Mr. Yogesh Lohiya is a mechanical engineering graduate and an Associate of the Insurance Institute of India. He also holds a post-graduate diploma in management from the All India Management Association (AIMA).
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Mr. Lohiya had a short stint in the manufacturing industry before joining the Insurance Industry as a direct recruit officer in The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. in 1977.
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During his stay in Oriental spanning over three decades Mr. Lohiya handled various technical departments including Fire, Engineering, Reinsurance Treaty, Foreign Operation, Marine, Aviation, etc. He also provided his expertise to the company’s offices in India and abroad on technical matters.
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He has served as member on various professional committees. These include:
Insurance & Pension Committee of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry
Study Group on Insurance of PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Chairman of Management Committee of Catastrophe Pool (Developing the Pool in association with GIC under the instruction of IRDA)
Member of Terrorism Pool
Member of Sub committee of Tariff Advisory Committee on Engineering & Petrochemical Insurances
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He is also the Co-chairman of Insurance Committee of Indian Merchants Chamber, Mumbai. Mr. Lohiya is also a visiting faculty at several institutes of higher learning which include:-
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Power Management Institute of NTPC
National Insurance Academy
IIT Delhi & Kanpur
Training Colleges of the public sector general insurance companies
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| A prolific writer, Mr. Lohiya has authored several books on various issues related to the Insurance sector. He has also presented papers on a variety of subjects ranging from Risk Management in Chemical Industry, Customer Service in Insurance Industry and Indian Public Sector – A Success Story in Seminars in India and abroad. Several of these have also been awarded. Mr. Lohiya prepared a Report on Catastrophe Risk in India for the Ministry of Finance and an Engineering Insurance Manual for The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. The manual was later adopted by Tariff Advisory Committee. |