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T S Vijayan is present Chairman of IRDA.



Profile:
Mr. T S Vijayan took charge as Chairman of Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India in February 2013.

He has been playing a key role in various initiatives for enhancing insurance awareness and making insurance affordable to all sections of population. He has also taken various measures for optimum utilization of technology in the insurance space.

Mr. Vijayan represents the Asian Region on the Executive Committee of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) apart from being a member of its Technical and Implementation Committees.

Prior to joining IRDA, in a career spanning around three decades, Mr. Vijayan worked in various capacities in the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), established under a statute of Parliament of India while nationalizing the life insurance business in 1956.

The LIC was the sole life insurance provider in the country prior to opening up of the sector in 1999. He finally took over as Chairman of LIC of India in 2006, and was in that position for 5 years.

He has played an active role as a Director on boards of various companies, both national and international.

Mr. T S Vijayan pursued his education in Kerala and holds a special graduate degree from Kerala University. He also holds a Diploma in Management.

Mr. Thai Salas Vijayan was born on 25th February 1953 at Kalliyoor, Kerala to Mr. Salas and Mrs. Loise Thai. His spouse’s name is Mrs. Gladis Vijayan and they have a daughter and a son.

Top Management Members:
Mr.P J Joseph, Member (Non-Life)
Mr.Nilesh Sathe, Member(Life)
Mrs. V. R. Iyer, Member (Finance & Investments)
Ms. Pournima Gupte, Member(Actuary)

Contacts
Head Office
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
3rd Floor, Parisrama Bhavan, Basheer Bagh HYDERABAD 500 004
Telangana State (INDIA )
Ph: (040) 23381100
Fax: (040) 6682 3334