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Vivek Pandey

Vivek Pandey

Thane

Summary

Senior-level operations manager with 18 years of experience in general insurance, focusing on operations compliance and underwriting. Currently serves as general manager of central operations at Magma General Insurance Ltd., leading strategic initiatives to enhance operational efficiency. Demonstrated success in driving growth and optimizing processes within reputable organizations.

Overview

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1
Certification
18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

General Manager (Grade-II)

Magma General Insurance Limited
Mumbai
04.2025 - Current

1) Setting Up new Tie-Ups & Servicing:-

  • Facilitator with respect to business requirements for all Manufacturing Tie-ups, online partners & Web Aggregators.
  • Co-ordination with clients and internal department to complete the onboarding activities and make it live.
  • Setting up processes & implementation of the national tie ups businesses.
  • UAT of the vendor system & imparting trainingto internal teams to kick start the tie-up business.
  • Managing Policy Issuance & coordination with business team and Client directly for any discrepancy resolution
  • Periodic meetings with clients for feedback and improvement in servicing parameters.
  • Periodic Sharing of MIS with Client related to Business & Servicing.
  • Complete monitoring and fixing the gaps identified during the entire servicing cycle across all departments.
  • Vendor Management.

2) Process Excellence & Improvement:-

  • New Process Preparation & improvement in current processes.
  • Implementation & Monitoring of the newProcesses.
  • Analyzing the new system requirement & coordinating with Business Development team for system development.
  • UAT of the system developments & process updations.
  • One Point Contact for Operations team for managing IDEA Labs portal of Magma.
  • Ensuring process documentation-Uploading of operational SOP in M-NET portal of Magma & its complete monitoring.

3) Risk, Audits, Operational Compliance:-

  • Compliance adherence & quarterly certification of Compliance Checklist with respect to operations function.
  • Maintenance of risk registers for central operations and report any operational loss.
  • Audit Coordinator for Operations team for all types of audits conducted in the organization.
  • E-Insurance- Insurance Repository processing, agreement signing, tracking & System development.
  • Managing the activities of Renewal generation & dispatch, Policy printing & dispatch & NCB Confirmation cell.
  • Operational Master management and necessary configurations.
  • Tie up with Payment’s bank and itsservicing.
  • Managing PAN verification activity with NSDL for Magma.
  • Renewal data management through CIBIL for increasing the contractibility percentage.
  • Acting as a Coordinator between branch operations & Central Operations for process & system development.
  • Maintenance & updations of all Operational masters such as QC Trigger & Field applicability, Inward tracking, etc.
  • Outsourcing Vendor Management & onboarding.
  • KYC Integrations &Implementation.
  • Integration with MCA for corporate KYC documents extraction & verification.
  • Periodic MIS & reports for IRDAI submissions.

General Manager (Grade-I)

MAGMA GENERAL INSURANCE LIMITED
Mumbai, India
04.2022 - 03.2025

Senior Manager

Magma General Insurance Limited
Mumbai
04.2019 - 03.2022

Manager

Magma General Insurance Limited
Kolkata
04.2017 - 03.2019
  • Handling all types of customer complaints received relating to general insurance through different designated customer touch points as per IRDA guidelines.
  • Providing resolution to customers within the defined Turnaround time (TAT).
  • Investigating and actioning of IRDA & escalated complaints on priority.
  • Liaising with other departments to understand their processes and providing feedback as to how to improve the same with respect to reducing the complaints.
  • Conducting the root cause analysis of the complaints post receiving and provide resolution accordingly. Also, feedback is given to the respective departments to fix the process that the same type of complaints does not come again.
  • MIS & Reports preparations & submission to the IRDA & respective authority as per theguidelines.
  • Identification, Designation, and training of branch grievance officers. Updations of Branch grievance officers list on the website periodically.

Deputy Manager

Magma General Insurance Limited
Kolkata
04.2015 - 03.2017
  • Key KPI is the retail & commercial policy issuance and managing end to end policy life cycle at the shortest possible TAT and in a cost-effective manner.
  • Automation and system designing to ensure better efficiency in policy processing and customer servicing.
  • Managing a team of 11 employees spread across 12 branches and 3 states.
  • Responsible for UATs and giving requirements for system enhancement.
  • Regular Branch Audits and Visits to ensure regional branch Operations are adhering to requisite Business MIS and Processes followed in sanctity.
  • Ensuring Process acquaintance among team by dissemination of guidelines/changes.
  • Overseeing the activity of verifying Cover Note distribution, maintenance, and reconciliation at branches.
  • Ensuring Recruitment and Training (Induction as well as On the Job) of team members.
  • Introduced Branch Score Sheet & Operational audit in my region.
  • Preparing of MIS and sharing with all team members which helps us to analyze and improve our key deliverables.
  • Ensure Compliance is maintained across the branches.
  • Various projects initiated such as increase in Portal Utilization, reduction in usage of Manual Cover note, etc.
  • Participation in periodic agents meets and provides valuable feedback & suggestions.
  • III Examination training across all branch operations and tracking of their progress.

Assistant Manager-Operations

Reliance GIC Ltd
Bangalore
10.2013 - 03.2015
  • Hands on experience on the overall review of daily operations
  • Involved in Banking Operations, Underwriting, Admin Management
  • Coordinating with PSU for Co-Insurance Recovery for Karnataka
  • Participated in collating various MIS for Top management, fraud and internal cost control.
  • Involved in conversion tracking, training, conforming to quality assurance, monitoring TAT and quality daily.
  • Ensured compliance with procedures laid out by ISO, liaised with various functions and departments to ensure delivery, and actively ensuring processes are performed in a cost-effective manner.
  • Training of New recruits & team for new process and projects
  • Internal auditing of Branches
  • Visiting Channel Partners & PSU for business deals
  • Responsible for vendor selection and evaluation conduct vendor training
  • Responsible for vendor files audit and feedback sessions. Responsible for vendor billing process.
  • To analyze reports of incompletes, endorsement and take suitable decisions as applicable. Responsible for maintaining monthly data (Booking Figure, Inwarded figure, Cheque Bounce report, Spill over etc.). To conduct internal audit for compliance in processes.
  • Monitoring daily broadcasting of the various MIS reports and data analysis to the management.
  • Responsible for driving process improvement-based business transformation.

Branch Service Manager

ICICI Lombard GIC Ltd.
Bangalore
04.2012 - 09.2013

Corporate Hub Manager

ICICI Lombard GIC Ltd.
Kolkata
11.2010 - 03.2012

Operations Manager

ICICI Lombard GIC Ltd.
Pune
02.2008 - 11.2010

Education

MBA - Finance

ICFAI Business School
Ahmedabad
01-2008

B. Com (Hons) -

Umeschandra College
Calcutta
01-2005

12th -

Holy Home School
Serampore, WB
01-2002

10th -

Xavier's English School
Konnagar, WB
01-2000

Skills

  • Underwriting expertise
  • Risk management practices
  • Compliance oversight
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Risk assessment
  • Operations management
  • Operations oversight
  • Budgeting
  • Budget forecasting
  • Budget administration
  • Process improvement
  • Data-driven decision-making
  • Data-driven decisions
  • Business analysis
  • Strategic planning
  • Performance monitoring
  • Customer relationship management
  • Team building
  • Customer Service
  • Six Sigma Certification
  • Risk Management

Certification

  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, 2017, E & Y
  • Associate, 2016, Insurance Institute of India
  • Licentiate, 2010, Insurance Institute of India
  • AMFI-Advisors Module, Derivative Market-Dealers Module, Capital market- Dealers Module, Commodities market, 2007, NSEIL, NSE Certification in Financial Markets
  • Financial Accounting (Professional), 2005, Brainware Computer Academy, West Bengal State of Technical Education

Languages

English
Hindi
Bengali

Hobbies and Interests

  • Music
  • Sports
  • Fitness

Accomplishments

  • We ensure that the client servicing strategies are aligned with customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
  • Address and resolve escalated client concerns, ensuring timely and effective solutions.
  • I ensured that operational activities are fully compliant with IRDAI regulations and other relevant local laws.
  • Regularly monitor and report on compliance, identifying and addressing operational risks and challenges.
  • Develop and manage contingency plans for potential operational disruptions.
  • Carried out operational due diligence and complete adherence of operational compliance.
  • Drafting of risk register and reporting of timely operational loss.
  • Prepared budgets for the operations team and tracking of expenses with respect to budget.
  • Created, Updated and implemented operational processes for continued company compliance with updated guidelines.
  • Streamlined operational workflow by consolidating lengthy processes and redundant documentation which resulted in more effective and timely completion of daily operational activity assigned.
  • Enhanced processes, implementing across department for increased productivity and quality.
  • Collaborate with the senior leadership team to define and implement the strategic goals and objectives.
  • Identify and recommend improvements to operations, systems, and processes to support business growth and enhance operational productivity.
  • Work closely with business development, sales, and marketing teams to ensure operational capabilities align with market demand and customer needs
  • Establish performance metrics to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of operations
  • Achieved associate certification through the Insurance institute of India (III).
  • Green belt certification in Six Sigma.

Timeline

General Manager (Grade-II)

Magma General Insurance Limited
04.2025 - Current

General Manager (Grade-I)

MAGMA GENERAL INSURANCE LIMITED
04.2022 - 03.2025

Senior Manager

Magma General Insurance Limited
04.2019 - 03.2022

Manager

Magma General Insurance Limited
04.2017 - 03.2019

Deputy Manager

Magma General Insurance Limited
04.2015 - 03.2017

Assistant Manager-Operations

Reliance GIC Ltd
10.2013 - 03.2015

Branch Service Manager

ICICI Lombard GIC Ltd.
04.2012 - 09.2013

Corporate Hub Manager

ICICI Lombard GIC Ltd.
11.2010 - 03.2012

Operations Manager

ICICI Lombard GIC Ltd.
02.2008 - 11.2010

MBA - Finance

ICFAI Business School

B. Com (Hons) -

Umeschandra College

12th -

Holy Home School

10th -

Xavier's English School
Vivek Pandey