Mahesh Puttaiah – Head Insurance Market Analysis at Swiss Re Institute
Mahesh Puttaiah is the Head of Insurance Market Analysis at Swiss Re Institute. In this role, he leads the research and analysis of global insurance markets, providing insights into trends and developments that impact the industry.
Mahesh brings a wealth of experience in market analysis, strategic planning, and risk assessment. His expertise helps guide Swiss Re’s understanding of market dynamics, enabling informed decision-making and strategic initiatives. Mahesh’s work is pivotal in shaping the institute’s perspective on insurance market trends and future projections.
I am an economist by training with more than 11 years of research experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry.
“Over the years, I have gained exposure to a number of research areas, including, consumer preferences/behaviour analysis, discrete choice analysis, economic research, financial/company analysis, competitor analysis, re/insurance industry analysis including forecasting, market intelligence, emerging markets. Currently I am exploring how ‘Behavioural Economics’ can be applied to address problems faced by the re/insurance industry”.
“Before starting my professional career at Swiss Re, I was involved in academic research in the area of stochastic frontier analysis and Indian banking industry, the results which are published in various national and international academic journals”.
