Information technology professionals in Insurance
Policy administration, underwriting technology and finance platforms come up again and again in the titles and work of these insurance IT leaders, whose companies include State Farm, Travelers, AIG, Farmers, Kemper, Allianz and Utica National. Only Matt Kulangara holds a chief information officer title. Talk to them before replacing a policy administration system, modernizing underwriting tools or folding an acquired carrier's applications into your own.
Professionals to explore
Anandha Subramanian
LinkedInExperience: Executive Director, IT · Farmers Insurance
Since 2017, Anandha Subramanian has been Executive Director, IT at Farmers Insurance. At Mercury Insurance, Anandha held application development titles from Supervisor, Application Development (2006–2009) to Senior Manager, Application Development (2014–2017). Anandha names enterprise application transformation, modernization and automation-AI as focus areas, a fit for questions on modernizing insurance applications.
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Chris Arnold
LinkedInExperience: Former Head of Underwriting Technology IT Director · Intact Insurance U.S.
PURE Insurance has had Chris Arnold as SVP Enterprise Architecture & Technology Transformation since 2026. At Intact Insurance U.S., Chris held titles from Technical Consultant (2008–2017) to Information Technology Manager (2017–2021), Senior IT Leader (2021–2025) and Head of Underwriting Technology IT Director (2025–2026). Chris fits questions on underwriting technology and enterprise architecture at a carrier.
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Gurbir Osahan
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Information Technology · AIG
Vice President Information Technology at AIG since 2024, Gurbir Osahan held other AIG titles including Global Head - PMO Systems and Automation (2016–2018) and Senior Director - Application Management for Enterprise Finance Platforms (2018–2024). Gurbir cites digital transformation across finance and IT portfolio management, a fit for questions on enterprise finance platforms.
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Harish Kesavan
LinkedInExperience: Director Information Systems · Kemper
Director Information Systems at Kemper since 2023, Harish Kesavan was Sr. Manager Information Systems there (2021–2023), with Lead Product Consultant (2018–2021) and Product Consultant (2005–2021) titles at Cognizant. Harish describes delivering insurance product customizations and application enhancements with Scrum teams, a fit for questions on customizing insurance products and platforms.
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Loga Janarthanan
LinkedInExperience: Information Systems Director · Travelers
Loga Janarthanan is Information Systems Director at Travelers since 2024 and was Information Systems Manager there (2017–2024). Loga was Sr.BI Project Manager - Consultant at AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions (2015–2017) and IT Service Delivery Manager - Projects at Cognizant (2010–2015), and describes managing supplier and workforce management platforms and business intelligence systems. Loga fits questions on internal platforms at a carrier.
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Matt Kulangara
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · State Compensation Insurance Fund
State Compensation Insurance Fund's Chief Information Officer since 2025 is Matt Kulangara. Matt was CIO & CISO at Oregon Mutual Insurance (2017–2019) and CIO and CISO (2019–2022) and Partner CIO and CISO (2022–2025) at Woodruff Sawyer. With CIO and CISO titles held together at two companies, Matt fits questions on pairing IT strategy with cybersecurity in insurance.
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Mike Gashash
LinkedInExperience: Director of Enterprise Applications · Utica National Insurance Group
At Utica National Insurance Group, Mike Gashash has been Director of Enterprise Applications since 2021 and describes stewarding a major upgrade to the Commercial Lines Policy Administration System. Mike was Application Development Domain Leader Enterprise Data & AI Enablement at Westfield Insurance (2014–2018) and Software Development Manager at Pleasant Valley Corporation (2019–2021). Mike is the pick for policy administration upgrade questions.
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Sagar Yerramshetty
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director IT · Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc.
Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc. has given Sagar Yerramshetty the Senior Director IT and Sr Director Business Application titles from 2019, and Yerramshetty was Senior Director Information Technology at Hallmark Financial Services Inc. (2020–2023). Sagar describes delivering enterprise business applications, PMO governance and M&A integrations across specialty insurance, a fit for questions on application integration after an acquisition.
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Vijayakumar Naidu
LinkedInExperience: IT Sr. Director · Allianz Technology
Vijayakumar Naidu is IT Sr. Director at Allianz Technology since 2023 and held the same title at Allianz Life (2019–2023), after IT Director (2015–2018) and Director Software Engineering (2018–2019) titles at UnitedHealth Group. Vijayakumar describes technology delivery for data platforms, integration and key financial systems, and goes by Head of IT & Actuarial Financial Solutions. That fits questions on actuarial and finance systems.
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Choose the right perspective
Matt Kulangara is the one CIO here and also held CISO titles, so pick Matt for questions that mix IT strategy and cybersecurity. Mike Gashash fits policy administration upgrades, Chris Arnold underwriting technology, and Gurbir Osahan and Vijayakumar Naidu finance and actuarial systems; Sagar Yerramshetty brings M&A integration of business applications.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How did you plan the cutover when upgrading a commercial lines policy administration system?
- 02What do underwriters need from technology that a general enterprise application team tends to miss?
- 03How do you combine two insurers' finance and actuarial systems after an acquisition?
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