BBB selects candidates for general manager posts in four PSU general insurance companies
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Last Updated: May 12, 2021, 09:48 PM IST
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The headhunter for state-owned banks and financial institutions also selected Arti Mathur and Nagalakshmi D for general manager and directors position in Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.
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There are five public sector general insurance companies, including one re-insurer General Insurance Corporation of India in the country.
The Banks Board Bureau (BBB) has recommended names of Satyajit Tripathi, Y K Shimray and Sophia Singh for the post of general manager and directors of the three state-owned general insurance companies New India Assurance Company, United India Insurance Company and General Insurance Corporation of India. Besides, the headhunter for state-owned banks and financial institutions also selected Arti Mathur and Nagalakshmi D for general manager and directors position in Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.
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