Aftab Chaz

About Aftab Chaz

I am a senior insurance leader with 18+ years of international broking experience, specialising in building, scaling, and leading profitable corporate, specialty, and affinity portfolios across multiple markets.My work has focused on developing complex insurance solutions for large corporate and commercial clients, managing multi-billion-dollar insured portfolios across Europe, the US, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. I have led cross-border teams, structured placements into Lloyd’s and international markets, and developed distribution-led growth strategies, including insurtech-enabled broking platforms delivering 200% YoY revenue growth.I also led the creation of India’s first Jeweller’s Block Line Slip facility, fully reinsured through Lloyd’s of London, reflecting my focus on innovative risk transfer structures and scalable specialty solutions.During a 17-year tenure at Alliance Insurance Brokers, I helped establish and lead several strategic verticals including Corporate Solutions, Specialty, Insurtech, and Affinity. This involved building business units from the ground up, strengthening global market partnerships, and driving disciplined portfolio profitability.Most recently, I served as Senior Vice President and Practice Leader – Fine Art, Jewellery, Specie, Affinity & Associations at Gallagher Insurance Brokers, responsible for specialty portfolio strategy, market engagement, and complex risk placement.Licensing & Credentials• Australian Permanent Resident – Subclass 190• ANZIIF Senior Associate (CIP)• ASIC RG146 Tier 1 – Insurance Broking• AQF Diploma of Insurance Broking• Certificate IV in General Insurance• Australian regulatory frameworks - General Insurance Code of Practice, Duty of Disclosure, FSG and PDSCore Expertise• Portfolio & P&L leadership across Corporate, Specialty and Affinity programs• Specie, Fine Art and Jewellery risk placement• Lloyd’s market and international programme structuring• Complex risk advisory, wordings and placement strategy• Distribution partnerships and affinity programme design• Claims advocacy and major loss management• Insurer negotiation and market development• Multicultural team leadership across distributed marketsI am interested in roles where I can contribute at both strategic and portfolio levels, combining global experience and specialty expertise to support growth, resilience, and long-term client value within the Australian insurance market.

Experience

1. Senior Vice President & Practice Leader - Fine Art, Jewellery & Specie, Affinity & Association

   Gallagher

   Aug 2025 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Led national specialty verticals covering specie, fine art, jewellery and affinity insurance solutions• Responsible for business strategy, portfolio growth and market engagement• Managed key client relationships and insurer partnerships across domestic and international markets• Supported development of association and affinity insurance programs• Provided strategic oversight on complex risk placements and programme structuring

Education

• Seventh Day Adventist Higher Secondary School

  10th (ICSE) and 12th (ISC), Science

  1988 — 2001

• Mumbai Educational Trust, MET League of Colleges

  MBA, Insurance and Finance

  2005 — 2007

• ANZIIF

  AQF Certificate IV in General Insurance

• St. Xavier's College

  Bachelor of Science, Microbiology and Biochemistry

  2001 — 2004

• ANZIIF

  AQF Diploma of Insurance Broking (FNS51220)