# Sunil Sharma

> Sunil Sharma is Chief Executive Officer of RGA India, with an international career spanning insurance, reinsurance, actuarial leadership and risk management. A physics postgraduate who began at LIC, he later worked at GE Financial Assurance, Swiss Re and ICICI Prudential before spending more than a decade at Kotak Life. He served as President of the Institute of Actuaries of India from 2018 to 2020 and advocates simpler products and wider insurance access.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at RGA India
- **Organizations:** RGA India, Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated, Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Limited, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company, Swiss Re, GE Financial Assurance, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Institute of Actuaries of India, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, International Actuarial Association
- **From:** Delhi, India
- **Education:** Master of Science; physics with specialisation in electronics, University of Delhi, Senior Executive Development Program in Customer Centricity and Digital Transformation, Indian School of Business
- **Known for:** Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, UK., Served as President of the Institute of Actuaries of India, 2018-2020., Helped establish GE’s actuarial centre of excellence in India.

## Career timeline

- **Approximately 1990** — Began his insurance career at Life Insurance Corporation of India; the approximate year follows his June 2012 account of joining about 22 years earlier.
- **Before 2012; exact dates unverified** — Worked at GE Financial Assurance, had a short role at Phoenix Life and Annuity, then worked at Swiss Re for about seven years and subsequently headed actuarial work at ICICI Prudential.
- **2012-03** — Joined Kotak Life; later served as President, Chief Actuary and Chief Risk Officer.
- **2018-2020** — President of the Institute of Actuaries of India.
- **2023-2024** — Listed on the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Council for the sessional year.
- **2024-01** — Appointment as RGA India CEO reported, initially subject to regulatory approval.
- **2026-08** — Featured in an ET Now Insurance Mantra discussion about reinsurance in India.

## Achievements

- Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of India and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, UK.
- Served as President of the Institute of Actuaries of India, 2018-2020.
- Helped establish GE’s actuarial centre of excellence in India.
- Led actuarial and risk responsibilities at Kotak Life before becoming CEO of RGA India.
- Has served on the councils of the International Actuarial Association and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — ET Now published an Insurance Mantra interview with Sharma discussing reinsurance, affordability, technology and Insurance for All by 2047.
- **2026-01** — RGA published his discussion of how reinsurers can extend insurance reach and awareness in India.

## Links

- Website: https://www.rgare.com/our-company/people/detail/sunil-sharma
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharmasunilm

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