product Officer
Academicians
From the following industries:
Public Sector
Insurance Companies
Advisories
Banks
Financial Institutes
