Kapil Mehta, Co-founder, SecureNow and Director, Insurance Broking Association of India

Kapil Mehta, Co-founder, SecureNow and Director, Insurance Broking Association of India

Kapil is the co-founder of SecureNow, an award-winning insurance broking firm. SecureNow uses technology-based distribution to sell commercial insurances to MSMEs.

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“In any work you do, you need to have your heart, mind, and will”- Kapil Mehta Ashutosh Garg engages in a conversation with Kapil Mehta, Director of Insurance Broking Association of India and co-founder of ‘SecureNow’. Kapil is an alumnus of IIT-D and IIM-A. Kapil talks about his early life, the humble beginning of his career, and the experiences gained by working with multiple companies. He shares the three key milestones of his illustrious career. He elucidates the role played by a broker in insurance. He explains what his company ‘SecureNow’ is about and analyzes how the insurance sector has changed over the years. Kapil meticulously explains the fundamentals of insurance that everyone must know. He analyzes the working of ‘Ayushman Bharat’ and emphasizes the importance of getting insured. Kapil believes it is better to have a co-founder while starting a business and states why. He talks about some serious mistakes most of the startup entrepreneurs make. He asks aspiring entrepreneurs not to be overambitious and to be a bit stoic. He shares insights about when a startup entrepreneur must think about scaling up.

Kapil is the co-founder of SecureNow, an award-winning insurance broking firm. SecureNow uses technology-based distribution to sell commercial insurances to MSMEs. Kapil writes regularly in the media, specifically on matters that impact policyholders. He is a Director of the Insurance Broking Association. Kapil is the policyholder representative on the Policyholder Protection Board Sub-Committees of two insurers and on the SME Advisory Board of a leading general insurer. Kapil was formerly the managing director of DLF Pramerica Life Insurance Company Ltd. (DPLI), nominated by Prudential Financial Inc. Prior to joining DPLI, Kapil has worked at Max New York Life, McKinsey & Company and Unilever. He is an executive committee member of FICCI CMSME, FICCI’s chapter focused on SMEs, and a member of FICCI’s Health Insurance Committees. He has studied at IIM Ahmedabad and IIT Delhi. Kapil’s wife is an eye surgeon, his elder daughter is studying law and younger son is in school.