Insurance Trust Imperative

Sarbvir Singh Background

Life Lessons Shaping Insurance

Why India Underinsured

Affordability Trust Literacy

Policybazaar Growth Engine

PB Health Hospital Pivot

Fixing Claims With Trust

GST Premiums And Inflation

Home Loan Insurance Rethink

PaisaBazaar Credit Outlook

PaisaBazaar Rebuild Plan

 PB Pay Insurance Payments

Regulation And Compliance

100 Percent FDI Impact

Platform Strategy And Data

UAE And NRI Expansion

Commission Reform Debate

Tackling Mis Selling

 AI In Underwriting

Specialist Insurers And MGAs

Trust and Competition Ahead

Closing Credits

India’s insurance industry is changing faster than ever. New regulations, 100% FDI, AI-powered underwriting, rising medical inflation and Policybazaar’s expansion into healthcare through PB Health are reshaping how Indians will buy—and use—insurance.

In this episode of The Morning Brief, ET’s Anirban Chowdhury speaks with Sarbvir Singh, Joint Group CEO of PB Fintech, on why India remains underinsured, how health insurance is evolving, whether claims can become less painful, the future of retirement planning, and the biggest reforms set to transform the sector over the next five years

India&rsquo;s insurance industry is changing faster than ever. New regulations, 100% FDI, AI-powered underwriting, rising medical inflation and Policybazaar&rsquo;s expansion into healthcare through PB Health are reshaping how Indians will buy&mdash;and use&mdash;insurance.
In this episode of The Morning Brief, ET&rsquo;s Anirban Chowdhury speaks with Sarbvir Singh, Joint Group CEO of PB Fintech, on why India remains underinsured, how health insurance is evolving, whether claims can become less painful, the future of retirement planning, and the biggest reforms set to transform the sector over the next five years

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Corner Office Conversation is The Economic Times&rsquo; flagship interview podcast featuring unfiltered, one-on-one conversations with some of India and the world&rsquo;s most powerful business leaders.
Hosted by ET&rsquo;s top journalists and editors, this fortnightly show goes beyond headlines and press releases to explore how CEOs and founders think, decide, and lead in an era of disruption.
From Marc Benioff (Salesforce), Dara Khosrowshahi (Uber), and Roland Busch (Siemens) to Adar Poonawalla (Serum Institute), Suresh Narayanan (Nestl&eacute; India), and Ravi Kumar S (Cognizant), these conversations uncover personal leadership playbooks, global strategy pivots, lessons from failures, and bold visions for the future &mdash; across industries like tech, healthcare, manufacturing, finance, and consumer goods.
New episodes drop every alternate Monday.

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AI adoption is soaring, but where are the financial returns? Surya Gummadi, President, Americas at Cognizant, argues that enterprises are consuming tokens without always choosing the right use cases. He joins Anirban Chowdhury to explain why companies remain trapped in pilot mode and what it takes to scale AI successfully. Gummadi discusses the coming transformation of coding, testing, talent models and IT contracts; Cognizant&rsquo;s approach to acquisitions; the evolution of GCCs; and AI&rsquo;s potential in healthcare. He also reveals how Cognizant used context agents to identify $200 million in new opportunities within three to four months.
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She walked into the courtroom with no playbook and built an empire anyway. Host Maulik Vyas talks to one of India's most formidable legal minds Co-Founder &amp; Managing Partner of AZB &amp; Partners, Zia Mody, who reflects on four decades at the forefront of corporate law, from the chaos of early liberalization to billion-dollar cross-border deals. She opens up about the cautious mood on deal street amid global uncertainty, why women in law still have ground to cover, the very real pressures of succession at a firm she helped build from 12 lawyers to over 700, and the one thing she believes separates good lawyers from great ones. You can follow Maulik Vyas&nbsp; on his social media:<a href="https://x.com/MaulikVyas"> X</a> or<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/vyasmaulik/"> Linkedin</a> Listen in to the episode of<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/corner-office-conversation-with-sridhar-vembu-ceo-of/id1827451035?i=1000731722117"> Corner Office Conversation with Sridhar Vembu, CEO, of Zoho Corporation</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/corner-office-conversation/id1827451035?i=1000731513423"> Corner Office Conversation with Gunjan Soni, Country Managing Director, Youtube India</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/corner-office-conversation/id1827451035?i=1000756655695"> Corner Office Conversation with&nbsp; G.V. Prasad, Co-Chairman and Managing Director Dr Reddy&rsquo;s Laboratories Ltd</a>,<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/corner-office-conversation/id1827451035?i=1000748828081"> Corner Office Conversation with Rajan Anandan, Managing Director, Peak XV &amp; Surge</a> and<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/corner-office-conversation/id1827451035"> much more</a>.
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