Leadership At Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

Mr. Tapan Singhel has been with Bajaj Allianz since its inception in 2001 and was an integral part of the team starting up the insurance business in the retail market.

Tapan Singhel took over as MD and CEO in 2012. Under his leadership in the last 12 years, the company has driven innovations, industry-first initiatives and focused on customer centricity. Insurance sale, distribution and customer engagement went digital under his guidance.

Prior to this, he was the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance. He has also handled various roles in the company such as Regional Manager, Zonal Head and Head of all retail channels as CMO.

As the MD & CEO of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, he has ensured growth, profitability and cost leadership in the industry. At present, he is the Chairman GI-Council, and he also chairs the CII National Committee on Insurance and Pensions. He won ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at the 25th Asia Insurance Industry Awards 2021. He has won ‘CEO of the Year’ for India and Asia- Pacific region at the IDC Future Enterprise Awards 2021. He was honoured as the 'Personality of the Year' at Quantic’s BFSI Excellence Awards 2021, India Insurance Summit & Awards 2019, 22nd Asia Insurance Industry Awards 2018 and Indian Insurance Summit 2017. He was featured as ‘LinkedIn Top Voice in India’ in 2019 & 2018 and has been recognized as the ‘Most Promising Business Leader’ of Asia at The Economic Times Global Business Summit 2018.

Ramandeep Singh Sahni is the Chief Financial Officer of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance. In this role he handles responsibilities for finance, compliance and legal.
Ramandeep carries with him significant experience in insurance, having worked in the Indian life insurance space for over 17 years. In his prior roles he has held senior positions at two of the leading private life insurers in India having experience in almost all facets of Finance, Business Process re-engineering, Business strategy formulation & execution, Administration and Infrastructure and Internal audit.
Ramandeep is a Chartered Accountant and a Bachelor of Commerce by qualification. He is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor.

Mr. Aditya Sharma, as Chief Distribution Officer - Retail Sales, strategically shapes and expands the company's distribution network while effectively managing profit and loss. He oversees multiple distribution channels, including Enterprise Partners, Retail & SME Brokers, Growth Markets, Motor Agency, Digital Agency, Health First Agency & Retail Strategic Initiatives comprising of over 1 lac channel partners. His responsibility extends to handling Renewals, Cross Sell, Up sell, & Win back by leveraging various digital capabilities, data-led initiatives & contact centre. With over 24 years of experience in general insurance, Aditya is a dynamic leader instrumental in managing partner relationships and enhancing capabilities to achieve business targets. Aditya forecasts industry changes and strategizes retail channel operations to manage their impact on distribution and business while ensuring compliance with IRDAI regulations and tax authorities. He drives, develops, and leads various flagship projects to address changing customer and market needs. He has crafted multiple new processes and innovative solutions by introducing functions like COE, Central functions, Sales effectiveness and Distribution management to ensure seamless experience for partners and customers. Aditya conceptualized and spearheaded the launch of ‘Virtual Offices’ – industry’s most innovative distribution channel. Aditya’s areas of expertise include synergizing & evolving new distribution channels, business planning & structuring, technology alignment, retail marketing and Profit & loss management. He has helmed various roles across geographies. He is a science graduate & holds a Master’s degree in finance & control management from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. He is also a Fellow of the Insurance Institute of India.

K.V. Dipu is Senior President- Operations & Customer Service at Bajaj Allianz General Insurance. He has a rich management experience in retail finance operations. His specialties include Sales, Business Development, Operations, Process Re-engineering and Product Management.

He has an experience of over 19 years with GE Capital in sales, product management, six sigma & operations. He is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and a speaker at various industry conferences and business schools. He is also a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council, an opt-in research community of business professionals.

Alpana Singh is a veteran in the General Insurance sector with over 30 years of experience in various leadership capacities. She has been with Bajaj Allianz General Insurance since 2004 and has handled various roles since then. Currently, she is Head of Bancassurance, Agri and Government Business; she also Heads the Sales Training of the Company. Her perseverance, focus, and hard work have catapulted the Bancassurance channel from a minor contributor to the Company to a major player not just in the Company but also in the General Insurance industry in India. She has a start-up mindset and willingly accepts challenges. Both Internal and external customers vouch for her empathetic nature and her interpersonal skills.

Alpana holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Honors from St. Mary's College, Shillong, Meghalaya. She also holds a degree in Creative Innovation from IIM Indore.

Vikramjeet is Chief of HR, ILM & Administration at the Bajaj Allianz General Insurance company. Prior to Bajaj Allianz GIC Vikramjeet had an eventful and rich association with leading firms such as L&T, Vodafone, & Deutsche Bank. A young and vibrant leader, Vikramjeet has always been committed towards implementation of innovative and path breaking HR initiatives. He has contributed immensely to the people's agenda by crafting robust performance management frameworks and driving culture change.

Aashish carries a significant experience of over 30 years, with 22 years of them in the insurance sector; he has worked in all three businesses of the insurance industry, i.e., life, health, and general. In his current role, Aashish heads Health SBU and Travel Business for the organization. He has managed a spectrum of verticals, including Bancassurance, Pensions, Retail and Institutional Strategy & Distribution Management, Alliances, Corporate Business, Digital and Rural businesses.

Aashish is a hospitality graduate in hospitality management, followed by a 2-year course with the ITC Management Institute (Gurugram) and Certificate Courses on Strategy & Execution from IIM Ahmedabad and Innovation from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Mazumder has been a part of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company since 2001. He has immensely contributed to the company by working across several functions serving various insurance profiles. He joined the company, in its year of inception, in a technical role in Kolkata, managing claims and underwriting and eventually went on to managing sales. He became the Regional Head for Kolkata, and then Bangalore, followed by becoming the Zonal Head – South. Currently, he is the National Head, Motor Distribution. With more than three decades of experience in the insurance sector, Mr. Mazumder is a high impact leader and his key focus has always been on profitability.

He has graduated in B.Com and BA – English Honours. He holds a Fellowship from the Indian Institute of Insurance and associate member of CII (U.K.). Mr Mazumder is a certified black belt in Opex.

Avinash comes with a rich experience of over two decades of cross-functional roles in building & managing growth marketing, digital transformation, B2B partnerships, sales distribution & portfolio management, and program & product management in retail financial services with a career spanning across payments, lending & e-commerce industries. In his previous stint, he was associated with Bajaj Finance and was responsible for building a digital platform to acquire & cross-sell products across existing & new customers. Throughout his career, he has handled multiple roles across new product launches, digital transformation, e-commerce partnerships & performance marketing. Avinash is an MBA graduate from NMIMS and holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics from Mumbai University.

Satish Kedia is the Head of the Corporate Business Group & Liability at Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd. He has been with the company since 2005 and has held various roles during his tenure. In his current position, he is responsible for spearheading the Commercial and Liability Business, devising innovative sales strategies to build and strengthen the B2B distribution network, and delivering a sustainable, scalable, and engaged business model.

Satish has a rich experience of over two decades and excels in Corporate Relationship Management. He is known for his strengths in developing and succeeding in a team environment. He is a Chartered Insurer (ACII, UK) and a Fellow of the Insurance Institute of India (FIII). He also holds Certified Courses in Sustainable Business Strategy and Disruptive Innovation & Strategy from Harvard Business School.