Awards & Recognition Awards won by Bajaj Allianz General Insurance in 2016 - 2017 Best Non-Life Insurance Provider by the Outlook Money Awards General Insurance Company of Domestic General Insurer of the Year the Year (Private Sector) Employer Branding Award by Indian Insurance Awards 2016, for New Insurance Product of the Year by Employer Branding Institute demonstrating market leadership CEO of the Year through innovative products and by Insurance Asia Awards 2016 practices BFSI Innovators Award in ‘Digital People Matters L&D League SKOCH Smart Technology Pioneer Category’ Awards 2016 Award 2016 for India’s Best Telematics Offering - “Best in Redefining Technology in for Drive Smart DriveSmart Learning” for MobiBuZZ SKOCH Insurance Award 2016 for Virtual Office Awards & Recognition Awards won by Bajaj Allianz General Insurance in 2016 - 2017 ‘The World’s Greatest Brands 2016-2017, Asia & GCC’ by PricewaterhouseCoopers India's Most Attractive “Best Motor Insurance The Economic Times Best Brands 2016 Provider” Brands-Premium Edition by the Outlook Money Awards for Being a symbol of Excellence by TRA study India's Leading Insurance Accredited with iAAA rating Motor Insurance of the Year by ICRA for the 11th consecutive Company for Private Non-Life by Money Today Financial Awards time by BFSI Companies & Awards 2017 2017 HR Team of the Year & Most Innovative use of HR Technology (MobiBUZZ) by HR Innovation Awards 2016 Board of Directors Mr. Sanjiv Bajaj Mr. Sanjay Asher Mr. Niraj Bajaj Chairman, Also MD, Independent Director, Also Partner, Director, Also Chairman & Bajaj Finserv Ltd. Crawford Bayley & Co. MD, Mukand Ltd. Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd. Mr. Rahul Bajaj Mr. Sergio Balbinot Mr. Heinz Dollberg Director, Also Chairman, Director, Also member of Director, Also Consultant Bajaj Auto Ltd. Board of Management, to Allianz SE. Bajaj Finserv Ltd. Insurance Western & Bajaj Finance Ltd. Southern Europe, Middle East, Bajaj Holdings & Investment Ltd. Africa and Asia at Allianz SE. Mr. Ranjit Gupta Mr. Suraj Mehta Mr. Nanoo Pamnani Director, Also President (Insurance) Independent Director, Independent Director, Bajaj Finserv Ltd. Also former CEO, Also Vice Chairman, NABIL Bank Ltd. Bajaj Finserv Limited. Mr. Dipak Poddar Mrs. Lila Poonawalla Mr. Hicham Raissi Director, Also Executive Chairman, Independent Director, Director, also Head of Business Poddar Developers Ltd. Also Chairperson, Board of Governance Division - Africa, MENA & India of Indian Institute of Technology, Allianz SE Ropar, Formar CMD, Alfa Laval – Tetra Pak India Mr. Tapan Singhel Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Mr. Milind Choudhari Chief Financial Officer Dr. (Mrs.) Asha Joshi Appointed Actuary Mr. Onkar Kothari Company Secretary & Compliance Officer Statutory Auditors M/s. BSR & Co. LLP. M/s. Dalal & Shah LLP. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited IRDA Registration No.113 dated 2 May 2001 17th Annual Report 2016 - 2017 MD & CEO's Message Tapan Singhel MD & CEO Dear Friends The last financial year has been very exciting for the industry, we saw Allianz we channelized our energies towards creating distinction in technology transforming traditional insurance operations, Govt. our offerings. We did not participate in the price war to gain ground, insurance schemes bringing the potential of tier 2 and 3 and rural India instead keeping customer at the center we devised and fuelled to the map along with new tech driven entrants. Simultaneously we strategies that resulted in the following 3 outcomes. One seamless and saw consolidations and multiple windows being created by center for faster insurance experience, two ensuring availability of insurance fresh capital infusion. Be it paving the way for listing of PSUs, solutions in remotest corners of our country and three sustainable permitting more foreign investment or allowing reinsurers to set up growth. To achieve this we heavily invested in building our digital shop in India. All this activity signals towards the available potential the capabilities. Drive Smart, India’s first telematics based solution, Virtual country has to offer and which the industry needs to harvest. While Offices taking insurance solutions to 833 new tier 2 and 3 towns and there was rigorous activity on accumulating capital, some questions empowering customers with an end to end self-servicing app remain unanswered. The most important being how does the industry Insurance Wallet, that allows them to even settle their own health and intend to utilize this capital and expertise? In the coming years will this motor claims within minutes are few examples towards creating an capital infusion transform the industry and fuel demand? Will this unmatched insurance experience. Every year we strive to come up additional capital and new entrants continue to fuel the price war or with unique products and service interfaces that are in line with the will it restore market discipline? Whether the industry and its players changing need of the discerning Indian consumers. Our new will be able to replicate the growth story of the telecom industry we will personalized line of products such as Global Personal Guard, Bharat have to wait and watch. Bhraman and Drive Smart launched last year are the testimony to the same. There products advocate customization and usage based While the market continued to grapple with challenges such as insurance. penetration and fierce competition eroding profitability, at Bajaj 2 Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited IRDA Registration No.113 dated 2 May 2001 MD & CEO's Message We ensured that the premium we charged commensurated with the ceiling that will create a need for insurance in our country. We are service we agreed to provide and risks we undertook. The company, in humbled when these endeavors are recognized by the industry bodies line with its promise to stand by its customers in case of any untoward and peers. Once again Bajaj Allianz was recognized as the Best General incident settled over 9 Lakh claims and serviced close to 1 Crore Insurer in Asia by Insurance Awards Asia and was also honored as the policies. Not limiting our services to providing solutions or settling Best GI Company by India Insurance Awards 2016 and Outlook Money claims, we took our relationship beyond insurance by providing our Awards 2016. ICRA for the 11th consecutive year recognized the customers with a bevy of value added services which helped them company with an iAAA rating, showcasing the company’s highest manage their risks effectively and promoted wellness. Our new-age claim paying ability. and enhanced solutions, uptake in health and agriculture insurance policies and continuous improvement in the quality of services being Behind every milestone that we achieve is the passion, hard work and offered, were the growth elixirs for BAGIC in FY2017. Increased commitment of every single partner and employee. At Bajaj Allianz we footprint in tier 2 and 3 towns along with new bank tie-ups such as believe that to succeed we must create synergies and present Canara and Karnataka Bank further strengthened our distribution opportunities for collaboration. We believe in inclusive growth and a network and ensured more customers into our fold. While all these culture that supports diversity and innovation. As a result, we were initiatives resulted in a 30% year on year GWP growth for the company, recognized as one of the best employers and places to work for both by our prudent underwriting ensured profitability. With a PAT of Rs. 728 Aon Hewitt in FY2016 and Great Places to Work for in FY2017. Crore and underwriting profit of Rs. 62 Crore, today, Bajaj Allianz is not As the Company enters the new financial year, the commitment is to only one of the most profitable private general insurance player in the transform the Indian consumer’s experience. As an organization we country, in fact it is one of the few general insurance companies also aim to generate direct and indirect employment opportunities for making profits out of its business operations. millions of Indians while we aspire to become the household name Over the years our philosophy of sustainable growth and judicious when it comes to Insurance. It has been a great privilege for us to serve selection of risks has ensured less dependence on capital or reserves. our customers, employees, partners, regulator and each and every We have always reinvested the money made through our operations stakeholder. We would wholeheartedly like to thank each one of you towards achieving scale and crafting creative solutions to address for your support that has helped the company walk the talk and deliver challenges put forth by the dynamic business environment. Bajaj on all accounts whilst emerging as one of India’s largest tech driven Allianz with 96.8% combined ratio and a solvency ratio of 261%, and financially strong insurance companies. We look forward to minimum regulatory requirement being 150%, is one of the most serving and working closely with all of you in the coming years and financially sound insurer. These are some key indicators of a healthy achieve new benchmarks. entity and reflects on its ability and commitment to honor claims. Best Regards The underlying idea behind every initiative has always been to change Tapan Singhel the way Indian consumers perceive insurance and break the glass MD & CEO 3 17th Annual Report 2016 - 2017 Financials Highlights ` in Cr. Particulars 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15 2013-14 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08 Gross