Hong Kong / Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, April 2026 – Prudential plc (“Prudential”) today announced the appointments of Amit Dave as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, subject to regulatory approval, and Abhishek Saraf as Chief Operating Officer of Prudential Health India, strengthening the leadership team as the business advances its health ambitions in India.
Amit Dave succeeds Amar Joshi, who has decided to move on to explore other opportunities. Amit brings over two decades of experience across strategy, proposition design, agency distribution, bancassurance and strategic partnerships in the insurance sector. Most recently, Amit served as President and Chief Distribution Officer at Tata AIA Life Insurance. He will report to Naveen Tahilyani, Regional CEO — India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Africa; Group Agency and Health.
Amar Joshi has played a pivotal role in establishing Prudential Health India’s foundations from joint venture to advancing the business towards achieving its operating licence. Amar has made impactful contributions across multiple stages of the business’s evolution, supporting progress in strategy, people, product and core operational capabilities.
Abhishek Saraf joins as Chief Operating Officer and will report to Amit Dave. He will support the CEO by working closely with functional leaders across Finance, Actuarial, Risk, Compliance, Products and Data Analytics to drive alignment, performance discipline and effective implementation of business priorities. Abhishek has over 25 years of experience within the Prudential ecosystem and most recently served as the Group Chief Actuary.
“I would like to thank Amar for his contributions to building the company so far. Amit and Abhishek will bring deep agency and insurance expertise, strong operational capabilities and leadership to Prudential’s health business in India,” said Naveen Tahilyani. “Together, they will lead Prudential Health India through its next phase of growth, including securing regulatory approvals and building a differentiated health proposition that is fully aligned with Prudential’s global health strategy.”
Both appointments reinforce our long-term commitment to the Indian market and our ambition to deliver innovative, accessible, and high-quality health solutions to customers.
About Prudential Health India
Prudential Health India is a proposed standalone health insurance venture by Prudential plc in partnership with the HCL Group, aimed at addressing India’s growing healthcare needs.
Leveraging Prudential’s global expertise and HCL’s technology and healthcare capabilities, the venture is aligned with the Government of India’s vision of “Insurance for All by 2047.” With a greenfield, customer-first approach, Prudential Health India is focused on building differentiated, digitally enabled health insurance solutions.
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