Tapan Singhel has a rich experience of over 30 years in the insurance industry. He is one of the
founding members of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance and has been with the Company for over 22
years. As its MD & CEO for more than 12 years, Tapan has built the organisation to where it is today
with more than 14 crore customers and a wide distribution network spanning across more than 1,000
locations across the country. Customer obsession and passion to do good for the people are what
drives Tapan and his success in the industry. Under his aegis, the Company has been recognised as
one of the best general insurers in Asia.

He is the Chairman of the GI-Council and Chairman of the CII National Committee on Insurance and
Pensions. He is a Member of the Insurance Advisory Committee (IAC) of IRDAI and a Member of the
Pension Advisory Committee of PFRDA. He is Founding Director of the newly formed Bima Sugam. He
is also a Board Member of the Institute of Insurance and Risk Management (IIRM). He has been the
President of Indo-German Chamber of Commerce and is now a Board Member. He is also in Governor’s
Council of World Economic Forum.

He also holds the title of Honorary Professor of Practice from Chandigarh University. An avid social
media influencer, Tapan has over 6.6 lakh followers on LinkedIn and has been recognised as the
LinkedIn’s Top Voice in India in both 2018 and 2019. His leadership has been recognized across the
globe. He was recognized as Legend of Insurance by Poornima University in recognition of his immense
contribution to the Indian Insurance industry. He was awarded MD of the Year at the Making India
Employable Conference & Awards 2024, CEO of the Year at IDC Future Enterprise Awards India 2024,
CEO of the Year at IDC Future Enterprise Awards India 2023, CEO of the Year at India Insurance Summit
& Awards 2024, Excellence in Strategic Leadership at Elets Insurance Innovation Awards, CEO of the
Year award at the BFSI Leadership Awards 2022, he was bestowed with the Economic Times’s Most
Promising Business Leaders of Asia 2022-23 Award. He won the ‘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.