JUNE 2016

• Focus Article – Marine Cargo Insurance
• Interview - Mr Madhusudan Lahoty, Future Generali India Insurance Company Ltd
• Series of Workshop on D&O Liability and Claims Handling

MAY 2015

• Employee Benefits – Trends and Outlook 2015
• Interview - Mr. Sanjay Seth, Executive Vice President, Iffco Tokio General Insurance
• Innovative Employee Benefits
• Employee Engagement Strategies

DEC 2014

• Cyber Attacks – not "if" but "when"
• Interview – Mr. Harsh Kothari, Sr. Vice President - Finance & Operations, DSP Blackrock Mutual Fund
• Interview - Mr. Sanjay Datta, Chief - Underwriting & Claims, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company
• India Insure - Cyber Risk Survey 2014
• Cyber - Risk & Remedy - series of Workshop by India Insure in association with Clyde & Co and Classis Law

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July 2014 - 50th issue of inotes

• Indian Insurance Industry - Weathering the Storm and Recapturing Growth
• Interview – Mr. M Ramaprasad, Member-IRDA (Non-life)
• Claims Case Study - Agreed Bank Clause
• Readers Speak - Next issue - Need for cyber crime insurance

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May 2014

• Insurance Broking sword hangs over Banks
• Interview – Mr. Rakesh Kumar, GM, New India Assurance
• Interview - Dr. P. Nandagopal, MD & CEO, India First Life Insurance Company
• Interview - Mr. R.K. Gupta, Executive Director, Bank of Maharashtra
• Claims Case Study - The scope of an Insurance Broker's liability
• Readers Speak - Next issue - Insurance Broker Performance

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Jan 2014

• Nurturing talent in the insurance market place
• Interview – Mr. Milind Kharat, Chairman & MD, United India Insurance Company
• Interview - Dr. A.K. Saxena, Chairman & MD, Oriental Insurance Company
• Interview - Mr. Sanjay Dutta, Chief- Underwriting & Claims, ICICI Lombard Insurance Company
• Interview - Mr. Tapan Singhel, MD & CEO, Bajaj Allianz Insurance Company
• Interview - Mr. Yogesh Lohiya, MD & CEO, IFFCO-Tokio Insurance Company
• Interview - Mr. Ritesh Kumar, MD & CEO, HDFC ERGO Insurance Company
• Readers Speak - Next issue - the Talent gap in the Insurance Industry

Nov 2013

• Credit insurance - a life boat for all industries
• Interview – Mr. N Shankar - CMD, ECGC
• Interview - Mr. Bhavesh Patel - VP, ICICI Lombard
• Interview - Mr. S. Hariharan – DGM, Balmer Lawrie
• Claims Case Study - fulfilling Policy obligations
• Readers Speak - This issue - Creation of a NATCAT pool
• Readers Speak - Next issue - Banks as brokers

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Aug 2013

• Liability Risks in the Construction IndustryInterview - Mr. K Murali, IL&FS Ltd
• Interview – Mr. B. Vara Prasad, Reliance Infrastructure Ltd
• Interview – Mr. Praveen Sethia, Infrastructure Advisors Pvt. Ltd
• Interview – Mr. K. Parasuram, Punj Lloyd
• Interview – Mr. Sobhanbabu Vadde, SEW Infra
• Interview – Mr. James Amberson, Bajaj Allianz Gen. Ins. Co. Ltd
• Claims Case Study - 'Necessary Repairs' or 'Improvements’
• Readers Speak – “What according to you would best resolve the problem of lower insurance penetration levels in India and help to increase the penetration levels? ”
• Readers Speak Next issue – “Creation of a NATCAT pool”

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Apr 2013

• Broking In India – a battle for market shareFacts and Figures Pertaining to the Broking Industry
• Voices – Insurers, Brokers and CorporatesInterview – Mr. Sohanlal Kadel -President, Insurance Brokers Association of India, (IBAI)
• Insurance Broking In India... and this is what the market says
• Readers Speak – "If the FDI hike receives parliament's approval how would it affect the industry and in case the approval does not come through, what would be the industry's loss? FDI hike viz -a viz listing of insurance companies - how do you compare the two?”
• Readers Speak – "What according to you would best resolve this problem and help to increase the penetration levels? "

Oct 2012

• An overview of the large claims in the non life insurance industry 2012
• Interview – Insurer, Mr. Parag Gupta – Executive Vice President, Head – Commercial Lines, IFFCO Tokio.
• Interview – Surveyor - Mr. Yogesh Gandhi, Director – Cunningham Lindsey International Pvt. Ltd.,
• Interview – Corporate - Mr. Vijay Choudhary, Sr. Deputy General Manager- Insurance, Lanco Infratech Limited.
• Readers Speak – “Should there be a provision for sharing of claims data and experience by the insurers? How would it help the insurance industry?”
• Readers Speak – If the FDI hike receives parliament's approval how would it affect the industry and in case the approval does not come through, what would be the industry's loss? FDI hike viz -a viz listing of insurance companies - how do you compare the two?”

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July 2012

• Major Risks in Sea Ports Interview – Mr.Arif Hoda, DGM, United India Insurance Company Ltd.
• Readers Speak – “Should Professional indemnity insurance be made mandatory for a larger section of professions?”
• Readers Speak – Should there be a provision for sharing of claims data and experience by the insurers? How would it help the insurance industry?”
• Claims Case Study - Negligence in Handling
• View Point - New directives issued to CMD’s of PSU’s regarding strategy for health and fire insurance. What next?

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April 2012

• Professional Indemnity Insurance
• Interview – Mr. Ramakrishna Prabhu, Vice- President, Accounts, Hindustan Construction Company
• Interview – Mr. Neeraj Tuli, Senior Partner , Tuli & Company
• Readers Speak – “Your opinion on the draft guidelines issued by IRDA on licensing of bancassurance agents”?
• Readers Speak – “Should Professional indemnity insurance be made mandatory for a larger section of professions?”
• Claims Case Study - 'Notice of Claim' requirement View Point - Revised Rates for Act of God Perils - an abrupt hardening

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January 2012

• Risks in the Media & Entertainment Industry
• Interview – Mr. Anurag Reja, Chief Manager- Insurance and Risk Management, Times of India
• Interview – Mr. Dilip Baba, Underwriter, Specialty Lines, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
• Readers Speak – “State of Insurance Product Innovation”
• Readers Speak – “Your opinion on the draft guidelines issued by IRDA on licensing of bancassurance agents”?
• Claims Case Study - Data Breach View Point - Brokers as Claims consultants

October 2011

• Commercial Crime insurance coverage “exclusive”
• Interview – Mr. Aniruddha Gadre, Assistant VP –Finance, Tech Mahindra
• Interview – Mr. Praveen Gupta, CEO, Raheja QBE General Insurance Company
• Readers Speak – “Should IRDA allow banks to tie-up with more than one insurer?”
• Readers Speak – Next Issue- What is the state of product innovation in the Indian Insurance Industry?
• Claims Case Study - Fidelity Guarantee
• View Point - On Strikes leading to Business Interruption

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July 2011

• A decade of liberalization of the Indian Insurance Industry
• Interview – Mr. Ramadoss, Chairman & MD of New India Assurance
• Interview – Mr. Ajay Bibmhet, Managing Director, Royal Sundram Alliance
• Readers Speak
• Claims Case Study

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April 2011

• Group life Insurance - Safeguarding your employees interest
• Interview – Mr. TR Ramachandran, CEO & MD, Aviva Life Insurance
• Readers Speak- Motor Third Party Pool
• View Point - Motor Third Party Pool Claims Provisioning – a cause for concern

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January 2011

• Demystifying Fire Loss of Profits Insurance
• Interview – Mr. Laxman Prakash, Supply Chain Leader, Owens Corning
• Readers Speak- PSU Cartelization for TPA
• View Point - Motor Third Party Insurance – Isn’t it killing the industry?

October 2010

• Understanding Clinical Trials Insurance
• Interview – Mr. T A Ramalingam, Head Underwriter, Bajaj Allianz
• Interview – Mr. P. Sashidharan Nair, National Manager - Liability Claims, HDFC ERGO
• Readers Speak- The Future of TPA’s
• View Point - Product Innovation in the Indian General Insurance Market- Where are we?

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July 2010

• Risk Exposures in the Auto-Components Industry
• Interview – Mr. Arjya Mishra, HR Head, RSB Transmissions
• Readers Speak- Insurance Broker Rating

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April 2010

• Claims Trends in the Non-Life Insurance Industry
• Interview – Mr. P. C. Somani, Executive VP, Supreme Industries
• Interview – Mr. Nitin Deo, Head - Claims, Future Generali
• Interview – Mr. Kaushal K Mishra, Executive VP - Business Operations, TATA AIG
• Interview – Mr. Rajan Srivatsan, Director, Professional Surveyors & Loss Adjusters Private Limited
• Readers Speak- Quality of Claims Service
• Viewpoint- Handling Claims . . . .is there "the best way"?

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January 2010

• Risk Exposure in the Construction industry
• Interview – IRDA Chairman – Mr. J Hari Narayan
• Interview – Mr. P K Tripathi, CEO, Unitech & Mr. Rajeev Hajela, General Manager- DLF Ltd
• Readers Speak- Cost Containment in health insurance
• Viewpoint- Who will bell the cat?

October 2009

• Risk & Insurance in the IT/ITES Industry
• Discounting of premium- Is the customer the winner?
• Interviews: Mr. NSRC Prasad, CMD- National Insurance Co & Mr. Alwar Narayanan, Sr. Manager- Finance, Indian school of Business
• Readers Speak: To how many brokers should an organization issue a mandate to source quotes?

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July 2009

• Risk Exposures in a Pharma Company
• Claims Case Study: Understanding the complexities of BI Coverage
• Interviews: Ms. Anisha Udeshi, Head – Insurance & RM, Cipla Ltd.
• Readers Speak: Demand for D&O liability insurance
• Higher Deductibles- as a Risk Management tool

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May 2009

• Changing landscape of directors’ liability
• Claims Case Study: Theft & intruder alarm condition
• Interviews: Mr. I S Phukela, GM, New India Assurance and Mr. R Madhusudhan, GM - Insurance, Lanco Infratech
• Readers Speak: How long will the soft market continue?

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March 2009

• Understanding Supply Chain Risks
• Claims Case Study: The Claims Notification Clause
• Interviews: Mr. G. Srinivasan, Chairman & MD of United India Insurance & Mr. Peter H. Jayakumar, Chief Risk Officer, GATI Ltd.

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January 2009

• Overview of Terrorism Insurance
• Add-on covers in CAR insurance
• Health insurance portability
• Claims case: Cross Liability clause in insurance contracts
• Interviews: GM- Oriental Insurance, National Head – ICICI Lombard, CFO – Kuoni Group & Heinz India

December 2008

• Rise of specialty insurance products in India
• Personal and Advertising Injury
• Claims Case: Advertising Injury Claim
• Interview: Mr. Basil Almeida, General Counsel, Geometric Global Limited,
• Interview: Mr. S. Balasubramaniam, CFO, Zensar Technologies Ltd,
• Interview: Mr. V. Harshavardhan, General Manager, United India Insurance &
• Interview: Mr. Anuj Tyagi, National Head-Corporate Business, HDFC Ergo

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September 2008

• Business Continuity Planning
• Retirement planning with Group Superannuation
• Claims Case: Fire in a paint factory
• Interview: CEO of Reliance Life Insurance
• Health insurance – a revised, enlarged menu

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July 2008

• 25th issue of inotes
• 5 years of Insurance broking in India
• Survey on “Perception of Insurance brokers and their services in today’s market”
• Interviews of corporates using brokers- BPL, Tata Tele, Marico Ltd and Perot Systems
• Interview of CEO, Iffco Tokio Insurance Company

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May 2008

• Global Warming- getting too hot to handle
• Political Risks Insurance
• Interview of stand alone health insurers- Star Health & Apollo DKV

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March 2008

• Contracts, Risks and Insurance
• Workmen’s Compensation VS Employer’s Liability
• Interviews of CEO, Reliance General Insurance Co & GM- National Insurance Co

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January 2008

• Global Insurance Market Report
• Design Defect cover
• Customers Views on Detariffing- Otis Elevator Company Ltd, Owens Corning and Shasun Chemicals

November 2007

• Best practices in handling claims

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September 2007

• Shortage of Insurance Talent - need for training & education
• Gratuity scheme

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July 2007

• Health care and Health insurance in India
• Construction risks insurance

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May 2007

• Technology in Insurance
• Aviation Insurance

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March 2007

• Enterprise Risk Management - Introduction
• Delay in Start up Insurance
• Safety Mgmt

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January 2007

• How to select your Insurer
• Safety for Company Visitors

September 2006

• De- tariffing - a curtain raiser
• Marine Sales Turn over policy

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July 2006

• How to be adequately insured in Fire Insurance
• MLOP
• Maintenance - a strategic mgmt tool

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May 2006

• Reinsurance Demystified
• GTL in lieu of EDLI
• Lightning prevention and protection

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March 2006

• Role of a surveyor
• POSI

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January 2006

• 3 Years of broking
• Weather insc
• Effective handling of Consumer complaints

November 2005

• ART
• Crime Insurance
• E mail liability

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September 2005

• Fury of the Floods
• Business Interruption cover
• Being prepared for the floods

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July 2005

• What ails Health Insurance in India
• Credit Insurance
• Evacuation Planning

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April 2005

• Auto Insurance - India vs US Markets
• Kidnap, Ransom & Extortion
• Errors and Omissions Insurance

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February 2005

• De-Tarriffing
• The Tsunami Disaster
• Spray Booths

December 2004

• Understand your Ins. Policy - Plain English
• Contaminated Products Ins.
• Static Electricity

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October 2004

• Cancellation clause - Damocles Sword
• Directors & Officers Liability Ins
• Floods and Inundation

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August 2004

• Assessing an Insurance Broker
• Clinical Trials Liability Insurance
• Preventing Electric Hazards

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June 2004

• How to choose an Insurance company
• Product Recall Insurance
• General Tips