Zurich-based reinsurer Echo Re has announced the appointment of experienced insurance executive Ankur Sharma as chief officer of its India arm at the Gujarat International Financial Technology City (GIFT City).
Sharma, a highly respected figure in the Indian insurance industry, joins Echo Re after nearly a decade with Swiss Re, where he was most recently Vice President and held various roles in the Mumbai and Bengaluru offices.
His previous professional background also includes experience with Credit Suisse (now UBS) and Accenture.
In March 2026, Echo Re received permission to set up a branch in GIFT City, India’s first operational greenfield smart city and international financial services center.
Echo Re has had a presence in the Indian insurance market for over a decade. During this period, the company gradually expanded its business scope and established a “diversified” treaty reinsurance portfolio in the property and casualty and specialty lines.
The office in GIFT City enables the reinsurer to quickly consolidate its existing foothold in the Indian market, drive international expansion and expand its international treaty reinsurance business scope.
