Secretary General
Mrs. Kasturi Sengupta
Secretary General
Mrs. Kasturi Sengupta took charge as the Secretary General of the General Insurance Council (“GI Council”) on 9th April 2026. The GI Council is a statutory body established under Section 64C of the Insurance Act.
Mrs. Sengupta, who superannuated as Executive Director, New India Assurance, carries 36 years of experience in Indian Non-Life Insurance Industry.
Prior to this she was the General Manager in National Insurance Company Limited handling Health, Miscellaneous, Aviation and Liability.
Kasturi is a Board Topper, M.Sc.(Physics), NET & UGC Qualified, a Fellow of Insurance Institute of India, Advance Diploma in Health and Marine with a Diploma in IT.
She joined as a Direct Recruit Officer in 1989 in National Insurance Company Limited and after 10 years in HO Technical, Casualty, Liability and Health Department she steered the biggest Divisions in Mumbai and Kolkata, as office heads dealt with big corporate clients / major brokers.
As Chief Manager and DGM, Head office, National Insurance, she contributed steadily to the growth of Liability & Casualty premium through knowledge dissemination, good liaison /network with the major brokers other insurers, innovative policies with RI support etc. She also headed the Oldest and Biggest Retail Region of National Insurance.
She was a member in IRDA Committees on Brokers PI and Cyber and also a regular faculty with Insurance Institute of India, NIA Pune and National’s Officers Training College.
