Dr. Porus Peshoton

EVP & Head, Underwriting, Claims & New Business Onboarding
Axis Max Life Insurance

Dr. Porus Peshoton is Executive Vice President – Underwriting, Claims & Reinsurance Admin at Axis Max Life Insurance

He is a post graduate medical professional, specialized in Preventive Medicine, with 29 years of rich experience in clinical and insurance medicine with leadership roles in health and life insurance including risk management, operations, product development, training and wellness management.

He has earlier worked with ICICI Prudential, Cigna TTK and Swiss Reinsurance in leadership positions in risk management across the spectrum of Underwriting, Claims, Provider network and wellness.

During his insurance career, he has been academically involved with the Insurance Institute of India (III) and has been a part of their ‘Academic committee of Health Insurance’ and authored various chapters in their publications for the health insurance curriculum as well as a speaker / panelist at their seminars and other industry forums. Dr. Porus is a member of the Indian Medical Association and regularly participates in the medical CME sessions

Dr. Porus enjoys long distance running, swimming and travelling.