Global re/insurance broker Aon announced that Shailendra Sapra had been named CEO of the firm’s Reinsurance Solutions in India and a member of the APAC region’s Reinsurance Executive Committee, effective June 1st, 2024.

Based in Mumbai and reporting to George Attard, CEO of Reinsurance for Aon’s APAC region, Shailendra Sapra had previously served in a range of varied positions at the firm, having joined Aon’s Reinsurance Analytics team in 2010, before leading its Asia Pacific agriculture practice and client management function across several large regional and Singapore-based accounts.

“In his new role, Sapra will seek to identify and develop growth opportunities for insurers and reinsurers presented by India’s rapidly developing insurance market. This will involve aiming to close the country’s significant insurance protection gaps and supporting the development of new and existing lines, through delivering additional capacity, and innovation in solutions and services”.