SBI General Insurance appoints Chief Business Officer – Mr. Amar Joshi

Mumbai – Mr. Amar Joshi has been recently appointed as a Chief Business Officer in SBI General (SBIG) Insurance India’s fastest growing general insurance company. He will be the key member of the senior management team and will head the sales function for the company. In SBI General Insurance, he will head all channels, distribution and

Mumbai – Mr. Amar Joshi has been recently appointed as a Chief Business Officer in SBI General (SBIG) Insurance India’s fastest growing general insurance company. He will be the key member of the senior management team and will head the sales function for the company.

In SBI General Insurance, he will head all channels, distribution and association sales functions such as Strategic Alliances, Brand & Marketing, Renewal, Direct and Digital, Sales and Support and Sale Training.

Mr. Joshi comes with an overall experience of over 25 years, of which 16 years has been in insurance industry. Previously, he has worked with ICICI Prudential life, Aditya Birla Sunlife Insurance and Aditya Birla Health Insurance.

About SBI General Insurance

SBI General Insurance Company Limited commenced its operations in the year 2010 and is a joint venture between State Bank of India and Insurance Australia Group (IAG).

The company offers a complete suite of products ranging from Motor, Health, Personal Accident, Travel and Home Insurance in the retail space and products like Aviation, Fire, Marine, Package, Construction & Engineering and Liability Insurance in the commercial space.

SBI General Insurance follows a robust multi-distribution model encompassing Bancassurance, Agency, Broking and Retail Direct Channels. Today, SBI General’s Distribution family includes over 21,000 IRDA certified employees including the State Bank Group employees, and over 8,000 Agents to make insurance easily available even in the remote areas of the country.

SBI General Insurance has established its presence in nearly 23000 branches of State Bank Group. The company’s current geographical exposure covers 110+ cities pan India with a presence of another 350+ locations through satellite resources. SBI General Insurance is currently serving three key customer segments i.e. Retail Segment (catering to Individual & Families), Corporate Segment (catering mid to large size companies) and SME Segment.

SBI General Insurance closed the financial year 2017-18 with a Gross Written Premium of Rs. 3553 cr at a YoY growth of 36%.