D.S. Narain
D.S. Narain assists the International Insurance Foundation as Senior Advisor. In this role he lends 35 years of experience in the Indian insurance industry to IIF training programs and research projects. Mr. Narain recently completed a three-year term as a "whole-time member" of the Insurance Regulatory Authority of India. Prior to joining the IRA, Mr. Narain was the "Senior most Executive" of the LIC and was the Zonal Manager of the South Zone, overseeing the business in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Pondicherry. As General Manager of the Life Insurance Company (LIC) International EC Bahrai, his responsibilities included product innovation, acceptance of risks, handling of investment of companies funds, and development of the intermediary systems. Running the operations of this Middle Eastern joint venture required extensive travel throughout the region. Another noteworthy assignment was to head the Management Development Centre (MDC), Bombay, which addressed the training needs of senior managers of the LIC. During his three year tenure at the IRA, Mr. Narain was closely associated with the drafting of the insurance legislation and the drafting of notification for the "Ombudsman" scheme for insurance consumers.

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