People, Positions and Obituaries · 3 December 2025

Ramakrishnan Chander appointed as Managing Director of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)

Exam-focused facts from the 3 December 2025 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Ramakrishnan Chander has been appointed as the Managing Director of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), with effect from December 1.
  • Prior to this, he was the Executive Director (Investment – Front Office) & Chief Investment Officer of LIC.
  • Ramakrishnan Chander joined LIC in 1990 as an Assistant Administrative Officer.
  • He is a graduate and Fellow of Insurance Institute of India.
  • He has 35 years of experience in Marketing and Administration, holding positions of Senior Divisional Manager, Regional Manager (Marketing) and Regional Manager (P&GS).
  • He led LIC’s Strategic Business Unit – International Operations as Executive Director.