About Us

Tarun Chugh is the MD & CEO at Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance. He joined the company in April 2017. A seasoned industry veteran, he has over 22 years experience in financial services space, including over twelve and a half years experience in the Indian Life insurance sector.

Tarun is a familiar figure in the Indian life insurance sector, having headed general management and strategic roles as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of PNB Metlife India Life Insurance Company in February 2014. Tarun has also handled various responsibilities in sales, distribution, branch operations and marketing in ICICI Prudential Life Insurance.

Tarun passed out as an engineer from IIT Delhi and completed his Post graduation in management from IIM, Lucknow in 1994.

Bharat Kalsi is the Chief Financial Officer at Bajaj Allianz Life. He joined the Company in October 2019 and is responsible for all the aspects of Finance, Infrastructure and Administration.

Bharat brings with him over 20 years of experience across the BFSI and technology sectors, having led Finance & Accounts, Business Planning, FP&A, Corporate Strategy, Treasury and Investor Relations functions as a financial expert, and an astute numbers-driver leader.

Prior to joining Bajaj Allianz Life, Bharat was with Tata AIA Life Insurance as the Chief Strategy Officer, responsible for their Corporate Strategy, M&A, Distribution Commercials, Business Analytics, BIU & Marketing functions. In his earlier stints Bharat has worked with Max Life Insurance, Canara HSBC OBC Life Insurance, Aviva Life Insurance and the HCL Group.

Bharat is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from US, and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) from ICFAI. He holds a MBA degree in Finance from Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad.

Anil is currently heading the Legal & Compliance function for Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

He has been associated with the Company since February 2017. Anil is a seasoned legal & compliance leader with around twenty years of rich experience having substantive exposure & expertise in most areas of laws, regulations, statutes, corporate governance, trademarks, service marks, intellectual property rights & more.

Sampath Reddy is the Chief Investment Officer at Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance. He has been associated with the organization since August 2007, and has been managing funds for the firm since then.

Prior to Bajaj Allianz, Sampath worked for nearly 10 years as a Fund Manager and Analyst with Principal PNB Asset Management, Hedge Fund - Voyager, HSBC Securities & Capital Markets and ABN Amro Asia Equities.

Sampath holds a degree in engineering from College of Engineering, Hyderabad, and MBA from ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad. He is also a CFA charter holder from the CFA Institute, USA.

Rajesh Shanoy is the Company Secretary at Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance. He joined the organisation in April 2017. Prior to joining this Company he has worked with Bajaj Finance Limited for more than 5 years.

Rajesh has more than 15 years' experience in handling matters related to SEBI and corporate laws, company secretarial, legal, financial, cost and management accounting. He has also worked with leading listed companies in directional media and manufacturing space.

Rajesh is a Commerce Graduate, Company Secretary and Cost Accountant by qualifications.

Avdhesh Gupta is the Appointed Actuary at Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance. He joined the company in June 2019 and is responsible for Actuarial Valuations, Shareholder Reporting, Product Pricing and Financial Risk. 

Avdhesh brings with him over 12 years of experience in the actuarial domain. Prior to joining Bajaj Allianz Life, Avdhesh worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers as the Principal Consultant in actuarial services. In his earlier stints, he has led multiple roles at Aegon Life Insurance Company, SwissRe and HSBC. 

Avdhesh is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India (FIAI) and Institute & Faculty of Actuaries, UK (FIA). He completed his MSc in Actuarial Management from Cass Business School, London.

Farid Valani is the Chief Risk Officer at Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance. He joined the Company in December 2008 and has led multiple roles in the Actuarial domain. In his present role, Farid is responsible for the risk management function of the Company.
With over 15 years of experience in the life insurance sector, Farid has had a diverse exposure in managing Statutory Valuation, Regulatory and Shareholder Reporting, providing him with an in-depth understanding of the financial risks of a life insurance company.
Farid completed his Masters in Actuarial Science from University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom.