EVENT:                FIRMA Conclave
Date:                    26 July 2019
Number of Audience: 2500
Location:                 Main Audi, Audi Block, Central Campus
Organizer:                Department of Professional Studies

The FIRMA (Finance, Insurance, Risk Management, Actuaries) Conclave was organized by the Department of Professional Studies (DPS), CHRIST (Deemed to be University), in association with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and the Insurance Institute of India (III).

The corporate connect marked the commencement of the programme, followed by a session at the Main Auditorium welcoming the distinguished guests of honour, Sir John Taylor, President, IFoA, Mr. Clifford Friend, Director of Education, IFoA and other key personnel from the industry of Insurance and Actuarial Discipline – Mr Mahidara Davangere, Council Member, IF0A, Prof. Soundarya Sankaran, Fellow, III,  Prof. Ravi Seshadri, Vice President, Bharti AXA General Insurance Ltd and Mr. Amit Pradhan, Market Development Manager, CII. A panel discussion, moderated by Prof. Biju Toms, Head of Department of Professional Studies introduced the various professions encouraging the undergraduate students to start their journey in these industries, with insights about CII curriculum, the future of Actuarial Science, analytics as bread and butter of any industry and related current trends. The audience also witnessed an insightful paper presentation on microinsurance.