Tolani Maritime Institute is one of the largest in the country with over 1,500 students enrolled in its campus-based and distance learning programmes. The institute has state of the art facilities including full mission ship handling and engine room simulator and own thermal power plant. The Institute is dedicated to delivering high quality engineering education and training to prepare its students for rewarding careers in the shipping industry. It offers degree programmes as well as a variety of short-term courses covering both the engineering and nautical disciplines. The institute has been awarded Grade 1 (outstanding) by CRISIL and is an ISO 9001:2008 certified institute approved by DG of shipping. TMI graduates are awarded degrees by the well established Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, a deemed university widely recognized as one of India's pre-eminent centre for technology education. Interdisciplinary research, consultancy and continuing education programmes are important components of academics at TMI.     

 National Insurance Academy is a premier institution developed to equip the insurance industry with the best of talents. Its close association with the Insurance industry provides the real life reference to its training, education, research and consultancy activities. NIA was established in 1980 jointly by Ministry of Finance-Government of India, Life Insurance Corporation of India, General Insurance Corporation of India, The NEW India Assurance Company, National Insurance Company, United India Insurance Company & The Oriental Insurance Company to be the institute of excellence in learning and research in Insurance, Pension & allied areas. NIA conducts Management Development Programmes catering to the insurance industry professionals to enhance their management skills and domain expertise. It also has a two year Post Graduate Diploma in Management course which was initiated to fulfill the growing demand of skilled professionals in Insurance and Risk Management. The programme offers dual expertise management and Insurance

‘Risk & Marine Insurance Conference’ is intended to be a platform of common interest to shipping and insurance stakeholders and professionals. The conference promises an opportunity to share and refurbish important aspects of Marine Insurance & Risk Management in Marine & Logistics Sectors. The “Tolani Maritime Institute”, along with the “National Insurance Academy”, is, for the first time, hosting a conference where the stalwarts of the insurance sector will get together to exchange views on the latest trends in the sector. With the Prime Minister’s call of ‘Make in India’, there is going to be a boom in the country’s trade. This will lead to an ever-rising need of logistics and shipping. An increase in cargo-handling, without a doubt will lead to increase in Cargo & H&M insurance involvement. This conference will provide an opportunity to gain knowledge related to Marine Insurance, Risk management in shipping & logistics sectors and P&I insurance. The information dissipated here will enable professionals to work towards improving the health of both sectors. The conference will showcase the immense knowledge of the very experienced personnel in the field in the form of key-note speakers. This is an opportunity for working professionals as well as students to present papers at the conference, thereby working on and learning more about the status quo of the insurance sector.

 Themes

• Main Theme:

  ·   Confluence of Maritime & Insurance Sectors

• Sub Themes:

  ·   Hull & Machinery Insurance

  ·   Cargo Insurance

  ·   Protection & Indemnity Insurance

  ·   Marine Surveying

  ·   Risk Management in Maritime Industry

  ·   Risk Management in Logistics Industry

  ·   Education & Training of Risk & Insurance in Maritime Sector

  ·   Salvage

  ·   General average