Biographical note

Sanjay Taneja is an Associate Professor at DOMS, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun, India. He received his PG degrees in Management (Gold Medalist) (Finance) from Chaudhary Devi University, Sirsa, India in 2012. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy (Sponsored By ICSSR) in Banking and Finance entitled “An Appraisal of financial performance of Indian Banking Sector: A Comparative study of Public, Private and Foreign banks in 2016 from Chaudhary Devi University, Sirsa, India. Before joining Chandigarh University in Oct. 2021, Sanjay had served three organisations with a total experience of 9+ yrs. He has published various articles in various journals and presented papers at various international conferences. His research mainly focuses on regulations, Banking and Finance in insurance, insurance management, economics and management of innovation in insurance. He has edited 3 books with international and national publishers. He has over 30 publications in his account, and his research works have been published in reputed journals, i.e. Springer, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Hindawi and IGI Global, with high impact factor and SCI/SCIE/Scopus/WoS indexing. Pawan Kumar is having academic experience of 15 years and have done his PhD from Kurukshetra university, Kurukshetra. He have done 20 publications in national and international journals and had presented papers in 15 National & International seminars and conferences. Simon Grima , PhD, is the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy and Associate Professor and Head of the Insurance and Risk Management Department at the University of Malta, Msida, Malta. He coordinates the MA and MSc Insurance and Risk Management degrees and the undergraduate degree program in Insurance. He is also a Professor at the University of Latvia, Faculty of Business, Management and Economics and a visiting Professor at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy. He served as the President of the Malta Association of Risk Management and President of the Malta Association of Compliance Officers. In addition, he is the chairman of the Scientific Education Committee of the Public Risk Management Organization (PRIMO) and the Federation of European Risk Managers (FERMA).. His research focuses on governance, regulations, and internal controls. He has over 35 years of varied experience in financial services, academia, and public entities. He has acted as co-chair and is a member of the scientific program committees at several international conferences. He is also a chief editor, editor, and review editor of several journals and book series. He has been awarded outstanding reviewer for the Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance Emerald Literati Awards in 2017 and 2022. Professor Grima acts as an independent director for financial services firms; sits on risk, compliance, procurement, investment, and audit committees; and carries out duties as a compliance officer, internal auditor, and risk manager. Ercan Özen is working as Asso. Prof in Department of Finance and Banking, USAK University, Turkey