DAY 2 NIA PUNE, 22nd MAY 2000, MONDAY – TRAINING BEGINS – The dust free environment, the walking track, the rabbits, the sunrise and the cool morning breeze – I could not have wished for more. To top it all, I had the world’s time to be with myself – a person with whom I […]
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DAY 1 PUNE, 21ST MAY 2000, 9.30AM, SUNDAY WELCOME TO NIA
Reached Pune Railway station in one piece, after having spent a dreadful night in utter terror with those two specimens in the train. It is generally said that one could smell the rat from a mile away. I could smell the rotten stink of figures and their positive and negative variations from a berth away. […]
SECRET DIARY OF A YOUNG EXECUTIVE – THE BEGINNING, SATURDAY, 20™ MAY 2000, 8.15PM
During my employment at the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India, way back in the year 2000, I was nominated and sent for a three-week training course at the National Insurance Academy (NIA) Pune. From 22-05-2000 to 10-06-2000 (both days inclusive). I do not know what came over me, but I wrote a detailed account […]
The Mecca-Medina Life Insurance Policy
The Mecca-Medina Life Insurance Policy – All life insurance policies are specific purpose policies. When we say, “specific purpose policies,” it means they serve a specific purpose such as in case of death of the life assured, the family and dependents will lead a normal life without any economic hardship. Such policies also include daughter’s […]
RAHUL SINGH’S SUNNY LIFE
Mr. Rahul Singh is my student at Sun Life Financial, Gurugram, Haryana India. He has joined as Junior Process Associate in 2016 and developed himself into a Subject Matter Expert in 2023. This in itself is a great achievement for any working professional. Please accept my congratulations first. The job profile of Rahul involves among […]
UNDERSTANDING PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
This afternoon I was discussing the concepts of internet, SEOs and article postings with Ms. Vijaya Laxmi, Suddenly, the idea dawned in mind. I had to cut short the discussion, in a hurried manner I sat down to write this piece. At times I may fail to express myself clearly, but I earnestly desire to […]
HUMANITY IN INSURANCE
Carriages are horseless Bicycles are chainless Cars are driverless And laws are forceless Oranges are seedless Cooking is fireless Diet is fatless And coffee is caffeine less Phones are wireless Steel is rustless Roads are dustless And religious are godless Marketing is aimless Everything is payless Payment is moneyless And the value is worthless Internet […]
EYE WITNESS
A story or a passage or a situation that was loved by my father called ‘EYE-WITNESS’ (from a policeman’s report). My father himself was a supercop and obviously it is natural for him to love this passage. For him this is one of the best report any policeman could write. This report shows the reliability […]
GOOD FRIDAY!
The origin of Good Friday is in Christianity; Jesus was crucified as a criminal in Jerusalem. He was arrested, tried and sentenced to death by crucifixion on a Friday. He was nailed to the cross and left to die. Crucifixion was a brutal form of punishment imposed by the Roman authorities on the enemies of […]
NASSIR ALI – INSURANCE PROFESSIONAL AND A HONEST MAN
I met Nassir Ali first time at one of the Sun Life Insurance training sessions in 2012 – 2013 – almost a decade ago. He used to work in insurance operations of the Sun Life. I met him again after a decade and a life time later! When I met him first, he was young […]
