Padmakar Badgujar

Senior Insurance Leader with 25+ years of experience across Life Insurance, Health Insurance, General Insurance, Distribution Strategy, Learning & Development, Business Transformation, and Stakeholder Management. Proven ability to partner with senior leadership teams to drive strategic initiatives, organizational priorities, capability development, and operational excellence. Extensive experience working with executive stakeholders across Sales, Distribution, Operations, Product, Claims, Training, and Business Development functions.

Recognized industry faculty and consultant with expertise in market intelligence, project management, executive communication, and cross-functional collaboration. Demonstrated success in leading large transformation initiatives, delivering strategic insights, and supporting business growth across Agency, Bancassurance, POSP, and Digital channels.

National Training Manager – Agency at Niva Bupa Health Insurance Co Ltd (2024-12 – 2026-01)

Partnered with senior leadership to drive distribution capability and organizational priorities across Agency channels.

• Led cross-functional initiatives involving Sales, Product, Operations, and Distribution teams to improve productivity and customer outcomes.
• Prepared executive dashboards, presentations, and business reviews for leadership decision-making.
• Supported strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing advisor productivity, activation, and customer engagement.
• Delivered market intelligence and capability insights to business leaders for informed decision-making.
• Coordinated with multiple stakeholders to ensure execution of key business priorities.
• Building Talent Pool by strategic campus hiring

Zonal Learning and Development Director (South and West) at Turtlemint (2021-07 – 2024-02)

• Built L&D function from scratch (3 → 30 team members).
• Enabled 100% digital advisor onboarding; launched Ninja Academy (LMS).
• Rolled out multi-product skilling across Life, Health, Motor, SME, and Reinsurance.

AVP and Zonal Training Head (West) at Canara HSBC OBC Life (2008-04 – 2016-07)

Founder team member of bancassurance project; built scalable sales quality programs.

• Led training for 2,000+ sales partners across 15 zones; improved persistency and productivity KPIs.
• HSBC LnD Lead and Business RISK Control Managers

Sr Sale Training Manager (West) at SBI Life Insurance (2005-08 – 2008-03)

Designed and deployed India's first SBI Life Bancassurance training modules.

• Set foundation for bancassurance sales culture across Mumbai Circle.

Executive Training at Max NewYork Life (2004-10 – 2005-07)

Franchise Distribution Training to support launch of GO Locations

Development Officer at LIC of India (1997-12 – 1998-10)

Unit Manager at ICICI Prudential Life Insurance (2001-01 – 2002-03)

Launched Rural Sector in the Pvt Life Insurance Industry

Sales Manager Retail at Kotak Life Insurance (2002-04 – 2003-06)

DSA at New India Assurance Company Ltd (1998-10 – 2000-12)

Explored Network Marketing to promote HOUSEHOLD FAMILY INSURANCE Package in Mumbai and Maharashtra as a preparation of the upcoming Insurance Industry being a visionary leader.

Career Shift from Sales to Training at MIT India (2003-07 – 2004-10)

Delivered IRDAI Licensing Regulatory Training to Agent Advisors to build the foundation and expand the experience sharing with wider audience.

Learning and Development - Consultant Trainer at Insurance Institute of India, National Insurance Academy, LIMRA International, Turnkey Training, Ritu Nanda Insurance Services (2016-09 – 2021-06)

Consultant Trainer for LIC of India

Life Insurance Claim Consultant at Start Union Dai-Chi Life Insurance Co Ltd (2020-02 – 2021-02)

Review of Individual and Group claims

Executive General Management Program in General Management – IIM Lucknow

B.Sc. in Physics, Math & Electronics – Pune University

Associate (AIII) in Life & General Insurance Certification – Insurance Institute of India

Reinsurance Program in Reinsurance – National Insurance Academy