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Kunal Sharma

Kunal Sharma

Mumbai

Summary

An insurance professional with around 10 years of motor underwriting, analytics, and product management experience in motor insurance.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Chief Manager-Product

Alliance Insurance broker
Mumbai
08.2025 - Current

Designed and negotiated motor insurance products with underwriters and product teams.

Reviewed market pricing to establish competitive underwriting guidelines with stakeholder.

BRD preparation for the projects assigned.

Creating Test scenarios and UAT.

Developed and integrated motor insurance product journeys throughout product lifecycles.

Motor Portfolio analysis and sharing the reports

Manager-Motor Product and Business IT

Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Mumbai
12.2023 - Current
  • Analytics to Monitor the Motor Insurance Portfolio and to provide useful insights to improve overall performance in line with Motor Business Philosophy.
  • Preparation of segment wise OD Loss ratio report and sharing with stakeholders to monitor portfolio health and take corrective actions.
  • Liaise & review with insurance companies' underwriters and product team to design, negotiate and execute Motor Product & guidelines.
  • Review market price of motor insurance and work with various stakeholders and insurance companies to deliver competitive underwriting guidelines.
  • Updating the various premium related masters like discounts, add-on rates, others post reviewing on various in-house digital platform - OEM/POSP/B2C/Others.
  • Responsible for development and integration of motor insurance product journey on various digital journey and manage overall product lifecycle.
  • Introduction of New Motor products & implementation with close coordination with internal & external stakeholders.
  • Worked on the project of Independent Road Side assistance (RSA) for Mahindra OEM channel partners.
  • Worked actively with IT on Loss ratio Dashboard preparation logics on Power BI platform.

Chief Manager- Motor Analytics and Underwriting

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Ltd.
Mumbai
01.2023 - 12.2023
  • Underwriting and Pricing of OEM channel for PCV.
  • Working on Incurred claim data and preparation of report on monthly basis.
  • Publishing region wise theft claim report on monthly basis and suggest corrective actions for high theft frequency cohorts.
  • Publishing motor report on weekly basis with regional underwriters with actionable.
  • Handling the Extended warranty approvals for Banca channel.
  • Monitoring the Loss ratio & profitability of the regions & taking steps to reduce & control the loss ratio.
  • Monitoring Budget vs Actual Business Movement & taking steps for Budget achievement with business Team.
  • Discussion with Regional underwriter to take corrective actions as per RAG analysis.
  • Formulation of Processes & Motor Underwriting guidelines for better underwriting controls.
  • New Projects roll out ensuring end to end implementation of new guidelines and processes, Co-coordinating with IT department for UAT and rectification of any BUG/change in the system.
  • Worked with IT team to develop a system for fleet evaluation.

Product Manager - Motor

Way2wealth Insurance Broker
Mumbai
12.2021 - 01.2023
  • Integration of Motor Product i.e Private car, Two Wheeler & commercial vehicle from insurers on Insure Correct platform.
  • Performing GAP analysis, Impact analysis, & RCA.
  • Coordinating with IT for the UAT & rectification of any Bug.
  • Providing Motor product training to internal sales force & corporate agents.
  • Handling fleet approvals & rate negotiation from insurer.
  • Handling commission/payouts for corporate agents.
  • Publishing Motor Mis i.e sales done, conversion of leads etc.
  • Research on new product features and sharing with insurer for product development.
  • Preparation of OD Loss ratio report to share with senior management.

Motor Underwriting Manager

Reliance General Insurance Company
05.2015 - 11.2021
  • Executing the underwriting guidelines for Motor classes.
  • Executing the Underwriting License effectively.
  • Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in all U/W related transaction for Motor product.
  • Handling U/W issues related with processes.
  • Technical support to branches for offline and online underwriting related issues.
  • Monitoring the Loss ratio & profitability of the regions & taking steps to reduce & control the loss ratio.
  • Responsible for the growth of company through business development and to achieve the branch income and manage profitability of the branch.
  • Auditing the system flaws & taking measures to rectify those flaws.
  • Assisting in UAT for Regulatory driven changes in System.
  • Telematics Poc - To arrive at pricing on Pay as you Drive.
  • Prepared a report on Inspection agencies as per the guideline shared by RGICL.
  • Evaluation of School Bus Profitability.

Process Associate - Operations

Sun Life Financial
09.2010 - 06.2011
  • Issues contracts and booklets for new and revision cases on all multi-line Group business (Life, Long Term Disability, and Short-Term Disability).
  • Works with internal and external customers including field representatives, underwriters and policyholders to ensure the provisions included in the policy comply with the client's requests as well state and federal regulations.
  • Handling all Customer Link (On-line policyholder web site) changes, requests for hard copy administrative guides and booklet re-orders.

Summer Internship - Life Insurance

Reliance Life Insurance
05.2009 - 06.2009
  • Analyzed working of various departments such as underwriting, operations, marketing, claims and data processing in Life Insurance Industry.
  • Understood the needs and requirements of a firm.
  • Prepared a project report on ULIP Vs Mutual funds.

Project Officer-NGO

Uncle Foundation
07.2006 - 06.2008
  • To make the community awareness of the dynamics of population and to enable them to understand the consequences of the population problem.
  • To generate awareness about health and hygiene aspects like sanitation, AIDS, drug abuse etc. and other such evils through seminars or awareness camps.
  • To organize educational activities to promote literacy and awareness.
  • To meet potential clients for donations.

Summer Internship-Marketing Research

Hero Cycles
05.2005 - 06.2005
  • Analyzed working of various departments such as manufacturing units, marketing and selling points of a Bicycle company.
  • Prepared a report on marketing research for the products of Hero cycle.

Education

Master of Business Administration - Insurance

Amity School of Insurance and Actuarial Science
India
01.2010

Bachelor of Business Administration -

Visva Bharati University, NIILM
01.2006

Skills

  • Product development
  • Underwriting guidelines
  • Data analysis
  • Risk assessment
  • Insurance pricing
  • Portfolio management

Certification

• Licentiate from Insurance Institute of India (III)
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)® from Scrum Alliance
• Project Management Professional (PMP)® from PMI
• Membership in the Actuarial Society of India
• Advanced Excel and Basic SQL certification from UDEMY

Projects

Prepared a dissertation on IMPACT OF INFUSION OF FRESH CAPITAL IN INSURANCE SECTOR during MBA. Did a Survey to assess the awareness of Motor Insurance. Did research and prepared a report on Microfinance during BBA.

Timeline

Chief Manager-Product

Alliance Insurance broker
08.2025 - Current

Manager-Motor Product and Business IT

Mahindra Insurance Brokers Ltd.
12.2023 - Current

Chief Manager- Motor Analytics and Underwriting

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Ltd.
01.2023 - 12.2023

Product Manager - Motor

Way2wealth Insurance Broker
12.2021 - 01.2023

Motor Underwriting Manager

Reliance General Insurance Company
05.2015 - 11.2021

Process Associate - Operations

Sun Life Financial
09.2010 - 06.2011

Summer Internship - Life Insurance

Reliance Life Insurance
05.2009 - 06.2009

Project Officer-NGO

Uncle Foundation
07.2006 - 06.2008

Summer Internship-Marketing Research

Hero Cycles
05.2005 - 06.2005

Master of Business Administration - Insurance

Amity School of Insurance and Actuarial Science

Bachelor of Business Administration -

Visva Bharati University, NIILM
Kunal Sharma