Qualification:

• Post Graduate Executive Programme (PGEP)

             LIC sponsored residential programme conducted by IIM, Ahmedabad.

• Fellow of Insurance Institute of India
• B.A. (Economics)
• Diploma in Computer Programming
• Diploma in Industrial Electronics

Experience:

Serving National Insurance Academy (NIA) as a Research Associate, on deputation from LIC of India, since June 2019.

• Research Associate at Western Zonal Training Center of LIC – 3 years
• Operational areas of LIC - New Business, Finance and Accounts, Claims, Office Services, Policy Servicing, NACH and Pension & Group Schemes – 22 years
• Assembly Supervisor and Programmer with private engineering companies - 3 years

List of Publications

Contributed as the first author for the following research reports published by NIA –

• A Perception of the Middle- and High-Income Millennials about the Need for Pension

             and their Retirement Preparedness (July 2023)

• The Challenges faced by Life Insurers in Appointing and Retaining Individual Agents (September 2021)
• Efficacy of the channel – “Insurance Marketing Firm” (May 2020)

Contributed for the following research project conducted by NIA –

• Value Creation for Stakeholders: An Empirical Study

               https://niapune.org.in/research-and-publication/research-reports

Research Articles:

• Sheth, S., Bedakihale, S., Nerurkar, B. and Panjwani, D. (2023). Study of the impact of Covid Pandemic on the Persistency of Life Insurance Business in India. The Journal of Insurance Institute of India, Vol. X issue IV, 44-50.
• Bedakihale, S., Venugopal, P., Srinivasan G. (2022). Challenges Faced by LIC of India in Appointing and Retaining Individual Agents. Bimaquest, 22(3), 5-23.
• Bedakihale, S., Venugopal, P., Srinivasan G. (2022). The Challenges faced by Life Insurers in Appointing and Retaining Individual Agents. Bimaquest, 22(1), 5-26.

Areas of Interest:

Life Insurance, Finance

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