Speculations are rife as to who may replace T S Vijayan on 22 February this year when he completes his term as the Chairman of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).
Indianmandarins has learnt that former Banking Secretary Anjuli Chib Duggal (Retd IAS:1981: PB) and Nilesh Sathe (Member-life, IRDAI) are top contenders. Besides, there are a number of other serious contenders, too. They include K Sanath Kumar (CMD, National Insurance); V K Sharma (Chairman, LIC); G Srinivasan (CMD, New India Assurance); Hemant Bhargava (MD, LIC); Sunita Sharma (MD, LIC); Rajesh Kandwal (MD & CEO, LIC, Bahrain) and B Venugopal (MD, LIC).