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Our Distinguished Faculty at Birla Institute of Management Technology

Manoj Kumar Pandey

Associate Professor

Biosketch

Prof Manoj K Pandey holds a Master degree in Management from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) & is an Associate member of Insurance Institute of India. He served in Life Insurance industry for 20 years in different capacities & roles in India & Gulf Countries. He had been Resident Manager of LIC in Sultanate of Oman. His last assignment in industry was that of Head - life & medical insurance of a leading local insurance company in Oman.

Prof. Pandey joined Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH) as a Associate Professor in its Insurance program in December, 2011. He is involved in teaching & research in area of life insurance, insurance channel management & general marketing.

In his administrative role Prof Pandey has handled many portfolio in past being Chairperson of Centre for Management Development & Consultancy, Chairperson – Corporate Communication, Chairperson – Admission & Course Coordinator of Program Insurance.

Prof Pandey is pursuing his doctoral study (PhD) in risk management area from Dept. of Management Studies, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidya Nagar, Gujarat.

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Education

  • Master of Management Studies (MMS) , Institute of Management Studies, Banaras Hindu University , 1990
  • Batchlor of Science ( Hons.) Physics , Institute of Science , Banaras Hindu University , 1988
  • Associate of Insurance Institute of India , Mumbai , 2008
  • PhD ( Enrolled ) : Sardar Patel University , Vallabh Vidya Nagar , Gujarat . The process of Pre-PhD Thesis presentation done. Final thesis is to be submitted soon.

Area of Interest and Research

  • Marketing
  • Life & Medical Insurance
  • Insurance Distribution Channel
  • Technology in Finance / Insurance

Teaching Courses

  • Marketing Management ,
  • Insurance Distribution Channel
  • Principle & Practice of Life Insurance
  • Life Insurance UW & Claims
  • Basic course on Emerging Technology / InsureTech
  • Employee Benefit
  • Managing Wealth & Financial Planning

Recognitions and Awards

  • Best paper presentation award for paper titled “ Street vendors in India & financial inclusion : An assessment of socio-demographic factors & awareness levels” in 9th Global leadership research conference by Amity University in February , 2024.
  • India’s Top 30 Marketers in Education by ASMA (Adoption of social media in academia) in year 2018
  • Cash award from Insurance Institute of India for securing 1st rank in two of the Fellowship papers in year 2009

Professional Association and Industry Participation

  • External Expert members , Policyholder Protection, Claims & Grievance Redressal Committee , SUD Life Insurance Company 2024 onwards…
    (Earlier served also as Member Claim Review Committee )
  • External Expert Member: Policyholder Protection , grievance redressal & claim monitoring committee, Aviva Life Insurance Company 2018 onwards…
  • Advisor , Rajesh Chetan Insurance Brokers Pvt. Ltd (BimaBro) 2025 onwards
  • Chairperson , Claim Review Committee , Bandhan Life Insurance Co 2023-26
  • Consultant :, Banking , Finance & Insurance Institute of Nepal ( BFIN), Kathmandu
  • Member : Academic , Risk Management Association of India
  • Member : Advisory Panel , Arthgram Agri and Business Services Private Limited company , Mumbai

Teaching Courses and New Courses Developed

  • Marketing Management, Insurance Distribution Channel
  • Managing Wealth & Financial Planning
  • Principle & Practice of Life Insurance
  • Basic course on Emerging Technology / insuretech
  • Employee Benefit

Work Experience

  • Associate Professor, Insurance & Marketing Area, Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida, India, December - 2011 onwards.
  • Asst. General Manager & Head – Life & Medical Division , Oman United Insurance Company , Muscat , Sultanate of Oman , 2099-2011
  • Country / Resident Manager , LIC (International) , Muscat , Sultanate of Oman , 2006-09
  • Officer in Scale 1/2/3 with Life Insurance Corporation of India at different locations / assignments , 1992-2006.
  • Research Assistant , Marketing Area , Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad , 1991-92
  • Marketing Executive , GSL (India ) Ltd, Bharuch, Gujarat , 1990-91

Academic Positions and Assignments

  • Chgairperson , Academic Block Discipline committee & Mentor of Discipline Conduit , 2024 onwards
  • Chairperson , Centre for Management Development & Consultancy , Birla Institute of Management Technology , 2022-24
  • Chairperson, Centre for Corporate Communication , Birla Institute of Management Technology, 2018 – 2020.
  • Chairperson, Centre for Admission ,Birla Institute of Management Technology, June 2015-18
  • Course Coordinator , PGDM – Insurance Program , Birla Institute of Management Technology , 2012-15 & 2020-22

Research Funding and Consulting

Worked as core team member on a UN funded project “ Need assessment of micro-insurance product for SWAPNO beneficiaries” in Bangladesh.

Research Papers and Publications

  • Pandey MK & others (May 2026) “Interaction of Health Insurance , Social Welfare & Maternal Mortality - An Economic Evidence from India , Global Business & Finance Review ( www.gbfrjournal.org)
  • Pandey MK , Pandey Varsha (February , 2026) “ From metrics to meaning : A qualitative reassessment of insurance market maturity in India” , Insurance Times , ISSN 0971-4480
  • Pandey MK , Siraj D , Anvesha Upadhyay ( January , 2025) “Insurance industry & the power of generative AI : Trnsforming risk management , underwriting , claims & customer engagement” Insurance Times January 2025 , ISSN 0971-4480
  • Pandey MK , Nisha Pandey ( Dec 2022) “ A study of the advertisement appeal of LIC of India “ BIMTECH Shodh Gyan , Volume 3 , ISSN 2395 -0617 ( UPENG04328)
  • Pandey MK , Pareek Manoj & Aswin C Prakash ( Dec 2021) “Wearables Technology: Awareness, Adoption and Applications in Indian Health Insurance Industry “ Turkish Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation; 32(3) ISSN 2651-4451 | e-ISSN 2651-446X
  • Pandey MK & Dr. Yogesh C Joshi ( 2020) “ Technology Adoption – Facilitating insurance penetration in Rural India “ Synergy – Journal of Management , Sardar Patel University , Vallabh VidyaNagar, Gujarat ISSN : 0973-922X
  • Pandey MK , Pareek Manoj , Priyadarshi P (2020) “Technology enabling the digital transformation of motor insurance in India “ Indian Journal Science & Technology , December ( 2020)
  • https://indjst.org/articles/emerging-technologies-enabling-the-digital-transformation-of-motor-insurance-in-india
  • Pandey MK , Chattoraj AK (2019) “ Benchmarking the customer service standard by regulator - The missing links" IRDAI's journal Dec, 2019 issue (pages 32-36)
  • https://www.irdai.gov.in/admincms/cms/uploadedfiles/Journal%20IRDAI%2028.02.2020.pdf
  • Pandey M K , Seth Pallavi (2019) “Usages of technology for sustainable & inclusive growth in insurance industry in India” The Journal of Insurance Institute of India , Volume VII , Issue No I , July-Sept – 2019 – ISSN No 2278-6759
  • Pandey MK , Vikas Rana ( 2019) “Insuring Road for National Development” published in The Insurance Times Volume XXXIX No 2 , Feb -2019 issue , ISSN – 0971-4480
  • Pandey MK , Shubham Singh (2019) “Insurance protection for Solar Farms” published in The Insurance Times Volume XXXIX No 6 , June -2019 issue , ISSN – 0971-4480
  • Pandey M K , Namrah Akram (2018) “Growing use of social media in customer engagement in insurance industry in India” published in The Insurance Times Volume XXXVIII No 5 ,May 2018 issue , ISSN – 0971-4480
  • Pandey M K , Dr. Seth Pallavi (2017) “Use of technology for sustainable & inclusive growth – A case of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co” published in a ICMC edited book bearing no ISBN 978-93-84052-82-9
  • Pandey M K , Verma Ajay (2016) “Increasing Rural Insurance Penetration through common service centre (CSC) – A case study of Future Generali Insurance Co” Case published in ICMC edited book bearing no ISBN 978-93-84052-82-9 IN December 2016 issue.

Editorial Positions and Reviews

  • Member Editorial Team – Nepalese Journal of Insurance & Social Security ISSN 2565-4942
  • Member Editorial Boad – Journal of Banking , Finance & Insurance , ISSN 2795-1715

Paper Presentations

  • Presented a paper titled- ' Assessing the Viability and Implementation of Parametric Insurance as a Tool to Mitigate Pandemic-Related Risks for Manufacturing MSMEs” at the ISDSI Global Conference organized by IIM – Ranchi in December, 2023.
  • Presented a paper titled- ' Assessing the Feasibility of Pool Mechanisms for Mitigating Risks for MSME in Pandemic Scenario in India “ at the PRISM Conference organized by Dr. Pritam Singh Foundation at BIMTECH in November , 2023
  • Presented a paper titled- 'A study of the paradigm shift in advertisement appeal of LIC of India post liberalization' at the National E- Conference on Advances in Business, Management & Technology (NCABMT 2021) organized by Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, Bihar on June 26th , 2021.

Participation in Seminars as Resource Person / Panelist

  • Delivered an online session on "Role of Insurance in Disaster Management' for the participants of UGC-HRDC program on invitation of Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidya Nagar, Anand on January 8th, 2021
  • Participated as a panelist in #InsuranceSummit2020 on February 7, 2020 in Kathmandu on the theme “ The future of insurance & the growing use of technology”.
  • Lead convenor of an industry-academia seminar on the theme "Insurance Industry in India : A spectrum of opportunity " in association #CPCU India forum & BimaMall on January 24, 2020
  • Delivered talk on theme “Digital Transformation : Risk for Insurance Sector” in BFIN annual risk management conference in Kathmandu , Nepal on August 14, 2019
  • Lead convenor of 1st BIMTECH-FAIR International Seminar on "Capitalizing on the emerging trends in insurance in Afro-Asian region : In quest of profitable & sustainable growth” April 22-23, 2019.
  • Resource Person for interactive session on “ Insurance Marketing Firms” organised by PHD Chamber of Commerce & Insurance Foundation of India on April 15th , 2015

Magazine and Newspaper Articles

  • The structural limits of group health insurance , published by Mint on February 13th , 2026
  • Embedded insurance – The silent tool for bridging the protection gap , published by Economic Times –Insight on October 7th , 2025.
  • https://etedge-insights.com/featured-insights/embedded-insurance-the-silent-tool-for-bridging-the-protection-gap/
  • India’s amritkal – Paving the way for inclusive insurance coverage in Bharat, Publish by India Insurtech Association website . May 27th , 2025
  • https://www.indiainsurtech.com/india-s-amrit-kal-paving-the-way-for-inclusive-insurance-coverage-in-bharat
  • LIC”s entry in to health insurance : A game changer or a risky bet – Published in ET HealhWorld , April 23rd , 2025
  • https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/insurance/lics-entry-into-health-insurance-a-game-changer-or-a-risky-bet/120542352
  • Assignment Vs Surrender: Alternate Liquidity Option to LIC Customers , Published by Business Desk , News18 , October 24, 2024
  • https://www.news18.com/business/savings-and-investments/assignment-vs-surrender-alternate-liquidity-option-to-lic-customers-9097611.html
  • An article “ Indian Insurance Sector – Opportunities Ahead “ published in monthly publication Forum’s View of Bombay Stock Brokers Forum in July , 2021 issue (page 44-46)
  • https://lnkd.in/dM8-PQZ
  • Featured in article “Life insurance customers crave human touch “ in May 2021 edition of Asia Insurance Review
  • An article “ Budget 2021 – How does it augur for insurance sector” published on March 8th in Business World
  • http://www.businessworld.in/article/Budget-2021-How-Does-It-Augur-For-Insurance-Sector-/08-02-2021-375038/
  • Have featured in many industry specific news article published by moneycontrol.com in recent past.

Online Media Presence

Active on online platforms as a panellist / resource person for insurance related matters on youtube channels such as Money9 , The Bonus ( Amar Ujala group ) , BiTV , Tennews ,Tax4wealth & JagranTV

Social Media Profile

  • Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/manoj-kumar-pandey-63445735/
  • Twitter : @mkpandey67
  • Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/manoj.pandey.3958/
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