Chartis Names Buluswar Chief Science Officer

Chartis has named Murli Buluswar its new Chief Science Officer, a newly created position responsible for establishing research and development operations that enhance the insurer’s global commercial and consumer business strategies.

“Murli’s appointment will help enhance our focus on analytics, asking the right questions and making science-driven decisions about our strategies – whether it’s related to underwriting decisions, product innovation, pricing, distribution, marketing, claims or customer experience – with the end result of improving the scope of what we deliver for customers,” Chartis CEO Peter Hancock says.

Buluswar previously held the positions of VP of Enterprise Customer Experience and VP of Insight and Innovation at Farmers Insurance. He has also received an M.B.A. in marketing and finance from the University of Chicago and held various positions at Answer Financial, Progressive Corporation and Capital One.